The Art of Practice (part 1?)

I like this picture.

For the mere fact that the one who is sharing is at a 'lower' level and is sharing it as if offering a gift to a King.

For is that not the best way to share what we love the most?

So what does practice have to do with sharing?

From my humble experiences as serving as a tutor in the Ruhi Institute process, often times it is remarked that fuller understanding can be achieved upon practice.

And I have even almost preached this concept to quite a number of individuals.

Where if we do not apply what we have learnt, we will never fully understand what is actually written.

And the most common of acts in building capacity is that of sharing. But how do we share in a way which builds capacity and not impose our understanding on others?

I just came back from visiting another individual who is involved in accompanying others to build their capacity to serve from the study of the Bahai writings. She had been having some challenges in facilitating the discussion on the materials.

Upon visiting her, I had to do my own research on the material she was using. And I thank the Lord for the amount of re-discovery I had made through the materials.

For one thing, concepts which I had taken a mental note to remember before, I had forgotten, but upon sharing it with this individual, it is ingrained in my mind now.

I dare not profess that I have fully understood how practicing what we have learnt from the things we have read will increase our understanding but I dare say this:

The art of sharing (not imposing) brings forth such profound joy that I will go the extra mile (though after a long day at work) because nothing beats the feeling of having know that another person can now enjoy the benefits of ALSO understanding a certain topic to a higher level.

Perhaps, it is the implication of this which will hold more profound meaning.