One of the first rules on the
spiritual path is that you must attend strictly to your own business and not
interfere with that of others. Your neighbor's life is sacred and you have no
right to try to manage it for him. Let him alone. God has given him free will
and self-determination, so why should you interfere?
Many well meaning people are
constantly "butting in"" to their neighbors' lives without
invitation. They pretend to themselves that their only desire is to help, but
this is self-deception. It is really a desire to interfere. Interference always
does more harm than good. Actually those who mind other people's business
always neglect their own.
The man who wants to put your
house in order has always made a failure of his own life. M.Y.O.B. Of course,
this does not mean that you are not to help people whenever you can; in fact,
you should make it a rule to try to do at least one kind act every day; but you
must do it without interfering or encroaching.When in doubt, claim Divine
Guidance.
Emmet Fox
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