SUSPICION

2020, BEHAVIOR, BELIEF, INFLUENCE, SUSPICION

SUSPICION, 2020 MAY 04

SUSPICION

     ~sorting source from influence 

 

Why does information sourced from conflicting belief-groups elicit Suspicion? How does a Lie differ from an unfamiliar and/or foreign Belief? How does the seeker study data's many facets to reach the clearest and least-tainted theories?

In studying the Self, do you study what others believe of You? Beyond the core tenets of your society, your sub-culture represents belief structures that conflict with others. You are aware of this . . . but have you taken the time to explore what you believe, how those beliefs interact with local and international ideas, and why so many beliefs vary?

In fact, idea/thought/belief systems not only vary, many sub-cultures defend their own ideas as unique and obvious . . . and (therefore) "right."

Let us say that you are a four-footed mammal who occupies an evolutionary rung as a prey species. Your reality is framed by the idea that to survive, you must stay low and quiet, eating and drinking only as you need and keeping sheltered in small, inaccessible underground dens. Each day is a lesson in survival.

Compare this mammal's life with that of a predator species, who walks in the sun with little fear and has great confidence in its ability to hunt and consume smaller animals for its food. How does the lion experience the world compared to a rabbit? How might their ideas about mating, offspring, and hierarchy differ?

Perhaps the lion, living in the open, choosing its indolent sun and shade, feels superior. The rabbit may enjoy its blue sky and its dappled shade . . . but is it possible that the rabbit partakes of sky and shade in measured moments, knowing that each second exposed is a risk to its continued existence? Still, without the prey animal, the predator cannot live. This is symbiosis: more than cooperation; more than agreement.

People do the same. Some labor/ some lead. Some aggress/ some concede. Some elevate one gender above another. Some elevate certain gifts about others. Some eliminate the weakest/ some protect them. Therefore, an entity's self-belief and cultural beliefs influence and construct their life-belief.

When you encounter a person or group who believes differently than you do, do you ask yourself how their influences have affected their source ideas? Can you blame a rabbit for believing that the safer place to shelter is its underground den? Can you deny that a lion might grow more fierce when its game has grown scarce? But . . . can you also understand how each mammal has formed their ideas and acknowledge that these ideas are their Truths, and possibly the Truths of their community? It helps them to survive and thrive.

When you study the world, you see passion and desire. If you see deeply, you will understand that the common thread runs through each fibre of Great All, and that each culture uses it to weave something unique.

So . . . is it Suspicious that a speaker from Culture-A might propose an agenda that is radically different from Culture-B, or is it expected? If your culture values authoritarianism as a primary agenda, its idea of freedom will differ when compared to a socialist or communist system. Who is right? How much of their system is inborn and how much is based on tradition? If we cannot separate Influence from Source, how can we see the inner workings of things, especially when we seek to know our Selves?

How Suspicious are you of those within other belief groups? If I want to be a baker, will some see the community service in my talent . . . and will others fear I intend to poison the king? In order to communicate, we must level the field.

While many people act with aggression and selfishness, many more act from kindness and generosity. Can you study the Source of their affirmations, calculating how their Influences affect the outcomes? In this era, it is a critical part of unbending and unblending information.

Do you say that the rabbit is rude to dig dens, which may endanger the lion, who could break his ankle if snared while running? No. Do you say that the lion is rude to hunt the rabbit, when nature has designed him as a predator? No.

So . . . how do we accurately and compassionately communicate with one another across cultural boundaries? How to we care for our world and All Living Things, when we harbor such Suspicion for one another?

We cannot harmonize our World until we harmonize our Selves. Study and understand how you have come to believe as you do. Understand how your influences have affected your Source materials. Allow for commonality before branding an idea with its fragmented beliefs.

Be Suspicious, but begin with Self. Be Influenced, but understand how those Influences affect your behaviors. And most importantly, understand your Source. 

Understand The Source. 

Life is a puzzle . . . but it is not unsolvable.

 Blessed Be This Day

This is a Direct Voice Communication from my Tribe, Spirit Elders who share their wisdoms with me from the other side of the veil.

     Archive: May 04, 2020

 

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