As I sit and type out sermon after sermon to myself, I sometimes wonder why do it in public. Why discuss controversial issues in the open? I should be afraid. In fact, if one looks at what happens to people who speak their mind in public, I should be very afraid. I am, in the rational part of me, the part that says, shut up for my own good. But the irrational part wants to express my thoughts, to help better understand myself and the world. And i think that maybe there are others, who might feel the same need to figure out things. Fear, has always been our constant companion, and is felt by everyone. Fear of losing something that they hold so dear. We all love different things, money, power, freedom,etc. But to be really free, we must first be free of fear. Fear is what gives rise to unnecessary violence and acts of hate.
We must learn to trust each other, and ourselves. Trust, is the hardest thing to do. To believe in each other, is to love thy neighbour as thyself. "Trust the Lord your God with all your heart, and love thy neighbour as thyself." These words are the foundation on which the world of the future should be built. Trust is often broken, and I myself am guilty of it on a number of occassions. But when we realise our error, we must give our all to never do so again. To trust means to forgive, to let go of past errors and move owards the future. Only when groups on all sides trust each other will there be peace. Again, it seems like a utopian dream but in fact we do trust each other, just to different degrees. When we all have a common vision we must trust each other to do the best to get there But if one of us fails sometimes, we must forgive each other, learn the lesson the mistake taught us and continue in an unchanged spirit of trust. Failures should not hamper our trust in each other, but they must help us better understand each other. And help us identify areas for growth.
It is not power or money we should be chasing, it should be this freedom, the complete freedom to live and love.(stop thinking only about sex, love is a much wider term). We don't need a revolution, or a revolt.
The main reason, wars and violence has ensued is because people in power behaved like lesser people either out of fear of losing what they have earned, or out of a greed to get more, even at the cost of the destruction of the world. People in groups can be the most destructive or creative force in the world. Let us choose constructive chaos, always. We must work within the limits of power we have been given, or have earned to work for a better future.
People in control are as afraid as people without control. We all know that there is an instinct in us to try and fight to preserve our rights and possessions. Let us, on both sides let each other know, that we are not trying to change anything. It is not easy for the people in power. They have the hard job of trying to please everybody. They are in fact, doing a decent job. They fight fear everyday and take big decisions. They are in power because they are the bravest. They have fought a number of battles themselves and risen to the top. They have made mistakes and learnt hard lessons. They are in fact the wisest. They have been in the system the longest. They have experience. So it would be wrong to try to upstage them, or start a revolt which would lead to unnecessary chaos where both sides are out to get each other. They can help plant the seeds of love and brotherhood instead of strife. But for that they must find inside themselves the courage to love and trust other people, even their enemies. I know that they will not succumb to irrational fears and carry out rash decisions.
The problem is that we have been brought up in a system of competition, so severe that we always strive to win, even at the cost of the loss of the group, which ultimately leads to a loss for us anyway.Violence of any form destroys both sides. But ignorance, leads to fears. And fear like all other emotions is contagious. It spreads like a wildfire and leads to a wave of other negative emotions. We must eradicate all ignorance, and see things for what they are. Truth, will set us free. And the truth is that we are all similar, despite our ideologies. We are all in the same boat. And we are the only one's who can keep it from sinking. We must work in what ever part of the boat we are, and not sleep on our duties. We must communicate with one another to ensure thatany ignorance or ill will is not harboured. We must understand that even if one side wins and another loses, humanity will in the end lose.
We must learn to trust each other, and ourselves. Trust, is the hardest thing to do. To believe in each other, is to love thy neighbour as thyself. "Trust the Lord your God with all your heart, and love thy neighbour as thyself." These words are the foundation on which the world of the future should be built. Trust is often broken, and I myself am guilty of it on a number of occassions. But when we realise our error, we must give our all to never do so again. To trust means to forgive, to let go of past errors and move owards the future. Only when groups on all sides trust each other will there be peace. Again, it seems like a utopian dream but in fact we do trust each other, just to different degrees. When we all have a common vision we must trust each other to do the best to get there But if one of us fails sometimes, we must forgive each other, learn the lesson the mistake taught us and continue in an unchanged spirit of trust. Failures should not hamper our trust in each other, but they must help us better understand each other. And help us identify areas for growth.
It is not power or money we should be chasing, it should be this freedom, the complete freedom to live and love.(stop thinking only about sex, love is a much wider term). We don't need a revolution, or a revolt.
The main reason, wars and violence has ensued is because people in power behaved like lesser people either out of fear of losing what they have earned, or out of a greed to get more, even at the cost of the destruction of the world. People in groups can be the most destructive or creative force in the world. Let us choose constructive chaos, always. We must work within the limits of power we have been given, or have earned to work for a better future.
People in control are as afraid as people without control. We all know that there is an instinct in us to try and fight to preserve our rights and possessions. Let us, on both sides let each other know, that we are not trying to change anything. It is not easy for the people in power. They have the hard job of trying to please everybody. They are in fact, doing a decent job. They fight fear everyday and take big decisions. They are in power because they are the bravest. They have fought a number of battles themselves and risen to the top. They have made mistakes and learnt hard lessons. They are in fact the wisest. They have been in the system the longest. They have experience. So it would be wrong to try to upstage them, or start a revolt which would lead to unnecessary chaos where both sides are out to get each other. They can help plant the seeds of love and brotherhood instead of strife. But for that they must find inside themselves the courage to love and trust other people, even their enemies. I know that they will not succumb to irrational fears and carry out rash decisions.
The problem is that we have been brought up in a system of competition, so severe that we always strive to win, even at the cost of the loss of the group, which ultimately leads to a loss for us anyway.Violence of any form destroys both sides. But ignorance, leads to fears. And fear like all other emotions is contagious. It spreads like a wildfire and leads to a wave of other negative emotions. We must eradicate all ignorance, and see things for what they are. Truth, will set us free. And the truth is that we are all similar, despite our ideologies. We are all in the same boat. And we are the only one's who can keep it from sinking. We must work in what ever part of the boat we are, and not sleep on our duties. We must communicate with one another to ensure thatany ignorance or ill will is not harboured. We must understand that even if one side wins and another loses, humanity will in the end lose.
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