Each day, I am at the receiving end of a number of personal emails, many of which are of real value.
This one I am copy-pasting below is from a very long term friend who I switched on to spiritual enlightenment back in the days of my delivering introductory lectures to new public, in London, circa 1967-8. She is now an active leading light in helping others become spiritually enlightened.
I post this missive from her because it is bigger than the limit of me and thee.
What this missive reveals is the key to world peace.
World peace is something I have recently become rather vitally interested in, not from a selfish point of view, but from an intellectual research perspective.
I responded to a presentation delivered by a PhD to the Scientific & Medical Network recently. His presentation was on his investigation into the historical causes of wars and conflict.
After talking around in circles for an hour, came time for questions to the speaker from we members of the audience.
I might have reported to you on this exchange earlier . . . but no-worries; it is such an important issue. It bears repeating.
Observing that his whole investigation and resulting outcome was, in essence, a wrong target-meaningless endeavor, I was sure to be the first to pose my question to him.
“Doctor, that was quite an undertaking you took on there, investigating all of the causes and instigations of war in our history. My question is: in all of that investigation, did you come across any information or data relating to how any PEACE was maintained during the time you researched or otherwise how peace was brought about to end any war? I ask this because I recently ran into material relating to ‘The Peace of Westphalia’ that ended the religious wars in Europe.”
My question actually took the wind out of his sails! He audibly gasped as he took a big breath to utter, rather a little sheepishly: “Umm, that is a good question!” Pause, “I did not investigate that issue.”
The regular host of the evening, The Director Programming, responded with the remark that my question WAS a good question, for which he thanked me.
I give you that little bit of history above as an example of our human proclivity to wrong target.
Humans are wont to react against the unwanted and act in opponency versus taking the analytical actions needed to protect or restore the POSITIVE.
Investigating PEACE the mechanics of it establishment and maintenance is in fact an omitted practice in the halls of power. What is stupidly practiced instead is the stance against putative enemies.
In actuality, they are not creating PEACE, but positing war and creating enmity.
And so now, to the story in the email I received this morning. I’d be interested to hear from you all any insights or realizations you arrive at when reading it.
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There was a farmer who grew excellent quality corn. Every year he won the prize for growing the best corn.
One year, a reporter interviewed him and discovered something interesting about the way he grew corn.
The reporter discovered that the farmer shared his seeds with his neighbors. "Why do you share your best seeds with your neighbors, if every year they compete with your own?" the reporter asked him.
"Why, sir?" the farmer replied, "don’t you know? The wind picks up the pollen from the ripe corn and swirls it from one field to another. If my neighbors grow inferior corn, cross-pollination will constantly degrade the quality of my corn. If I want to grow good corn, I must help my neighbors grow good corn."
The same can be applied to our lives. If you want to live a happy, meaningful life, you must help enrich the lives of others.
The real value of a life is measured by the lives it touches; it’s the number of people you have positively impacted that shows the wealth of your spirit, the kindness of your heart, the integrity of your character and therefore the abundance and happiness you will enjoy.
We mistakenly see ourselves as separate beings but we are connected through a web of life that sustains us all and the well-being of each one is linked to the well-being of all.
This is the lesson humanity as a whole, still has to grasp, but I think there’s an ever increasing number of people that get it and it’s encouraging to watch.