Lessons, Lessons, Lessons!
by Roddy White
Greetings. Lessons,
lessons, lessons! What on Earth are we here for? You guessed it
lessons. Lessons are the meaning of Life. Now, I know some of you,
myself included, feel that lessons must be painful to be appreciated or
remembered. Contrary to popular belief, not all lessons have to be
painful. Some can even be fun. It's all in the 'moral to the story'.
Life gives us wonderful examples to follow ... allow me to illustrate.
Learning From
Animals
I work on an organic farm
which has some truly remarkable animals. These animals are my friends
and are treated with the same respect I would treat a fellow human. In
return for my caring, these creatures have afforded me the opportunity
to learn some marvelous lessons.
Lesson 1:
"Unselfishness. "A gallant red rooster taught me the meaning of
unselfish chivalry. I watched this gorgeous bird scratch up a grub from
the ground. Instead of gobbling it up as I expected, he called a hungry
hen over and allowed her to eat the grub from between his feet. I was
under the illusion that only lactating mothers did this for their young
... red roosters can be just as unselfish. Why can't we all take a page
from this rooster's book? That was my lesson for the day and it was
delightful and memorable.
I have learned other
lessons from God's creatures. A tiny, green tree-frog taught me the
importance of tenderness. I rescued it and he or she sat upon my
finger resting there, grateful to me for the tender mercy I had shown
it. I coaxed it to hop, but it would not leave the sanctuary of my hand.
In that instant, I became humbled by the helplessness of that little
creature and all creatures at the mercy of mankind.
Animals, you see, can be
our teachers. We need only recognize their wonderful ability to live in
the now absolute and their total and complete innocence and trust
they place in the source or God as you call it. They know instinctively
what is. We, on the other hand, must learn it ... or is it 'unlearn
it"? Maybe that is one of our grandest lessons: to get back to that
divine state of simply "knowing" as animals do, what really matters. To
rid ourselves of all the competitive fear-based garbage we've been led
to believe as Truth. To realize that Heaven or Hell can be right now!
Grow Up
What exactly do I mean by
grow up? Simply this. To put aside all our petty, foolish
nonsense such as materialism, greed, power-crazing, hatred and
self-pride and live much as our animal teachers. The American Indians
did it, before we came along. They didn't even know what "Green Paper"
was. They didn't need it. Only civilized man needs it. Where has
it taken us? When you stray from the teachings of nature into the dark
world of materialism you pay a price. That price is Chaos. You mess up
the natural order of things. You pollute. You destroy. You create waste.
That has been the unfortunate, painful lesson of the past two thousand
years of civilization. We, as civilized human beings have all been a
party to it.
It would take something of
other worldly proportions to open our eyes, and then it may be too late.
"Yeah, yeah, I hear you; as long as I got mine." We were saying that as
we slaughtered the last buffalo. That ME MODE attitude will surely lend
to our undoing. Is it really that impossible to change? Not if the will is there. If the will to change is there, then anything is possible.
This planet could become a
haven and a Heaven. You wouldn't have to die and go to some "better
place" - this would be a "Better Place!" There would be very little pain
and suffering for all creatures. All would live in Peace and Prosperity.
There would be food plentiful. The time spent on making war and making
money would be spent on making peace and food. There would be pure water
to drink and clean air to breathe. The "old technology" that was used
for materialism would be replaced with the New Age Technology of peace,
health and prosperity without greed, pollution, or war.
The Rooster
Lesson
These fine, gallant red
roosters have already learned what we haven't in the past two millennia
... to get along with each other. It is a fallacy that roosters fight
all the time... by breeding them in captivity for this purpose, man has
perpetuated this myth.
In reality, these birds
not only get along with each other but serve as "Group Teachers" for the
young. I watch in awe and amazement as an older established rooster will
pair off with a young group of male birds and bond with them, teaching
them everything he knows. Even when they reach adulthood, there is no
petty bickering, no personality clashes and no ego trips. They all share
the same food, they all share the same life. The only real competition
with them is with Nature; and Nature, or God, is "their" teacher.
Maybe someday we can all
live like we once did before fear got hold of us. Before the Greed
Demons got us ... before we fell from grace - the 'grace of innocence',
the grace of a Big Red Rooster.
Reminds me of words to a
song I heard when I was growing up: 'Maybe I'll be there to shake your
hand ... maybe I'll be there to share the land.' I hope we all will.
 Recommended
book:
Are
You As Happy As Your Dog?
by Alan Cohen.
You will laugh, you will cry, and best of all you will ask
yourself 'Am I as Happy as My Dog?' An inspiring gift book for any pet lover.
For more
info or to order this book.
About The
Author
Roddy White works on an
organic farm and is totally dedicated to the positive transformation of
this planet. Roddy can be reached at: P.O. Box 1235, Thonotosassa, FL,
33592.
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