When the weather’s fine; We go fishing or go swimming in the sea
We’re always happy; Life’s for living, yeah, that’s our philosophy
In the Summertime – Mungo Jerry
Summer will be here soon and, if we are fortunate, we can spend some time down by the shore.
When we learn how to swim in the ocean we are cautioned to swim with and not against the ocean’s current –particularly in the case of encountering a riptide while swimming.
Riptides occur when the ocean waves after breaking on the shore retreat back to the sea very quickly, concentrating a large amount of water into a relatively narrow space.
The wave’s energy traveling through the water is confined as the water returns back to the ocean from the shore, thus increasing the force and power of the water as it travels through the guide. The retreating, rushing water is called a rip current. These currents are formed as the ocean water is literally being ripped back to the sea due to the powerful forces of the ocean. If you are ever caught in a rip current while swimming in the ocean and if you don’t go with the direction of the current, the flow, you may well drown, as you are no match for the mighty sea. Try as you might, you may eventually give out of energy, as you struggle in vain against a force much greater than you.
While perhaps not as drastic as fighting a rip-current while swimming in the ocean, our lives on land are also harmed by us fighting the flow, the Flow of life itself. By not going with the Flow, we are wasting precious, divine energy and not fully harnessing the infinite potential that resides within us. As a result of not flowing with life, we are wasting our life’s energy. Needlessly we resist, we struggle and as a result we suffer.
There is a better way to live and that is to go with and not against the Flow.
By going with the Flow and not resisting it, we are practicing energy efficiency since we are not expending energy in opposition to the force of our Source Energy – God. By not resisting, we can more fully tap into the infinite potential that exists for us, and allow more of the divine energy of Life to flow through us. When we go with the flow, we work with life and in turn life works with us and ultimately through us.
Jump into the river of life – the water is fine. Enjoy your swim!
Namaste.