We Are All In This Together



I talk with people from all walks of life.  One thing that I have heard increasingly expressed is fear.  Concerns over rising crime.  Concerns over drug use among children.  Concerns over fuel prices and the rising cost of...well...everyting.

The mindset of fear often leads people to develop an "us versus them" mindset, a stance where there must be competition.  The truth is - we are all in this together.  What happens to your neighbor does affect you.

We must grow in the realization that we need community, that we need to support each other, that we need maintain our individuality while working within a climate of mutual support.

This is vitally important, on both a local and global scale.  The market place is international.  What happens in India and China dramatically affects what happens in Germany and Africa.  We have seen recently that the American economy dramatically affects the major world economies.  Similarly - how we work together in our local communities affects each member within those communities. 

Begin expressing greater charity without looking for reward, or even recognition.  Begin expressing compassion and understanding to those that you meet during your day.  Learn to give of yourself to all that you meet.  In that giving, you will find a greater reward than you could put a price on. 

The world is the mirror of the self.  If your innermost self is greedy, acquisitive, fearing lack and unable to express kindness - all these things will be seen in your outer world and you will experience those you meet as showing greed, the world will express "not enough" and people will seem unkind.  Become what you would see in your world.