A few days ago, just after the election results were out, an old man I knew was relieved hearing the results*. He went on to say - "So much crime, the earth cannot bear". I am sure a lot of what was going on would have caused sufficient heartbreak to all concerned people.
On the other hand I was reminded of the words of the mystic Agasthiya who said (not verbatim) - "Whenever the world recedes to a state where selfishness rises to dominate common good, my work will rise again". That brings relief and the courage to make such a prophecy is baffling! Between what He said and what is going on now in the world, we seem to be heading towards a convergence.
And I am also convinced that harping on the evils of individuals, societies or Governments just saps energy without consequence. The only (only, only and only) factor that can bring decisive and long lasting change to humanity is a rise in consciousness. We are all just wasting time or buying time if we're doing something else. And this change, while can be facilitated through movements, can only effect individually. Which means there is a huge responsibility on each of us. Bringing this change to the top rung (leaders of Governments, societies and corporations) will establish a very solid outer-platform that is conducive to the rest of the population.
In this context, mass movements that call for democracy against dictatorship, anti-corruption rules that refuse lack of transparency and accountability are all vital pointers to either conscious or semi-conscious sensitivity of people in that direction. We need to make this happen - even if we get the details wrong, our intents are on the right track!
Without this work towards that direction, we are just trivializing the work of the giants on whose shoulders we stand - giants who gave us the necessary tools to facilitate this rise in consciousness.
* - These results just follow a see-saw pattern. But it at least provides some semblance of check point. As most, if not all, constituencies are - we are faced with choosing the lesser evil.
On the other hand I was reminded of the words of the mystic Agasthiya who said (not verbatim) - "Whenever the world recedes to a state where selfishness rises to dominate common good, my work will rise again". That brings relief and the courage to make such a prophecy is baffling! Between what He said and what is going on now in the world, we seem to be heading towards a convergence.
And I am also convinced that harping on the evils of individuals, societies or Governments just saps energy without consequence. The only (only, only and only) factor that can bring decisive and long lasting change to humanity is a rise in consciousness. We are all just wasting time or buying time if we're doing something else. And this change, while can be facilitated through movements, can only effect individually. Which means there is a huge responsibility on each of us. Bringing this change to the top rung (leaders of Governments, societies and corporations) will establish a very solid outer-platform that is conducive to the rest of the population.
In this context, mass movements that call for democracy against dictatorship, anti-corruption rules that refuse lack of transparency and accountability are all vital pointers to either conscious or semi-conscious sensitivity of people in that direction. We need to make this happen - even if we get the details wrong, our intents are on the right track!
Without this work towards that direction, we are just trivializing the work of the giants on whose shoulders we stand - giants who gave us the necessary tools to facilitate this rise in consciousness.
* - These results just follow a see-saw pattern. But it at least provides some semblance of check point. As most, if not all, constituencies are - we are faced with choosing the lesser evil.
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