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| − | '''I am not the victim of the world I see'''. How can I be the victim of a world that can be completely undone if I so choose? My chains are loosened. I can drop them off merely by desiring to do so. The prison door is open. I can leave simply by walking out. Nothing holds me in this world. Only my wish to stay keeps me a prisoner. I would give up my insane wishes and walk into the sunlight at last. | + | '''I am not the victim of the world I see'''. How can I be the [[victim]] of a world that can be completely undone if I so [[choose]]? My chains are loosened. I can drop them off merely by desiring to do so. The [[prison]] door is open. I can leave simply by walking out. Nothing holds me in this world. Only my wish to stay keeps me a prisoner. I would give up my insane [[wishes]] and walk into the sunlight at last. |
| − | '''I have invented the world I see'''. I made up the prison in which I see myself. All I need do is recognize this and I am free. I have deluded myself into believing it is possible to imprison the Son of God. I was bitterly mistaken in this belief, which I no longer want. The Son of God must be forever free. He is as God created him, and not what I would make of him. He is where God would have him be, and not where I thought to hold him prisoner. | + | '''I have invented the world I see'''. I made up the prison in which I see myself. All I need do is [[recognize]] this and I am [[free]]. I have [[deluded]] myself into believing it is possible to imprison the Son of God. I was bitterly mistaken in this [[belief]], which I no longer want. The Son of God must be forever free. He is as God created him, and not what I would make of him. He is where God would have him be, and not where I thought to hold him prisoner. |
| − | '''There is another way of looking at the world'''. Since the purpose of the world is not the one I ascribed to it, there must be another way of looking at it. I see everything upside down, and my thoughts are the opposite of truth. I see the world as a prison for God's Son. It must be, then, that the world is really a place where he can be set free. I would look upon the world as it is, and see it as a place where the Son of God finds his freedom. | + | '''There is another way of looking at the world'''. Since the [[purpose]] of the world is not the one I ascribed to it, there must be another way of looking at it. I see everything upside down, and my thoughts are the [[opposite]] of [[truth]]. I see the world as a [[prison]] for God's Son. It must be, then, that the world is really a place where he can be set free. I would look upon the world as it is, and see it as a place where the Son of God finds his [[freedom]]. |
| − | '''I could see peace instead of this'''. When I see the world as a place of freedom, I realize that it reflects the laws of God instead of the rules I made up for it to obey. I will understand that peace, not war, abides in it. And I will perceive that peace also abides in the hearts of all who share this place with me. | + | '''I could see peace instead of this'''. When I see the world as a place of [[freedom]], I realize that it reflects the [[laws of God]] instead of the rules I made up for it to [[obey]]. I will understand that [[peace]], not [[war]], abides in it. And I will [[perceive]] that peace also abides in the [[hearts]] of all who [[share]] this place with me. |
| − | '''My mind is part of God's'''. I am very holy. As I share the peace of the world with my brothers, I begin to understand that this peace comes from deep within myself. The world I look upon has taken on the light of my forgiveness, and shines forgiveness back at me. In this light I begin to see what my illusions about myself kept hidden. I begin to understand the holiness of all living things, including myself, and their oneness with me. | + | '''My mind is part of God's'''. I am very [[holy]]. As I share the peace of the world with my brothers, I begin to [[understand]] that this peace comes from deep within myself. The world I look upon has taken on the [[light]] of my [[forgiveness]], and shines forgiveness back at me. In this light I begin to see what my [[illusions]] about myself kept hidden. I begin to [[understand]] the holiness of all living things, including myself, and their oneness with me. |
[[Category: Workbook I]] | [[Category: Workbook I]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:05, 5 August 2015
Today let us review these ideas:
I am not the victim of the world I see. How can I be the victim of a world that can be completely undone if I so choose? My chains are loosened. I can drop them off merely by desiring to do so. The prison door is open. I can leave simply by walking out. Nothing holds me in this world. Only my wish to stay keeps me a prisoner. I would give up my insane wishes and walk into the sunlight at last.
I have invented the world I see. I made up the prison in which I see myself. All I need do is recognize this and I am free. I have deluded myself into believing it is possible to imprison the Son of God. I was bitterly mistaken in this belief, which I no longer want. The Son of God must be forever free. He is as God created him, and not what I would make of him. He is where God would have him be, and not where I thought to hold him prisoner.
There is another way of looking at the world. Since the purpose of the world is not the one I ascribed to it, there must be another way of looking at it. I see everything upside down, and my thoughts are the opposite of truth. I see the world as a prison for God's Son. It must be, then, that the world is really a place where he can be set free. I would look upon the world as it is, and see it as a place where the Son of God finds his freedom.
I could see peace instead of this. When I see the world as a place of freedom, I realize that it reflects the laws of God instead of the rules I made up for it to obey. I will understand that peace, not war, abides in it. And I will perceive that peace also abides in the hearts of all who share this place with me.
My mind is part of God's. I am very holy. As I share the peace of the world with my brothers, I begin to understand that this peace comes from deep within myself. The world I look upon has taken on the light of my forgiveness, and shines forgiveness back at me. In this light I begin to see what my illusions about myself kept hidden. I begin to understand the holiness of all living things, including myself, and their oneness with me.
