Dispelling Horrible Thoughts
posted by Cee Are | February 28, 2011
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IcerocketDispelling Horrible Thoughts
I had a horrible thought while trying to bend my mind around the disturbing "Insights on Divine Darkness" aside from what's this? One of the former leaders of love and light posting as Darth Vader, trying to convince us how benign and useful the dark side really is ? Strange enough and I still don't get it and maybe I should be glad not to.
No, the horrible thought was; What if all the really good, decent, caring, charitable works in disaster areas, impoverished countries etc. are really all the same sort of 'enabling behavior' associated with the misguided relatives of persons addicted to harmful behaviors? Once that though occurred, well, it became difficult to see the fine work of all these passionate and caring people as not in effect, propping up the very systems that cause or exploit the continuance of these humanitarian problems for corporate profit. If there were no rescue or solace, would the problems not be more dire and more apparent? Would there not be more awareness of needs to address the underlying causes of pain, poverty and social injustice? Rather than just continuing to treat just the symptoms with shoddy stop gap materials? If we could not make a small contribution to relive, if we could not believe someone else might be doing so, would we really be able to go about our day while knowing others were still hurting? Would we really be able to continue think "got a little bit, want some more!" was a good rationale for supporting the very few who "have everything, don't care, want more!" when there are many with actual Needs who will never have anything?
A dammed dark thought, perhaps darker than believing we could change the dark manifestations of our dark selves into beneficial transformers of only unwanted forms.
Can we really continue to believe everyone else is "other than me" as if "they" don't matter?
Could it actually be more merciful to help no one, if refraining removed the causes of harm?
Yikes !
Comments
I think so...
— Feb 28, 2011
So long as we pay taxes we pay for war. Granted we have a duty and obligation to do so. However, if we found a way to refrain, we would no longer be the contributing beneficiaries.
Then to go do humanitarian aid while still in collusion? Can you say double minded?
I'm fairly certain that since I'm not doing anything special myself, still in collusion, still paying taxes, still being a good slave(for the most part;). Then I'm, dragging everybody else down... The most beneficial thing I can do for my fellow man is take care of myself so that he doesn't have to. Or perhaps ignorance is bliss? Shall my burden on society go unnoticed if I don't notice it?
Personally I couldn't imagine trying to raise a child under these conditions, yet it doesn't stop others. Nor does it stop others from trying in impoverished territory. I don' get it. Why bring in another mouth to feed if you can barely feed yourself? I don't get it.
"Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves. They therefore remain bound. The man who does not shrink from self-crucifixion can never fail to accomplish the object upon which his heart is set. This is as true of earthly as of heavenly things. Even the man whose sole object is to acquire wealth must be prepared to make great personal sacrifices before he can accomplish his object; and how much more so he who would realize a strong and well-poised life?" -James Allen
"Seek not abroad, turn back into thyself, for in the inner man dwells the truth..."
