Unity

Seems to me a big problem in the world today is our inability to operate in unity. Think about achieving peace in the world. Where do you think that should start? Most of us try to get the other guy to see it our way. Not often do we try to see the other point or points of view. I learned today that peace is not some thing that happens inside of me. Peace is not a situation I create or cause. Where do we get peace? Is peace gained by agreement? Probably not, or else we would never achieve peace. It is a fact, we will never agree about every thing. What is it that makes me angry with others? Is it the way they treat me? Is it because they get in the way of me having my way? Is it because they infringe on my territory or property?  Let’s face it, every time some one is born or moves into the neighborhood, the rest of us will have to move over some. Are we willing to move over? Did you ever notice how when some one dies we miss them for a while and then we don’t? What if, every one became a vital part of our lives? What if, we needed every one? Would that change things? Would that change things in the world? Is it possible to make every one important? Are some people not important? Does any one think that about you? When do we feel best? Is it when many of our friends speak highly and kindly about us? Is it when some one does some thing nice for us? Does every one feel the same way? What do you think? Am I important? Are you important? How might we get to be important? Could it be, if we worked to make every one around us feel important, we might become more important? Do we need to be important? How about we change the condition to one of being loved, truly loved? Loving might lead to Peace which in turn might lead to Unity? Meditate on these things.

I’m not saying we are wrong when we judge others. I’m just saying, it might not be very productive. People are often right about me when they make critical statements. What should I do with those statements? How should I respond to those people? Going there and doing this will be hard work. It will not be easy. Would it be worth the effort? Our methods so far have not been very productive. Maybe it is time to take a different approach?