Our parents do not tell us to call ourselves “I.” We instinctively know it. For social convenience, every “I” is given a name to which they respond. They are responding to so-called “you’s.”

Once you see that you are not a you, but that you are an I, everything changes.

How does it change? You regain your original stature as a child of God.

The original sin was violating God’s commandment to not eat the apply. Once eaten, everything became divided and chaos ensued.

Oh, some folks knew there had to be an answer to the riddle of life . Here in the U.S., many of us flocked to Asian philosophers and teachers and felt a silly sort of pride in doing so.

It didn’t work. Only truth you see for yourself can work.

And after two sleepless nights in a row, I begin to muse as I lay in bed. I do not call myself “you.” I call myself “I.” In the short explanation of all religions, every human being calls itself “I.” Since that makes the other human beings a “you,” nothing ever changes.

Since this is the second day of the birth of the Biblical “Jesus,” that is a good place for me to start all over explaining esoteric teachings to myself.

I will soon forget again.

Vicki Woodyard