Living in Hope

aboard the craft were able to remain unaffected by the blazing inferno that had built up around them? The reason that they were able to return safely to earth was that the spacecraft in which they were traveling had been constructed in such a way that its interior would not be affected by the severity of conditions on the outside. In spite of the incredible heat on the outside, the temperature inside the craft was just 21 degrees Celsius. Imagine—3,300 degrees on the outside and 21 degrees on the inside. This event out of the realm of space travel has an important lesson to teach us in our lives on earth. Time and time again we run into highly charged situations in life. Outwardly, it seems impossible to go on. There is only one way to survive under such conditions, and that is by not letting oneself be inwardly affected by one’s outward situation; by suppressing one’s emotions and keeping one’s feelings under control. Only then will one be able to maintain one’s inward cool. One will not be able to survive crises in life if one lets one’s inward condition become as highly charged as one’s outward situation. If, on the other hand, one remains inwardly calm and composed, then one will be able to survive the heat of external circumstances, and safely reach one’s destination.