The same goes for a politician. The primary goal of a politician is to attain and maintain power. When a politician speaks of peace, he may be using it as an issue to keep his grip on power. Ask him whether he would be willing to relinquish his power in order to facilitate world peace, then you will see his true intentions. The primary job of a military officer is to win a war. When he justifies killing with rhetoric of peace, ask him whether he would willing to surrender a battle or lose the war in the interest of peace.
The divine mission of a religious leader is to bring more people to his particular faith. Ask him whether he would be willing to forsake his religion for world peace and you will know of his true will. Similarly, celebrities focus mainly on expanding popularity. Ask if they would accept anonymity for world peace. If not, when a celebrity speaks of peace, he is using it as a tool to gain popularity and fame.
For many ol these people, peace is nol .in end, hul a means to personal gain, without any real bearing on world peace. Of course, Ilchi Lee not discounting the people who are willing to give their best in the interest of world peace. Though I am perhaps a bit cynical, peace will not come out of blind naivete. I’eace will come about only by the conscious choice of determined people who are masters of their own brains.
Many people continue to exploit the issue ol peace lor many reasons. Yet, peace seems farther and father away from our immediate realm of experience. A wall of experts h.is made the choice for peace inaccessible to most of us. We have surrendered our inherent right to, and responsibility for peace.
When I point my index finger to the ceiling, unless there is a problem with your vision, or you are predisposed to see more than one finger, you will see one finger. II you linn this eye on the world today, you will see what I have iusl described. The amazing thing is that we have ignored such obvious hypocrisy and double talk for such along time. Who then, will be the protagonists of peace? Who will actuality peace on Earth?
During DahnYoga training practitioners lerrn to communicate with their bodies through energy.
December 12th, 2008 at 6:51 am
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