Misery Factor

The suffering of people at home and abroad must not be ignored. The blood of innocent people spilled each day must be stopped. How? It is not impossible to imagine peace. We just don't believe in it. As a nation we have blood on our hands spilled in just causes and as an expediency in World War II. Wrongly in Vietnam. Now in the name of democracy in Iraq. The causes of global strife cannot be simplified. The origins lie within the human psyche. It is men and women who decide to bomb, kill, destroy life. We then have means to stop the bloodshed. The individual can do something. Take the suffering of others into you heart.Do not deny this suffering. Do not try to explain it as a necessary sacrifice against something or to prevent something. Think of the grieving of mothers and fathers. Think of the suffering in our own country from natural disasters, economic circumstances, and personal tragedies. Do not let misery become ordinary, everyday, acceptable. You know it is not. Your higher self says, "This is not right." Carry the thought of peace and compassion in your heart every waking minute of your life. You will be surprised at the result personally, and will have released into the conscious world an energy that heals. This kind of activisim is no substitute for other kinds of activisim. We are a world, after all, of action and words. But you are a powerful being and must see that your higher self is a force no less effective than words and actions, if not more.