One of my favorite Martin Luther King Jr. quotes goes like this:
While I do believe there is an excessive amount of evil in the world right now, bringing in a fighting energy will not decrease it. Fighting is a destructive energy. Evil is also destructive. This is not the time to bring in more destruction. With all the war, sickness, poverty, etc. there is way too much destruction already.
The above quote brings it all into focus for me. We need to bring in massive amounts of brilliant, constructive energies to counteract or balance the negative, destructive energies on the planet today!
Plant a tree. Feed the hungry. Give a hug and a listening ear to a lonely person. Smile at someone who is having a bad day. Laugh. Pick up trash at the park. Teach a child to blow bubbles or ride a bike. Love your fellow human.
When it comes right down to it, it is the little things we do every day that make a difference. It's those little things that come from the energy of BEing--the energy of who we are--that change the world. It may not look like much, but think about this: if everyone focused on the sweet and loving things we can do in the everyday there would be that much more love and light in the world.
Changing the world is not about fighting the "good" fight. Fighting only brings about more destruction. In order to repair the damage, we need to bring in energies that are equal and opposite. Love. Joy. Peace. Hope.
We have the power to change the world simply by BEing these energies. BE the solution. BE the balance.
~CSE
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.To me, he is making an extremely illuminating point. If you are trying to eradicate or lessen an energy, bringing in more of that same energy will only result in more of that same energy.
While I do believe there is an excessive amount of evil in the world right now, bringing in a fighting energy will not decrease it. Fighting is a destructive energy. Evil is also destructive. This is not the time to bring in more destruction. With all the war, sickness, poverty, etc. there is way too much destruction already.
The above quote brings it all into focus for me. We need to bring in massive amounts of brilliant, constructive energies to counteract or balance the negative, destructive energies on the planet today!
Plant a tree. Feed the hungry. Give a hug and a listening ear to a lonely person. Smile at someone who is having a bad day. Laugh. Pick up trash at the park. Teach a child to blow bubbles or ride a bike. Love your fellow human.
When it comes right down to it, it is the little things we do every day that make a difference. It's those little things that come from the energy of BEing--the energy of who we are--that change the world. It may not look like much, but think about this: if everyone focused on the sweet and loving things we can do in the everyday there would be that much more love and light in the world.
Changing the world is not about fighting the "good" fight. Fighting only brings about more destruction. In order to repair the damage, we need to bring in energies that are equal and opposite. Love. Joy. Peace. Hope.
We have the power to change the world simply by BEing these energies. BE the solution. BE the balance.
~CSE
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