to make waves or not to make waves? this is my question. making waves may make change - uncontrollable change. i want to affect this world in a positive way, therefore, i have chosen a lifestyle that reflects this. i will answer 'why?' if asked. but to what degree? how much honesty can be digested in a sitting? i do not want to preach, demand or command. it is all too easy to point & scorn. nuturing an evolution of consciousness will take education, patience, & a strong will. if we are to be on the front lines of change, we must be brave, understanding, & willing to put aside our own judgemental slights in our behaviour & our language, as well as the cyclic nature of retribution. it takes strength, wisdom, & compassion to be that which people do not understand.
i'll pose a question: how would you know you live in a dark box unless there was a window? should i, can i be that window? no. i cannot be the idea, the window is the idea. the window must be discovered without manipulation. is this possible? breadcrumbs may be left to be found & digested slowly, with each new area being explored, each new territory assimilated. the light growing brighter, acclimatisation to brightness, an evolution of our senses.
there are two ideas that define me. if you must label me, think in these terms: freedom & compassion. i hold to no other. these are all there is.
okay, so a quick run down, a list of 'why's' & other answers...
* Compassion for all living things. yes, it's a buddhist notion, though i do not follow the religion per se. compassion for something as lowly as a rodent, speaks voluminous truths concerning the compassion we then bestow on our children, our elderly, our meek, our men, our women.
* Evolution of humanity to a higher plane of consciousness, to rise above our barbaric, animalistic nature. to utilise the intelligence we've earned & become something more. one cannot say we are not animals on one hand, then say it is our nature to kill & eat meat. realistically, we are animals - social, intelligent animals. if we are truly intellectually more capable than the others in the animal kingdom, our decorum should reflect this through our choices. note, however, that spiritually we are equal, & therefore, we must respect the threads of life woven around us.
