In this current climate of the world we live in, many discussions have come up about the main "issues" taking hold now. With the election coming up, it seems more often than not, people ask the age old question, "who are you voting for?"
While all of this is important to inform yourself about, I have come to realize that most people feel helpless. Most of us feel like the world is not changeable and even the so-called good people running for president had to lie to us to manipulate us into thinking that we can change for the better.
It seems like an uphill climb, doesn't it? It seems like this world that we live in is constantly cheating us of our natural human being rights in order to maintain something that isn't even real. Money.
Money was originally sacred. It really was. People used money in a gift setting. As in; I did something for the whole, and I am able to maintain a gift from doing this. It was not about greed and hoarding. Everyone had something to give and in that everyone was taken care of. Of course, in this size of economy, money had to be taken to a new level. It's just that we are so overwhelmed by it, we have forgotten that it is not life itself. It is powerful, indeed, but only as powerful as you make it.
I had a moment of frustration that sparked this feeling inside of me today. I was being called about a bill, and in that moment, I forgot everything that makes life beautiful and focused on the sincere anger and frustration that I as feeling. I felt trapped by seeing only this emotion, and not the entire picture. I don't believe that this world is meant to be content with the conditions that are now. We have so many ego driven goals that we have forgotten that we are mammals. We are HUMAN! Why have we complicated things to such a degree that we no longer have access to being free, even if we tried. There are so many rules and regulations on even the most natural things. My friend Bryson mentioned that we work tirelessly each day to maintain resources that are part of this earth...that are part of us. Food and shelter are provided for us, without money, however, we can't seem to work enough. We cant seem to get enough of what doesn't satisfy.
I thought of the world condition today, and in that came a beautiful analogy.
Rain can be a negative experience for some people. It can seasonally depress you, or make you uncomfortable..... you name it. For some it is beautiful and relaxing. No matter what our views of the rain, it is only temporary. It comes and it goes and it gives life.
In the "rainy season" that we live in right now, there is hope. Nothing is permanent. And in the end we will see that this cloud we have been living under has just been a way for us to grow, learn and flourish.
I am ready to see what happens after this rain.
Also- I highly reccomend the book "Sacred Economics" by Charles Eisenstein
This is a beauiful thought Alexa but try living without the simple amenities (tolits), electricty, gas, things that are not natural and your feeling may change a little. I understand what you are feeling, however, it isn't all bad. Love you
ReplyDeleteI by no means was trying to make the point that anything unnatural is wrong. I was merely pointing out that we have placed all of our faith in money. Not true for everyone, but collectively it seems that we have forgotten our true nature. What I am saying is that our human rights seem to have been misplaced. Who even owns land? to me it is a funny concept that we even have countries. It's a far fetched idea, but it feels the most wonderful to share those feelings. Of course having a toilet is a blessing in itself....but perhaps there are ways to take the modern information and amenities we have and combine them with living more simply. We all could survive (and flourish) if we had less. Less, in this case, is more. Love you
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