CHANNEL FROM JIMMY’S SPIRIT JANUARY 29, 2007
War is the result of centuries of wrong decisions, atrocities, anger, stone throwing and other uninformed actions leading to violence. War doesn’t work because war is not the issue that is being fought. Once you go back in history you will find the first “power over” aggressive action is the cause of present aggression. This present war in the Middle East is not really about oil or a gasoline crisis in America. It is about ancient cities of Jerusalem and Nicosia where there were grumblings of rebellion against the Romans and the church.
Until there is peace underlying the relationships between the Jews, the Palestinians, the Arabs and Moslems of many countries there can never be peace in the Middle East. If Jesus was alive today he would hang his head in shame for all the wars he has been the center of. Until we listen to his bountiful, courageous and loving messages and take them seriously there will be no peace in the world today or in the future.
The question is how does one lives as if they were Jesus in a world that is built on male aggression? Everything is about winning, and winning takes a lot of aggression. Making money takes a lot of aggression. Being powerful takes a lot of aggression. Isn’t there something else we could do with our aggression?
Today movies and television are the major source of social sciences. For the average child their socialization frenquently starts early as they watch TV at 9 months old. Remember the brain has 3 hundred trillion neurons, all out there listening and learning, even when a child is asleep. Is it any wonder that the children of today are having their own personal rebellions?
I was a perfect example of a rebellious young man, having been more or less orphaned at a young age. There are always two ways to look at your circumstances. It’s really neat to have a loving mother and father, but it’s also neat to start making your mistakes early by being “out there” by yourself as early as ten.
In the good old days, the boys who were ten went to war, and brought home the head of the enemy he had slain, to his mother to prove his prowess as a young man. With that in mind study your geometry and calculus and continue to go to school and consider that modern times has some advantages if you should choose them.
The last thing you should do is go to war with your parents. Leaning to understand adults is the secret to success on this planet. Later on I am going to tell you how, or the secrets about how to get along with a roaring family and how to be a catalyst for peaceful endeavor.
There are always savages along the path to enlightenment.
Ho Ho Ho,
Jimmy
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