“Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.” - Buddha
In the book "Happy for no Reason", by Marcy Shimoff, it talks about the power of writing new things down you learn and sharing new things you learn. I was often curious of why that is. As I further have studied the power of the subconscious mind and how it can be reprogrammed I understood sharing as a principle, yet I never could fully understand why it works... just that it does.
When you write things down, you retain about 40% more of the information in your own mind. When you share it with other people you retain around 80% more. Now those aren't exact numbers. You can refer to Marcy Shimoff's book for further information on this. At the end of the day if you want to retain more knowledge, share more things you learn.
What are we sharing though? What is the talent that Christ teaches in the Holy Bible? That is what makes things so difficult in our generation and society. There are so many opinions and so many people sharing and very persuasive with what they teach. How can you know what is truth and what isn't?
The B Side To The Truth is the talent is a very special and unique knowledge that you can receive, yet it must come in the right order. Only through a true connection with God can one fully receive and understand truth and light. Through prayer (dialogue) with God, through meditation, through journal writing, can these things come to an understanding in your mind and in your heart. Yet once you learn something that you feel is important and not with the intention to get personal gain, and to try serve another individual, then will love truly begin to cultivate in your heart.
Colton - discover your true'ness'
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