This past week I was fortunate enough to spend for about three hours talking to my very best friend my mentor, met in October of 1991 to this day I still consider Lance Lum by very best friend in Hawaii.
My first sight of him was from one hundred yards away across a field he was leaning on his motorcycle, with long gray hair something about him resonated and I knew, “I have to know this man.” Here I am in Hawaii thousands of miles away from my home in Texas for a hypnotist clinic, we both attended. In addition, something about someone intrigued me like no other in my life. We spent a lot of the spare time that we had between classes and evenings, together we talked and though we had different backgrounds we had a connection that I very silly before that or since then.
From the very first day, he talked to this woman his wife Anna his wife and every time we talk even today she’s always a part of our conversation. One of the reasons I respect this man is the love he showed me that he has for his wife something that is seldom seen in life. The only other one I saw was my father who loved my mother whom I also had a deep respect for her.
Lance and I talk every month for several hours at a time and every time I come away from that conversation inspired feel a sense of connection and brotherhood that I have no other place else in my life. I think we all have friends but I believe you can take one hand and count the people you really called friends and have fingers left over. Lance influences right at the top next to my wife.
Our conversations are about life, but also about the spiritual journeys that he and I have both been on for a long time. He is helped shape the man that I am today with his advice his teachings and his spirit. Some of our conversations cover a very wide range of topics from Aliens in the outer limits of the world to ascensions, about life truth love, understanding, and being a human.
Neither one of us has what you could call lived a perfect life or anything closer to that. Both of us have our faults and made many mistakes in life. However, with the help of those who love us we have grown expanded, and gained a new understanding about what it is to be a man living in this time in this place on this planet.
I am riding this blog to express my thanks and appreciation to Lance Lum, and to my Father and those that I have known who his shared their lives with me. Most of all to Lance and the way he guide my thought and life sharing his wisdom with me.
Lance and I are into our 80s now so the biggest parts of our lives are behind us not ahead of us. So I do not want to waste the time that I have on this earth in vain and not express to those I love deeply my Wife Hanna, Lance my brother in soul and spirit, in the few other ones that are in my heart and my mind in my memories.
I can only hope and wish for everyone to find a friend like Lance. He has been to me for so many years a brother with me on this path of life. His mere presence is an experienced of very powerful positive Energy it radiates from his heart and is a part of who he is. He has a way of communicating that is unique and shows his deep understanding of the wisdom of the universe creator that he has within.
Many of my classes are, inspired by what Lance and I talk about and I changed me in such a way as to take what he told me, and translate them into a simpler way of communication for those I teach.
As I also want said none of the things that I teach are my teachings as such all of them come from many sources one of the main sources is Buddhist teachings. Following Buddha’s teaching have helped me to connect with that spiritual Wisdom inside all of us from birth we have overlooked or forgotten. However, I also use modern-day interpretations, to be able to reach the Western audiences that are seeking the spiritual path. I tell stories I give quotes from history and philosophers. I look at modern-day medical studies, and what they learned from studying Buddha Monks in a meditative state. Nevertheless, have misunderstood so many things because of their desires to discover a faster simpler way, thus leaving out many things I consider necessary to awaking. . I use modern-day events to demonstrate how truth and deception cross each other in the present. Here in America in the world, there is a big vacuum now of people who are following a spiritual path. More often, they are following the Talking Heads on TV who give their opinions and never tell you the truth are political leaders, experts who use science and their interpretation to feed us more lies. Just for prestige or seeking power control, use deception to say trust us we know what is best for you. Our school system is a wreck is more as if indoctrination centers and our higher education centers are more biased and Prejudiced and limited ideas, than freethinking and speech. In have never seen my entire life this Nation with so much hate and separation, the dark side versus, the light side in our Society in the world is a struggle we all have all must deal with.
Therefore, here is my suggestion find someone who is on a spiritual path and seek his or her advice. If he teaches truth, seeking and asking questions about everything, learn from him. Ask yourself “How is this working for?””. Stop looking at the outside of the world. Your problem starts inside you and how you interpretations of the world outside are based on your beliefs, conclusions, etc. Shaping much of this into the suffering that is in life. You create a view outside to match who you think you are and what you expect in this outer realm of illusions. You can only change you; you are more than you think you are and have to escape the Ego that will always get in the way to a peaceful mind. You can start merely asking questions, how’s this working for me or against me?”
Evil exists and struggles between it and what we can do is often addressed by focusing on things that are happening around us, not on how evil forces hide behind these events using deception and trickery to confuse us and separate us. The only way evil can survive is if we do not point it out in any way that we can and every way we can, how does that benefit our nation our States our Society does it help us or does it harm us?”
The positive side of life is based on truth and requires insight that can only be gained by seeking answers based on positive results. They are those coming into our lives that help shape us for the benefit of others. One of those for me was Lance Lum. I would love to go back to Hawaii and have a coffee in the morning with Lance and spend the day with him just talking about some things that he and I talk about. At our age I am not sure that is going to happen we are both proud past her pride. Even though the one that looks back at me in the mirror tells me, you are still just a kid, wish that was true.
In closing, I want to tell Lance to his family and the people in Hawaii who know him or have met him. Enjoy being in the same space with this experiencing spirit this man has. How lucky you are to experience his energy.
Lance’s wife Anna, and his family members I know you too can see how this man had grown and expanded in life and understanding of truth. His spirit reaches me thousands of miles away every time I hear his voice I learn more. We often forget or take for granted those around us. Our busy lives distract us from what is right in front of us. Enjoy and express your feelings of love often never let a day pass without saying, I love you, reach our and give touches, hugs, and kisses daily. Life is too short so enjoy it daily.
My old friend again I must say, THANK YOU! For the times we talk and all the wonderful things in life, we both enjoy being aware of in our own lives. Thanks my dear friend for being you! My love and respect for you is within every breath that I take. May God’s Wisdom within you be at your side and mine guiding us. The world needs more men like you to help show the path of truth.
