I had a wild experience somewhere over 20 years ago now. This is an excerpt from The Synergy in Life System. Section 13.
Landscaping the Mind
I met a remarkable man who was working as a landscaper during the summer of 1989; at that time, he planted a powerful thought in my mind: the idea of us as human beings resonating at the same rate as the experience we desire. This was a powerful awakening for me.
I was undertaking life as a university student and working hard to pay for the up-coming year of study through my newly formed business, installing underground sprinklers. On this particular day, the landscaping gentleman and I were working on the grounds of a stunning home that overlooked the beautiful city of Vancouver. He was planting shrubs and grass, and I was laying sprinkler pipe into the ground. We talked generally at first and then more deeply and philosophically as we grew comfortable with one another. At one point he stopped and looked at me hard as if to pierce my soul, then he pointed to the city below us. He said, “Do you see all those tall buildings clustered in the center of the city down there?” I admitted that I did. He continued with, “well, those represent commerce, money and wealth; and the area over there,” he said, “do you know what goes on in that part of the city?” I guessed from his first comment that he was contrasting the commercial center by pointing in the general direction of one of the seedier parts of the city. I said, “Drugs and crime?” He looked at me again, and nodded. “Yes, that part of town represents a miserable way of living. There exists everything in between as well, we know that, but those two areas represent the extremes of existence.” I nodded that I understood. He went on to say, “Both of those parts of society have existed since societies began. There have always been those that live in luxury and those that live in squalor, and your life will be based upon,” he said, then took a pause of considerable effect, “which one you choose to resonate with.”
We talked more that day, and then parted ways. I don’t know his name, but will never forget this profound and enlightened man. Each day I appreciate his poignant and lasting influence as I think the thoughts, make choices, and take action to resonate with affluence and purpose.
