Finding a meaning of life is an inside job – yet it affects all our relationships with others, making them enriching and fulfilling. As we come to the knowledge of ourselves, grow, and express ourselves, we make our unique contribution to the universal evolution.

The whole world is made in such a way that all things are interconnected. Separate existence is an illusion. If we are alive, we are part of the universal whole. Therefore, it is quite natural thing for us to make the difference, to affect the world in positive ways.

If that is true, why so many people experience difficulties in their relationships with others, and with the world in general? One of the reasons is that the flow of creative energy through them is restricted because of offences and resentments. People blame their life and “accidents” which happen with them. They blame other people and count their faults. What is the result? Their own condition only becomes worse.

Would you like to know how an ignorant person looks like? That one always complains about his/her misfortunes, and at the same hopes for “miraculous deliverance” to happen. As Richard Bach wisely said, “The mark of your ignorance is the depth of your belief in injustice and tragedy. What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls a butterfly”.

When we are enlightened, we see justice and meaning in all things. We know that the universe is not chaotic. It is governed by laws – and we learn to apply these laws for our benefit. We aren’t looking for ways to avoid our responsibility for our world and for constructive interaction with it.

“The messengers and the prophets will come to you and give you what belongs to you. You, in turn, give them what you have, and say to yourselves, ‘When will they come and take what belongs to them?”, says Jesus in the gospel of Thomas.

Here is one of the great secrets of life: no person comes to us accidently. All encounters are meaningful. Every person we meet is an angel in disguise, a messenger from God. He/she brings us a gift. What kind of gift? Let us look and we will see. And if we don’t see it at once, let us look deeper.

Sometimes, their gift could be a challenge to us – to become smarter, stronger, more patient, more loving. Should we deny this gift? Sometimes, their gift could be a question. Should we deny this gift? When we are wise, we know that questions often are of greater importance than answers.

Here is another great secret of life: no matter who you are, no matter how insignificant you seem to be, you are a God’s angel to others. It is up to you to “give them what you have”. Of course, it doesn’t make you superior. It does not give you rights to become preachy or to intrude into lives of others. Offer your gift – the best of what you have within – but don’t take it as a personal offence if your gift is seemingly ignored, rejected, of misused. Handling of that gift is that person’s business, not yours. Your business is to take good care about gifts which belong to you.

Love never violates the freedom of others, but encourages it. Love is generous enough to embrace the fact that God loves and protects others, giving them unlimited opportunities to experience divine abundance.