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the selfless and nature

Sunday April 20, 2008 at 11:40AM

 

The burden of the world falls on the shoulders of the selfless. Without conditionality, without demands, millions of these miracles pass between us. Soaking up the tears of the world without bitterness. Receiving the punches of the angry, with not a resort to violence. It is not about hope. These people can exist without the fragility of hope. A natural logic.

 

They simply cannot see how we could be any other way. How they could not act as they do? Theirs is a unbreakable conviction in what they have witnessed to be right and necessary. It does not require motivation, nor to be delivered through religion and social constructs. They feel the most basic love for the world in all its isolated and fragile beauty.

 

Find these people. See them. Talk to them. The answers to every human problem, lies with humans. Not with science or a god.

The sefless are the light amongst the dark and should not have to suffer for no more than being a part of nature that we humans tried to leave behind. Their inspiration lies in being. We should watch. No more shouting. No more competition. No more subjugation. We all are, with nature, one. Every part of nature is a part of us. We arose from the violent ball of gass and particles that cooled into rock and the elements and atmosphere we see today. We are no more special than anythign we see around us. Sun, cosmic rays, magnetic fields, meteorites. They are the additions to this one system that evolved. The matter was all already here. We are then literally part of this earth, we just came along a different path from some objects to where we are today. A path informed by millions of years of nature's experiments in chemistry and biology. It's beautiful to realise that the sun gave life to what the earth built, and we are just a fascinating ensemble of the universe's componenets.

If we end human problems - we end problems. Nature has no problems, it just is. If we are nature again, the concept vanishes.

This requires acceptance, but releases us. Life is a means of reproducing nature. Humans are ending the life of the planet. If we lose the self, a self defined relative to others, maybe the selfless will no longer carry the weight they never deserved.

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Michael B. pro says:
So well written. And a subject matter that deserves everyones attention.
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Jonathan Ward pro replies:
i am glad you agree michael
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mad.melon pro says:
i am bitter now, and frozen inside. :) maybe it's too late for me? :)
hugs!
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Jonathan Ward pro replies:
never too late!!! why bitter? because of what i wrote or because of life? i have been amongst the most cynical of people after seeing the dark side of how the world works... hug!
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mad.melon pro replies:
bitter just because.
i'm not cynical, i'm just naive and that really hurts when you trust... well, life is the way it is, i'm not compatible with the world it seems :)
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Jonathan Ward pro replies:
hmm, it seems you have been burnt by something or someone....i'm not cynical anymore, i let some light back in, and just stayed with a healthy skepticism, but I also often feel incompatible with the world...hope you are ok
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mad.melon pro replies:
i'm not and probably never will be, it's the way it is :) i should get used after 32 years but still i'm the one that is too naive to accept world the way it is :)
stupid melon :)
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Sharon Parry says:
Hi there to all of you. I am fairly new to this site. I love nature and admire the selfless. I was recently diagnosed with stage 3 lung cancer and know how important it is to enjoy and nurture what God gave us to steward. In all of nature, we witness the time to let go and give others the responsibility that we enjoyed at one time. There is no time for being cynical. Life is a complete circle that includes self but being self centered is never a happy way to live. Just knowing you are a part of the bigger picture is enough. Enjoy what is now. Love what is real. Live life to the fullest. Never stop learning. I can't say there is nothing I wish I'd done different but surely I lived as well and in tune as I knew how and I'm not done till the last breath leaves. That is a part of nature like all else. Peace to all. Beutifully written. Thanks for more insight. :)
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