The Lost Wallet

On my recent trip to London, I lost my wallet while shopping in one of my favourite stores. As a matter of fact it was taken out of my hand bag which was hanging on my two year’s old son’s push chair. I consider myself to be a spiritual person so I didn’t react with anger and blessed the person who has taken the wallet. Maybe he or she was in a greater need for the money that was in it. Though I must admit that I did feel anxious and did scold myself of being careless and leaving the push chair unattended even if it was for a few minutes. My son was not in it when it happened; he was holding my hand and pulling me towards something that interested him.

My shopping basket was piled up with stuff which I intended to buy and I was about to pay for it when I discovered that my wallet was missing. It had my credit cards and all the cash I had for this trip. Fortunately I was going back in two days so no big deal I can manage for two days without shopping can’t I?

I left my telephone number with the store manager in case they ever did found my wallet. Next day I visited the store again in case they found it but no luck. On my journey back to good old Cyprus the plane was half empty and unusually quite as it was a night flight. Baby was asleep. I was still thinking about my missing wallet. Why did this happen to me? I am a good person then why did I attract this situation. I am a firm believer in the Law of Attraction. These thoughts kept repeating themselves and I got a headache. I asked the steward for a cup of tea and an aspirin.

As I looked out from the plane window, I saw the most wonderful sight I had ever seen in my life. It was the full moon in the clear velvety sky. My mind became quiet and I was mesmerized. Maybe this feeling of stillness was only for a second but it seemed much longer. I felt a sense of peace and calmness. At that moment the steward brought my tea. I handed the aspirin back to him with a smile as my headache was gone. “This is the best cup of tea I ever had”, I said to myself. What is happening to me, what is this joy I am feeling? I looked at the sweet face of my baby who was sleeping soundly and my heart overflowed with love. Shortly afterwards I also fell in to a blissful sleep.

I arrived home and spent the next few days unpacking (wow! I did bought a lot of stuff) and remembering the good times I had in London. Including my cousin’s wedding which was the main reason for my trip and what a wonderful wedding it was. I watched the wedding video and looked at all the pictures I had taken. Amazingly my lost wallet didn’t even come up in my thoughts. It wasn’t until I was reading “A New Earth” by Eckhart Tolle did I remember it again.

This book was a gift from my brother. He was bugging me to read it for quite some time and I always put him off by saying that I know everything that I need to know about spirituality. Now I know it wasn’t me but my ego talking. When I thought of myself as a spiritual person it was another form of ego. I am not more or less spiritual then any one else. We are all spiritual beings; it is just that some of us realize it earlier then others. Sooner or later each one of us will recognize the “presence” within ourselves. It is only a question of time when we wake up to the light of truth within us or as Eckhart Tolle puts it our “consciousness”.

The first chapter was ok but not spectacular. I kept on reading; I arrived at the second chapter. “Hey this is pretty good stuff”. By the time I reached the last chapter I didn’t wanted the book to end. It is the most inspiring and fascinating book that I have ever had a chance of reading (and I do read A LOT). I made one realization after another. For instance I found out that why looking at the moon had such an impact over me. Eckhart explains in the book that nature can take us to our source, to the recognition of our being, to God, to inner happiness and peace. Our natural state of being is pure joy.

The reason for our inability to perceive nature as a way to recognize infinite intelligence or God is that we are too identified with labeling everything. Just try looking at a flower or a tree or a mountain without labeling it. I know it sounds strange but just try to look at nature without any mental commentary and you will be filled with awe.

We are so preoccupied with the form that we forget that we are the manifestation of the formless. I realize now that I was upset over the wallet incident because I couldn’t buy more stuff that I wanted, not needed but “wanted”. I am not saying that we shouldn’t buy things. If you have the resources then by all means surround yourself with beauty but don’t identify with the things you have. What I mean is, honor and admire what you have but don’t feel sorry if you loose even your most prized possession. You are not the things that you have, you are what you are. Things can never make or break the real you that is the “I am” or your higher self. If something is taken away from you and you feel sad then it is the ego in you that is making you feel this way. When you are aware of your ego then time by time it will loose its power.

Always remember that the purpose of every experience in our lives is to evolve ourselves. My lost wallet made me realize many things about myself which I wouldn’t have otherwise. Also I am really grateful to Eckhart Tolle for writing such an exceptional and eye opening book. I recommend every one to read it. It will be the most important book that you will ever read in your life.

After reading "A New Earth" you will learn that though you should honor your life but there is no point in taking it too seriously. You will never be afraid or worried about anything ever again. You will gain courage. You will loose your fear of future, uncertainty, criticism, failure, death or anything else that scares you. You will have inner peace and happiness, and will attract abundance to your life. You will begin to enjoy life and even the challenges that it presents. If you are ready and willing you will grasp the truth within this book and will be awaken to your life’s true purpose.

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