Many Perspectives

I had the thrill of listening to Dr. Michael Bernard Beckwith of the Agape International Spiritual Center the other day. If you don't know who he is - Dr. Beckwith was on The Secret and has been on Oprah and Larry King at least a few times. I bow to him and the amazing work that flows through him - in celebrating the oneness we all are. Please do watch his short video by clicking on Michael's picture. He has many powerful and simple messages to ponder. Here's a story he told yesterday that blew me away - because it reminded me of how often I too (a seeker of many perspectives, of an open mind, of choices) am biased often - all the time. I hope I will remember this story the next time I make up a story about what is happening in my environment. Here goes... Michael landed at LAX airport early one day (he travels non-stop). As he was waiting for his ride home he noticed his bag was missing it's name tag. So he reached behind the airline's unstaffed counter to get a name tag. As he is contemplating doing this and actually reaching over - he notices a cop staring at him. As soon as he reaches over to get the tag he sees the cop get on his cell phone. Next another cop shows up. Michael is getting curious/nervous/making up stories about why they are looking at him suspiciously. He had been screened/tagged for extra security a lot lately so he figured - "here we go again." By the time he's got the name tag the two officers are standing right behind him. The first officer says: "I was looking to make sure it is you." And the rest of it went something like this - Thank you for The Secret. My wife and I are such fans of you. We have watched it a lot. I am quitting my job as a cop to do what I've always dreamed of - thanks to you. Amazing grace. It's around us all the time. The question is - do I stop to witness it, and bow to it in gratitude and awe! Next time you choose to judge a person/situation - remember, there are many AND's and rarely only a this OR that.