How do we decide whether we are going to join or not to join an organisation. Do we weigh up the intellectual arguments using our personal rationalism and desires and then make a decision? Once the decision is made is it then final and so one pins ones metaphorical flag to it? It is then the right decision for you and other decisions and desires must then conform to the decision you previously made.
Can we see the dangers of the above, the joining of one thing precluding interaction with someone who has joined something different.
We may be born in a particular country and brought up in a particular style by parents who introduce you to their religious and cultural beliefs but do we have to fall into their way of life because it seems the most easy thing to do?
Here the danger is putting yourself first, your family, your community, team, country, religion, all of it, pulling you in the direction of self centred desires and beliefs. We seem to want to cling to these desires and beliefs for our identity and security but please ask yourself why pursuing you own desires and beliefs is so important.
Surely this drive to belong to one thing or another is separating us from each other; you in your organisation and me in mine. I must support my nation against your nation if we cannot agree on something. The facts are lost and belief and nationalism takes over.
There is currently a near global event taking place where nation is playing nation at sport. Such energy and resources has gone into the organising of this event that one is left wondering why this sort of enormous effort cannot go into basic resources for the poor, or education, or perhaps world peace. We seem to be very good at organising events for our pleasure and senses but woeful when trying to find inter-national solutions to our human problems.
Our self centred actions seem to know no bounds when it comes to our desires and our apparent need to cling on to what we think is our indentity and security especially when it is seen through nationalistic and organised religious eyes.
To join one thing is divisive however worthy. By being a member there will be an expected behaviour and adherence to the beliefs of the organisation so there is no freedom. Without freedom we cannot love and understand and without love and understanding there can be no peace.
