As I sat for a reflective session following my Morning Walk, along came Sapphire! He purred like a spoilt baby yearning for his Mother’s breast, although he had already feasted on his nibble bites. When I called his name, he purred back softly then settled himself on top of the block surrounding the water metre. There he lay contentedly beside me while I continued my quiet reflection.
I watched him and my mind wandered off to a number of suppositions. Why was he so bent on being near me? What did he hope to accomplish? Did he crave my attention? Was he keeping me company? Did he sense my mood and only wanted to share my experience or was he just being a pet cat doing a “Pet Thing” of lying outside in the open air and fresh sunlight? What were his intentions? I would never know but could only suppose.
Unlike cats, dogs or any other pets, we humans Always have intentions! Sometimes those intentions are not known to anyone else but ourselves, are sometimes misconstrued and still in other instances, they are either overtly displayed or covertly hidden. Whichever though, the intentions remain. They exist in our words or silence, our actions or inactions
What is instructive are the lessons that emerge from those intentions, if one is perceptive enough to pick up on them or decipher the codes that aren’t always straightforward. I want to venture out and say that when we know our intentions are pure and wholesome, our actions or words, even when misconstrued, will be seen for what they truly are. Right and upstanding; The listeners to our words as well as the viewers of our actions will eventually come to the understanding of the core of our intentions. Alternately, the misconstrued actions or words that are really ill intended will too, become known for what they are. The light will shine brilliantly and largely on them, exposing the faux-pas we thought was undecipherable. And in the same vein, the covert and, or overt intentions of malfeasance will themselves be revealed.
So what might those lessons be. Right-standing intentions are never defeated. Wounds may occur because those who fail to acknowledge, or refuse them will wilfully inflict their damage and draw others into the fight. Eventually, the coast will clear and the true colours will emerge. Similarly, misconstrued intentions, whether they were those ill-intended ones purported to be pure, or the pure ones that were labelled unsavoury will come to the fore. Persons misconstruing them may either be doing so knowingly or unknowingly, may be individuals one least expects to or were simply those who we could be sure from the start to do what they do best. And those ill-intended bare-faced or mask-clad ones? They Always, Always reveal themselves straight-away, sooner or eventually. We may be temporarily floored by them but must Never, allow ourselves to be taken down.
But even more importantly is the fact that we should always be aware of our intentions, be concerned about them and be mindful of the lessons they portray. So when you utter a word or are bent on bringing something to light, or talking to or about others, what are your intentions? Are you seeking attention? Do you want to be a participant in someone one else’s experience? And why? for the ride-along or for the go-and-tell? Or are you genuinely concerned about their well-being? Or are you struggling with your own unresolved situations that you aren’t able to handle? You see, Intentions are Always instructive! They are either meant to make or break an individual, to enhance or corrupt a situation concerning an individual or for self-preservation at the expense of another human.
What are your Intentions?
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