A reason why experiencing a true relationship can be so difficult for some. once one has a hierarchy one needs rules to protect and administer it, and then needing law and the enforcement of the rules, and one will end up with some kind of chain of command or a system of order that destroys relationship rather than promote it. One rarely sees or experiences relationship apart from power. Hierarchy imposes laws and rules and one ends up missing the wonder of relationship that is desired. When choosing independence over relationship, one becomes a danger to each other. Others become objects to be manipulated or managed for the sake of the individuals happiness. Authority as one usually thinks of, is merely the excuse the falsely strong use to make others confirm to what they want. It seems in this world the value of the individual is constantly weighed against the survival of the system, whether political, economic, social, religious or any system. First one person and then a few and finally even man are easily sacrificed for the good and ongoing existence of that system. In one form or another this lies behind every struggle for power, every prejudice, every war and every abuse of relationship. The will to power and independence has become so ubiquitous that it is now considered normal. It is the human paradigm. It is like water to fish, so prevalent that it goes unseen and unquestioned. It is the matrix; a diabolical scheme in which one is hopelessly trapped even while completely unaware of its existence. If one had truly learned to regard each others concerns as significant as their own, there would be no need for a hierarchy. Broken humans center their lives around things that seem good to them, but that will neither fill them nor free them. They are addicted to power or the illusion of security that power offers. When a disaster happens, those same people will turn against the false power they trusted. In their disappointment, they either become softened towards spiritual enlightenment or the become bolder in their independence. Paradigms power perceptions and perceptions power emotions. Trying to keep the law is actually a declaration of independence, a way of keeping control. Is that why we follow the law so much, to give us control? Well it grants one the power to judge others and feel superior to them. One may believe to be living a higher standard to the ones they judge. Enforcing rules, especially in its more subtle expressions like responsibility and expectations, is a vain attempt to create certainty out of uncertainty. Rules cannot bring freedom, they only have the power to accuse. Quotes from The Shack- re-tuned. Thanks Danny for the book. Peace and love
Posted on: Sun, 30 Mar 2014 16:10:21 +0000
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