February 25, 2012 / Leave a Comment / Perspective

Grace and Nature

There are two ways of being. There are two ways through life… the way of Grace, and way of Nature.

And, each of us has to choose which one we will follow.

Grace does not try to please itself. It accepts being slighted, forgotten, disliked. Accepts insults and injury.

Nature only wants to please itself… and others to please it too… it likes to lord it over them… to have its own way. It finds reasons to be unhappy while all the world is shining around it. And love is showing in all things.

He taught us that no one who loves the way of grace, ever comes to a bad end. I will be true to Grace, whatever comes.

SOURCE: The Tree of Life starring Brad Pitt and Sean Penn (my vote for Best Pic 2012)

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