A Living Philosophy To Live By
A living philosophy based on unity, oneness, and interdependence.
The current pandemic has proved to us once again the interconnectivity in man. How many of us outside China have thought that we have nothing to do with the virus when it first started in China?
It was the least of my problem, I thought to myself, after all, I had not planned a trip to China this year, and I left it like that. Later, up till today, this deadly virus has proved me wrong, that what affects China initially has met up with me here in the UK.
Love, The Foundation Of The World
Funnily enough, love is what we all seek, but we all have travelled seeking it in the wrong way. This is because we are yet to realise that every other person is an extension of our own body, not merely the sister or brother usually expressed by those in faith, but real part of our own very body.
No man intentionally hurts himself, yet he goes out to hurt another, not realising that this another person is an extension of himself. We are yet to realise that we cannot hurt any man anywhere without hurting ourselves. who indeed is everyman everywhere. Simply means, all men everywhere are one and inseparable from us.
So like me, I heard of a breakout of a virus in China, I thought, fair enough, China is very well far away from me. Now I realise that this is happening right in my own door as well.
Living In A Fools’ Paradise
We are living in a fools’ paradise if we think we can live by hurting another person or takes only without giving and reaping love by sowing hate.
‘’You cannot harm others without first harming yourself’’ Count Tolstoy
When we look at what is going on in the world today, the rich nations became rich by impoverishing other nations. Their so-called wealth comes from fruits of world crime. They always have been.
Other examples are the mafia gang everywhere, but more popular in Italy. They stole and perpetuate crimes including murder so much that they then need an army of bodyguards and armoured vehicles to protect themselves and their mighty possession from further confiscation by the greater gangsters.
I say such an unbalanced life will not be allowed to continue for long in Nature.
It is the same by the superpowers. They continually build ammunitions to the detriment of simple common farming. That is their idea of protecting their citizens, from war instead of from hunger.
Thousands of American lives are being sacrificed to protect Americans from the enemies which they made by their own greed.
The low morality of the superpowers has affected that of the individuals. That is the reason that today, we find people of the lowest and unimaginable moral standards. Civilization is being destroyed by moral degeneracy.
Why All This?
All these are the natural consequences of humanity not knowing how to live. We place money values ahead of life, we place separateness among ourselves. We live on disunity and greed. This can only bring selfishness. We all have moved away from the living philosophy that nature intended for us.
A living philosophy based on love, instead of fear. Based on seeking the good in each other, and not see sin and evil The world becomes what we see in each other We must see each other as one family, irrespective of race or creed
A living philosophy based on love to all comes with spiritual unfolding, which drives away separateness and disunity. So the issue of no man is an Island takes effect. We value and love each other.
All men will serve each other, whom he accepts as an extension of himself. He gives only, and never takes becomes he knows what he gives away is what he retains. He freely gives without motive of any self-gain.
He serves solely to build each other up and make each other happy.
‘’Because the awakened one puts himself behind, he steps ahead Because he gives away, he gains. Because he is selfless, he fulfils himself The still is the lord of the restless.’’ Lao Tzu
