By Gonny 
Some people learn from a whisper, others need an earthquake.
And the Universe, being infinitely patient, provides, in time, both.
As always, it’s not about intelligence…it’s about willingness.
The ego isn’t stupid, it’s just hard of hearing. It wants to decide what’s important, what’s fair, and when it’s finally time to listen. Until then, the lessons keep coming… slightly louder each round.
A Course in Miracles tells us, “The world is a classroom.” Not a prison, not a punishment, just a classroom. Everything we call “the outside world” is simply the reflection of what’s still unhealed inside. A small irritation, a big tragedy, they all point to the same truth: we are learning to forgive ourselves for believing in separation.
Take the small lessons:
-You spill your coffee on your white shirt just before an important meeting, you sigh or say a @&#€ word and rush to change.
The ego says: “Bad luck.”
The Holy Spirit says: “How about patience?”
One tiny event, one quiet opportunity to smile instead of react, lesson offered, peace restored.
– Or you’re in traffic, the car in front won’t move though the light is green. The ego whispers: “Unbelievable! People are hopeless!”
But perhaps the bigger lesson peeks through: Can you stay peaceful while nothing goes your way?
Now the big lessons:
-A diagnosis. A betrayal. A loss.
Or…if you really insist on learning collectively…a global pandemic.
When small hints don’t reach us, life lovingly raises the volume.
The point is never the event itself, the only question is: Will I use this for healing or for more guilt?
During the pandemic, many of us started to see things that we had ignored for years.
Fear, control, separation, kindness…..everything became magnified.
We didn’t suddenly become worse people; we just saw our minds on a global screen.
That’s what “a big lesson” does: it turns the private into public, the personal into collective, so no one can pretend anymore.
The Course says: “Nothing outside you can hurt you, nothing outside you can bring you peace.”
It doesn’t say “ignore the world.”
It says: see it for what it is : a mirror.
The “hard head” (and we all have one) wants to see guilt outside, because it’s too uncomfortable to admit that the conflict is inside.
So, if I resist learning through a kind remark from a friend, I may need a louder teacher…like a breakup, a job loss, or a virus.
Not because I’m bad, but because Love won’t give up on me.
It just keeps knocking until I open the door.
The good news? We can always choose the smaller lessons.
We can practice with tiny annoyances: slow Wi-Fi, noisy neighbors, a burnt toast.
Each one can be a sacred classroom if I say, “Holy Spirit, help me see this differently.”
If I learn from the whisper, the shout becomes unnecessary.
If I forgive the mosquito, I won’t need the tiger.
So today, let’s make a gentle deal with the Universe:
“Dear Teacher, I am ready to learn the easy way.”
And maybe…just maybe…the next time we spill coffee, instead of saying, “Oh no, not again,” we’ll smile and say,
“Thank You for the small version of this lesson!”
With love and light,
G.