> On Mar 7, 6:22 am, Andy googlemail.com>
> wrote:

>> Is there a single evil human being? My life experience has told me
>> that that is probably not the case.

>
> Wow humanism in all of its ugly glory. "Is there anyone evil? No,
> because I have decided there is no evil."
> This is such an excuse. These actions are not really wrong because
> of ...
> The logical conclusion is that we really shouldn't punish them
> and that we should be accepting of any
> behavior (e.g. you want to rape and kill your neighbor .... go ahead
> who am I to define your morality).
> This is both ridiculous and dangerous.

>
> The moral divide between humans is

>> a matter of maturity. If our current life on earth is just one of many
>> incarnations of the soul, whether in this world or in any other, it
>> would follow that while all souls are equal, some are older than
>> others.
>>
>> Consider a thief. How can he be cured of his criminality? Well, if he
>> reaches the conclusion that everything that he steals will be stolen
>> from him- in this life or the next- he will realise the futility of
>> crime and stop. Quite simply, when you realise that "what goes around
>> comes around", only then will one's behaviour start to improve.
>>
>> I think it was Jesus who said "Be sure your sins will find you out"
>>
>> So our thief is not actually a wicked man, but someone who is
>> relatively new to the game of life and hasn't learned the rules. He is
>> a "young soul". It is very similar to the child who pulls a puppy's
>> tail. Only when he gets bitten, does he stop.
>>
>> Cheats may prosper during a single life, but when you bring multiple
>> incarnations into the equation, nobody gets away with anything. Death
>> means nothing- the spiritual "baggage" is carried over from one life
>> to the next.
>>
>> The young soul seeks worldly pleasures. These include wealth, fame,
>> sexual prowess and power. There is a problem with this. All are double
>> edged swords...
>>
>> If you are rich, it is very difficult to tell who your friends are.
>> The poor man knows that everybody who loves him loves him for who he
>> is, not what he can potentially offer them. For the rich man, he is
>> always under the suspicion that someone is after his cash. He becomes
>> jealous, and unhappy.
>>
>> The celebrity may own a mansion house, but it is often his jail. The
>> "nobody" can take a walk to the supermarket, in the park, on the beach
>> completely anonymously. And there's worse. Consider being a pop star
>> with several million fans. If one in ten people are mentally ill, and
>> one in a hundred are so mentally ill that they are a potential threat
>> to themselves and others, and one in a thousand are a so seriously
>> psychotic that they need hospitalisation, there's a chance that
>> someone will be out to kill you. How many Mark Chapmans are out there?
>> To quote Roger Waters, fame is "exchanging a walk on part in the war
>> for a lead role in a cage"
>>
>> If you are sexy, then you have the problem that there is always
>> someone trying to chat you up. This is going to put a great strain on
>> any monogamous relationship. Also, as with the rich, it is difficult
>> to tell if you are a soulmate of your partner or a trophy. Whereas
>> those with very average looks (or below average) know that their
>> parner loves the person inside, not the body.
>>
>> If you are powerful, it is difficult to have any true friendships. How
>> do you know that someone is not after a favour, or after your job? How
>> can you tell what is a bung, bribe, a Macbeth, or genuine help and
>> advice. This brings with it a high degree of paranoia. Gandhi could
>> have been president of India, elected by a huge majority. He refused
>> to stand, because he didn't want to be corrupted by the power. He
>> wanted to lead his people, yes, but rule them, no.
>>
>> The "old soul" has realised this, and seeks something greater. To
>> love, to create, to help, to share. Unlike the "young soul", the older
>> does not see the world as one with scarce resources to be fought over,
>> but one of limitless abundance. The older soul believes that five
>> small fishes can indeed feed five thousand people. The older soul does
>> not believe in war (we've got paintball!) or killing, as the dead will
>> simply return and carry on where they left off.
>>
>> Am I a young soul or an old soul? I am neither- I'm a teenage one. I'm
>> in the process of changing. I want to change, but need to dig deeper
>> to find the courage to do so. It is not an easy task when faced with
>> the bombardment of "young soul" media. I sometimes feel that I am
>> playing a game of cards with the Devil, trying to win back my soul. I
>> can relate to Jesus' forty days in the wilderness and Buddha's
>> enlightenment under the banyan tree. Some souls mature quicker than
>> others. What took Buddha and Christ a relatively short time is taking
>> me a lot longer. To me that draws a a parallel to physical puberty- it
>> comes to some people earlier than others.
>>
>> I am at the stage where I realise that I was in the wrong. I realise
>> that I am still doing wrong. The next step is to make a start in
>> correcting my own mistakes, and by sharing my experiences, maybe help
>> others correct theirs. It's amazing how a group of addicts can help
>> each other achieve sobriety. Introducing yourself at an AA meeting
>> takes the form of "I'm X, and I'm an alcoholic". The first step is to
>> surrender to your addiction and admit the truth.
>>
>> I'm at the point where I'm saying "I'm Andy, and I'm a materialist". I
>> am hooked on not only drugs but the pleasures of the flesh- money,
>> power, fame, sex.
>>
>> It is very interesting to compare the Biblical view of creation with
>> the scientific one. The big bang and the original sin- different
>> metaphors for the same thing? Both symbolise a movement "away" from
>> "God". The original sin was the "big bang" of Karma- the pushing of
>> the spiritual pendulum, which will swing us emotionally from left to
>> right, high to low, till eventually we settle somewhere in the middle,
>> once again in perfect peace.
>>
>> Earth is a strange place, as it is largely ruled by the "young" as
>> opposed to the "mature". I sometimes wonder, with this in mind, if
>> this planet is a "university" for a higher form of being. If that is
>> the case, then the meaning of life is to graduate.

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