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Community

if the forest trees could call a meeting of their have happened to people when they listen to

“council of elders” and the topic of discussion that still small voice.
is “What should we do with these humans Thank goodness, in our case, it was just
invading our space”? Or if the baboons and okra seeds and melons that were lost and not

monkeys made the grand plan that they would something more valuable.
strike the garden only when the okra was fully
matured? And you know baboons are very In conclusion, life is dynamic and the
intelligent, aggressive, and vicious. dynamism of life requires that we pay attention
to things around us, things within us, and

It’s interesting, right? things in nature. For all things are connected
and all things are one in WHOLENESS.
But that’s the beauty and the art called life

or nature. Everything is interwoven and
everything is connected even if we do not see
or appreciate the connection.

There are days I would come out of the house

as early as 3 am to pray and also just to
listen to the sound of the forest. The constant
buzzing of insects and the occasional sound of

monkeys and birds in the trees make the entire
dark environment surreal and pleasant.

It gets even sweeter when it rains, except that
sometimes the smell from the forest when the

rains fall heavy is horrible. When such heavy
rains fall, the forest emits a very strong smell
like it’s pooping or farting.

But that’s all part of the art called LIFE and
it’s beautiful.

Follow the leading of the inner voice: That

voice on the inside or that gut feeling on the
inside that tries to speak to us is nothing but the
voice of God or the Universal Mind prompting

us to pay attention to something. Unwanted
incidents happen when people ignore that
voice. Also, lots of good and amazing things

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