The Road to Enlightenment

In my last post I talked about people recognizing that we are all one in the eyes of God. There are three ways in which we can become enlightened and learn to love one another. The three ways are not based on complicated thoughts, but are very complicated to achieve. The three ways are this: (1) as persons we must accept our relationship with God as being real and eternal; (2) as persons we must acknowledge that every single human being shares this relationship with God; and (3) all of us must agree to respect one another and to allow each of us to live in the world in peace. In church we say, "Peace be with you." In life we must say the same thing. None of the above is easily accomplished. How can anyone love someone who has destroyed a fellow human being, particularly a child? I believe that if we can create a world of love and mutual respect that crime and other aberrations of our nature will fall away and die out. Is this pie in the sky thinking? Perhaps, but it is certainly worth our trying to achieve it. Even in failure, we can make this world a much better place to live.