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“Let Go and Move Upwards” - Awareness
By Kiara Lay | February 20, 2008
A series of “Let Go and Move Upwards” articles:
Article One – Awareness of our attitude towards letting go
The story of the three rich brothers
“Once upon a time, there were three very wealthy brothers. They lived happy together in their very big mansion, sharing all money can buy – society parties, fast cars, jewels that museums and princesses would die for. Then one day, war came to their town. Troops are storming into their mansion, half of which has collapsed from multiple air-strikes.
The three brothers gathered as many of their processions as possible and made their escape through an underground cave path with soldiers hot on their heels. They got stuck at the escape opening as it is too narrow.”
Pause and think: What would you do if you are one of the brothers?
“The youngest brother immediately threw down all the bundles he was carrying and slip through the opening, the second brother discarded most of his load saving only an antique clock of solid gold, struggled past the opening. The eldest kept trying to squeeze though the opening and was killed while he was still trying to push his processions through the opening.”
Pause and think: Which brother are you?
Are you more like the youngest brother whose immediate reaction to an opportunity to move forward, was to let go of all that he has, and move onwards? Or, will you react more like the second brother who prioritised and pick the “things” that have meaning or would be helpful to him, and move onwards?
Key Thought:
Holding too tight on what we have in the past or at present, we cannot open up to receive other things coming to us.
If the eldest of the brothers has let go of his processions, he will gain freedom like his two brothers, and the chance to start again and regain their wealth.
This story is crafted as an introduction to a coming series of “Let Go and Move Upwards” articles what will be posted on every Wednesday weekly from now. This article aims to help us to identify and be aware of how we will naturally response to the need to let go of our past and current (experiences, emotions and choices) in other to move on successfully to another stage of our lives. With awareness, we are able take the next step of action to let go and move upwards!
Next article in the series “Let Go and Move Upwards”: Discussion on the key concept of “Let Go and Move Upwards”.
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