The exhaustingly slow death of the cycle of the oppressed and the oppressors grinds along. Many days it may seem that the wrong side is winning the final stand in a struggle
that has lasted millennia. This struggle has erased histories, languages, works of art, scientific and engineering achievements, and untold lives. The collateral damage has been an incalculable number of animals, insects, and plants that have gone extinct due to being used or simply being in the way. This cycle must end because humans now exist in a nearly destroyed habitat that once easily sustained them and there is no other option for humans to live on than to end it. It is not comfortable to face and accept truth. It is far easier to pretend that there is no ongoing worldwide plague, that autocracies do not have majority rule of the world, that climate is not actively changing - to be indifferent to all the suffering as long as personal needs are met. But the measure of any man or woman is how when faced with so many challenges, so much horror, so much loss, they can accept what is while having the courage to be kind and open in order to strive for something better. Such people can be immersed in it all and still find peace rather than bypassing all of the ugliness that has been made an intrinsic part of human existence. Some are conditioned to be violent and sociopathic to enforce the will of the oppressors. But mainly the oppressors want the oppressed to be distracted by the wasting or hoarding of resources. Resources may be money, time, energy, food, opportunity. The oppressors want the oppressed to believe that they are broken and undeserving while feeling overwhelmed by overly complicated systems that must be navigated in their daily lives. Many social media influencers, new age gurus, self-help books, mainstream magazines and media are part of the conditioning so attention remains focused on fixing what does not need fixed in one’s self rather than focusing on the systems of oppression which are the root cause of lack. Thus even after putting forth their best efforts to achieve goals or an improved self, rarely do the oppressed gain the desired result. Failure is nearly always inevitable because it is the outcome chosen by the oppressors. Focus is misdirected for years until this conditioning is recognized and adjustments made to better serve the individual by directing personal resources to dismantling the systems which only serve the oppressors. You may feel depleted and defeated but you are a warrior because you still care. Humans are at their best when they look out for each other. Even if the odds seem stacked against you, step up when your voice, your presence is needed. Be love in action. Even with all the disappointment and loss, it is a gift to be alive surrounded by the magnificent natural beauty of this planet, to have the pure joy of laughter, to have the pleasure of hearing music. May you be filled with the grace of remembering on the days when you feel battered and unsure that light is ever present here even when it feels that you are the only the light. (c)GingerMysteries www.gingermysteries.com You are welcome to share this article but please include the above credit.
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