Never forget the world the sightless “see” must be imagined, for what it really looks like is unknown to them. …³And so it is with you. ⁴You do not see.
How foolish is it to attempt to judge what could be seen instead. ²It is not necessary to imagine what the world must look like. ³It must be seen before you recognize it for what it is. ⁴You can be shown which doors are open, and you can see where safety lies; and which way leads to darkness, which to light. ⁵Judgment will always give you false directions, but vision shows you where to go. ⁶Why should you guess?
There is no need to learn through pain. ²And gentle lessons are acquired joyously, and are remembered gladly. ³What gives you happiness you want to learn and not forget. ⁴It is not this you would deny. ⁵Your question is whether the means by which this course is learned will bring to you the joy it promises. ⁶If you believed it would, the learning of it would be no problem. ⁷You are not a happy learner yet because you still remain uncertain that vision gives you more than judgment does, and you have learned that both you cannot have. (A Course in Miracles, T-21.I.1:1,3-4;2–3. See also ACIM Text Made Simple.)
Our judgments divide our world into myriad differences. We believe we must navigate our way through these differences to find our happiness and safety. The constant effort this requires is tiring.
But the vision of our true Self sees the oneness of God’s Love everywhere. This vision shows us the joy and peace in which we live. This vision comes as we let forgiveness dispel our judgments and open our minds to Love’s presence.
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