Follow Whom and To Where?

Every person thinks they think for themselves... but from where are they drawing their choices / ideas / motivation.... what is feeding them? Some choose the boob tube, some their horrible upbringing, some what their parents said... and some draw from ancient words.

Fear is a major culprit which plagues all of our lives, at varying degrees and in multiple ways. The soldier who has been trained to be fearless in the face of an advancing enemy can be horrified at the sight of blood, or a spider... or of simply not knowing why things are the way they are.... and thus he obeys the process of his life.

The daily laborer may not be afraid of a little hard work and may be at home with an exhaustive day earning just enough to make ends meet every month.... yet this person may fear political speech, for they have been fooled time and time again.... and with talk of 'change' stirring about, they are afraid that their routine will be so affected they won't be able to provide come next month.... yet he has no choice either way, for the pile of bills he's learned, can only go away with his daily dedication to paying for them... and so he obeys the process of his life.

The person who holds to their faith in a Higher power, may not fear death nor humiliation nor the stresses of life, but may fear their own inner battles... the inevitability that they most likely will make a mistake in what they say or do, that they may not be that person they believe they've been made to be, to do good things, to help others, to turn positive what most discard as negative.... and thus they obey the process of their life.

But what is outstanding to some yet inconceivable to most, is that each individual exampled above ( and tons more ) made a choice.

Choice.

We each have a choice, from the day we rise to the day we lay our heads to sleep.. we have a choice on what we will say, what we will think about and what our actions will be.

Some have been shown the options of choices, most have been prevented to see the options, and have believed the options prescribed them.

I have chosen the road less traveled.... and desire for everyone to journey along that path, for it is where I've found so many things.... including myself.

And THAT is what fears me: Me.

Who I am WITHOUT faith.

Each of us obey someone, most likely the most terrible things by default ( think about this one ).

Some suppose it is themselves they believe when following their own train of thought, emotions and personal convictions... but these have been placed there.

For example, the thought of selfishness is not a good condition... yet we all struggle with this. Some claim not to, and you can see how they live and how helpful they really are ( and throwing money at people is not helping them ).

"If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must master it." - Gen 4:7

This is a lesson which does not need to be learned the hard way, but truly we were meant to be a support for one another. We were also meant to be able to distinguish right from wrong... and our conscience is the litmus test as to what is right or wrong, and this becomes more evident the older one grows and learns ( which is another thing we were meant to do: become ).

You and I don't have to agree on every little thing to live harmony, but we do have a common bond... whether you or I want to believe it.

We were meant to look after each other.. not so much pursue our own selfish gains at the expense of others with less understanding. The way today's paradigm system has been set-up ignores this very core truth.... and we see the suffering from it all around us now tenfold.

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