Life unfolds, and every day it offers the opportunity to do the right thing, to improve and grow in the direction that we wish for. It requires so much effort and work on oneself, on every level, to accept what an incarnation has in store. Striving with perseverance and discipline to follow a spiritual way is a sign of wisdom and true aspiration for the Divine. It takes so many lifetimes to lead individuals to the point they need to reach. Many experiences guide them where they are eager to go; for that, they must divest themselves of the useless, of the negative aspects that hinder their evolution. “Who does not have to overcome difficult circumstances? Perfect happiness would not be edifying; not one of the Great Masters in this world has been spared. Trials are divine blessings, even if it is not easy to accept them as such. Every day is revealing; when this is well understood and accepted, precious time is saved. Who does not make mistakes? Claiming such a thing would be distressing, as perfection is not of this world. Some religions say that only God is perfect, and while humans cannot compare with Him, they have the opportunity to improve, to at least overcome their failings by accepting them and doing their level best to get rid of them. Nothing is simple here below; this world is at a crossroads, one might say, between perfection and the worst possible situation. Spiritual ways provide humans with what is necessary for their evolution – that is to say, an awareness of the situation and a means to rise by going beyond their own limitations. Nothing is impossible to the higher powers, who deal with things in their own manner; humans can only reconcile themselves to it. This is how it goes.”

Babuji Maharaj