I write these words today while in the process of undergoing a fundamental change in my thinking, with an ever-deepening appreciation for the wonderful and powerful Gift that we have been given, that is, the Gift of Life itself. Life, which in truth, has no antithesis. Instead, Life takes an infinite number of forms.
Everything is Life. Even the phenomenon that we think of as “death,” is but Life changing form. You and I, Magnificent Immortal Beings all, simply move our awareness “from here” to a different Here, from this now to a different Now. We’re not starting a new life there, but becoming aware of the new “surroundings” that we will now define Life by, and recognize as Life.
I wrote the two opening paragraphs before learning about the story of the massacre that occurred at Sandy Hook Elementary School, in Newtown, Connecticut, where a young gunman started the day by fatally shooting his mother at home, then drove to the school where she worked, forced his way in and fatally shot 26 more before taking leave of this life by turning the gun upon himself.
My heart reaches out to all who were affected, but not for the “loss” per se, nor for the picture of “evil” that many will characterize this event as. It is for the fears that so many shared so deeply that they were part of such a scenario.
This event was a human creation, like all that have preceded it, and all that will follow. What we make of it shall influence how or whether future events of this nature unfold. Only by fearing future events of this type can more such events happen. Through mass media channels, the public has received its catalyst to fear more, but the option and the power, still remains ours.
