Bath time

Nature is all loving, its sole purpose is to support evolution, yet we all seem to have the experience of being cast out. We find ourselves out beyond the ever loving arms of the mother in a place where we feel alone and deprived of the support we once felt when everything was “going well”.

It is well worth contemplating the idea that this is an impossibility. 

We are never alone, we are never beyond the universal trend of evolution. We are always, at all times being carried down stream by the river of love that flows through all of creation at all times.

When a loving parent sees dirty nails, matted hair and smelly clothes they lovingly prepare a bath. The child hears the bath and can, depending on their temperament and stage of development, interpret this sequence of events as a form of torture.

They kick and scream and fight against the flow of love that is supporting their health and happiness. Support of nature via the instrumentality of their mother who knows that this is the best thing for them. A good mother lovingly supports the needs, not wants of the child. A mother can be tough without compromising her love and care of her child.

10 minutes later after tears and tantrums the child is feeling fresh and renewed and possibly even deep gratitude for the love they feel as they snuggle in the arms of the person who was torturing them only minutes ago.

How often do we kick and scream as nature lovingly grooms us into a better version of ourself? 

Like a child who learns to love being washed, can we mature into reciprocating the love and support of nature? Can we surrender with devotion to the forces of evolution that know only one thing- Being how to take care of us and help us grow.