Know Thyself !!!!

Just two days ago , I did something that was very difficult.  This day of reckoning was a long time coming . This day of reckoning was intense. One can talk about going to war forever and a day , but once on the battlefield, reality hits you from every angle. But as a fighter , I knew that I had to fight on this battlefield from the front line. I had to stay calm and use little emotion. As a spiritual warrior , I had to repair the chinks in my armour. When I need to do this, I usually start by asking myself this question , How do we feel God? Sure we know that God is present whether we're meditating and reciting Om in a dark room. Or praying the Dhuhr on our sajada. But how do we feel Him , Her or It? How do we feel the ch'i of God? Usually in times when I ponder such questions , I turn to nature; literally. There in nature I can grasp the concept of life. So I decided to walk a nature trail. After a while , I sat on a tree that had completed it's life cycle, to absorb this pure energy that surrounded me. As I'm sitting there, trying to find a part of me that has been lost in the digital world. I asked myself many more simple yet everlasting questions. One's that answers will surely vary from person to person. Like...... How does it feel to be that plant on the forest floor? How does it feel to be that duck, if only for one day? How does it feel to be that tree in the wilderness? But before you dismiss my questions and write me off as crazy , keep in mind that these are all living , breathing things. Do you value your life in this form more? Do you now despise pollution and wastefulness? Why does life for us humans have to be so hectic? Do you see how everything on this Earth is related? Yes, I felt God and feel God. And I come to realize that the more you "know thyself", the better reception you will receive from God. I can truly say that observation of nature gave me the spiritual charge I needed to fight the spiritual battle of pursuing justice. Yes, the Creator of all , through nature , gave me the one thing I needed most on April 24th, something I thought that I had lost , strength!!!
And I'm sure that you too will find strength , but keep in mind that you must walk with a open heart, open mind , and pure thoughts in your quest to "Know Thyself".