YOU (AND TRUTH)
This is going to be a hard step but an absolutely essential, critical one. We are so frightened here, so unwilling to face our responsibilities, so unwilling to hear truth. If you are still with me, I no longer fear losing you but this chapter will be challenging for many. (Don’t hit out, don’t turn off. If you do, we’ve already lost.)
Why is truth so hard to find and why do we appear to be so frightened by it?
I think these two aspects are linked. We live in a world controlled by money and power and by the people who dominate or perhaps I should say, who are dominated by, these two areas.
If truth was a natural commodity of the many then money and power would have little value, little status. Neither of these areas can make you happy, neither promote spiritual well-being or advancement.
But we are brought up to desire both from birth. So brainwashed we have become that we give considerable status to both and thereby to the people who have them. Indeed, our world is full of companies promoting their produce as an answer to a complete and fulfilled life. Amid such gross dishonesty the truth is an awkward bed-mate and virtually nobody wants to hear it for fear it might compromise their life styles or at least devalue them. So, in a sense we become compulsive liars to sustain and support our greed. Lying becomes a habit, a norm, a way of life and habits as we know are so hard to break. The worst dishonesty of all is lying to yourself and this has also become commonplace. This is where the fear comes in. Your higher consciousness is wise and loving and promotes neither of these areas. In fact, it promotes quite the opposite. Your conscious mind is always aware of, linked to, the higher so at some intuitive level you know the truth but you are not living it or working it and this frightens your conscious mind and leaves it constantly unsettled and anxious (fearful). It is little wonder then so many of us hit out at the truth when we hear it and treat its pure, loving energy as an enemy. How mixed-up can you get?
The Solution.
We need to get back to basics, to start again, to re-build our value structure. A truly loving soul will not lie, truth is, after all, an aspect of unconditional love. Some say God is truth, God is love (the two are the same). Lies always hurt because normally the person you’re lying to believes you, fully, partly or certainly enough to cause them doubt (doubt in themselves, doubt in the truth). This hurts them, makes them do wrong things, think wrong thoughts and you are the cause. (This makes you responsible.) So, lying is a kind of hurting and the hurt you do to others comes back on you. Energies return to source and you have to balance the consequences of your actions.
We often lie, to control the other person(s), to encourage them to do the things we perceive to be in our best interest.
We sometimes lie because we are lazy. The truth is such hard work, it goes against the present grain of society and we imagine nobody really wants to hear it. Isn’t that a scary scenario? We also lie to ‘protect’ the other person. We know they (like us) are very sensitive so we lie to them to help them feel good about themselves, save us (and them) from feeling uncomfortable or embarrassed. To save us from going down in their opinion. We even believe we are being caring, tactful by being like this (a good person).
If you don’t hear the truth how can you get anything right, make good judgements, know how to behave properly? You can’t. No wonder our society is in such a mess.
The truth is so important at every level. It never hurts (unless it is told in malice). It may make the recipient uncomfortable, even wince but they need to be there because they have been going the wrong way. How can you make the correct choices if you are lied to? You can’t.
Of all the ills that are negating the beauty of our world, a lack of truth is top of the bill. You should therefore give it top-billing in your effort to change – to care more.
Remember Governments/Dictatorships and the Corporate World seldom tell you the truth. Their agenda is always about their own gain. They want you weak, helpless, conforming and consuming. In other words, an ideal candidate for their greed. A greed that embraces power, money, status and control.