Knowing vs. Practicing

[Bring4th_Austin]

As I see it, everything comes down to a simple choice. You either believe all kinds of bad things are going to happen, or you have the faith to know that they aren't. We're in for a difficult transition, I agree with that, and certain chess pieces are being moved around, but the idea that somehow the collective is just going to roll over underestimates the human spirit.

The way I see it, the "things" are going to happen regardless of how much faith you have. Labeling them as "bad" will have you receive a bad effect, while labeling them as "useful" will result in a useful effect. To me, faith is knowing that no matter what happens, I have the ability to draw a positive meaning from it.

The "transition" may be bumpy, may be smooth, or may be non-existent. True faith would be to not have our mentality shaken in consideration of any of those possibilities.

The collective is just lazy right now (much like myself), and eventually they'll get fed up and start creating real change. Is the collective lazy because I'm lazy? It must be. I'm not as active as I'd like to be, but I'm trying to change that.

I think you're touching on an aspect of "societal synchronicity." I believe that those who are "lazy" (to no fault, of course) will be met with others within society who are similarly lazy, and have a general societal view of laziness. I have personally found that the more I am active and engaged in creating what I feel to be a loving and supportive society, I am met with equal enthusiasm. I find myself meeting more and more people who are just as enthused as I am about creating change, and I am able to perceive change in a positive light within the things in which I am involved. I believe our subjective reality abounds with a reciprocation of our own being.