In the Bible, Jesus said:
Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.
When a person is identified with the ego, his point-of-view is selfish. He sees himself as different from others, and he cares more about himself than anyone else. This is true even though he may deny it to himself.
That is why a mother can be annoyed with her children, even though she loves them more than anyone else on earth. You see, she loves herself even more, and when her children conflict with her present desire (e.g., They are noisy when she wants quiet), she becomes annoyed with them.
As we awaken to consciousness, we begin to love others in the same way we love our self. That means their needs (perceived or real) are just as important to us as our own. Even more, we put others before ourselves, because we notice that the only part of us that wouldn’t put others before ‘me’ is the ego, and we have no more interest in ego.
These are signs that you are awakening to consciousness:
- You naturally care about others as much as you care about yourself, even if you’ve never met them before.
- You happily put yourself aside without any sense of sacrifice in order to accommodate someone else’s needs (perceived or real).
- You prefer to take on a responsibility that you know you can manage yourself than pass it to another, if the other would perceive it as a burden.
- You are willing to do things someone else’s way, as long as the effect of that decision is in harmony with intuition’s guidance.
- You recognize others as yourself and greet them with great joy and familiarity. (Sometimes you have to tone it down a bit, because others are not accustomed to it.)
- Others often tell you they feel more at ease or happier when they are around you or after talking with you.
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