“All that is necessary for the triumph of evil, is for good men to do nothing.” — Edmund Burke
What do you turn a blind eye to or rationalize doesn’t exist within your purview? As each of us traverse the “busyness” of our daily lives, we miss what is immediately within our vision and experience. In many instances, even though we acknowledge a “miscreant miasma” that permeates our fundamental existence, our choice is to turn away and not become involved. Edmund Burke distills the existence of evil with the above quote, and further states . . . “No passion so effectually robs the mind of all its powers of acting and reasoning, as fear.”
Fear can be paralyzing and debilitating to anyone. Yet there are those who pierce that obstructive wall in their being, and consciously move forward with a fusion of courage, faith, understanding and vision. To become involved is to make a commitment first to ourselves, which may lead to another path we had never envisioned. Of course, we first must see, and then act which for many is the stumbling block. It need not be when you surrender to the consciousness of your essence, releasing the fear while embracing the light. When you become the example of strength for everyone who touches your life the words of Edmund Burke resonate quite boldly . . . “Example is the school of mankind, and they will learn at no other.”
Choice is present at every turn in our lives, as is the existence of good and evil. The journey becomes convoluted, twisted, incongruous and frightening with each step at times, with unending challenges for all of us . . . no one is exempt. When in the last analysis, we become aware of how we impact our own lives and those of everyone we touch . . . consciousness shifts, sometimes by default. It doesn’t matter how this happens . . . just in the ignition of awareness the energy of becoming conscious cannot be reversed. We become engaged with the light and essence of the nucleus of man, and yes . . . the permutation of universal good.
The residual choice is left within the spirit of the individual. When we reflect over the span of our lives the words of Albert Einstein become a resounding encore, “The trajedy of life is what dies inside a man while he lives.” Let not this be the chorus of your last song, but rather the impetus to change the lyrics. JLR