Our rebellious spirit

I am surrounded by those who rebelled against society, insulted loved
ones and attempted to break the spirit of the pious. These actions were not
done due to ignorance but due to selfishness, wickedness and bad attitude. In
this zoo, we have deprived ourselves of the grace and peace that are available
to all creatures. We tend to repeat our transgressions until our heart becomes
hard and tainted. Our rebellious spirit caused our heart to be diseased. The
cure is available to those who want it. That availability will not be there
forever. Look at past history and see what happened to those who took themselves
to be ruler of the world. They are gone and still Mondays were followed by Tuesdays
and nights were followed by days. Nothing has changed. Their demise did not
change the course of time. How arrogant we are! How wasteful we are! How selfish
we are! We are tested and affected and tried every single day. Few pass the
test and most fail. The sad thing is that we don’t learn from our mistakes.
We keep failing the same test again and again. We blame our failures on others
but never on ourselves. We always say, “He got me mad”, “You made me do it”
… as if “he” and “you” are in control of our life. When did we learn to give
up that part of our existence? I have to learn how to be a helper to those who
want to do good. I know that I am a minority in that field. It is not thus due
to the difficulty of the task. It is simply that most people only care for themselves
and forget others. That path is full of hardship and it is a rough road. That
load is heavy and requires people with hearts full of love and compassion. It
is time for action and not just to sit and wait for someone to do the job. Those
who stand in the way of progress are armed with lies, deceit, and fakery. But
my resolve is strong. I just have to learn how to be a brother even when others
are not. I have to learn how to strive for unity even when confronted with division.
I have to learn how to be a helper when surrounded by hinderers. I have to learn
how to defeat evil with goodness, darkness with light, and drama with peace.
I have to learn so much! I remember when I was surrounded with people of the
same understanding. The goals were high and the path was clear. I still can
live up to the spirit of those days. Why do many of us propagate love but show
hate? Why do they claim tranquillity and exercise confusion? Why is vice presented
as virtue? Where is the balance? What definitions are we applying? Whose dictionary
are we using? If everyone is claiming to a be a victim, who is the villain?
In this zoo I met many who want to rededicate themselves to virtue and make
a sincere commitment to achieve a better future. These people have stopped denying
their responsibilities and stopped blaming others for their failures. They have
stopped the excuses to conduct themselves as productive members of the human
race. I want to be one of them and I want to help them. This world is like all
other worlds. We have gossipers who claim to be advisors, tail carriers who
claim to be peace makers, trouble makers who claim to be doers of good, exaggerators
who claim to be truth tellers, fakers who claim to be fighters, stragglers who
claim to be strugglers, and those who want to be just themselves. I must know
who I am first and stop worrying about the others. Every person is either my
teacher or my student. Those who are good are my teachers and those who are
bad are my students. There are times when it is hard to recognize evil and the
Agent of Evil. I hope that I would able to see evil and avoid it and see good
and strive for it. It is a long journey but I must continue my trek. So far
so good….