Hello world. The following was written 2/4/2017.
A conversation ensued yesterday on one of my posts about the Holocaust and I am being guided to share that conversation with all of you now. It’s basis is about perspective and how one sees and reacts to what is happening around them.
A brother states, “We still need open minded individuals to stand up for the lovingness and unity the world is lacking right now. It is impossible for many to stay neutral in this state of affairs, if each step is out of truth and love I think we are acting with our source’s energy.”
My response, “Ah brother the world lacks nothing. It is your mind that is choosing to judge what you think you perceive before you. Nothing more and nothing less. It is a choice. When I choose to question what I am experiencing I am given clarity and understanding as to what it is I am doing in the moment, not my brother.”
My brother speaks, “Ok. Scenario. The holocaust is happening, and many people do nothing to stop it. Can they justify their actions under your theory of enlightenment? Yes it matters how I choose to perceive the world, but I can’t just let horrific (judgement) things happen to others without intervening. Holocaust.”
My response, “First I need to point out that your questions are what is considered a “loaded” question. Meaning you start with a judgment and end with a judgment. Any answer I would give becomes tainted by the meanings you have already placed within the question. Do you understand what I am saying?
Now consider this, your opening statement of The Holocaust, IS actually a factual statement. There were many that did nothing to stop what was happening around them. Many were caught up in their own fear and terror of being seen. To be seen was to be targeted. To have skills was to be targeted.
My husbands grandparents were Dutch. During the war they were taken to Berlin so his grandfather could build factories for the Germans. They did not have a choice in this. He was an electrical engineer and a prisoner of war essentially. He lived every moment in fear of being killed by the SS guards that watched over him and his family constantly.
He found the underground resistance and figured out a way to destroy the factories. Those factories were being used for munitions and weapons manufacturing. On the outside the signs read shoe factory. He found a way to get the information to the allies so they could bomb those factories. After the bombing he was taken to the destroyed factories by the SS and shown around with them watching his reactions as they questioned him. Shortly after he was able to escape with his family here to the US.
In his fear he found himself imprisoned. When he faced his fear he found his release. He could stand again as a man in his own mind. It wasn’t that he was standing up for someone else. It was the fact that he stood up for himself that mattered.”
My brother asks, “I appreciate your response. I guess what I’m asking is where does the enlightened person fit into the Scenario. Would the enlightenment be when he was released from his fear?”
My response, “Yes. When he was released from his fear he was enlightened to himself in that moment. He had watched as those around him were taken and did nothing until they then came and took him. He had to experience it himself before he could act for himself, do you understand what I mean by this?”
My brother speaks, “Yes, I understand. Can we not empathize with others without having to experience whatever the situation is? Its frustrating me to put it into context.”
My response, “You study ACIM right? Doesn’t it say somewhere in there, in the first few chapters even, that to empathize with your brother is to make real their illusions for them and for you? Something along those lines. Recognize that the conflict you experience within is a signpost that what you are believing is not in alignment with the Truth. You hold something within you that you are choosing to value more. Be willing to look at it and question it and freedom from it may be the result. Blessings brother.”
My brother speaks, “Thank you. I’m just beginning my studies so I’m finding this group helpful.”
My response, “You are welcome brother. ACIM teaches one how to turn inward and seek the answers within themselves. One must be willing to do the work and go below the surface if one truly wants to heal. IT is going within and questioning every experience as to what was experienced and your judgments and beliefs about it. Where you chose to believe and judge.”
Blessings on your journeys my brothers. Hugs and love. You are loved. I love you.