Fukusjima

[Monica]

that is not possible. it may only pass valid in densities where thoughts become things faster and faster. and even in such densities 'inspiration' will probably take the place of what we call 'thought' today. there is thought here, then action, there will be inspiration, then thought, instantly manifesting as action. in short there is a hatching sequence for all manifestations.

I disagree. I believe it is quite possible, based on my own experiences. Thought doesn't always result in action.

the conception of the action and action manifesting itself cannot be the same. even in higher densities, you may feel the inspiration/thought coming up, and may choose not to accept it, therefore allowing it to manifest it, taking it into action.

in this density, you may get the thought, but you may choose not to act on that thought.

I don't know how it fits in with densities, but there are realms in which thoughts are things.

everything are 'things'. that doesnt make all of them the same. else there would be no need for a law of responsibility shortening lifespans of entities planet-wide because they refused to follow their thoughts with their actions.

A couple of days ago, I rescued a baby bird. Had I not picked it up, the dogs or cats would surely have gotten it. It was a fledgling, almost ready to fly, but not quite. I mistakenly thought I could care for it for a few days, until it was strong enough to fly on its own. Setting it free was not an option, because there are dogs and cats all around. Even if I kept my own dogs and cats inside, there are neighbors' dogs and cats. The bird would not have survived on its own.

I called wildlife rescue, seeking advice. They told me to keep it in overnight, then put it back outside in the morning, so that its parents could care for it. They told me it would not learn to eat or fly, as long as I was caring for it.

Skeptical, I tried to feed it, nonetheless. No matter how I tried, I could not get it to open its beak and take food. I did manage to get it to take a few sips of water, but even that was insufficient.

So, lacking any alternative ideas, I did as advised. I put it in a wire cage, with no top, so it could fly up whenever it was ready. I put a pile of leaves and a branch with large leaves for shade from the sun.

It was a cloudy day, not nearly as hot as normal. I figured the bird would be ok with the shade from the large leaves. It was a very tiny bird.

Contrary to what the wildlife rescue people told me, the parents showed no interest in the baby. I could hear many birds in the trees in the neighbors' yards, but none came to care for the baby. Only once did a bird come near. S/he swooped down, alighted on the wire cage, then left.

2 hours later, the baby bird was dead.

??? Why did it die??? I have no idea! It wasn't hot enough, and with the shade, I don't think it died from heat. It had had some water, so I don't think it was from dehydration.

I have no idea why it died. I still feel very upset by this. I tried soooo hard to save it! The baby would be chirping, fearful, and I held it near my heart, and immediately it quieted. This happened several times. It was obvious it could feel love. This little bird touched my heart and my heart touched it.

But it died.

I don't know why. I tried. I did the best I could. I had good intentions. My heart was open. I felt love towards this helpless little creature. But I failed.

In a strictly mechanical universe, I would now reap negative consequences for my action, since it resulted in the death of the bird.

But we don't live in a strictly mechanical universe.

What I FELT, what I INTENDED, are far, far stronger than the ultimate outcome.

For me to now reap negative karma, because I failed in my efforts, would be absurd.

I WILL reap.

But it won't be repercussions for failing to save the bird.

I will reap new experiences, in which I can learn wisdom, so that next time I encounter a baby bird, I will know what to do, and I will succeed.

The bird's fate was the same, whether I helped it or not. What is different is my experience, AND, because I chose to take action, that baby bird just might have had a glimmer of self-awareness. I certainly looked it in the eyes enough, and talked to it, and drew out its individual consciousness. So maybe I assisted it on its spiritual journey. But its physical life ended, just the same as if the cat had gotten it.

It would make no sense for me to now reap some consequences because my good intentions failed.

It makes much more sense, that I would not reap consequences of a philosophical nature. I will now attract situations in which I can contemplate what happened, and probably be given new opportunities to make choices, with different outcomes.

That would be constructive. Reaping some negative repercussions because the bird died, wouldn't be constructive.

The designers of this planet aren't infallible, but neither are they stupid. There are reasons for the laws governing this planet. Those reasons should at least be somewhat reasonable, to reasonably intelligent entities.

It is reasonable to me, that I will now reap situations in which I can further develop wisdom, for such cases.

It isn't reasonable, that I would now suffer some negative fate, because my good intentions failed.

This example is intended to illustrate why I don't believe we live in a strictly mechanical universe.

The laws of cause and effect do indeed govern, but they don't apply to only physical actions. They apply also to intentions, emotions, and thought. All of these generate energy. Energy is an action that triggers a reaction. Intention, as energy, triggers a reaction.