At a meeting of our book club, we discussed a book which dealt with a young woman who had lived in foster care all her life. We talked about the problems which seem inherent in a child who is not loved unconditionally, who is perhaps abused in multitudes of ways. It's the general belief in this world that some things are too horrendous to get over; that we will be plagued with certain conditions forever, no matter what. The Dog Whisperer, (mentioned often in these writings) Cesar Milan, tells us he rehabilitates dogs and trains people. I love hearing him tell us how dogs live in the moment. When he is helping people understand a dog maimed by past experiences in its life, he repeatedly tells the people that feeling sorry for the animal helps no one. Our words and actions hold animals (and people) in the same thought system which put them there in the first place! How can this be? The dog is hurting and we're being asked to deny that? Yes!! This is why we learn in the study of metaphysics that it is necessary to give up all beliefs -- not just those we deem to be "bad", but all material beliefs. By letting them go and replacing them with an openness of thought, which allows us to hear the Truth of our Being, we experience the so-called miracle which is the natural order of Life. It may not seem logical to say we can simply release feelings of fear and anger. They seem very real to us, but if we stop and examine them, do they have any purpose other than holding us where we are?
“Many are willing to open the eyes of the people to the power of good resident in divine Mind, but they are not so willing to point out the evil in human thought, and expose evil’s hidden mental ways of accomplishing iniquity.” Mary Baker Eddy - Science & Health Page 570:30-3
