Giles Stevens

The 11th Question Giles Stevens

There are many types of tests or exams in life - some are trivial like quizzes, others are important like job interviews or medical health checks. There is often a difference between who we like to think we are and who we really are, and tests help us and others to see where we are really "at" in life. We all know bathroom scales don't always tell us want we want to hear but rather what we need to hear! So too with tests we are able to measure ourselves and thereby take the first step to bettering ourselves. In this way tests also determine our future. How we do in school or university exams often determines our career and salary. Tests can reveal things that we previously undetected. For instance it is wise to go periodically the doctor to have a health check. If you have a positive diagnosis you can be at peace; if you have a negative diagnosis, you have more time and knowledge to respond to remedy the situation. We have a test for you today. But is it not to see how intelligent or how physically healthy you are. Rather it is a spiritual test. It is designed to help you understand who you really are - not the person you want to be; not the person who performs in public; but the person you are when nobody is watching. Our test is based on 11 Questions - the 11th being the most important of all. BUT you cannot answer the 11th Question until you have answered the first 10 other questions. The questions themselves are based upon an ancient code of conduct which was designed to help people know themselves. Finally this is a personal test - so don't feel obliged to tell anyone your answers BUT do be honest with yourself. If you are then I am sure you will understand the 11th Question in a way that you have never done before...