JANU: For this morning’s journey, let us embrace the reality that humanity is destined for an evolution of its nature. One could take a look at every element of society—human consciousness, behavior, goals and ideals, ambitions, and understandings—and look into their potential for evolution, for they will all change, become more refined and sophisticated and bring humanity into greater harmony with life and each other.
One element is unannounced: helping of another; assisting one in difficulty; bringing clarity, to any degree of understanding, to their circumstance; rallying around, so to speak, to help another recover from adversity and confusion and deprivation. You ask, then, “How might this element of human behavior and consciousness evolve?” It will evolve to the point where humanity will be alert to each other’s challenges, even before they occur, to help them prepare to master the challenge. Not so much to prevent the challenge, or react to it after it has occurred, but to prepare for it. How many times have individuals or groups of humanity entered into experimentations, adventures, new undertakings, where in hindsight they might have thought better of it?
Challenges occur, our brother, not to punish life but to inspire growth through the struggle in the gaining of the wisdom of the experience. Yes, there is individual challenge and opportunity, but aren’t we all here to help each other? Not to remove or bypass the challenge but to master it, ready for the next. Life is filled with many joys as well, happy moments to be shared if chosen, to lift the spirits of each other. And in these happy moments and joy comes strength from within that brings hope for the future to become richer and brighter. The human journey is not all one blissful moment after another, but a mixture of challenge, opportunity, and loving assistance from each other.
So what does growth include, our brother? Life is not designed to annihilate itself, but to expand, enrich, cherish, and love all that it is and can be. So it is with humanity, bringing balance and meaning to the journey.
July 16, 2014 Copyright © 2014 by Joshua Ross