What if there was no need for pain or struggle, no need for destructive weapons and wars? A global world free from famine, homelessness and racism. No need for jails, hospitals, lawyers, courts, politics. No need for pollution or insurance. A world with no accidents, no robberies, no murders.
A safe nurturing world. A Heaven on this earthly planet.
A land of no borders.
What would it take? What is the magic answer? What do we need to do? How do we break the cycle?
We already have the answer. It has been done by millions already.
Let's take tithing for example. Church teaches us about the magic of 10% from an early age. As children we give back 10% of what we have received each week. The seed is planted.
Life evolves and we grow up. We carry with us a load of unresolved baggage from childhood. The idea of tithing for one. Perhaps we resented having to give away money that we thought was ours. We may have experimented and kept some or all of the 10%. Perhaps the process was layered with guilt, shame, anger, fears, and so on.
At some point, we may have broken away from the church. Topping off all those layers with more shame, anger, guilt, fears and so on. Disappointed in the church. Carrying the sadness of disappointing and embarrassing family and friends who may be trying to guilt us into conforming - returning to the church. Even though we were right, we were not supported.
Perhaps our parents family and friends continued to turn a blind eye to what we could no longer tolerate. Lessons that contradicted actions. Singing songs like:
Jesus loves the little children
All the children of the world
Red, brown, yellow
Black and white
They are precious in His sight.
Jesus loves the little children
Of the world.
There are also many valuable life lessons mixed in along the way. Standing up for what you believe in.
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