Question: "My issue at times is that they are not on this path with me. I see more and more how the ego operates in them and how it triggers the ego in me. I get so hurt sometimes. At times it feels the more I give my pure love, the more I open myself up to this incredible sadness. My question to you is, are at a point Nick where you love and don't get triggered or disappointed by others, especially those that aren't on this path?
Nick's Answer: I still do get triggered, and when I do, I simply use that opportunity to practice forgiveness. Now, to the second part of that question:
I have to remind myself that the ego, which turns everything into a special relationship, is the one needing people on the same path, to make believe we are growing, to feel we are both safe. But in reality, this being a personal, individual path, the lesson is always for me. It is to practice being loving and accept everyone, regardless of the path they have chosen. If for some reason there is no need for both people to be together, the Holy Spirit will orchestrate the necessary events for that change to take place. And if you are advanced enough, you wont feel any hurt or sadness. You would release the experience trusting the divine perfection of it all.
That can only be experienced through detachment. So in essence, what the forgiveness process allows us to do on a much deeper level, is to detach from all illusions without being affected by them. Only then are we truly ready to remember who we are, for there is nothing else we would want to draw our attention to.
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