The world is in a pretty pickle at this
time, but it is not all bad news. Yes,
the economies are still struggling to recover from the vast amounts of
unsolicited greed on behalves of the Banks and the Finance Houses.
Yes, extremists are still fighting for
their way of narrow-mindedness of living and expecting all others to submit to
their way of thinking when confronted by the sword or the suicide bomber.
However, there are signs of recovery from
the injustices of the past when through Man behaving badly, many atrocities
were committed against groups of people, who were trying to hold up their
responsible moralistic values against the dark tide of oppression.
Many, through the centuries, blame ‘God’
for not stopping these terrible acts, but you know, it is not the fault of the
Higher Intelligence, who gave Man free will to act for either good or ill on
this plane of existence.
We are only too ready to see only our own
very limited perspective in all of this.
So many people cannot see outside their family circle, let alone their county,
their country or their continent.
We have to understand that we came
voluntary to experience the emotions of this earth plane and to live in harmony
and help all those around us, whether that was for our benefit or for theirs.
We help others for our benefit to receive nothing in pay back on this earth, but to
acclimatise our soul, our existence, to be compatible with the best place that
we have earned in the next stage of our development after bodily death – the
place so many still call Heaven or the Spirit World.
We help others for their benefit, because they are in need and, like the Samaritan; it
made no sense to leave that bleeding soul on the roadside. Whatever we do to help others is returned
many fold if we do it for the right reasons.
If we do it for the wrong reasons and
expect reward, then we are not following the teachings of the Lord Jesus, who taught us to have
compassion and to help others, because we are able to and that is its own
reward.
The
riches of the world continue to be plundered for the benefit of the rich and the
greedy and not for the benefit of the people who live in those regions. So many dynasties have been built up on the
backs of the poor and they are left uneducated with precious little to bring up
their families and their dependants.
Many countries have, through bribery and
corruption, brought about large percentages of poverty throughout their
land. India, for example, can afford
nuclear weapons, while two thirds of their population are starving.
This country is not the only one and you
can think of many more besides, but remember that this country of ours
committed its own far share of abuse when it was an empiric nation, as all
empires have done before them.
Now is the time to look at the world
through new eyes and see the beginnings of the Higher Intelligence encouraging
Mankind to learn from his own mistakes and to put matters right for himself.
In many countries where there has been
oppression and bad Government, the people are beginning to find a voice and
stand up for their rights. Democracy is a
difficult balancing act, but always
the Government must listen to the people and the people must express their
concerns, either in the street by vocally expressing their discontent or
through the ballot box.
You may be wondering just what this is all
about. Is this a political statement or
is it a plea to ask you to think beyond your own confines and families and to
send out positive thoughts to the Universe for the help and healing of
humanity?
Much needs to be done and positive and
loving thoughts are needed to bring back to humanity a compassion that has been
lost and negated by the constant bombardment of horrific scenes on the news and
in plays and films all around the world.
We have all become hardened to other
people’s pain and distress. We may call
out, with thoughts or prayers, for help with our local needs for our children
to pass their exams, for that new car or new clothes, but do we think of the
condition that these goods were made in, so that we could have them cheaply?
I leave you with some thoughts from Buddha, who lived and learned some 500
years before the Lord Jesus came to
teach. Buddha said, “The mind is
everything. What you think you become.”
I would ask you to consider that very
carefully, as humanity is becoming more negative and less godly and since he
cannot think of others, but only himself, the whole balance and fabric
of this world is consistently being destroyed.
We must all move back into balance and love,
and live for the Greater Good.
God bless you all.
Red
Cloud Sunday, 7th July 2013
