Ego vs. Will

What a grand and glorious world we live in!

It's filled with love and doubt, peace and chaos... that list goes on ad infinitum. I see the facets and am amazed.

First I wonder how people can think that this world has evolved. Can't they see the sense of order amongst the ruins of what we humans do? One only needs to look skyward to see the order of things. Why would this not include Earth and all its beauty?

Second, as far as the dis-order is concerned... Who caused it? I doubt it was the animals or the vegetation of the earth that did it. No. WE were the ones who God gave dominion over this earth and its creatures, great and small. We should hang our heads in shame over what we have done.

And third... there is no problem without a solution. In fact, a problem is merely a solution in disguise waiting to be discovered.

The way I see it, some things don't need to be fixed. They simply need to be left alone. The 'civilized' world isn't all that civilized. It's a brutal system of haves and have-nots. My thinking is that God should have adjusted that gene or the DNA to further the humanity of mankind. But then it wouldn't be free will would it?

The world is a perfect example of free will run riot. The haves steal from the have-nots to further their own inner cravings while the have-nots spin deeper and deeper into poverty and worse. It's a tale as old as mankind, but that doesn't make it right.

People spend millions of dollars to feel safe behind locked doors with security systems at their fingertips, complete with panic rooms, electronic safety cards and the ever present system of cameras invading the very privacy we relish so much. What ever gave people the idea that this world is a safe place to be to begin with? Or that it is supposed to be? Ask any person living in a place where there is none of this... a jungle or outlying plain... about safety. See what their perspective of safety is.

"Oh, I couldn't live that way," you cry. You're probably right. This society we live in has softened our instincts. This society with all the trappings of safety and overindulgence is a far cry from the pioneers who built this country. This society is a nation of crybabies and whiners who want something for nothing. And those with the most cry the loudest. We should hang our heads in shame over what we have done.

Out of disorder comes order. Not the other way around. 'Solutions' come in the form of trillion dollar fixes, money, which by the way, isn't even available. The government, in my opinion, should let us take care of ourselves. Certainly there will always be people in need. For those there should be provisions.

But even within families now there is the idea that people are disposable like so much garbage. You get old, you go to a nursing home. You have some sort of mental or physical disability, you get institutionalized. Except for extreme cases, that was unheard of when I was growing up. People cared for their older family members. They cared for their children and other members who were challenged. They didn't throw them away.

But people are 'too busy' now. After all, they have their own lives. They can't be bothered to do the right thing. That would be too much of a burden. Poor, poor babies that can't do the right thing.

Who said that we are supposed to accumulate material things at a rate that is beyond our income? Who said that our children deserve more and better than what we ourselves had? And at no cost to them? No cost meaning no discipline, no chores, no responsibilities? I worked in my household from the time I could stand on a chair to help out with doing the dishes and I'm not dead yet. Going out to play was something I did IF there was time, time after the chores and my responsibilities to my household were done.

Who said that when people get old that they should sell off their life accomplishments and go live in a room that resembles a jail cell and let strangers tend to their personal care needs? My grandfather lived in my mother's house until the day he died when he could no longer take care of himself. He was in his 90s. My mother, now in her 80s, still lives in her own home and my sister lives with her continuing the legacy. Who said people outlive their usefulness? We should hang our heads in shame over what we have done.

The world has grown at a rate never seen before. The population has exploded. But Earth can take care of itself. Everything is too fast... the population, the way things operate at full speed ahead. People weren't meant to live in huge cities stacked on top of each other in skyscrapers. It isn't natural. We have basic needs that aren't being met.

Of course there is going to be chaos when we don't get them. We need sunlight and fresh air to breathe. We need clean water and nutritional foods. The air is foul due to pollution and our bodies struggle with all manner of diseases in reaction to the nutrients we are depriving ourselves of. Our foods are tainted by genetic altering and human growth hormone and antibiotic additives.

The world is a mess. But as I said, the Earth can take care of itself. There is a reason all those diseases exist. It's a biological reaction to the toxins creating the chaos. And so Earth kills off a few hundred thousand people every year just to try to remain alive.

Earth's atmosphere is delicate and any imbalance will set off a series of actions and reactions. Did you really think that the increased frequency of natural disasters is a coincidence? Famine and disease in our faces should show us how to be helpful and compassionate. But does that really encourage us? Not likely. We're too busy over here in our own little corner doing things that don't really matter.

Six words could cure the world of all its ills if it would only listen. SIX WORDS!!! "Too simple", you say. I beg to differ. Because if while we were in our little corner of the world we truly TOOK CARE OF IT, the world as a whole would lack nothing.

• TRUST GOD
• CLEAN HOUSE
• HELP OTHERS

Those are the six words that could cure the world.

Trust God - In every action, every thought, trust God with every aspect of your life. Know in your heart of hearts that He will guide you and take care of you and that without Him you are lost... forever.

Clean House - Take care of your own little corner of the world. My corner of the world consists of a few people. I should do everything in my power to be right with them, get along with them, be good to them... and to myself... and mind my own business. After God, this is the most important thing to be concerned with... just my little corner of the world.

Help Others - If I am right with God and the few people in my life, THEN I should seek to help others. It means taking care of your own... your own relatives, your own friends and THEN, the rest of the world. And again, and I can't stress this enough, mind my own business.

No matter where you live, the USA or the bottom of the world, if you were to apply these principles then the world would be in better shape than it is now. If every 'have' minded their own business, they would most likely retain what they have. If every 'have-not' tended to their own affairs and took some responsibility for inhaling the same air that everyone else does they would perhaps not feel so helpless and hopeless.

In the end all we really sacrifice is our ego and it wasn't worth anything anyway. EGO = Easing God Out. If we find Him, we have the whole world at our disposal. In conclusion, let me ask you... Will you live a life that in the end you have to hang your head in shame over what you have done? I am here to tell you, it doesn't have to be that way. Have a great journey...