and the war marches on
Mar. 21st, 2003 09:20 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
iamomAll regular programming on CBC Radio One has been replaced by constant coverage of the US-led invasion of Iraq. I used to keep the radio on all day, but I don't feel like being constantly reminded of this drama by their coverage. CBC probably hypes up the war to a lesser degree than do the other major news sources, but I still don't feel like listening to it all the time.
Having said that, it's hard not to think a lot about Iraq anyway, especially with respect to how much it appears to be affecting so many people not directly involved in the event. Somewhat akin to September 11th, I get a distinct sense that much of the world's attention is focused on events in Iraq this week, and I wonder if such a significant alignment of conscious thought, even on opposing sides of the same issue, might be significant in some way to our evolution.
I don't mean to sound all airy-fairy or anything, I just mean that it's possibly helpful for the evolution of the human psyche to enjoin our thoughts simultaneously in such ways. It might help to create a certain resonation of our psychic energy that will nudge us a bit farther forward in our evolution.
It's not that these events are overly significant in and of themselves, though; it's more just that if our perception of these events is such and that if a lot of us feel that way at the same time, it might bring about certain small changes in the way we think. It might help us to evaluate our impulses a bit more before we act on them; it might help us to develop a deeper sense of compassion towards each other; it might help us to connect with our neighbours a little more easily than we did once before.
What the Bush and Blair administrations are doing in Iraq is a totally separate issue, of course. They're living out their own strange karma, to be sure. But it's helpful if the witnessing of their actions brings about a clearer witnessing of our own. With the increased objectivity that results from witnessing our own thoughts and actions instead of identifying ourselves with them, we more easily walk a middle path that peacefully reflects the interdependent nature of our lives here on Earth.
Having said that, it's hard not to think a lot about Iraq anyway, especially with respect to how much it appears to be affecting so many people not directly involved in the event. Somewhat akin to September 11th, I get a distinct sense that much of the world's attention is focused on events in Iraq this week, and I wonder if such a significant alignment of conscious thought, even on opposing sides of the same issue, might be significant in some way to our evolution.
I don't mean to sound all airy-fairy or anything, I just mean that it's possibly helpful for the evolution of the human psyche to enjoin our thoughts simultaneously in such ways. It might help to create a certain resonation of our psychic energy that will nudge us a bit farther forward in our evolution.
It's not that these events are overly significant in and of themselves, though; it's more just that if our perception of these events is such and that if a lot of us feel that way at the same time, it might bring about certain small changes in the way we think. It might help us to evaluate our impulses a bit more before we act on them; it might help us to develop a deeper sense of compassion towards each other; it might help us to connect with our neighbours a little more easily than we did once before.
What the Bush and Blair administrations are doing in Iraq is a totally separate issue, of course. They're living out their own strange karma, to be sure. But it's helpful if the witnessing of their actions brings about a clearer witnessing of our own. With the increased objectivity that results from witnessing our own thoughts and actions instead of identifying ourselves with them, we more easily walk a middle path that peacefully reflects the interdependent nature of our lives here on Earth.
