The Seven Date Seeds - The second seed: Determination — YouTube from the CEC Library

I now move on to the second date seed: determination. I have always enjoyed writing, but I want to express ideas that elevate people's perception and consciousness. It is important to contribute, even if only with a small "coin of light" in someone's heart. Our participation in this life, which each person sees in a unique way, becomes brighter through this contribution. Anyone who has tasted a fresh date knows that it can sustain a human being on long journeys, replacing the need for other foods. In the desert, dates were the main food. Date palms, extremely resilient palm trees, withstand everything from scorching heat to below-zero temperatures. They are strong and do not become ill.

Creation is the word we must understand clearly. Everything around us is our creation. We can create good or bad things for ourselves. If we create happy and good things, we can enjoy happiness and comfort. But if our thoughts generate unpleasant internal situations, we will certainly experience this in everyday life. Our illnesses are sophisticated creations of our being, an ability for self-destruction. I ask myself: why do we not do what is best for us? The unhappy repetition we feed is the cause of our illness and suffering.

Imagine someone who feeds on negative and disorganized situations every day. This is a destructive construction that, over time, takes concrete form. Imagine someone who feels happy about someone else's unhappiness. That is to be truly unhappy. We should not say "I do not want to get sick," but rather "I am healthy." Negation implies acceptance of what one wants to avoid. Affirmation determines what should be, without allowing the destructive negative to exist.

The date palm produces a delicious fruit under nature's most adverse conditions. With no water or little water, in unsuitable soil, under the scorching sun and lashed by the wind, it is simply a date palm. And us? How will we make great creations? Start by crossing the desert on foot. Crossing the desert on foot is easy: you only need to prepare the mind for it. The body and everything else needed will happen naturally. The desert is life, continuous and of almost infinite duration. Cross it with courage. Everything will work out. You will manage to be as strong as a date palm, and that will be your first creation. We have the capacity to create wonderful things, especially regarding ourselves: our continuity, happiness, joy, and good humor. The desert is life.