“I will be Juror Number 8,” I said to my wife before leaving the house. It was my first jury duty after becoming naturalized a few years ago. I tend to pick the number 8 because it’s my birth number and I knew that we address Jurors by their seating order since watching the movie “Juror #2.” The town I had to serve in is about 45 minutes north from where I live. The day was full of synchronicities. As I walked in I asked about parking validation and was told there was none. A guy sitting next to me said, “At least parking is cheap in Lowell, this isn’t Newton.” Strange, I thought to myself, with 54 towns to choose from in our district, how come he picked the city I am from?” I was given the number 15 in the jury selection process with 8 spots to fill, but several potential jurors were rejected for one reason or the other. You probably guessed it by now, I was selected Juror number 8. At night I couldn’t believe my eyes, the socks I had worn that day had the number 8 written on it. The Tao had fun with me that day as it often happens.
Body, mind and world are One in Consciousness, and I am “That.” There is nothing that falls out of synchronicity other than reminding us to step out of the plot and just enjoy the ride come rain and shine. The people on the jury pool were from all walks of life and they were nice. We had a job to do and we got it done without any quarrel. One juror even requested Suzhen Liu’s new book “Discover Love Within” when I told him that I write and publish spiritual books. Take a good look around today and spot that energy that always prevails. The Tao is within “you” and yet embedded in life. When skillfully applied, we are powerful energy surfers, but in order to live the Tao we have been willing to get our feet wet. So jump in!
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