Where would we be today if we could have foreseen our future slavery, genocide, colonization, separation from our cultures, and unawareness of our nature and Spirit? Where would the world be? The destruction of a species is abhorred. But, in the process of evolution, many forms die. In the case of human beings, there are plagues, wars, and mass killings. Eventually, all empires and regimes fall and disappear. During the process of extinction, the death is very painful. Much darkness endures, sometimes for centuries. Out of that decay comes new beginnings and knowledge. We miss the old ways; but, if nothing ever changed, we wouldn’t be where we are today.
Massacre, genocide, and extinction are worse than horrible. However, if we believe that Life is eternal, that there is an infinite energy that continuously creates and destroys; if we realize that we exist within that Energy, that Flow, whatever it is that IS, then we have to accept that we are part of Its process of creating and destroying. We have to accept that we have these tendencies within us and to notice when we ourselves are destroying and creating (at any level – at home, at work, in our communities, in our states, in our nations and in the world) and whether our actions in this regard are productive or harmful, are kind, loving, considerate, and virtuous. Do our thoughts and actions nurture or destroy life?
We will one day not exist. We must strive while we are here to not cause harm, to have a positive effect, and to not leave this place worse than when we arrived.
I believe that I chose to live as a physical being on Earth, but once embodied in the flesh, I became caught up in the ecstasy of physical feelings and the emotions of love, pride, and ego. It became overwhelming. Eventually, I forgot who I Am and why I came here. I became lost. How do I return to that which I Am? Maybe I don’t. Maybe I came here to evolve into something greater. At some point, it will all come together. My awareness of who I Am will be accentuated by all that I have learned.