What is complacency? By definition, it is a feeling of quiet pleasure or security, often while unaware of some potential danger, defect, or the like; By example it is Nazi Germany, Occupation of Tibet by the Chinese, Rwanda Genocide of 1994, the Sudanese crisis, the "war on terror", the government corruption, the blind democracy we live in, the infiltration of harmful legal drugs by pharmaceutical companies, the WAITING on a savior....just a few examples. For most of us, it is much easier to trust the media, advertisements and political figures than it is to question their intent. It is much easier to believe we are the good guys than to understand we are actually not. It is much easier to look to your neighbor for the answer than to be the one to come up with one,it is much easier to gossip about what Kim Kardashian is doing than to do some research as to why we have 18 year old kids dying in Afghanistan for our country and the "war on terror", it is much easier to sit in church and be told a savior is coming than to ask your Church WHAT CAN I DO TO MAKE THIS WORLD A BETTER PLACE?! THAT is complacency! We are all guilty of it. It starts with the individual and spreads to the masses. If we are not educating ourselves, asking why, researching intent and applying what we learn we are all guilty of the consequences of complacency. It is not up to a president to help us see and make a change. It is a up to every single human being. However, if complacency is what you wish for, good luck to you my friend.
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Free Will
Free Will
We are a society of victims. Whether you believe in nurture or nature, we often argue we are a certain way because of what has happened to us or because someone did something to us. We dig deep into our past to validate our current actions and accept our way of thinking as a permanence. Some of us seek therapy, religion, meditation and arts to understand and express our ways. Others may seek those to change our ways but have that never ending internal battle of "because (fill in the blank) happened to me, I am broken..." As I have continued my personal spiritual journey in understanding myself and others, I have been presented with an undeniable fact. I have been reminded God has given us a gift; and that is the gift of FREE WILL. We are free to make our own choices either to improve ourselves or destruct ourselves. We are free to believe what we choose to and we are free to put a version of ourselves out into the world that we feel appropriately represents who we are. Nobody owns your mind, thoughts, and beliefs unless you give them your consent. Nobody can control your actions unless you give them your consent, and that includes giving your past consent to control your life today. Your free will allows for you to decide to be a prisoner or as God made you, free. I am not sure where this happened, but we have given consent for something to take away the miracle that we are, to downgrade us to something is filled with doubt, malice, lack of understanding, ignorance, darkness and ugliness. We have given our free will away to the part of society that makes us a materialistic species, shallow without a core and afraid of living with a cracked shell. We have given our free will away to the demons that pester our minds and crave destructive behaviors like addiction, hate and egoism. However, it is important to remember, giving away something does not mean you cannot get it back; especially if it is a gift God planted inside of you. Frankly, it will always be there if you believe God is in everything that is alive. In order to find it, look within and let go of everything you accepted in exchange for your free will. Once that is done, you are no longer a victim, but a child of God who has accepted his gift and are an example to others on how to accept it as well. My wish for you, is to exercise your free will to do good in the world.
We are a society of victims. Whether you believe in nurture or nature, we often argue we are a certain way because of what has happened to us or because someone did something to us. We dig deep into our past to validate our current actions and accept our way of thinking as a permanence. Some of us seek therapy, religion, meditation and arts to understand and express our ways. Others may seek those to change our ways but have that never ending internal battle of "because (fill in the blank) happened to me, I am broken..." As I have continued my personal spiritual journey in understanding myself and others, I have been presented with an undeniable fact. I have been reminded God has given us a gift; and that is the gift of FREE WILL. We are free to make our own choices either to improve ourselves or destruct ourselves. We are free to believe what we choose to and we are free to put a version of ourselves out into the world that we feel appropriately represents who we are. Nobody owns your mind, thoughts, and beliefs unless you give them your consent. Nobody can control your actions unless you give them your consent, and that includes giving your past consent to control your life today. Your free will allows for you to decide to be a prisoner or as God made you, free. I am not sure where this happened, but we have given consent for something to take away the miracle that we are, to downgrade us to something is filled with doubt, malice, lack of understanding, ignorance, darkness and ugliness. We have given our free will away to the part of society that makes us a materialistic species, shallow without a core and afraid of living with a cracked shell. We have given our free will away to the demons that pester our minds and crave destructive behaviors like addiction, hate and egoism. However, it is important to remember, giving away something does not mean you cannot get it back; especially if it is a gift God planted inside of you. Frankly, it will always be there if you believe God is in everything that is alive. In order to find it, look within and let go of everything you accepted in exchange for your free will. Once that is done, you are no longer a victim, but a child of God who has accepted his gift and are an example to others on how to accept it as well. My wish for you, is to exercise your free will to do good in the world.
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