Human endeavour seems to be able to put on
a great show when we are dealing with showing off our physical prowess as some
undoubtedly did during the Olympics. Surely some of us, even if we do the best
we can physically, will only have the ability to come somewhere in the rest of
the field as our physical best just doesn't have the right attributes to come
first at the highest level.
This is not a problem, looking after our
bodies helps the rest of our wellbeing but our most important performance comes
from within and we can all be the very best there is of ourselves.
When we can look at what we see without
judging, without comparison, without being for or against something, then we
can see what is really going on both in ourselves and in the world. When we
look with our blinkers on and our selfish vested interests at the forefront, we
often only see what our personal desires want to see.
We hear comments like “it is only human
nature to be selfish and only thinking for oneself and one's immediate family”,
but it is not true that we are only one people on one planet? As this is
obviously so (but do check it out for yourself) then to think about our own
self-centred ways is fragmented and only partial thinking at best. We are after
all from the same source. The chemical atoms and molecules that make up our
physiology are either in the Earth's crust or have come from massive explosions
of huge stars in the universe.
We regularly see people's inhumanity to other
individuals, groups and nations. We have ceased to understand holistically and
now use intellectual arguments to make enemies of everyone but our own small
group. We deny rights, argue with those who disagree and fight those we cannot
persuade. Is this a sane way to go about our lives?
We have all around us a wonderful nature, a
dynamic life with innocent humour, compassion and love yet we scurry around
saying we have no time for beauty or for understanding, with only time to buy
the cheapest products for our own and our families selfish needs. We in the
Western World have many good things but we have squandered so much in gaining
the wealth from the sweat of poorer people in far off lands. Cheapness comes at
a price.
We can only pretend to be happy if we deny
what we know to be the truth of our selfish actions.
