My Appreciation, Reverence and Celebration of Life

I have recently completed and energetic existence of 82 years. I have peace, love and a spiritual thirst for life. My reason for being is to actively investigate experiences which surround me and to put a bit of order to its apparent confusion. This includes an in-depth investigation of my life. The one who tries, tests, study and observes himself, his own attitudes in life, his own outlook on life, his thoughts, speech and actions, who weighs and measures and teaches himself self-discipline, is the person who is able to understand others better.

My actions must coincide with my belief and faith. I must demonstrate moral direction, intellectual fervor, cultural, political and intelligence in order to serve all human beings.   By learning to think one develops dignity in one’s nature. The more thoughtful one becomes, naturally the more dignified one becomes because dignity springs from thoughtfulness.   Reason and logic by their very nature are restricted to evidence but opinions and imagination have no such limitation.

It is, therefore, in the yearning for knowledge of self the fulfillment of life is revealed. The knowledge of self means the knowledge of one’s body, the knowledge of one’s mind, the knowledge of one’s spirit; the knowledge of the spirit’s relation to the body and the relation of the body to the spirit; the knowledge of one’s wants and needs, the knowledge of one’s virtues and faults; knowing what we desire and how to attain it, what is to be pursued and what is to be renounced. It is this knowledge which gives one insight into all of human nature.

Conditions, situations and circumstances may be shared by many. However, an individual’s natural rhythm manifests their conscious purpose in life. The behavior appropriate for such fulfillment rests solely with the individual. No principle must be blindly followed.

In the last days of life death takes on a different meaning. There are no worthless experiences. Now that my soul is beginning to realize my purpose here, there are no moments wasted in my life. Under all circumstances and in all experiences my soul is experiencing the purpose of my life. What a wonderful contribution to life and to existence. I have renewed passion for life. Passion means to be with, compassion means to suffer with. I have passion for life, I have compassion for the human condition and I have love in my soul.

God is love. If God is love, love is most sacred, and to utter this word without meaning is a vain act. Love has become a word which is used a thousand times in a day, and therefore it means nothing. Love is a revelation in itself; no study is necessary, no meditation is needed, no piety is required. Love is pure.   To the one who knows what it means, love means patience, love means endurance, love means tolerance, love means sacrifice, love means service. All things such as gentleness, humility, modesty, graciousness, kindness, all are different manifestations of Love and of God. ”Are you strong enough to Love?  I impose no beliefs on another person. I want for others what they want for themselves!

Some of my favorite quotes and thoughts upon which I have built my life are these:

“I take very little notice in what common people say or do I never interfere with what charming people say or do, for if a personality pleases me whatever mode of expression they choose is perfectly delightful to me.” Oscar Wilde

“I do not speak falsely for I am great; I do not act lightly for I have weight; I am NOT untrue for I am the balance; I do not swerve for I am the standard.” Husia

I bid you peace.

Walter Beach III