This week I was taking a walk in the neighborhood, and I saw something I’ve never noticed before: two trees as one. It wasn’t as if it was one tree that just had two main branches or trunks—these were two trees, until they became one as it approached the earth. Was it originally two seeds that grew together and then discovered their own identities? Or was it one seed that grew solidly and then shared more of itself with the world by splitting in two?
Either way, it was the most amazing gift to walk along and stumble upon this creation. It brought a lot of thoughts to my mind—but most importantly, I just sat in awe of this embodiment of what it means to be UNI-versal. All is One. One is All.
In my daily life, I strive to incorporate this philosophy—that I am part of the whole, and in so being, I am also whole. “As above, so below.” But what does that actually mean? There are so many theories, stories, writings and philosophies out there that sometimes it’s hard to weed through them all and come to the higher, more simplistic meaning. I am not going to throw another definition into the mix. However, I am going to offer a few thoughts that I have had along my own journey. To use an old algebraic formula (a=b=c):
I am energy; I am made up of energy; everything is made up of energy—therefore, I am everything.
If I am everything, then everything is me. Therefore, I am nothing, because I am not different—everything is the same. We are all One.
I’ve read so many different perspectives on this same truth, and at times, I have been very confused, because it is not always easy to wrap your mind around this idea. Your mind gets too involved and tries to rationalize it out, but your heart knows. And thanks to this glorious tree, I understand it better now, in its simplest form: For although we may each reach out differently, grow differently, experience things differently, at our base, we are all One. The Universe has given me the perfect example in my walk.
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