| In a perfect world, where people truly care for | | | | by what we face during this difficult cult time, we |
| each other, there is a need for only minimal | | | | should thank God and be grateful for the |
| government, leaving room for everyone to | | | | opportunity to be reminded of what is the truth. |
| create anything they desire with as little | | | | Because once we realize the truth of what is |
| interference as possible. But, as long as the ego is | | | | happening, prolonging a bad situation-either |
| running the show, a greater government body is | | | | personally, as a group or a nation-does nobody |
| needed to protect people from those who care | | | | any good, as it only stops us from growing. When |
| more for their own interests than the needs of | | | | something has gone wrong it is important to |
| anyone else. Such people have been separated | | | | recognize the source of the problem, which is |
| through indoctrination from their internal | | | | usually the belief system that led us astray. |
| connection with God and their Oneness with | | | | Trying to right a wrong by intervening based on |
| everyone else. Their lives revolve around ego | | | | the same belief system will only cause the |
| gratification, with little thoughts of others. | | | | situation to continue. Instead of throwing more |
| The community which has neither poverty nor | | | | money into ineffective parts of the economy, we |
| riches will always have the noblest principles. - | | | | must recognize that those parts that are not |
| Plato - | | | | working need to adapt or cease to exist. The |
| On many occasions I have witnessed the dark | | | | economy needs to be dealt with the same way |
| side of people awakened when it comes to | | | | as our individual lives in regard to spirituality. To |
| feeding their ego gratification through greed and | | | | correct a situation, it's of great importance to |
| money. I have attended funerals where "good" | | | | change what caused the collapse, otherwise it will |
| religious people-who claimed their goodness | | | | be like treating a junkie by giving him or her more |
| through their Sunday church attendance and | | | | drugs, instead of having him or her detox. |
| reading of the Bible-were arguing over who would | | | | The care of human life and happiness, and not |
| get what material goods from the deceased even | | | | their destruction, is the first and only object of |
| before the casket was in the ground, instead of | | | | good government. - Thomas Jefferson - |
| living as role models with their lights shining from | | | | God gave us the tools to make wiser choices. But |
| within. The drama would continue when later | | | | many people were tempted by the ideas of |
| discussions about material objects ended in | | | | those who discovered that ego-based competition |
| physical fights and ongoing family feuds. I have | | | | and a system of stealing from others was a |
| also personally witnessed elders and everyday | | | | means to financial gain, and we bought into their |
| hardworking people being victimized and tricked | | | | faulty system. Many people forgot that there are |
| out of their hard-earned savings by people with | | | | no shortcuts to success, that hard work and |
| slick appearances or so-called reputable | | | | dedication are required to achieve anything of |
| institutions-all out of greed-forcing the good people | | | | value in life. Too many people chose to run our |
| into a life of helplessness. This lack of compassion | | | | economy to its knees by feeding their egos, |
| and disrespect for our fellow human beings is the | | | | which is a result of society's indoctrination- |
| work of the dark forces, which are the evil | | | | victimizing people by convincing them to make |
| forces at work. | | | | wrong financial decisions while not informing them |
| Too many people have forgotten that their | | | | of the consequences. Agreeing to go along with |
| obligation is to serve a higher purpose than | | | | such a scheme is wasting the precious chance at |
| themselves by caring for one another. The falling | | | | life we have been given. Worse yet, instead of |
| away from this important spiritual law can be | | | | creating lives that are aligned with God in |
| seen dramatically in all parts of society among all | | | | Oneness, we are wasting our existence. |
| types of people. But instead of viewing this as a | | | | Loyalty to the country always. Loyalty to the |
| failure, it's important to recognize that this effect | | | | government when it deserves it. - Mark Twain - |
| has resulted from society's belief that feeding the | | | | The good news is that during down times we |
| ego is satisfying. Even though most people realize | | | | have many more opportunities to learn. What we |
| that ego gratification cation is not the correct | | | | do next to change-and this means how we |
| way to live, we all get caught up in the | | | | choose to think and what kind of reality we |
| competitive urges to prove we can succeed | | | | choose to create for ourselves-will determine |
| based on society's standards. | | | | whether our lives from this moment forward will |
| Along with everything else we have received | | | | be lived as part of God's kingdom. If so, the ego |
| from God, we have also been blessed with free | | | | needs to be dis-empowered and replaced with |
| will. The choices we make-even those that are in | | | | love for something greater than ourselves. Then |
| opposition to what we know is the correct way | | | | we will be contributing to creating heaven on |
| to live-create our realities from which we can | | | | earth. |
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