How fair are you? Do you go out of your way to be fair? John, from the Bible, struggled with fairness. He didn't realize that he needed to love the people around him, not because they deserved to be loved but because he deserved to be loved, states Thompson in Walking Through Illusion. Money was scarce for John. He didn't think it was fair that he needed to work so hard to survive. Jesus gives him very useful advice, to look at the benefits of his current state; that he has a job; he can help his family; his lowly status taught him lessons that the high-status people would never learn, "...that outward beauty shone briefly, while inner beauty lasted forever in the hearts of those who felt it." John learned that fairness was already his. As much as he gave out, he got back.
Thompson is a strong advocate for realizing your mirrors in life and learning from them. Your mirror is anyone and any event or situation in your life. Whatever you are going through, look back at yourself and how the situation reflects your own attitude and actions in life.
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