There have been those who have hinted to me that my efforts will be in vain; that no matter how clearly or insistently I champion the cause of Peace & Harmony & Oneness, we as a species will never come to enliven the same.

Well, at least on the imminent term, I would have to agree.

I readily admit that, even though more & more people are awakening to the Truth of “radical Kindness” as a concept, there are still far too few of us actually doing anything about it. And the proof of this pudding is easily seen in every newscast, every blockbuster film, every talk show and almost every newspaper article … Indeed, it is even to be seen in most of our day-to-day conversations — still laced as they are with scathing critique, insidious gossip and heavy-handed negativity.

AND YET, despite it all, there is hope for us still. Something more than mere hope, actually — something, due primarily to the deficiencies of the English language, I choose to call BELIEF.

And this BELIEF is more than a mere speculation as to our species’ continued future — it is faithful assurance therein.

You see, for transcendent Change to occur in any culture, two happenstances must simultaneously come to be — 1) a small but significant portion of the relevant population must display the courage to openly (if not brazenly) champion the cause of unconditional Love … & 2) these individuals must do so at a time in human history that is ripe for the rebirth of communal selflessness (what some call “Peace”, others “Harmony”, and still others “Love”).

I (along with more than a few others) am indeed fulfilling the former requirement, and yet it doesn’t feel like our current generation is quite ready to enliven the latter.  As a species, we humans tend to engage real Tranformation only after the “shit hits the fan” — and only then after all other self-centered options prove inadequate to relieve our suffering.

In our current global situation, the crap is indeed already starting to “explode around the room”, so to speak, and international collapses both economic & ecological are indeed knocking on our door.  And yet, as long as folks continue to believe in “manifesting their own wealth” and/or “building up community” by walling off (or eliminating) their enemies, a transcendent shift cannot take place.

Of course, THERE WILL IN-DEED COME A DAY when our only remaining options will be either extinction or Kindness; when the only choice we will have left is to either band completely together or completely perish.

And it is my fervent faith — a HOPE, if you will — that my efforts in this generation (along with the selfless efforts of others) will have “paved the way” for the rEVOLutionaries of that blessed day;

… that our striving for all that is Good & Harmonious will not be in vain;

… that our species will in-deed transcend its innate animalian and re-birthe into finally embracing its ultimate Birthright: the privilege of Living as ONE.

Let it be so someday …

… and let that someday start today.

Filed under: Practical Tips for Peace-full Living by Scaughdt