For the first time in a long time, I got involved with politics during an election. I am very concerned about where this country is going and I will be writing about that in future posts. I will say this: Thank God, in any form you experience that, for the grace of the people of America to have come far enough in their efforts to overcome racial barriers that enabled them to elect a black president. I don't know what this will bring, since change and recovery are not easy things and the past is also not always easy to free oneself from, but this is a chance for all of us to find a new direction. No politician is going to be perfect, as none of us are either. Democracy or a Republic, whichever name you wish to use is not perfect either. Neither is the consciousness of the people living in this society, as well.
I will say this. It is my deepest belief that the shadow within us is reflected outside of us. As man becomes willing to heal the shadows in their own lives, the shadows around them will pass away as well. And, if not, at least we tried our best! I wonder what it would be like to live in a world where people really noticed how similar the reality of the beliefs and reactions both sides of the fence in the present International conflicts are.
Is it OK for someone to fight dirty, to fight behind someone's back, to think up ways to turn someone's eager words to heal into thwarted directions for their own gain and then, when they do not win to say I wish you the best. Isn't life asking us to do a little more than that? So what is your life asking of you anyway? Are you listening? Let's help each other remember! To really look at this, is to bring upon ourselves discomfort. It is not present to look at our shadow and lift it up into something higher. It is uncomfortable to look at the form and constructs that bind us to life as it is, but miss the real metaphor and song that life is teaching us.
So much is passed on from one generation to the next with the real intent getting lost in translation. If you doubt this as being true. Take a look online at what the original words of The Lord's Prayer are, when translated directly from the Aramaic that it was written in. In fact, I will post it here.
Also, if you want to take a look at where and how all these battles based on religious ideology started and continued generation after generation, then I suggest that you either read or watch Constantine's Sword, which is a true story written by a priest who abandoned the priesthood in order to be true to his faith. I do not in the least want to tear down anyone's religious perspective, but I do believe that we owe more to the coming generations than excuses for our negligence based on beliefs founded on ideas that we are all going to face Armageddon shortly, so we do not need to transmute the ills of society. It has very little difference from those who believe that they will wage war now and eat lamb in heaven. Somehow, we need to start making headway into what is the real meat and potatoes of religion beyond the literal and disconnected truths, which destroy the individuals ability to bond with what is infinite, and here I stand looking to start within myself.
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