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originally posted by: hopenotfeariswhatweneed
a reply to: RAY1990
That a damn good post...
the only change I would make however is at the very end I would change the word jesus to cannibalism. Only because I am a realist...
originally posted by: gr8skott
Spoken like a dirt poor fellow.
a reply to: spiritoftruth111
originally posted by: Aliensun
a reply to: spiritoftruth111
If you are proposing a higher state of existence for humans than this pot of personal misery we now wallow within, then you are correct. Everything that we hold dear is some aspect of the normal greed that animals have as a survival tool. Except we humans have exalted it to extremes for no rational reason except that obtaining the physical is easier then the mental.
originally posted by: RAY1990
a reply to: spiritoftruth111
The nature of reality
Is pure subjective fantasy
Space and time and here and now
Are only in your mind
Why should I follow Jesus? Would he follow me?
Today I watched a video, it was on Facebook. Within this little cartoon was a child seeing the world and not liking it, everyone had their nose in their phones, a woman was about to jump from a building and hundreds just stood and recorded. Someone was getting beat up and they recorded. It was reflective of a side of our reality I've come to loath.
But we are just human, a species of animal. We adapt so quick and forget what the past once was, like money. Money isn't evil, it's just a commodity. An overly complex entity that's filtered through every aspect of most people's reality. People were trading commodities before money and human greed has always been associated with trading.
Human greed goes way back, it's instinctive. Ever since there was more than one group of people it's been instinctive to capitalise on trade, acquire resources and make boundaries whether through marriage, borders, race, class etc etc.
If the choice between 4 sandwiches and two starving families with 2 children comes to the crunch most people would like to believe the children will get the food and the parents will do without. The reality rarely ever goes like that. What usually happens?
Again money is just a commodity, when that money can't find me food, water or a safe space to sleep. Chances are I'll resort to my basic human instinct and survive, one way or the other.
Following Jesus is all good, he taught many fundamental truths about humanity, the thing that separates us from the beasts but if everyone isn't following him and practicing the humanity he taught, what tends to happen when things go bad?
The pacifists are the first to die, martyrs they may make but reproduce no more they won't!
You see, EVERY single one of your ancestors survived. They got to the point of reproduction so here you are, in our history their maybe portions we simply forgot, spots where humans were truly humanitarian. They were probably slaughtered when times got hard and times have been hard in the past, chances are these are not our ancestors.
I mean honestly, if god designed us to take care of this savage garden yet our destiny is a more pious one and separate from the reality we found ourselves in, what's one to do?
I can't do without many of these modern and older inventions such as money, trade, education. I can't go and plow someone else's field and enjoy the spoils, laws exist on living on other people's land, same for off the land, I need a licence to fish. Or I could become a criminal.
You see, I've dropped subtle hints that aspects of reality we are subject to are not to my taste, am I to abandon society and civilization as a whole? Because as far as I see it, yes I may not be able to live naturally as a human being due to laws I am however able to live, I have rights and protections made in law.
Without the world we've constructed we'd be living in a much more savage world, without laws we'd be lawless... I've seen the savagery of humans, we can often be animals first and humans second, especially when things get bad.
Don't get me wrong, humans are getting lost in reality, making a new one, we're out of touch and our senses are a bit dead. We've become members of bigger communities and we don't even know our own family half the time.
The things you've mentioned as evil have a force for good too, via modern communication I can learn about ills suffered elsewhere, use money to help improve things. 100 years ago I'd have had to travel to the location 1000 years ago I'd have never heard, 10,000 years ago I'd have not gave a damn.
It's human instinct to take care of the smaller group first, the modern world in essence is challenging that mindset, just like the struggle of my forefathers made laws that's come to pass, modern communication is building awareness and helping those who are less fortunate.
Again why should I follow Jesus, would he follow me?
The modern world is challenging many things, whilst much evil does come from money or having our noses stuck in our phones, much good comes from it too, I've seen people practicing things Jesus would have preached, not for religious reasons but because they are human.
The evil is ours, we shouldn't pawn it off on inanimate objects, the desire is ours, and so is the lust and greed, when the nut cracks people choose survival not Jesus.
Money is not just a tool, mankind it is a creation from evil, in higher density reality's within the sphere of Light of Good, concepts such as money do not exist, it is a selfish concept that is based upon pride/greed and mankind being evil can not see beyond it.
Those in Darkness comprehend not the Light, the very Light of Truth could speak to them and they would say you are darkness.
What I speak is the truth those in the Light shall know the Light and truth, but those in darkness will not comprehend and will defend their own lies, they will deny their own conscience and seek to justify their own states of mind, remaining in their pride they will choose to learn the hard way, then regret the decision latter. They are as they who under pascals wager choose to wager God did not exist and yet God could even post online and who would really know.
originally posted by: spiritoftruth111
originally posted by: gr8skott
Spoken like a dirt poor fellow.
a reply to: spiritoftruth111
I tell you many who are dirt poor shall enter the kingdom of Heaven before those who are filthy rich.
Money as a concept is evil, those denying it is not are still attached to it and have not taken of the dark shades to see reality clearly yet.
Money can be used for good but it does not change it original intended creation, as a concept it is not of higher kingdoms and was created in lower kingdoms. Human greed is a choice and a condition, a condition of spirit that occurs through manipulation of a persons perspective of reality.
originally posted by: Skywatcher2011
a reply to: spiritoftruth111
Very well written...S&F
originally posted by: spiritoftruth111
Part of the worlds trap is the language itself, the limitation placed is also a form of pride, it is why many look to how something is structured rather than listen to what is being spoken. Grammar as mankind calls it is not necessary in higher reality's, as the means of communication is not even the same. Those who look at the structure are in darkness and miss the light of the message, well written is because the person understood the light to the foolish they look at the structure not what is being said in the message. Prophecy is referring to the entire cycle of time not only those from the past, indeed many prophecy's speak of this generation.