One’s soul’s influence

QUESTION: Masters, you teach that on earth there’s always an equal balance of light/dark, all souls work on their chosen lessons within that continuum and from a spiritual perspective nothing is right/wrong, good/bad. You told me I had “identified all of the strengths a soul may exhibit within a human body” and that now ALL I have to DO is “live each day to the fullest, choosing what makes you happy.” I am very happy now, doing my best to choose joy every day. Thanks. However, I’ve also heard, “All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do nothing.” Is the energy of one soul’s “happiness/joy” considered “enough” to balance a part of the worlds “darkness?” Is my current state of daily joy somehow
contributing to that balance of light/dark? What responsibility do “Older Souls” have to contribute to the world in some “positive/uplifting” way? ~Mary Anne, New Zealand

ANSWER: The quote you have cited is taken out of context. It is part of a teaching urging you to follow the speaker’s particular form of thinking and acting, and it plays into the belief that all men are their brothers’ keepers. It reflects third-dimensional, ego-based judgment.

It is not wrong for them and their followers, but you have skipped that whole “needed” experience in this life. In a spiritual sense it is not a true statement about the reasons souls come to Earth, since each soul is on their own journey and responsible only for their lessons.

There is not an equal amount of negative and positive for each soul. Some have chosen to have all negative energetic situations in their life, and others have chosen mostly positive – or all positive once they have completed their lessons. Your very presence is contributing to the balance of the Earth; you weigh in on the side of positivity to offset the negative – say, a fanatical tyrant.

Older souls are those who have chosen many lives in the duality in order to better understand the workings of freedom of choice and to master all aspects of certain of the traits that define a human existence. Your responsibility is to the lesson plan you constructed.

You may choose to assist others undergoing humanhood to become aware of the workings of their available choices. But unlike the preachers who show only one way (their way) to accomplish enlightenment, help others to see that what has worked for you might not be what is needed by them – that each has his/her own journey. You may also choose the path of witnessing where the choices of others have taken them. Between lives you sometimes spend your time being a recorder and historian of various paths being lived on Earth. See if that feels right as your contribution to the overall understanding of life in this duality. Don’t put the burden of others on your back. You have done your work.