You take the little silver ball and you put it on the table. Then you cover it with the cup. Then you line it up with two other cups and you start to shuffle them. Now, which cup is the ball under? It is never the one you think it's going to be. The stage magician distracts your attention and practises sleight of hand. But even if you can identify the right cup, what's so exciting about the silver ball? It serves as a metaphor for life's ability to surprise us all in the sweetest possible way.We love magic and magical games, the real magic in life is love itself!
People who eat too much often do so because of some deep-seated fear that there may not always be enough to eat. Indeed, an inability to say 'no' to anything is often related to some fear or memory of rejection, denial or shortage. With this in mind, we might just ask what it is that you have a tendency to agree to and accept just a little too readily. If the only way to draw a line is to make yourself feel more comfortable and reassured, start looking for other sources of comfort and reassurance. You may soon find plenty.
Who wants to shake with a snake? Who will help a simple adder to be happy, to be gladder...' So asked the late Kevin Ayers in one of his most poignant yet deceptively jolly compositions. We are all a little reticent about reaching out to be helpful when we fear that this action could backfire on us. It is always hard to help someone else if you suspect that you may harm yourself in the process. That's why a true act of kindness is also an act of courage.
'The very thing that makes you rich can make you poor.' So the old saying goes. Love and hate are also surprisingly closely connected. And philosophers have long pondered the idea that the relationship between happiness and sadness is much closer than many of us realise. The source of today's joy can become the reason for tomorrow's misery - and vice versa.I'm really not saying any of this in an attempt to make you feel uncomfortable. I just need you to know that even if a bad thing seems unchangeable, it can change.
Have you ever seen a fairy or met an angel? Can you be sure? By this I don't mean can you trust that you weren't just imagining the whole thing? I mean, perhaps you thought you saw an angel but it was really a fairy - or vice versa! Fortunately, neither the angels nor the fairies care very much about such matters. They may or may not be one and the same thing but they certainly share an ability to be oblivious to the petty distinctions that we earthly beings tend to make. Rise above such issues yourself now and you can join their ranks.
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