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Editor,
If we ever got to the real sources of our problems would we find that the vast majority of us would agree on what the solution needs to be? I often think of this as it relates to our nation’s problems; our political wrangling with its very angry tone and divisive results with very little being accomplished.
Take any problem you like, be it one of morality, one involving ethics, one of a social nature, the environment, freedom of speech, the right to bear arms, healthcare, you name it. In my view, we rarely get to the real source of what divides our elected leaders, which results in acrimony and inaction. So what might it be?
I have a theory on this and it involves our human nature as a species in conflict with itself and our true nature as we were created. We lose touch with our “Creator,” God, the Higher Power, call it what you will. We each take the bit in our teeth, forget what we have lost touch with, and charge ahead thinking we know best based upon our flawed, human interpretations of our human-based education and learning. So we are ripe for remaining in the category of flawed human thinkers only because we have forgotten to tune in and listen to the great wisdom that brought us into these marvelous bodies in the first place.
It is my deep belief that we each have within us a wisdom, which transcends what the world teaches us. I also firmly believe that each of us has the great capacity to access this wisdom and get into a habit of thinking aligned with this wisdom. It only requires a willingness to engage in whatever inner listening process works for each of us.
In my opinion, this is definitely addressing the source of all our man-made worldly problems. As a Christian, I often ask myself in certain situations this question: “What would Jesus say and/or do?”
Bob McClellan
Polson
