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Becoming Civilized

Are we a fully civilized society? We assume because we have advanced forward in linear time that it is naturally a given we are also more progressed in terms of our knowledge, wisdom, and sophistication. But are we?

How sophisticated is it to indulge in the kind of social behavior we witness in society at the moment? As our buildings get taller and our computers become faster, we are forgetting the fundamental human skills needed to build a truly great civilization. In short, we are losing touch with our humanness, our decency, our respect for the Earth that serves us.

There are societies we label as primitive that have or had a much greater grasp of the ethics and integrity of a respectful and fulfilling society. I suggest that it is time to put our inflated egos aside and learn from them, in order that we may incorporate some of their higher principles back into our modern life.

Additional thoughts:

Star Trek fans, remember the “Prime Directive”? It is a law of noninterference that dictates that there be no interference with the natural development of any primitive society. In the Star Trek stories, the defining line is to have achieved warp speed technology on their own. These days I wonder what civilizations might be observing us and just shaking their heads. “Sorry, we would really like to help you, we see you are floundering around and it is really painful to watch. But, you haven’t figured out certain things on your own yet… Give us a call when you get it.

Your Contribution

Life is not about what we can take from it; life really begins with what we contribute to it.

What real meaning is there in “me, me, me”? The big house any person managed to earn with the sole goal of pumping up their own egos, to gain status and impress their friends, will prove meaningless on their deathbeds.

The real question to be answered is, “Is the world a better place because I spent some time here?”

Inspirational Service Quotes:

“Try not to become a person of success, but rather… try to become a person of value.”
~ Albert Einstein

“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.”
~ Mahatma Gandhi

“Everybody can be great…because anybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love.”
~ Martin Luther King Jr.

“At the end of life we will not be judged by how many diplomas we have received, how much money we have made, how many great things we have done.
We will be judged by “I was hungry, and you gave me something to eat, I was naked and you clothed me. I was homeless, and you took me in.”
~ Mother Teresa

“I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy.”
~ Tagore

“Strength does not make one capable of rule; it makes one capable of service.”
~ Brandon Sanderson

Imagination’s Power

Do you use the power of imagination to to create and expand your life? If not, you are not alone. Although right-brained creative thinking does come naturally to some people, it does not to others.

Personally I think our educations systems need an overhaul. We are taught “known knowledge” and we’re expected to regurgitate it by rote. There is some value in that, but it is also very limiting to the innate potential of our human consciousness.

What if part of our education from a young age was geared towards developing our imagination and creative thinking skills? New inventions and solutions to existing problems require creative thinking.

If you recognize that your brain is too locked down in “what is” and you’re not giving any time to “what could be”, here is a good article with 10 tips on how to get your creative mind purcolating:

10 Ways to Boost Your Imagination and Achieve Big Things

Inspirational Quotes:

“I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination circles the world.
~ Albert Einstein

“Everything you can imagine is real.”
~ Pablo Picasso

“Logic will get you from A to Z; imagination will get you everywhere.”
~ Albert Einstein

“If you don’t imagine, nothing ever happens at all.”
~ John Green,

“Believe in yourself. You are braver than you think, more talented than you know, and capable of more than you imagine.”
~ Roy T. Bennett

“You must give everything to make your life as beautiful as the dreams that dance in your imagination.”

Be Yourself

As Oscar Wilde so succinctly put it, “Be yourself, everyone else is taken.”

Society has this need to shape and mold us, to make us “be acceptable”. Perhaps this has never been more strongly true then it is right now.

Becoming our most authentic selves, learning to be true to ourselves, is sometimes a lifetime journey. But it does not have to be! We are not born with the masks that society encourages or demands that we wear. We acquire them to “get along” and to “fit in”.

Look to nature as an example. There are no games; nature is authentic. No giraffe is wasting his life hating his “too long” neck and trying to be the best zebra ever.

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Finding Truth

Humanity is struggling to find the truth. With the incessant yackety-yak of media and the so obvious inconsistencies in various controversial political narratives (including about COVID), how do we know what is true? People are turning to fact checkers, and I ask you, how do we really know for sure they speak the truth? It is a very deep rabbit hole and one has to wonder, how far does it go? Society appears to be riven with lies,. Our big challenge is uncovering the truth.

Have you considered that the real “truth barometer” resides inside you? Listen to the narrative(s), have discernment, use your critical thinking skills, question, question, and question more, then listen to your gut. Does the news you process resonate as truth? Or, does it make you squirm? Is there a niggling piece inside you, which in spite of being contrary to what you previously believed, just won’t be suppressed? Therein lies your clue.

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