Move with it, groove with it. Civilization is in a constant and rapidly increasing state of progress toward an unrevealed destiny. Does it seem like everyone else is flying at jet speed while you're riding the bus? Well, to make a long story short - move with it, groove with it - learn how to deal with it. The alternative is to let it pass you by while you stand in total bewilderment. Standing still, or moving at slow pace, can cause unnecessary frustration and anger, when what is really needed is a sort of spiritual fusion - an understanding of our role in this fast paced world.
Technological advancements and new streams of knowledge dissemination (like the Internet, for example) are changing our lives at jet speed pace. Spiritual leaders and moral teachers must become more efficient, influential, and relevant to the needs of individuals who must deal with a variety of new situations experientially.
Our spirit can keep up - it travels faster than any jet, ever moving forward toward its destiny. It is the material mind that sort of lags behind - holding on to old ways of doing things, believing that since they worked just fine in the olden days, they should work just fine now.
I just purchased a new Samsung Instinct (iPhone killer) telephone, you know what I can do with my telephone? Check this out:
Email, text message, receive voicemails, navigate (GPS), calculate, take notes, check my calendar, check the time, set the phone display and ringer type for each person in my contacts, download fancy ringers, I can even get a fancy ringer for you to hear as it rings me, I can listen to my MP3 music, watch TV and videos, listen to radio stations around the world, take pictures, store pictures, shop, play games, go on the internet, check the weather and the radar, read the news, check movie times,.......oh, and I can call people.... and probably other stuff I don't even know about yet.
All in a unit that weighs 4.4 ounces and measures 4.5 x 2.25 inches and is a half inch thick.
Today, many of us are anxious, restless, fearful, uncertain, unsettled and/or stagnant - in spite of this we are in fact progressing toward the spiritual realities of one belief system, the humanist and ideological belief of one great philosophy, and a more cosmic approach to the sciences; which will ultimately result in the harmony of religion, philosophy, and science, the oneness of the triune existence of spirit, mind, and energy, and the unification with God.
Just as we progress by making new and exciting technological advances - so must we also progress in our spiritual lives. The secret to producing fruits of the spirit is to allow your religious or spiritual experiences to affect your daily lives. What you know in your heart to be true must be made manifest in a real and tangible way. Use goals, or small steps, and your individual faith-based relationship with God to move yourself forward - to make progress.
Live courageously and joyfully on the face of the earth. Join patience with passion, insight to zeal, sympathy with power, and ideals with energy. Inspire others to do the same.
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