Carol Thu Dec 17, 2015 4:25 pm
I do understand your perspective Blue. My point is what do you wish to focus on and how do you going about making changes. I was the director of a Child Abuse Prevention Council and Battered Women's program. My area of professional expertise was in abuse, violence and its treatment which had me in the thick of it for years followed by being a Public Health Educator. Do you see me posting any of that on the forum? Does anyone wonder why I refuse to post images of violence? Perhaps because it is because the public's awareness is so ramped up that they now view abuse and violence as the norm. Why is that? How many negative violent images are thrown in the face of the public - including children in social media each day? That type of social conditioning entrains and brain washes the innocent into thinking abuse and violence is normal. It's cool where in fact it's not cool, it's sick.
I recently viewed a video of one of the richest people on the planet where he explained what he was doing to help humanity and how he refused to allow people who vexed him in his life. He refused to put up with the negativity and put all of his energy to what he could do to help the human condition. I would rather see posts focusing on how to help people rather then how they are dragged down into the pit.
Flogging religion (whether I agree with you or not) serves no useful purpose other then to allow someone some place to vent. Getting out the soap box is exactly that... is the same as standing up and saying "look at me - what a good boy I am because I can identify the ills of society." Anyone can do that and it doesn't require any talent to do so. It just boils down to venting and flogging a dead horse.
Instead, why not ask yourself "How have I helped someone today?" "What have I done to put a smile on someone's face?"
"What is my role and how do I fulfill it in expanding conscious awareness with regard to how we're all connected to something much bigger then ourselves. Did I inspire anyone today?" "Did I add to the beauty of the planet or in my interactions with others?" "Do I live from a place of self-less service?"
All too often I see people who get caught up in intellect, ego and so entrenched in their own personal point of view that in my opinion they might has well be living in a box where no other light is allowed to shine in. The spiritual seed within them remains stagnant and isn't allowed to grow. Why is that? Fear? Ego standing in front of fear?
Fear... have you ever stood in the acid rain of criticism and been stripped down through the flesh to the bone by a friend, loved one, spouse? Did you come out the other side a victim or did you come out as a survivor making a better life for yourself then where you were in the past? Have you faced terror, real terror where your life was on the line? Were you willing to put your life on the line to save someone else? Life is filled with all types of experiences. And even in the worst of circumstance goodness is a choice and the connection to god can be a life line.
For example, years back I had a friend who had been selected by a Satanic group to undergo horrific experiences which she shared with me. What happened to her was so horrific that I never repeated it to anyone because I did not want to pass those images onto another living being. It's a wonder she survived.. yet what she told me was this.. during the worst of times, while she was being abused, she sang this little song she learned in church that helped her get through it - it helped her survive and come out whole. This woman grew up to be quite a remarkable individual and gave countless hours in volunteer work for the abused. Her spirit was raised up because of her connection with god which she may never have had without her childhood experience in a christian church.
As I view the abuse of others, one can rant about the evils of individuals within various institutions that abuse the innocent, weak and vulnerable - or get off their duff and actually be proactive in helping others. Complaining about the problem rarely solves anything. In the end one has to choose which side they will give their energy too. The enemy by feeding it anger, fear, lust - or something else that actually helps others get on with their lives and become healthy productive people.
Last edited by Carol on Thu Dec 17, 2015 8:02 pm; edited 1 time in total
Um, so sorry Eelco. It's 'Sophia's Choice' and the avatar you see. Umm, I'll try again........
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