Are We Ready to Spend our Holiday?
We have already passed solar year 1394. If we turn back and look at our performance in 1394, we will be able to evaluate our achievements and ask ourselves: "what have we done during this year?" We attended 52 educational sessions in Congress 60, and discussed useful thoughts as related to the importance of THINKING, TOLERANCE, NIGHT SLEEP, etc. For each topic, we heard other’s points of view and learned a lot. We received love from some people and afflictions from some others. Our memories and experiences gained from these people could be equivalent to thousands of encyclopedias and we can talk about them for hours. We spent more than hundreds of hours being trained and thousand hours experiencing our new knowledge. Only the Lord knows whether we have been successful or not and others can judge how much we have changed (based on our behaviours)? But are we pleased with our achievements? Are we able to give ourselves an acceptable credit?
Has our level of knowledge reached to the point that we longed for? Now is the time that I can ask the most important question: Am I ready for a few-day-vacation?
Are we able to practice what we preach in different issues? Can my education protect me in these days of separation from Congress 60? Can those different types of training support me against antipathy and chill feelings? Some find it frightening and stressful to answer.
In my opinion those who face such negative feelings are those who were not satisfied with their own achievements in the past year. For example, we cannot expect a car that contains (a little) gasoline to travel 100 or 1000 kilometers. It means that the educational references in Congress 60 just play the same role as gasoline for cars. We have to keep Congress 60's books and CDs as a spare tool and when needed, we can use them. But the majority of people who properly learned the Congress 60's training will not worry to stay away from congress for a while. These people believe that Congress 60 is not a place, BUT it is a BELIEF that should flow in every moment of their lives. Congress 60' members have reached a balanced life in every matter including family, work and Congress. They have the expertise and abilities to overcome different life storms (difficulties). They are like a car with enough or extra gasoline for the time when needed. Now, we are able to answer this question: "How much energy have we saved?" "Have we filled our backpacks with enough energy to spend in these days?" These are the questions that each of us should ask ourselves. If we answer it honestly, we will realize to which group we belong: a) those who used the last year's opportunities or those who wasted it. I hope all travellers will attend the classes of love happily and proudly.
Author: Maziar A'arabi
Translator: Cotraveller Parvin
Date: 24 March, 2016