THE WORLD IS PERFECT
by Lawrence Wilson, MD
©
January 2010, The Center For Development
Most
people feel the world is a chaotic mess. The premise of this article is
that there are other ways to understand and view the world. It is a
matter of changing one's view of what the world is, and what it is for.
Here is a step-by-step approach to help a person change his perceptions.
The first step
in shifting your perspective is to give up the idea that you know the right way
to view the world. One needs to be willing to be taught anew. This
requires emptiness or not judging ahead of time and being open to learning more
about the subject.
The
attitude may be expressed as: "I am not sure what the world is or is for.Ó
This clears the slate. It is necessary to keep coming back to this basic
attitude, as old preconceived notions will often try to reassert themselves.
A second step,
which further helps to release past attitudes about events, is to say:
"All events are neutral. I don't take sides. I give meaning to
events by the way I interpret them".
This is a
difficult belief as it would seem to ignore realities such as disease, death,
starvation or other horrors.
However, it goes back to the first step that I really am not sure what the
world is about, so therefore I will not judge events, even though they seem
horrible by the normal standards.
The idea that events, of themselves, do not have meaning is helpful if
we want to assign a new meaning to events that may otherwise not make much
sense. Surely much in our world
does not make much sense logically.
A
corollary is the statement "the world is innocent". This
statement is important because we are often quick to pass judgment, deciding
who is at fault, who is responsible, who did what. This is exemplified in
our legal system, which is a massive system for placing guilt and blame outside
oneself.
However,
if all events are in themselves neutral, then placing blame or responsibility
outside oneself may simply be a way to be more comfortable, or a way to feel
superior, or a way to deny responsibility or involvement in a situation.
The purpose of the world. What if
the purpose of the world is not to make us happy, comfortable and secure, but
rather as a creation designed to wake us up, to help us to learn certain
lessons, or to be more aware of ourselves and the truth about life?
If life
were totally smooth and unruffled, chances are most people would learn less and
not think about life too much. In contrast, by experiencing challenges,
health problems, personal crises, financial, moral and other dilemmas, we
become more aware, more awake and we often dig deep in order to overcome and
succeed in the world.
It is
possible to view all events as precisely and exactly that which is needed to
wake up a particular person, community or nation. Each event and
situation represents the perfect grace of the Creator brought to us for our
good.
Some
people will, of course, interpret this to mean they are guilty of some terrible
sin because they are ill, or poor, or appear unfortunate. This is not
so. That is the old mindset at work. Some religions have controlled
people with this kind of thinking for millennia. They teach something like Òyou are ill because it is your
karma to be ill, so sufferÓ.
This is
not quite true because you might choose illness to help other wake up, for
example, or to teach yourself or someone else a wonderful lesson. There is really no way to know this.
This
means that, in truth, no situation is necessarily better than another. It
is simply a different variety of experience. For example, if a person had
been healthy instead of having to stay home and rest, that person might have
been run over by a car and killed.
So who is to say that being perfectly healthy is better? In fact, perhaps oneÕs illness or other
disability has somehow kept you alive.
Many
people lament that they are not wealthy.
however, in truth, if you had been born very rich, for example, maybe
you would have married a very conniving person who would have ruined your life
and made you miserable. But
because you did not have a lot of money, those types of men and women have
avoided you, and you are far better off.
I hope
this kind of thinking does not seem fake.
It is, in fact, very real. It
is just another way to look at things that, in fact, helps us to be grateful
for what we have and stop complaining, regretting, worrying and fretting so
much.
IS THE WORLD FAIR AND JUST?
Today
many people say it is totally unfair that one person is rich, while others are poor,
that some are smart and beautiful, while others are dull and homely looking, or
that some are healthy while others are racked by illness. This kind of
thinking spawned Karl Marx and Lenin to believe that if one just will overthrow
capitalism, everything can be made fair and just. It is often called social
justice.
However,
it is a flawed philosophy because we are not the same and no government or
other system can even out all the unfairness or unevenness between people. Nations that have tried it such as the
former Soviet Union all have failed miserably. Instead they just create a new type of unfairness or tyranny
in which the government dictates what is fair and just, when it is not so.
If your
mind starts in on this track, it is time to return to the earlier steps and
realize that we don't know the total picture. We don't know the exact
meaning of particular events, what they really are or what they are for. Therefore, a much better approach is to
realize that the world is fine as it is.
It offers an opportunity for people to learn lessons, to grow
spiritually and to overcome many difficulties and handicaps. The best that a government can do in
many cases is to not get in the way of peopleÕs decisions as to how to help
themselves and others to learn what they need to learn.
A helpful affirmation. One way to affirm that the world is perfect is to say often,
"I abide in a perfectly loving universe. I can be at peace with
whatever is occurring around me".
Again
this may sound fake, but it is not necessarily so. It is simply a reminder that perhaps there is another way to
look at things.
Conspiracies
are usually considered bad. However, the word conspire simply means 'to breathe together'. It is possible to perceive this world
as a gigantic and extremely complex Ôbreathing together processÕ. It is a coming together of events,
perfectly orchestrated at the deepest level, to heal our minds, to wake us up,
to demonstrate to us our total power and responsibility for our lives, or to
teach us how best to live.
This
means that all things are working for good, and that you are always in the right place at the right
time. It means that love is real, and being expressed through every event
and situation, no matter how brutal or negative they may seem.
What
about people and events that push your buttons? As a general principle,
anything or any behavior that upsets you is worth examining. Often it is
bringing you to the edge of your fear and insecurity.
An
excellent, though often difficult response, is to thank the person or event for
bringing this to your attention. Once you have unearthed the fear, and
exposed it as the real cause of the upset, often a similar situation or
behavior will not provoke the same reaction.
If you
suppress or judge a person or situation, it may occur again until you can get
past your defensive responses. If you find yourself seeking accomplices,
people who agree with your point of view, you are probably just defending your
illusions.
When
someone pushes your buttons, try to see it as gift, part of the perfection of
the world. You are being shown your edge of fear or limitation. You are
being given a chance to let go of fear and judgment.
One may
say, this is all fine in certain situations, but how about when it involves the
very survival of the body? This is a tough one. At some point, one
realizes that the body is just a form. This may be what Christ tried to
demonstrate on the cross. The Roman soldiers could not stop his message
of love, just by destroying his physical form. In the same way, you
cannot be stopped from sharing your treasure by illness or even death of the
body. The content is what matters. Admittedly, this takes practice,
but it is a good practice because we all eventually face death.
Why not
be peaceful and relaxed about your mortality, instead of fearful, as is the
American way? The author lived in Mexico with a group of aboriginal
people who had little fear of death. It was a delightful experience that he
has not experienced ever again.
Dare to
try a grand experiment. Allow yourself to see the world as perfect the
way it is. Imagine that it may be an
orchestration of the grace the Creator in order to help us wake up and learn
important lessons and have certain experiences.
When
you find yourself in fear or distress, see it as a temptation to be
discouraged, and realize you can choose again. You may not win any
popularity contests with this perspective, but you will attract wonderful new
friends who also see the world this way. And many times a few good
friends and a positive attitude are worth it all.
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