"Best to have less with righteousness
than abundance without justice."
Proverbs 16:8
More is better and how much one has defines
one's worth and value. This is what we are
all taught today. It does not matter who you
are, what matters is how much you have. This
is the modern day motto of truth.
There are two things that need to be said
about this: first the modern motto is a
fantasy; and second, it is an incredibly
dangerous fantasy.
We usually chose not to see that there is
more to life than meets the eye. We love our
distractions and our illusionary little
worlds brought to us by the popular media and
its peculiar forms of so-called
entertainment. We often choose to get lost
in the fantasy of our fictions because the
realities of our factual world are often too
hard to bear.
Burdens in life are natural; everyone has
his/her share to carry. Some burdens are
easier to carry than others. Some are too
hard even for the most robust of us; then
again some are way too light, even from the
frailest and the weak.
Yet, we see a bizarre occurrence. The great
heavy burdens seem to be managed even by
those who are considered weak, whereas even
the lightest of burdens cannot be carried by
those who are considered strong. The weak
manage the heavy and the strong crumble under
the light. Where is the wisdom in this?
Truth is a bizarre thing. Many things would
never be believed other than for the fact
that they are true. Fiction is also a
bizarre thing, for more people today embrace
fiction and accepts its fantasies over all
those others who claim to be following truth.
Truth is stranger than fiction; however,
today most cannot discern and tell the
difference between the two. When reality and
fantasy collide in the mind and heart they
create clouds of confusion that blur a
person's course.
Granted, one may believe whatever one wishes,
and walk whatever path that one may chose.
Yet, is it right or wrong for one to be
walking one path all the while thinking than
he/she is on another?
If we see one walking towards a precipice
should we not speak out words of warning?
What if we do speak out and instead of being
heard we are instead silenced. What if
instead of appreciating our revelations of
truth we are told to be silent, because one
wishes to remain embraced in fantasy? Should
we not then remain silent and allow nature to
take its course?
That which is weak cannot by nature maintain
a heavy load. That which is false cannot be
maintained forever. Eventually truth will
rear its head, and the world of fantasy will
be shaken, jarred and eventually collapsed.
This is the natural course of events; its
path cannot be altered.
Try as we may to reinforce our fantasy world,
our efforts will all be in vain. The natural
order cannot be dismissed or wished away. We
may ignore the natural way all we wish, as
long as nothing comes along to awaken us from
our delusional slumber. However, nature
never allows us to sleep for too long. Not
before long comes a jolt or a shock that
awakens us long enough to realize that we
have been asleep.
Now the question is, once awakened do we seek
to rise up and see the true world, or do we
make all efforts to go back to sleep to
reenter the world of fantasy and illusion?
Although we may get lost again in the
fantasies of our own making, in the end, we
will again be jolted awake and not be given
the opportunity to slumber forever.
More is not necessarily better. When there
is more, the more creates heaviness. If the
more stands upon the solid foundation of what
is right and good, then the more stands
firmly and secure. More can be added without
concern.
When, however, the more stands upon shaky
ground, upon the foundations of fantasy
embraced today, then we build on shaky ground
and proceed at our own peril. For all that
is built upon shaky ground and upon unstable
foundations will eventually collapse and be
destroyed. This cannot be changed or
avoided. This is the natural order of things.