Someone recently accused me of being blind. It was the eye-opening comment that woke me up and made me realize that half of America is blind and the other half can’t see. That can’t be good! If one side cannot get beyond its own point of view long enough to see the other side of the story, we are in a big pickle. Where is the hope in that?
Well there is hope, folks. There’s the hope that one day soon we’ll all open our eyes, wake up and face the reality that we are not one side or the other. Just because we’re all wearing different bodies doesn’t mean that we are separate. Under the beautiful hues of our various skin tones, we’re all the same. We are all one. Perhaps we’ll figure it out before we self-destruct and become nothing more than a heaping pile of grey ashes.
Oh but wait. Is that what must happen before we wake up and realize that maybe something needs to change? Would we prefer to disintegrate into ashes, or join in a common effort to find a better way? What do we really want? I mean, really?
A teaching from A Course in Miracles states simply that one who is in her right mind has the responsibility to overlook the perceived wrongdoing of the one who is not. The Course also says that forgiveness is the key to happiness, but that’s a subject for another day.
We just need to make a decision about whether or not we want to. Really. If half the population of our country is in its right mind and half is not, who is to say which is which? Who determines if there is a right or a wrong? In either case, if we are to survive with our lives and our sanity in tact, both sides have an obligation to extend forgiveness. Noblesse oblige, as they say. Without that, we’re a long, long way from healing grievances, finding workable solutions, and finding lasting peace.
What if we consider that we’re all right and we’re all wrong? Or what if we just think about the possibility that no one is right, and no one is wrong? What if everything just simply is what it is, beautifully wrapped and presented to us as a gift to help us find the best within ourselves? What if we just discard the outer wrappings and find the treasure within?
Whatever the scenario, it’s wise to remember that we’re all in this together. The greater the number of those willing to take a peek into the mind of another in search of understanding, the sooner our chances of recovering our sanity.
The same person who accused me of being blind said, “My skepticism or optimism all by myself will do nothing. Soon thereafter, I saw a meme: “How can I, just one person, change anything? said 74,500,000 people.” One single mind joined with many will change the world.
Can we do it? Will we? Do we want to? Or would we rather hang out in a mindset of right vs. wrong and stay stuck in a frightful, unsettling situation that appears to have no satisfying solution? Which do we choose?
The shift from the old world to the new has already begun, and one would have to be truly blind to not recognize the demise of the old in the decay and destruction that is unfolding before our eyes. It is time to move our consciousness up into a vision of wholeness.
The clock is moving closer to midnight. If you are going to change your mind, now would be the perfect time to do it. If you and just a few others, maybe 74,500 or so, decide to shift your view of the world into a vision of unity, harmony, and peace, we will be one step closer to a new and better world before the clock runs out. Tell your friends!
Note: The photo above is courtesy of New Waves of Light, a website designed by anonymous individuals around the world who share the intention of bringing light and love to a world of darkness and chaos. (newwavesoflight.org or NWOL.us)
beautifully explained, dear Julia!! Thank you.
Thank you dear Judy. And thank you for taking the time from your busy life long enough to read it!