Posted 12/17/08 (By Kyle Hunt)
Youthful Optimism and the Darkening Sky
12/17/08
Neoperspectives.com by Kyle Hunt
I know there are many reasons to be pessimistic these days. The world seems to
be going to hell and the walls keep closing in. It appears we are being
sacrificed as pawns in one gigantic chess game being played by the same hand.
And although you might be staring down the edge of an abyss, losing any sign of
light, there is much reason to be happy and hopeful.
This world is beautiful. It is a gem in space. There is the sky, which presents
us with the magnificent colors of the rainbow every day it rises and sets. It
extends into the infinite, passing through our atmosphere, into the solar
system, and traveling onward through all the galaxies of the universe. And then
there is the land, with its massive mountains, deep caverns, scorching deserts,
lush forests, and fertile plains. It has long been our home since we moved out
of the beautiful waters of this planet, sparkling in their peace and raging in
their fury. They hold mystery in their depths and beckon us to explore.
All of the realms of this giant sphere are teeming with life. There are
creatures of all sorts, participating in the cycles of life and death. They are
wondrous creatures of such complexity that one can almost miss their beautiful
simplicity. They are all playing the game of energy and evolution. They change
over time to meet new needs with incredible innovation. And one of the most
fascinating beings in the Animal Kingdom is the human. It is an advanced ape
that has been able to use complex communication, imagination, and compassion to
become one of the most successful life forms on the planet. It has been able to
take nest building and the gathering of resources to incredible heights of
complexity to better provide for itself and its community. And in that communal
setting, the human has been able to evolve by leaps and bounds. Ideas are able
to be shared, wrongs righted, and a sense of worth developed through the coming
together of humans. Being helpful creatures of high intelligence, they are glad
to be serving something bigger than themselves.
But what most humans no longer understand is how connected they are to all that
is around them. They fail to see that all of the people and things around them
are an integral part of them, and that they are intimately connected to all that
is, ever was, or ever will be. It is their universe and it responds to their
will. Things are only as they would like to see them. But recently, the human
has become confused, forgotten his origin, and lost his sense of connectedness
and power. One could blame the rulers, some form of manipulation, or the system
that controls them all, but none of that really matters.
What does matter is where every human wants to go from here. There is a blank
slate upon which humanity can write its destiny. There are many choices that can
be made by each individual that will have massive effects upon the whole. The
will of an abstraction of thought, a non-living human invention such as
government, holds no power of the will of a fully realized human who has grabbed
the reigns of control and put itself in the driver's seat. When the human does
this, he becomes an actor on the stage of life, no longer relegated to a bit
part in some morality play. With the power of its will, the human is able to
become the creator of reality, painting the pictures of its dreams.
I am optimistic as to what humanity will create. The odds may look bad, but it
is never smart to bet against the human spirit. It is has a great history, but
it is not the one that people read in textbooks, but rather the great family
tree of all that came before. Since the beginning of time, every single thing
has happened in such a way as to give rise to you, and for you to be here
experiencing the beauty of it all. Not one of your ancestors ever dropped the
ball going back to the beginning of time, even beyond when we were but a
single-celled organism making its way in this universe, going back to the
genesis of it all.
Amazing thing can happen if the human reconnects with its roots. It sees that it
too began as single-celled life. And at that stage, it knew of the connectedness
of all things. It still does, but is unable to explain in it the language it
learned later in life, which the humans invented later in their evolution. It is
something much more basic and more primal. It is what the human feels deep in
its heart when it has emotions. How wondrous that the human sheds water droplets
when it is sad and laughs when it is happy. To better describe that which cannot
be spoken, these "feelings," artists have come along to paint the picture of
life with vibrations of all sorts, affecting all of our senses. They are the
magic makers.
And even if all those things you fear will happen do come to pass, there is no
need to worry! At the end of this life, you will return from where you came -
your true home. Everything you might think you will lose does not matter there.
These objects, the materials of this world, do not matter in the world of the
spirit. But what do I know? I have only had but twenty five years on this
planet. And yet, even if it were to all end tomorrow, I would be glad I got to
see and experience it, to play my part, with all of the good and bad and the ups
and downs. These are the things that help us to understand that we are but
frequencies of energy vibrating in space, making music with each other and with
the universe.
Do what you know is right and you will not be led astray. You will be a hero of
the human race and shining star in the sky. Peace is achievable, but is not some
state of affairs external to yourself, rather the state of being within you.
Peace be with you.