You are Powerful

Macau

In one single moment, emotions can either rage or settle. Ideas can either race or dissipate. Desire can be absolved or turn into destruction. Throughout one's life there are so many pathways that one can choose, but there are even more that one can encounter when it comes to emotions and sentiments.

In a single second, the dark feelings of depression can fall into one's heart, and a feeling of a heavy shadow can rest in place. You look around the room almost wondering if something in your environment caused it, but you know in both your heart and mind that it was the work of a sad memory that entered in an unwanted manner.

Where does one go from here? How does one take the darkness out? How does one absolve any element which can lead to destruction?

There are those who say that you are supposed to smile when you feel down...that is not enough. Soon this simple child's trick will lose its value, for the forces of depression are strong and all-encompassing. There are those who say that you are supposed to write down your feelings in a notebook. That is also not enough, for it can often force a person to dwell on the unwanted memories.

No process or method can remove feelings of sadness, anger, unhappiness, or dissatisfaction, yet the end result is not hopeless.

Be futuristic. Find something in the world that comes to mind. An accomplishment you would like to obtain. A goal you would like to achieve. A new field of study you would like to enter. A new food you would like to try. A new instrument you would like to try playing for the first time. Even in three or four lifetimes there is more to do than one person can manage.

Be passionate. Passion is not only limited to someone's creative choices, their career, their educational decisions, or favorite sports teams. Be passionate in every single moment of your life. For each interaction with the Earth is beautiful, whether it is the changes in the colors of the leaves due to the seasons or the flowing waters in the nearby brook. The world is beautiful, and it is capable of caring for you.

Be careful. When it comes to life, there are many difficult moments that one will face. It will be so much easier for you to face your demons if you have a strong network of individuals who will stand by you and support you in every aspect of your day. There are also those who do not care for your well-being, but only for their own interests, yet they remained connected to your circle. Find those who show true compassion for you, true interest in helping you when you are in need, those who listen to you when you need to speak, and those will not ask you to talk when you need to remain silent. Friendship and kindness take many forms. Be careful who enters your circle.

Be optimistic. Success is the only option for you.

There is so much in the world that will allow a person to achieve all the goals they set before them, but the first and foremost step for all of us human beings is to conquer our own demons and accept all of the challenges of life with an open heart.

Stand tall in the face of sadness and unhappiness and laugh, for those attributes are weak, and you are strong. No matter who you are, you are strong. You hold the most powerful brain of any species to ever walk the Earth. You hold the gateway to creativity inside of you. You hold the keys of achieving any goal of success known to man.

Decide what  you choose to seek and find a way to accomplish your goal. All the tools you require are resting inside of you. Now it's time for you to accept the challenges of the world. With the powers of optimism, loving the Earth, and seeking those who also want to bring peace to the world, you will find all the successes life could ever have to offer.

Prosperity. Honor. Progress.

Revising the Way We Think

Zhuhai, Guangdong China 

Have you ever made a terrible mistake and the hard rains started to fall? It is almost as if the forces of nature wanted to add an insult to injury. Unless you're a person that loves getting drenched in the hard rainfall.

Have you ever thought of something with passion and near certainty, but when you started saying your idea out loud you noticed a critical error? That might lead some people to humiliation. Unless you are the kind of person who talks to yourself. Then, perhaps you made your discovery in private.

We all have a need for revision. There is nothing wrong with that. We also have a responsibility and a duty to be accurate with facts and information. It is very easy to find things that we would like to be true and find facts that only support that argument. This is the basis of confirmation bias. We can overcome it...and we can enjoy it in the process.

All people hold onto something that they believe it is true. For some it is a belief in their long-lasting relationship or friendship. They force themselves to believe that the relationship is good for them, or that it can get better...or sometimes they know that it won't get better, and they don't have any feeling for the other person at all...the only reason they stay is because they believe it will bring too much conflict into their lives if they try to leave.

The same principle of revision can be applied to relationships and friendships. While we may not be able to predict the motivations, actions, and thoughts of other people, we can predict them and control them for ourselves. You can know when your relationship is getting into trouble, and sometimes you might even have to make that vital choice to leave someone. An honest decision can bring less destruction to the world than one that is not sincere.

One can share ideas and views on belief and get challenged. However, one of the most beneficial ways to go about this is to find a forum which welcomes the exchange of thought. So many insist that they have the right to share views on politics and religion whenever they want...it is their freedom....and they are right to believe so.

However, if we want to convey a message to someone...if the intention is genuine and pure...then, why not choose a forum where people are actually listening and making an effort to comprehend the message you are choosing to share? And in return, you can listen to what someone else has to say and make an effort to at least hear their words and exchange ideas and even criticisms with fairness, politeness, and of course honor.

During our lifetime, we will make mistakes. This is certain, for we, as humans, are all imperfect. As beings of imperfection, we do not have the luxury of a faultless lifestyle. We will make mistakes in both facts and in the relationships that we choose...friendship or romantic....However, the only way to move forward is simple:

Believe in your principles. Always keep a strong heart. Love yourself, but accept responsibility for your mistakes. Be honest and sincere with your friendships and relations. Challenge yourself, but only in the honest attempt of getting stronger and helping others to get stronger. Know that at some point you might have errors in your judgment and in  your words...but so does every other single person that can speak.

Errors are not the end of life, nor are they any meaning of importance. The only thing that is important is that you try to succeed, master your own thought, and try to help others do the same. Strength is only of importance if it is applied both to the body and to the mind. A strong body without integrity is a villain. It is time for you to become the hero.

Learn. Study. Practice. Revise. Challenge. Love.

Prosperity. Honor. Progress.

Earth-Love: Gaze Upon the Clouds

Zhuhai, China. Bus to Doumen

Watch the rain fall down. Watch the trees in the wind, but always in this collage of life, let us also watch the clouds. The clouds and sky share much, and their very nature will allow for us to learn more about ourselves.

One of the largest challenges in the world is to find beauty in that which others have dismissed. When someone says the words beauty or beautiful, it is rare for one to conjure an image of a dark gray rain cloud. Yet anyone who has sat on the porch and felt the cool air at that perfect temperature, the gentle breeze blowing on by, and the dark thunderheads approaching knows that there is a certain beauty in all parts of nature. The frozen waterfall might have its own kind of beauty in the reflecting sunlight, but the dark rain cloud allows the air to feel so nice.

During the sunsets when the clouds block the sun's glowing rays, the outline of the powerful cumulus clouds looks french vanilla ice cream, a more conventional form of beauty. The light of the setting sun spreads across the landscape, and the colors of all it touches become so vivid. Gazing upon the lands one might think they are living in a painting or a high resolution photograph, but no matter how strong the editing software is, it does not compare to the power of nature.

When the snowstorm barrels across the continent dropping heaps of white powder, the clouds form together into a strong and tenacious force. As the clouds unify, they combine into a mass of gray across the entire snowscape. Not a single separation can be seen, and the flakes of snow and ice fall from what appears to be an endless span of strength. Beauty is found in many shades.

Of course on a clear day when the sky is blue, the clouds can find a way to form into a beautiful pose, yet most people might imagine a glowing yellow sun and a few white puffs,but instead, one can also think of a cirrus cloud like the stroke of a paintbrush across the blue daylight sky, a poem by nature.

As the sun sets once again, the clouds also form together. After the setting sun is almost in its resting place, the clouds capture a glow across the entire evening sky. It almost appears as if the sky is swarmed with a lakes of fire and molten lava. The orange and red light up the clouds like the celebrations for Chinese New Year.

Let us look upon the clouds with fascination, no matter what color we see in the sky, we should know that there is a way to find beauty in nature. Each moment in the clouds has the possibility for a new poem or song. Learn from the clouds, and let us love the Earth.

Political Energy: Value of Humanity, Haven for Ideas, Excellence of Character

Jack of Zhuhai, China 

A small ray of sunshine poured in today. It had been many days since we had our last day of what other people would call a pleasant Summer. When William Shakespeare wrote "Shall I compare these to a Summer's day?" I doubt he was referring to the rainstorms at the end of July.

The energy filled the room, and the scent of black coffee filled the kitchen. Perhaps the two best forms of energy combined. At that moment, the ideas for getting political were racing, but they were not racing in the most productive way.

Do you ever feel as if there is so much to say, but when the words come out, they are not as you imagined? Do you ever feel as if the political world seems so easy to predict and understand, and anyone could do the job of a politician if you could only lie without feelings or remorse?

That kind of energy is destructive and has brought havoc upon our world for the longest of times. We trust those who claim to be experts on leadership, as opposed to those who are experts on ideas. We trust those who are excellent speakers, as opposed to those who are excellent in character and honesty.

The same only situations have turned into a giant mess, and there seems to be only sign for a cure. To begin, we must first call for the creation of a new political climate. One that is not forged in sensationalism and eye-catching wordplay, but one that is founded in ideas that benefit those in all walks of life. Quality of life is not something that should be reserved for a single social group. Every single human deserves the highest quality of life possible.

The energy of humanity should come together and at least find agreement upon that one point. As the ideas that support the benefit of humanity come together, we will form a new way of thought. You will find a new platform and forum in which you can share your voice, and those who have a message of peace and hope will be taken seriously.

Let us not accept this energy of destruction that has been given to us by the darkness, the liars, the cheats, and the intolerable. Let us envision a world where the voices of those in need are the clearest, and the voices of those with plenty are the most generous. Not by any governmental law. Not by any ordinance. Not by any mandate. People sharing only because they want to help. People offering because they want to improve the situations for the world around them. Proffering of not only wealth, but also kindness and good deeds.

Let this become the energy that we must seek out. All the old spiritual books tell us that the energy to make massive social change lives within you. Whether you refer to your body as a temple or your being as a pathway to paradise on Earth.

The sunlight and the grains of coffee make comfort in the morning, but we must never forget all of those on the planet Earth who do not have such wonders. All humans who have not been entranced by the smokescreens of political deception should come together at once and watch the dawn rise upon a new era in which there is love for humanity and solutions replace broken systems.

On Charity and Generosity

Seoul, South Korea

The hand is coming out to help. There are multiple stories and parables about biting the hand that feeds, but where is the story about biting the hand that helps?

There are also those who say that when their life is in danger, they do not care who is coming to help them, regardless of race, color, religion, orientation, gender, or anything in between. Yet for a brief moment when the helping hand comes near, there is a brief hesitation.

The person with the outstretched arm offering guidance, advice, or counsel retracts their hand. They ponder the meaning of it all. They question if there is any real benefit. Will the person waiting for their assistance use it for something productive, or will they use it to continue their own destructive behaviors and make poor usage of others' time and energy?

This is a question that can only be answered by trying. Once we turn pessimistic about aid and assistance, we lose track of the ideal and the goal that we set out to achieve from the beginning. Our goal is not only to give one person a hand out. Our goal is to live in a world where handouts will be unnecessary, but before we achieve the ideal we must confront the situations of daily reality. 

There comes a moment when we must combine compassion with cleverness and wisdom. We must use our intelligence and our sense of human decency to bring aid and comfort to those around us. Giving money to someone who begs can often lead to catastrophic consequences. Aiding someone's destructive habits are by no means part of the ideal.

Giving kind words to someone who is not seeking them can often lead to someone becoming uncomfortable and irritated with what was meant to be a gesture of warmth and divine love.

There comes a point in life when the person with the outstretched arm must realize that their intentions might not always come with open and welcome arms. Even if someone is in need of something they will not always accept it or even know they are in need of it.

Let us use our intelligence to determine who will value our actions the most, and who will ignore our kindness? Who will use an act of gratitude as a tool to achieve something greater and more productive for the Earth, and who will use it to only enhance their own selfishness or troll-like behavior.

Let our charity become a combination of the mind and the heart. Try our best to make the strongest decisions possible. For if both the mind and the heart are not strong, they cannot achieve their mission. They cannot contribute to the removal of destruction and the promotion of peace in the world.

Let us use our generosity for the productivity of human society and the protection of the Earth. Let us use our resources to help those in need without bringing a single unwanted emotion to another. Let us find ways to solve conflicts in the most peaceful means possible and not trample a single living thing if we can do so.

Whether one shares a token of fortune or a token of wisdom with someone, they are sharing productivity all the same. They are sharing kindness, but in different forms. They are attempting to contribute to a greater form of goodness for the planet Earth, and it can be done by every single human being.

Ask yourself, where is your charity going? Ask yourself, who is going to benefit the most from this action? Ask yourself, before sending this message, how will the other person react?

Let us use our creativity, social understanding, and passion for helping humanity to spread the most pure messages of charity and generosity the human mind can conjure. Let us begin now.

Where is Right and Wrong?

Seoul, South Korea,

Where is the line between right and wrong? Should we listen to those who tell us that it doesn't exist at all? or should we walk forward and try to find the answers that are much more satisfying than a simple No or an easy I don't want to think about that?

There comes a time in everyone's life when they will have to answer for their fundamentals. You will be challenged, and sometimes you will lose. Furthermore, your illusions will shatter. The ideas and the abstractions that once gave you comfort will be nothing more than a toy you used to play with, but can't currently remember where it rests your closet.

There is no debate over right or wrong, for there exists a fundamental boundary. The world knows it. The world understands it, and that understanding is manifested in you. One might say that ethical truths are acceptable without scientific proof, and another might say that certain actions are destructive to humanity, living things, and the entirety of the Earth and are a hindrance to all life as we know it. These two statements are identical. 

We do not want the Earth to die. We want the Earth to live. We do not want the Cosmos to shatter. We find the unbreakable aspect of nature and come as close as we can during this lifetime, for the closer we get to the unbreakable the less destruction. If it cannot be broken, it cannot be destroyed. This is the foundation of the movement for world peace. 

As the debates lead to the rage and the comments lead to confusion and cantankerous ramblings that are fueled by drivel with an occasional supporting fact, how do we convey the message that right and wrong exist? 

They exist in the fundamental. They exist as an understanding. The same way when a child chooses to avoid stepping on a worm or a human quickly puts out a fire before it can spread. Their existence is beyond that of any words. 

Let us not ask what is right and what is wrong, for it will only allow the debate to compound. Let us ask ourselves, where is the construction, and where is the destruction? Which actions allow for production, constructive behavior, kindness, generosity, love, optimism, glory, excellence, sharing, unity, and magnificence...and which actions lead to destruction?

If Einstein can gaze upon the cosmos with a spiritual sense of awe, we can gaze upon a blade of grass with the same brilliance,  for if we were to gaze upon the night sky, the far off glare of the starlight is no larger than the flower petal under the moon. 

Each step we take is on a single Earth in a single universe, and each action we take is a choice. It can lead to construction and productivity, or it can lead to the bitterness of evil. The way we shall achieve peace in this world is to first begin by showing love to that single blade of grass, and when that grass has turned dark brown and died, know that it is still under the same sky as the stars above. 

The unity and connection of all humans and all things within the cosmos, including ideas is the magnificence we should honor. The love and kindness that exist from the stars and the moon all the way to the deep roots of the Earth is one that can only be expressed in the actions of human beings, and the debate about right and wrong will be forgotten. 

Earth-Love: Where are the Signs of Progress?

Zhuhai, Guangdong, China

How does one measure progress? You do the same actions every day, and you wait to see if there are any improvements in the results...how do you know if you are improving or just staying in the same old constant flat-lined barely even admissible level?

This can affect us in many parts of life, whether it comes to exercise and reaching our plateau, or when it comes to exploring new ideas and always reiterating the same old points and repeating them in our minds over and over. The thirst for improvement must continue.

There is a possibility that our lives need adventure and excitement. They bring much joy, and they can also allow us to share great moments with other people here on Earth. However, what limits does one need to employ in our quest for adventure?

It can come to the point where the thrill of your own quest can drown out every single other motivation in life...yet if one reaches that level of excitement on this adventure, one will lose awareness of consciousness. At that point in time, one will no longer able to be aware of whether or not they are causing harm to any living thing. Harm or prosperity will turn into a giant blur.

Therefore, as we continue onward each day through the changing of the sun and stars, we must remember that we can find contentment in the even the simplest moments in life. Adventure is one thing, but it is fueled by the trampling of untamed lands. This can lead to destruction. Excitement is one thing, but it is fueled by losing awareness of how other people feel. As someone once said, there is nothing wrong with being excited as long as you don't hurt anyone. Once again, the end goal is the same...remove the destruction.

Yet if one is to continue every day, how will we see progress? How will one know if all the choices in life are making a beneficial difference to humanity and the Earth or not? Some say that one must put all of their power into faith. They must believe that their pathway and plan for peace and prosperity is the only one and to never stray from the path.

There is a certain degree of value in this, and it needs to be partnered with an empirical understanding. One must not perceive any form of destruction with the five senses. One must also believe that this plan will bring less destruction in the future, and one must have faith the pathway that rids the world of destruction and replaces it with peace is good, ethical, moral, and pure.

All of human thought must converge upon this point. The combination of ideas and the journey to peace on Earth is the most profound adventure of all. The elimination of material desires is greater than any form of excitement, for it leads to a life of calm nerves, clear neurological processes, and a lack of lust for things which only bring conflict into your life and those around you.

Try your best to share this message of peace with the world. Look for the signs of progress not only in your daily life, but also within you as well. Await the challenges of the day-to-day struggles and respond with purity. Expect a reduction in conflict, but also an increase in kindness.

These are the signs of progress we must use in our daily life.

Prosperity. Honor. Progress.