attaining real Freedom … (04/10/13)
A DEA officer came by a ranch and told the rancher there that he needed to “search the property for illegally grown drugs.” The rancher shrugged his shoulders and said that this was fine, adding “But don’t go in that field over there…”, as he pointed out the location in question.
Upon hearing these words, the officer got right up in the rancher’s face, pulled out his badge, and shouted, “Mister, I have the authority of the Federal Government. Do you see this badge? This badge means I am allowed to go wherever I wish … on any land I want … for no reason at all! Have I made myself clear!?!”
The rancher nodded calmly, turned around, and went about his business.
A short time later, the rancher heard loud screams, looked up, and saw the DEA officer running for his life — being chased by the rancher’s HUGE Santa Gertrudis bull …
With every step the bull was gaining ground, and it seemed likely that the terrified officer was sure enough going to get gored before he reached safety.
And just as the bull was about catch him, the rancher dropped his tools, ran to the edge of the fence, and yelled at the top of his lungs …
“Your badge, mister … Show him your BADGE!”
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There are a number of authorities in our lives that will intrude upon us, and there is indeed often very little we can do to stop them … And yet the solution is almost always a very simple, remarkably Peace-full one:
Just nod your head, smile with compassion, let them go one thinking that they are important … and go on with living your life.
It’s time for us all to remember that we don’t need a politician to tell us how to build our communities, we don’t need a preacher to tell us how to “get one with God”, and you don’t need an ego to tell us how to spend the priceless few moments we have left on this planet.
It is important to finally remember that we all, my dear Friends, are now & always will be — COMPLETELY FREE.
We no longer have to wait for the government to stop paying for its criminal wars and to start taking care of the poor … We are FREE to actively Care for our neighbors.
We no longer have to listen to others tell us who to worship and how to worship them … We are FREE to write our own “scripture” on how to LOVE; free to recognize that Heaven is already all around us — and free to act accordingly.
And we no longer have to heed the nervous whisperings of our ego, telling us to protect ourselves from all things “mean” and “bad and “dangerous” … We are FREE instead to reach out and be Kind to all those “least deserving” — to shower LOVE upon all those who need that Kindness the very most.
We are living a FREE life, my Friends — Let’s Do something Meaning-full with it!
Peace …
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