In case you missed it, the White House & conservative members of the U.S. Congress succeeded in defeating an amendment that would have limited the enormous powers of the NSA to collect data on the private life of primarily American citizens … How ironic it is that the agency in charge of protecting our “national security” has become the enemy that now poses the greatest threat to our freedom.

Of course, as with any other challenge or tragedy that might befall us, there is positive to be taken from this development as well.

First & foremost, it is a reminder NOT that we should fight for our “right to privacy” (which hasn’t existed in any viable form since the Patriot Act was passed some twelve years ago), but is rather a clarion wake up call to a new way of Living — to the realization that we need not fear being spied upon if we choose to have nothing to hide.

After all, even if the NSA’s piercing gaze is not cast in your direction, God always knows what you are doing anyway … And even if God is busy elsewhere (or doesn’t exist at all), your own Soul is monitoring your every move — rejoicing when you sacrifice for others, and forgiving you whenever you slip into selfishness.

In essence, we don’t need to destroy those who would spy on us or find better ways to hide from them … We simply need to start living in ways that don’t need to remain hidden.

“The severest trial of oppression is the constant outrage which one suffers at the mere thought of the oppressor. What Jesus discovered was how to avoid these inner devastations. And his technique was simple: simply face anger and practice the opposite emotion, Love … When this principle is actively embraced, even though a person may continue to be oppressed, he ceases to suffer. Even though a person seems to have lost certain liberties, she remains completely free.” ~ inspired by B. F. Skinner

Filed under: Outing the Oligarchy by Scaughdt