The issue with it all, is that everything exists. This includes the things that we might not want to exist - things like greed, and hate; things like war and destruction. We don't like that these things exist, and yet they do. So we fight against them, we resist them. As if doing this will make them go away. Yet the nature of consciousness - the way our mind works - is that through fighting against something, we strengthen neural pathways to make them more real and more of a threat. That way if we have children and pass on our genes, we are passing on skills and tools to prevent the enemies from taking over. Nature intends it to be this way, otherwise it would be some other way. Duh.
So if that is the case, then what do we do? If we live in a world where there is a clear representation of what death and destruction look and feel like, and we don't like how they feel, then we ought to do something about it, right?! We ought to make a sign and protest and tell everyone about it! We make a Facebook post and remind people to take action on the things that matter!
The truth is that it boils down to one thing. You. You matter most, and what you are doing matters most. Because there is no one else here. Are you doing everything... everything in your power, to make your relative reality a little bit better for everyone around you? Are you doing everything to make your relative reality, a bit less of a burden for the greater reality of life? If not, then shut. up. Yes, I am talking to you. And by you, I mean me. Thank you (for reflecting me). I love you!
I am teaching myself through you, and through my writings; to know that you are there with me, going through the same things that I am.
I remember that if I see some behavior that I feel is inexcusable, some crime against humanity, that the greatest of all responsibilities lies within my own sphere of influence. I am ultimately the one in charge and decide not to condemn, to forsake, or to leave any fellow human behind through my judgment of their wrong-doing. I realize that there really is no my or their. It's just me, and I've gotta get on with it. For myself. For everyone and everything - because it's all just me.
I hope that through my efforts towards living a more compassionate life - one that is a true and authentic expression of the compassion I feel, not one that I fake for 'spiritual' reasons - I inspire someone else to do the same. I pray to embody truth is such a way that we are empowered to take action towards the things that matter most in our lives. I remind myself constantly to pay attention to the issues that bug me so I can take steps in my own life to correct those ways my consciousness is fragmented. I want to love and be loved, and I can only experience this through loving myself. All of myself - including the murderer, the rapist, the radical terrorist, the jerk at work, the ex, the whatever. They are all just me, and if I fail to love them in a complete sense, that I am simply fragmenting consciousness into as many different realities as it will take to reflect the One that is Supreme.
There is only one person here. That's the issue. I can't blame anyone for anything, and all I ever get to do is take 100% responsibility for everything that is happening. Including the potential destruction of the planet. It's terrifying to think that the world is being destroyed, yet in a strange and empowering way, it is captivating and inspiring. I get to do something about it! My life has a greater purpose than even the greatest thing I can imagine for myself, because even though imagination seems infinite, there is something that gives rise to imagination in the first place. What is that thing? How do I connect with it? Why is it here in the first place?
There are no secrets when we realize that there is only one person here. What do you want to know? What can I help you with? How can we align? Help me. Oh please help me. I am lost and yet I am so found.