When you squeeze an orange

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What comes out of you when life squeezes you? That is who you truly are.

As Wayne Dier said, “When you squeeze an orange, orange juice comes out, because that’s what’s inside. When you are squeezed, what comes out is what is inside.”

Nature shows us this wisdom in the simplest ways. When you squeeze an orange, only orange juice flows, never lemon, never apple, because that is what it carries within. Push a dog to its limits, and you hear barks and bites, not claws like a cat or kicks like a horse. Every being reveals its truth when pressed.

And what about us? When life squeezes us, through betrayal, loss, injustice, or stress, what flows out? Too often it is anger, resentment, fear, or hatred. Why? Because that is what we have allowed to live inside us.

We grieve over wars, division, and injustice in the world, yet we fuel them daily through selfishness, greed, judgment, and blame. The outer world is only an echo of our inner state. Nothing will ever change until what flows from us is peace, love, kindness, empathy, gratitude, and forgiveness.

Stop demanding a better world while leaving your own heart in disorder. Sweep your thoughts. Wash your words. Polish your actions. The best gift you can offer humanity is not to be, or add to, the problem. The greatest service is to cleanse yourself until what emerges, no matter the pressure, is light.

Look inward. Begin the work. Empty what is false and let the true essence rise. For when peace fills you, peace will flow from you. When love becomes your nature, love will heal what surrounds you. The ripple begins with one and multiplies without end.

Let love be your essence. Let kindness be your language. Let gratitude be your path. Then the world will not only change, but it will also blossom.

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Author: Maurice Correa
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