The force of real POWER … (01/31/2018)
We’ve been told all our lives that we are nothing on our own; that we must join a like-minded group in order for our concerns to be heard or our injustices to be rectified; that real & lasting change can only come “from above” (in the form of government) or “from on high” (in the form of God) … Well, despite how popular they might all be, none of these cultural whisperings reflect the Truth — namely, that you are already Powerful; that you, all by yourself, can already effectuate great change — and that you can do so today.
Indeed, you don’t need to manipulate objects using “The Force” to become a Force for Good. All you have to do is willingly sacrifice what you have for the betterment of someone who has less; all you have to do is give a morsel of sustenance when you yourself are hungry or a moment of shelter when you yourself are cold; all you have to do is set aside your selfish desires & primal fears long enough to be Kind to an enemy or a stranger; all you have to do is make your life about serving the other instead of being served thereby.
Like the abundance of material wealth — or the calm of “inner peace” — or the might of physical strength — or the certainty of religious faith — or the influence of popular fame, “The Force” is just another sociological tool some folks use to feel safe in a world that is anything but … And yet no matter which of these “tools” you might employ, and no matter how proficient you might become in their use, there is no real Power to be found in any of them.
No, my Friends, real POWER is not a Force that one acquires for one’s self or lords over others — real POWER only comes when we are tempted to gather, but choose instead to give; when we are tempted to hoard, but choose instead to harmonize; when we are deathly afraid, but choose instead to serve — when we are boiling over with anger, and yet choose instead to shine forth the courage of gentleness & compassion.
For you see, real POWER is not any “Force”, my Friends …
… real POWER is LOVE (the verb).
“Love is not the opposite of power …
Love is the strongest power there is.”
~ Vironika Tugaleva
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