Truth

Over the past few months I have come to the realisation that people will, at all costs, avoid the truth. All of us have our issues, our emotional baggage (me included) which stems from issues from the past, usually from our upbringing or from traumatic experiences. We bottle it up and seek comfort through other means (sex, drugs, alcohol, food, exercise, consumerism, idolatry, etc) thinking that this is our way to "deal" with it. Yet, by doing so, we are literally destroying ourselves, committing suicide slowly. But no matter what, we refuse to let go, we refuse to submit, we refuse to face the truth. If someone brings it to our attention, instead of thanking them, we lash out in anger and we decide to hate them forever. We blame other people for messing us up, we create a 'victim' identity for ourselves and decide that this is how the rest of our lives have to be. We pretend that our lives are "hunky dory" most of the time, but the festering wounds remain and we pass them on to our children who will continue the same painful cycle. We think that our 'friends' are people who tell us what we like to hear, but little do we know what they are thinking inside.

It is becoming increasingly difficult to continue having hope in humanity when this is all I see around me. Is this nature's way of expelling the human from existance? Are we designed to self destruct? Or should I continue holding onto the hope that we will one day awaken?

Humanity

I was having dinner at someone's house a few nights ago. He had a picture of Jesus on the wall with a caption reading: “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." [John 14:6]

I had a revelation! The message we should've gotten out of this quote from Jesus is that to get to the "Kingdom of G-d" (i.e. enlightenment), the only way (the way) is through the human experience (the life). The story of Jesus is about being human and coming to Earth to have the human experience, and through this experience, to be 'resurrected' (i.e. to reach enlightenment - i.e.the Kingdom of G-d). The "Kingdom of G-d" does not refer to 'going to heaven after you die'. The Kingdom of G-d can be experienced during your human life. But, you have to stop living a lie and be true to yourself and others (the truth).

What saddens me is that the majority of humans grossly misinterpreted the message of Jesus. Instead they turned Jesus, the man, into an idol.

We cannot force transformation on to another. Each person has his/her own journey to take in reaching the Kingdom of G-d.

Eating meat

All I know is that I can't imagine in nature that our bodies were meant to consume meat 3 times a day, seven days a week, with animals being farmed on such a large scale and in such a manner that their lives are shortened to weeks, they're pumped with hormones and brine, their feet never touch the soft ground and they never experience eating the natural foods and doing the natural things they were designed to do. I can only imagine that the disrespect and torture of these animals must manifest itself some how in the lives of their consumers.

At the same time, I can't imagine my own life without eating meat. This causes a moral struggle within me. We have become desensitised to animals being killed for our consumption because we are able to buy 'meat' in packets at the shop. We refer to pigs as pork, cows as beef and sheep as mutton. At the very least, when we sit down to eat a 'meat' dish, we should recognise it for what it is and honour and thank the animal whose life was taken so that we may eat. We should also know the source of our meat and dairy (what do the animals go through while alive?). It is a big deal, and we should treat it as such. The native American indians know this well. Every human being should experience raising an animal then slaughtering it for consumption. Our gluttonous habits would change and we would treat animals with the respect they so richly deserve. We would, at the very least: 1. educate ourselves about the facts regarding what happens to animals so that we may consume meat and dairy. 2. look at buying more humane alternatives (Choose free range/organic and do not purchase meat sourced from battery farms. When choosing free range/organic, make sure you investigate the source properly); 3. reduce our consumption of meat (make sure you get sufficient protein, but don't be fooled by some of the false claims out there about how much that should be); 4. stop eating the meat of baby animals (i.e. veal, lamb, etc). 5. stop eating fish that comes from overfished/endangered populations and fish from improperly managed fisheries.

Popping pills

Putting anything into your body on a regular or daily basis will impact the functioning of your body. If you are taking a pill to resolve one problem or to hide a particular symptom of a greater problem, it may perform its function, but at what cost to the rest of your body?

Organic Veggies v Non

It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that eating veg free of toxic pesticides are better for you than veggies that do.

Bras

Our bodies are designed to allow for blood and oxygen to circulate freely. If one of our limbs were tied off from the rest of the body, circulation would stop and our limb would die. By wearing bras, especially tight fitting bras, (on a daily basis) we are restricting circulation around our torsos (breasts,underarms and backs) on a daily basis! Why there has been no link between this and breast cancer, I cannot imagine!

Anti-perspirant

Anti (against) Perspirant (perspiring). On a daily basis, we put man-made chemicals designed to stop perspiration, on the parts of our bodies designed specifically to perspire. This act blocks the passage of toxins escaping our bodies and, on top of that, adds synthetic toxins on the surface of our skin where they can be easily absorbed into our bodies. In addition, this makes it difficult for our skin to breath. Lack of oxygen + toxins = disease.