Set In Our Ways

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Set In Our Ways

Know anyone so set in their ways dynamite couldn’t move them off a position or opinion, whether it is a sports team, political party, global warming (sorry, climate change) or some other issue? Most people by the time they have reached their 40’s have pretty much sorted out what they do or do not believe, are set in their ways, their mind effectively closed to differing opinions or points of view, any new growth effectively choked off by the weight of a “settled” mind, their character fixed, ignorance embraced.

IGNORANCE: n
1.  lack of knowledge or education
2.  unawareness of something, often of something important

Somewhere in the sands of time the term ignorance transformed from a simply descriptive term to a pejorative, to be ignorant simply means we are unaware or lack knowledge.

Our spiritual schooling involves the development of every aspect of character, for who can truly say they understand another until they have walked a mile in their shoes?

The lessons needed to learn to become spiritually complete are legion. Consider: To truly understand leadership first the lessons of humility and to resist the siren song of corruption absolute power sings is necessary. To live alone and be at peace or live among many learning to view all as equals, children of a loving God, regardless of how they may offend. To learn these things and so many others and to do it from both the male and female perspective is a task far beyond the capacity of any single lifetime clearly, so our long spiritual schooling is not constrained by our limited understanding of time or the finality of flesh. Our Father is eternal and so are His children.

So our job now is not to concern ourselves with past lessons or those yet to come, but to reside in the moment, for though He was there yesterday and promises to be there tomorrow, He resides in today, with us, His children. By keeping our eyes on Him who has all knowledge and power, ignorance melts away and our growth in spiritual understanding blossoms.

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Reincarnation Or One And Done?

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Reincarnation Or One And Done?

Reincarnation is a topic of profound importance. For many years I considered in contemplation the “inviolate” concept held by some religions of "one and done." My thoughts centering on the concept of our eternal consciousness versus the finite nature of flesh. Why would our Heavenly Father, who exists beyond the constraints of time, space and flesh, limit his children in this way? Constraining us as eternal beings to learn all the lessons of living in a mere 70, 80 or even 100 years? In the Old Testament life spans of hundreds of years are chronicled, but that was some time ago and even if we did live hundreds of years there are many lessons requiring a fresh perspective.

Consider: How can anyone, even if diligent from day one, learn the lessons of having lived a lifetime as a king and a beggar, of the courageous and the coward, to live as a criminal and a righteous man in the same life? Live a life devoted to self-indulgence, hedonism as religion or one of asceticism or dedicated service to others? To know the joy, and heartbreak of children and a life lived chaste? Handicapped from birth or a natural athlete, to learn all this and so much more, additionally from the perspectives of male and female, in one lifetime? Any man who says he understands childbirth is a fool and any woman who stands in judgment of the bond between warriors is unwise. Today I know from bitter experience that until I walk a mile in someone’s shoes I truly cannot know their lessons and to think otherwise is rank hubris. Eternity is a long time, what sense would it make to limit our schooling to a single life since we are children of the Eternal, the Infinite, the Miraculous, of “Our Father, who art in Heaven….”

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