[While reading an article on a completely unrelated topic, I had a flash of inspiration about the similarities of being a Lightworker and sailing yacht races, so I had to write it down. Perhaps some of you are sailors at heart …. — Rob]
It should be fairly obvious by now that I am a sailor. I love being on the water — it’s my place of peace — and sailing on the power of the wind alone gives me a sense of being free and in harmony with Mother Gaia. It’s no coincidence that water has always been a symbol of Spirit. At the same time, it’s technical enough to keep my intellectual side engaged. And on Wednesday nights, I crew on a boat for the local club races, so my hobby also offers me a number of personal challenges.
While reading spiritual material the other day, I had an inspiration, an epiphany about the similarities of being a Lightworker and racing sailboats. In order to conduct a sailboat race, some boat must serve as the “Race Committee,” i.e. the boat and crew that sets the start and finish line, keeps the time for all racing boats, and judges that the start (and finish) are fair. Often, for local sailing clubs, the duties of being Race Committee rotates amongst all boats in the racing fleet.
It occurred to me that being a Lightworker is like serving as Race Committee. We are nothing more than one of the teams in the fleet who volunteer to serve all others, sitting out for a while to set our anchor — that is, our Light — to show others where to finish. As such, we are that “mark” toward which all boats steer to cross the Ascension finish line … not unlike being a lighthouse, by the way, pointing the way to safety.
To carry on with the analogy, the Race Committee doesn’t affect the race. It only marks the course, observes, and records. To be effective, it requires knowledge of the racing rules, i.e. how the “game” is played. Unfortunately, in doing so, it also involves some amount of risk as sometimes the Race Committee boat gets damaged from those being too aggressive and too focused on the competition (i.e. winning at all costs).
However, where the analogy breaks down is the “race” to Ascension is NOT a competition — no one gets extra points for finishing ahead of anyone else! We are all in this together, and the ultimate goal is that everyone finishes. And, as with sailing club races, it only happens when some of us volunteer our time and talents to serve all others!
At the end of the day, the value in participating in the race is to have fun. Irrespective of who “wins,” the fun is in the challenges of teamwork and being your best … but it also offers you the opportunity to feel the awe of nature and enjoying the time on the water.
I hope you’re having fun out there!
