Preparing the ground to build new possibilities

Behind the mission house, where we live temporarily, there is a large empty space. I walk around it, but I would've never thought of walking through it, because the vegetation had grown tall and it seemed to me that an iguana or a snake could come out anytime. Not so long ago, I saw that some machines entered the space and cleared it completely. I think they are preparing it to start building there. Before attempting to build something, it is always necessary to clean the ground first.

Now the appearance of the ground is completely different: It looks brown because of the clean and just flattened soil. Now I could walk there with total confidence.

I have though of how this is similar to the life itself. When one realizes that it is time to start building, either a career, a future, a family, a self-sufficient life, the achievement of personal dreams, and the creation of new possibilities, it is necessary to clear the ground first.

It means to take out undergrowth and stones from our life. Are you disgusted with someone? Do you have an enemy? Is there a person you can't see "not even in pictures"? Do you have to hide from someone for any reason? Do you owe something to someone? Have you held a grudge that just by thinking about it, you have a stomach ache? Is it necessary that you forgive your parents, an ex spouse, or someone you once considered your friend? Or are you the one who needs to apologize?

I know people who think they have "enemies" everywhere, or they live dominated by bitter memories that make their life unhappy. Their ground is full of stones and undergrowth. However, this quote is wise: "We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are". Stop for a moment to think what this means.

If you are surrounded by enmities or past grudges, TODAY is the day to enter a machine to the ground and start a cleaning of that space where you will build possibilities starting from now. Take the phone, write a letter, or get out of your house and go where that person is.

If you need to forgive,  forgive. If you need to apologize, apologize now. If you have any kind of debt, start paying it off today, immediately. There is never a "right time", therefore the right time is NOW.

Yes, it takes courage. Yes, I agree that it is not easy. However, who assures that tomorrow we will be here? Wouldn't it be better to live the remaining time in absolute peace with the world and with ourselves? Wouldn't it be wonderful to see and feel the ground of your life clear and ready to become a fertile ground to create new and high possibilities, while we still have time...?