My grandfather took me to the fish pond on the farm whenI was about seven, and he told me to throw a stone into the water.He told me to watch the circles created by the stone. Then he asked me to think of myself as that stone person.
"You may create lots of splashes in your life but the waves that come from those splashes will disturb the peace of allyour fellow creatures," he said. "Remember that you are responsible for what you put in your circle and that circle will also touch manyother circles. You will need to live in a way that allows the goodthat comes from your circle to send the peace of that goodness toothers. The splash that comes from anger or jealousy will send those feelings to other circles. You are responsible for both."
That was the first time I realized each person creates the innerpeace or discord that flows out into the world. We cannotcreate world peace if we are riddled with inner conflict, hatred, doubt, or anger. We radiate the feelings and thoughts that wehold inside, whether we speak them or not. Whatever is splashingaround inside of us is spilling out into the world, creating beautyor discord with all other circles of life..
