OVERCOME YOUR PROBLEMS
RAMÓN ANTONIO LARRAÑAGA TORRÓNTEGUI
Diploma and Master's Degree in Human Development FESC-
National Autonomous University of Mexico.
Imagine for a moment that you live in a room that has
many doors. It has so many, that you have not opened them all, some because
there has been no need to open them, and others because you do not even know
they are there, they are possibly covered by furniture or some other large
object.
Imagine also that of all those doors some lead you to
very beautiful places, others take you with people you love very much and their
presence makes you feel good. There are also those that take you to tedious and
boring places, or those that lead you to places where the fun never ends. But
there are others, that transport you to horrible and dark places, some take you
to places where the lowest passions are aroused in you, or that make you feel
uncontrollable anger, or anguish and anxiety, or fear.
And there are those that take you to places where you
inevitably feel a lot of pain. Problems.- We have all felt bad at some point in
our lives, and I do not mean a physical ailment or some health problem, but a
psychological pain. It is possible that you have ever had so many problems that
your life came to lack meaning, purpose or meaning.
Problems, problems and more problems, you still do not
finish solving one when another is already waiting for you. Health problems,
money problems, family problems, problems with your partner, with your
children, at work. In short, nothing seems to be good, everything you start is
inexorably unsuccessful, you feel overwhelmed, alone, confused, misunderstood.
You strive to maintain a good attitude but it is useless, they are all
problems, problems, problems. The beast we all carry.
There is in each one of us an aspect that has brought
us closer to the mineral kingdom, which is the material with which our body is
formed. There is also another aspect that relates us intimately with the plant
world, that is, the biological scheme that gives life to that matter. In the
same way, another part of us is common with the animal kingdom, our emotions,
instincts and the most elementary thoughts.
And of course that other element that distinguishes us
from the rest of the kingdoms of nature, at least as far as the knowledge of
science has come. This element is our mind. Beyond all this there is a
mysterious "something" that escapes our understanding, and everything
we can say about it must remain today in the field of speculation. I can only
point out that from the most remote antiquity the most illustrious men and the
most prominent cultures have affirmed that this is where the origin of all
things lies. To serve is to sow; plant good seed It is not necessary to have
received or harvested it ... it miraculously flows from recondite saddlebags of
the spirit and the heart. To serve is to serve everyone and anyone, not
preferably those who, in turn, can ever serve us. To serve is to sow always,
always, without rest, although only others are those who pick and taste the
harvests. Serving is much more than giving your hands something you have; it is
to give with the soul what, perhaps, was never granted to us. To serve is to
distribute affection, kindness, cordiality, moral support, love, and also
material help.
To serve is to share joy, esteem, admiration, respect,
gratitude, sincerity, honesty, freedom, justice; it is to instill faith,
optimism, trust and hope. Serving is ... in truth, giving more than what we
receive in life and in life. First of all honor the god who is immortal
according to the law. Respect the given word. Honor then the glorified heroes,
and finally consecrates the terrestrial geniuses, giving them also due worship.
Honor your father, your mother and your next
relatives. Choose by friend the most outstanding one in virtue, attend to his
sweet warnings, and learn from his examples. Excuse your faults while you can,
avoiding all severe judgment; since the possible is close to what is necessary.
Be reasonable. Accept things as they are. Get used to winning. Be sober in
eating, active and chaste.
Never commit dishonest acts of which you can then
embarrass yourself, neither in private nor in public. First of all, respect
yourself. Observe justice in actions and words. Never behave without a rule or
reason. Think that the easy honors and good fortune are uncertain; that the
trials of life come by divine will. Be adverse or favorable, always rejoice in
your luck, but try with noble tenacity to improve it. Think that the destiny is
more benevolent for the good ones who understand and their designs adjust. Much
is talked about and much is judged on various subjects. Do not welcome them
with admiration nor reject them.
More if you notice that the error triumphs, arm
yourself with patience and sweetness. Observe these reasons in all
circumstances: That no one induces you with words or acts to say or do what
does not correspond to you. Of fools is to speak and act without premeditation. Consult, deliberate, and choose
the most noble conduct. Try to build on the present what must be future
reality. Do not boast of what you do not understand, but always learn and in
all circumstances, and satisfaction will be its result. Never neglect the
health of the body. Give him with moderation food, drink, exercise and rest,
since harmony is everything that does not harm. Habitúate to live simply and
neatly. Always avoid provoking envy. Do not make excessive expenditures like
those that ignore the measure of the beautiful. Do not be miserly or stingy,
and choose in all a fair and reasonable means. Do not insist on doing what
could harm you. Reflect well before acting. Do not let the sweet dream close
your eyelids without analyzing the actions of the day. What did I do? What did
I miss? What did I stop doing that I should have done? And if the exam is
missing, try to make amends; but if you have done well, rejoice in it. Try to
practice these precepts. Meditate and love them, that they will lead you on the
path of divine virtue.
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