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There’s a lot of negative energy floating around lately. People are doing incredibly stupid things for the sake of money. The more desperate people become it seems there are increasing numbers of others waiting to take advantage of them. As an example, “showmen” from the “religious entertainment” industry are all over the TV trying to get at your wallet. Politicians and (some) CEOs are taking advantage of this unusual mood to dig their fingers deeper into your paycheck. My advice has always been to turn off the TV, dig out that monopoly board and have some good old fashioned fun with those you are close to… but a lot of folks can’t bring themselves to do that. They have to obsess over every bit of bad news. They sink deeper and deeper inside themselves and become desperate. This sets the stage for anyone inclined to offer hope, which of course only adds to the mood when things don’t change. I encourage you to put away your checkbook if you’re reacting out of desperation. But if you want to do something nice - and you should - find a family who needs a gallon of milk, a dozen eggs or a winter coat. You’ll create more positive energy that way than you will by blindly sending a check to some “showman”.
Think about that. How must an individual think, act and live their life if he or she is willing to look you square in the eye and take your last desperate dollar? Methinks they just don’t get it. In the middle of this financial crisis more time was spent negotiating which politicians will get what amount of money in their districts than whether or not the idea was valid and good. And in retrospect we see what some businesses have done with our money. Do they just not get it?
It doesn’t have to matter. But something does have to happen. People have to think differently. Act differently. BE different than we have been. And we have to start now. Our politicians and business leaders need to act from a real sense of duty, not a sense of entitlement. Imagine a world in which all the politicians and business leaders were selfless and took action based on the best result for everyone, with no regard for money or profit or self. I mean REALLY imagine it.
Some people will say that such a world is impractical… impossible. Think again. I mean, THINK AGAIN, this time differently. Not only is it possible, it’s the ONLY possible result for our future. If you are a politician, and you’re reading this, ask yourself a question: What would I do if money was suddenly worthless and the net sum of all my positive and negative actions was my compensation from now on? Would you think differently? Would you act differently? Would you be foolish?
The history of the world has seen a lot of change. Believe it or not, much of it is for the better. We are at a fork in the forest of existence. We need to decide which path to take. But there’s a storm brewing and only one path is safe. Don’t worry - we know which one it is. But to take this path means CHANGE for you. It means leaving everything in the forest and doing things differently. It means that no one will be your servant, yet ironically everyone will serve you. It means that you will have nothing, yet everything will be yours. It means you will be more concerned about your neighbors than your own family.
If you take the second path, you can keep everything you have. Your possessions, your status. But you have been informed that no one has ever reached the end of this path. It seems to go on forever. Of course, you don’t know this for sure, but the storm seems to be hovering right over it. In theory, the possibility of you making it through exists, but again you don’t know for sure. It would be a great gamble, risking your life and the lives of your family members, but it seems remotely possible that you could make it.
Which path will you take? I’m not talking about a social structure like communism or democracy. I’m talking about a way of thinking, acting and BEING!
Do you give everything up? Do you keep everything you have?
We all need to decide what is important to us. And our world will change accordingly. We need selfless politicians and conscientious businessmen. We need involved people who can see the goodness all around them - not the negativity - and recreate that goodness for everyone else. We need people willing to help change the way people think by changing the way they themselves think. We need to surround our world with the energy of love and make things good for everyone.
We are all capable of creating Love, goodness and happiness. It doesn’t cost anything! You don’t have to join a club. You just have to know that there are millions of people who also think, feel and believe this. And ignore any negativity.
You’ll be told you can’t do that - that these things need to be addressed! You’ll hear “We must stamp out evil!”
Well, we’ve been doing that for a very long time. Which path will you take?