In a world where we are being fed lies, it’s extremely difficult to figure out what is truth. Media spreads deception and distrust, dividing people in ways which seem irreparable. Bias doesn’t frighten me, but intentional lies do. Many of us remember the early days of television, a time when advertising really revved up and consumerism became flagrant. It has reached an apex now at which almost everything we hear and see is designed to sell us something. We must continue to be vigilant in what we allow into our thought, not only for our own good, but for the collective. Repeating stories which create divisions through feelings of superiority or inferiority, that’s playing the game which has been created for us. It’s important to use our educations, our intuition, our spiritual knowledge, every bit of common sense we still have, to discern truth. There is a term in Christian Science called “knowing the Truth”. It is in reference to knowing the Truth of our being, not the beliefs we’ve come to think of as facts. These thoughts were prompted by reading an article in the Rolling Stone about how we are manipulated unknowingly. On this day of thanksgiving, I am grateful for all who spend hundreds of hours researching so we all needn't do so! Happy Thanksgiving to you!
"The human mind, imbued with this spiritual understanding, becomes more elastic, is capable of greater endurance, escapes somewhat from itself, and requires less repose. ... It raises the thinker into his native air of insight and perspicacity." Mary Baker Eddy - Science & Health Page 128
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