Wise Elder

Ahh, the wisdom of being a Wise Elder:

"When you are old, devotions, rituals, icons, they fall away; you go straight to the heart."- 87 year old woman and widow.

Going straight to the heart, coming straight from the heart. This is what matters.

The closer we get to death, the more we know this truism.

Everything else falls away.

It doesn't matter what we did or how well we did it. All that matters is did we love fully and openly? Did we keep our hearts open?

There have been so many times when my heart has been closed. It happens slowly or suddenly. The difference is now my intent is to stay open.

I have noticed that people who are dying usually are very open hearted. They have so much love to give and receive.

When there heart is closed, it is very tough to penetrate.

I hope my heart is open when I am at my end days. Do you?