Knowing what is called for in a situation and doing what needs to be done about it, when, where, and how it needs to be done is done trusting ourselves to our intuition and allowing, in the words of the Tao Te Ching, “the outcome to be the outcome.” This is the crux of the matter throughout our life. We live our way to knowing what is called for and meeting the moment as the moment needs to be met or turning away at the last minute for lack of verve, and never getting another chance at that moment–and living with that all our life long.
Jesus in Gethsemane did not flinch. Jesus did the right thing, in the right way, at the right time and in the right place. And not enough has been made of that over time. The Church of Rome gave Jesus the place of Savior, doing for us, in our place, the deed that was ours to perform–still is ours to perform. In saying Jesus the Savior died for us, The Church of Rome took us, and itself, off the hook, and all we have to do is believe. Our doing comes down to believing. Jesus’ doing came down to dying. And that is what our moment comes down to as well.
We live to know what’s what and what is called for in each situation as it arises here, now–putting our life on the line in the service of what is called for in doing what needs to be done when, where, and how it needs to be done, time and time again, in each situation as it arises throughout our life. Or not. As time will tell.
And we do not run out of situations and opportunities until our life is done. Which gives us plenty of time to practice the art of doing what needs to be done, here now. No?
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