A Line In The Sand

Everyone reaches a point in their life, where they can look back to a particular event, and draw a line in the sand.  This is the moment where they were able to define two separate and distinct versions of their life.  There was the time prior to the event, where they were one person, and there was the time after the event, where they became someone completely different, and nothing was ever the same.  Sometimes the “event” is something extremely wonderful, such as meeting the person they were destined to share their lives with.  As good as life may have been prior to that encounter, the person looks back and wondered how they ever managed to be happy or even survive.  Sometimes the “event” is something traumatic such as the death of a loved one.  Once this line is drawn in the sand, many feel hopelessly lost and never recover, because something that literally defined them, and was a part of them, is gone forever.  The common denominator for many of these instances is that we never see them coming.  We are completely blindsided by an event, yet it leaves an indelible mark on our existence that can never be forgotten.

Sometimes we have advance notice of a life altering event.  In many cases, we have the ability to delay or postpone the situation.  The presentation of the incoming information is often a slow trickle.  There is a realization or an awakening, that requires us to take action.  Imagine having a set of personal beliefs or social alliances, that always stood like a mighty statue, impervious to attack or decay.  Day by day, new information is presented that does not support our position regarding the construct.  The natural tendency would be to attack the opposing forces and defeat them without providing due process.  Often, after repeated surfacing of the new ideology, we are led to do personal investigation and research for ourselves.  This can be a most troubling journey, because many times the newly-discovered facts present themselves with such solidity, that they are irrefutable.  This may not be a desirable situation, because it means that one of our belief systems has been completely dismantled.  Everything that we believed in, has been proven to be false.  It may be difficult to understand our own personal identity, and what we stand for, because much of it was based on lies or mischaracterizations.

Soon there will be a collective, mass realization, which has been predicted by a few, and is unknown by more.  Millions of people on this planet have been gravely mistaken about one or more items of unimaginable importance.  Some have been aware of the incoming deluge, and they have tried to bring others into the light.  Others are uncovering the facts currently, and while some are in the acceptance phase, there are still many that fight with everything they have, to hold on to the old paradigm.  As unhealthy as this scenario is, it is an infinitely better situation than what the remainder of the population will experience.  For the final group, they have no idea what is coming, nor are they prepared to deal with the truth.  They have been asleep continuously, and nothing has been able to jar them from that hopeless condition.  There is a line in the sand being drawn right now.  It is unlike anything in recorded history.  When we collectively cross the line, everyone on earth will look back at the “before”, and wonder how we ever slept through it, oblivious to everything happening around us.

Survivors Write History Books

There is a phrase that has been tossed around throughout time which simply states “History is always written by the winners.  When two cultures clash, the loser is obliterated, and the winner writes the history books -- books which glorify their own cause and disparage the conquered foe."  As Napoleon once said, "What is history, but a fable agreed upon”?  What is not apparent to the people of today, is that the history books are being written anew, even as decades pass, rather than centuries. Could it be imaginable that the events of just the past 100 years have been massively skewed right before our eyes?  It is an easy enough concept when we realize that even the longest-living people are typically only 90 to 100 years of age.  If there is no one alive that can argue the point of what actually happened on the ill-fated Titanic, then the historians - read "powers that be" - could write anything. 

If you are so inclined, try to obtain a set of grade school or high school history books.  Try to go back 50 years.  Let them each be a decade apart.  You would have six books that gradually change the events that happened.  This is regarding the purpose for wars, their cost, death totals, artifacts lost, etc.  This has actually been proven to be true and it is an alarming realization.  We are well now within the 21st century.  This means that there is probably not a person alive that can give personal testimony on any event that occurred prior to 1900.  How certain can we be of anything which is generally believed to be true history? Even barbarians and murders do not want to be remembered as such.  They would rather write their own epitaph which would be the factual representation for all eternity.  We had all better pray that “The kingdom of God lies within us” because our chances of finding it within the walls of the city library are going to be highly unlikely.

Why Angels Have Swords

Most of us are born and live our lives in the general understanding that people are pretty much the same.  Our parents teach us to treat other children with respect and to share our toys.  In school the teachers reinforce these ideas with concepts of fairness in the classroom.  We all exist inside our own fragile little shells, and we perceive that other people are very much like ourselves.  Everyone knows what it feels like to love another or to feel pain or to cry.  It seems we all simply have different vantage points, and perspectives, on the same basic experiences.  Nothing could be further from the truth.

 As we grow older, it becomes quite obvious that humanity exists within a very wide and diverse spectrum. Instead of having a core group that represents the characteristics of the masses, it is actually very much divided.  The most startling aspect of humanity is the way each person may view others around them that are outside of their own “being”.  On one hand, we have people that sincerely care about the wellbeing of others.  They lift up their fellow man in all that they do.  Many tend to the sick or people in need.  It literally hurts them to know that someone else is suffering.  They exhibit a characteristic known as “compassion”.

 On the opposite end of the playing field, we have those that have no compassion for anyone, regardless of who they are.  Whether parents or brother and sister; classmate or friend; even lovers have no special place in their hearts.  These people have the inability to feel beyond themselves.  These are the narcissists.  They somehow feel entitled to everything and yet give nothing in return.  From a career perspective, these are the people that typically strive to achieve positions that invoke “power”.  Make no mistake, what makes them feel good inside and fulfilled, is to know that they have power over another being.

 It is possible to find people so disconnected with humanity, that they have no issues causing emotional and physical harm to others.  We do not have to look very far to see people evicted from their homes for being delinquent in their mortgages.  Medications are developed that can cause serious addiction, injury, or even death.  Wars are orchestrated all over the world, and millions die, to acquire land or minerals or oil.  The common denominator is that money drives all of it.  Money is the root of all evil.  The people that engage in these nefarious acts are not likely to discuss humanitarian principles over a bargaining table.  They simply do not care.  This is why God gave angels swords.  Because sometimes you have to speak to people in their own language.

Groundwork Technology

Every technological advancement in society owes itself to the groundwork that was laid previously.  The same thing can be said about human "awakening" or consciousness.  Regarding technology, we need only look back into our history a few hundred years to understand the reasoning.  For hundreds of years, mankind sailed the oceans in wooded vessels, with only the slightest of improvements made to the ships, as decades passed.  In 1903, two brothers in the bicycle repair business, are credited with creating the first airplane, as they managed to stay in the air for almost one full minute. Just 65 years later, plans are being made to land a human being on the moon.  What we see happening is that groundwork technology which precedes any new idea, is responsible for accelerating the new "invention".  This is because no technology that pre-existed, needed to be reinvented, to support the new idea.  This concept is clearly visualized when we observe the number of consumer products such as modern aircraft, cell phones, GPS, and countless other technologies that are being created much faster in the development lifecycle, because of the invention of the computer.  Computers and their calculating speed made it easier to create other complex products and technologies.  

 This technology analogy can be mirrored to depict how fast, or how slow, a society "rises" into new understanding.  If there is some sort of awakening, then the speed at which it happens will be attributable to what came before, and how fast the information can be shared or broadcast. The truth-seekers and mystics have already researched the hidden knowledge and sifted through the darkness, so the new student does not have to pass down the same maze of pathways.  The internet is a tool that can be utilized to inform and enlighten millions in a very short period of time.  We are at a place in history whereas the truth is unveiling itself at the speed of light, and nothing can stop what is coming.  Nothing.

Infinite Possibilities

“All matter originates and exists only by virtue of a force which brings the particle of an atom to vibration and holds this most minute solar system of the atom together.  We must assume behind this force the existence of a conscious and intelligent mind.  This mind is the matrix of all matter.” 
― Max Planck

Approximately 100 years ago, the greatest quantum physicists of the early 1900's, began to collectively understand specific secrets of our universe.  Specifically, they uncovered the workings of matter at the quantum level.  Quantum physics is the study of extremely small particles of matter, which exist at the sub-atomic level.  They suggested through detailed research that the world that we live in is not as it appears via our senses.  Everything in existence, from a rock to a tree to a table and chairs, which appears quite solid in nature, is literally 99 percent empty space.  It is the electrons and sub-atomic particles, which are moving at frantic speeds, which are made up entirely of light waves, that give the illusion of solidity. 

 Imagine a bicycle wheel which is a rim and a hub that are interconnected by traditional spokes. When it is still, it is quite easy to poke your finger through it virtually anywhere, because 99 percent of the wheel is empty space.  Now, spin the wheel at thousands of revolutions per second.  Visually, the wheel now appears to be a solid disk.  Every spoke seems to exist everywhere along its trajectory.  Try to stick your finger through now and it is cast aside by a barrier which gives the illusion of solidity.  This is the basis for all matter in the universe.  Everything is made up of rapidly moving light particles what create what our senses perceive as reality.  God has created and infinite universe of possibilities and they all exist at the same moment.  We as human beings can only see one possible outcome and it is reflected in the life we are currently living while all other possibilities are null and void.  If you snap a photograph of the spinning bicycle wheel, you could clearly see the spokes appearing to stand still.  This is the equivalent of what we experience, which is only one potential path or outcome, in an endless series of potentials.

 Knowing this poses the question "Can we possibly control to any degree the direction that our life is heading"?  A good start would be accepting that God loves us and wants the best for all of us. God balances trillion-ton planets in the heavens with a precision that can predict a complete solar eclipse anywhere in the world within a hundredth of a second, thousands of years into the future.  Our divine creator always has us on the path that will lead to complete perfection.  We always think that events are not what we wish them to be, in the moment we are living them.  But, rarely do we look back and feel that the circumstances were not exactly what should have occurred, once they have passed.  You must trust explicitly in the creator and have dreams for the future that are based on compassion and virtue, always doing the right thing for all concerned.  Set course in the direction that you want to sail, but be aware God actually steers the ship.  Put all of your personal and business affairs in the hands of God and know that the end result will be absolute perfection.

The 100th Monkey

Is it possible that if enough people believe the same principles and ideas, that our thoughts are able to affect other humans? I am not sure about the "human" part of the equation, but let's investigate the phenomenon of the "100th Monkey" in detail.

The Japanese monkey, Macaca Fuscata, had been observed in the wild for a period of over 30 years.  In 1952, on the island of Koshima, scientists were providing monkeys with sweet potatoes dropped in the sand. The monkeys liked the taste of the raw sweet potatoes, but they found the dirt unpleasant.  An 18-month-old female named Imo found she could solve the problem by washing the potatoes in a nearby stream.  She taught this trick to her mother.  Her playmates also learned this new way and they taught their mothers too.  This cultural innovation was gradually picked up by various monkeys before the eyes of the scientists.

Between 1952 and 1958 all the young monkeys learned to wash the sandy sweet potatoes to make them more palatable.  Only the adults who imitated their children learned this social improvement. Other adults kept eating the dirty sweet potatoes. Then something startling took place.  In the autumn of 1958, an increasing number of Koshima monkeys began washing the sweet potatoes.  Let us suppose that when the sun rose one morning there were 99 monkeys on Koshima Island who had learned to wash their sweet potatoes.  Let's further suppose that later that morning, the hundredth monkey learned to wash potatoes.  This is the focus point of this story.  By that evening almost everyone in the tribe was washing sweet potatoes before eating them.  The added energy of introducing a hundredth monkey somehow created an ideological breakthrough.

The scientists also observed that the behavior learned on Koshima Island jumped over the sea.  Colonies of monkeys on other islands and the mainland troop of monkeys at Takasakiyama began washing their sweet potatoes.  Therefore, when a certain critical number achieves an awareness, this new awareness may be communicated from mind to mind.  Although the exact number may vary, this hundredth monkey phenomenon means that when only a limited number of people know of a new way, it may remain the conscious property of these people.  But there is a point at which if only one more person tunes-in to a new awareness, a field is strengthened so that this awareness is picked up by almost everyone.  It has been scientifically proven that we are all in some way connected.  It may occur over very great distances and that information can be exchanged, if the source of the information is held by a large number of people.  Using this analogy of the hundredth  monkey, is there something we can deduce about the behavior of humanity in our modern world?