Note that it is the LOVE of money that is the root of all sorts of evil, not money in and of itself. And that fits in much better with our discussion.

I think Mark raised some interesting points but I have to say that “money is the root of all evil” is generally what people have been taught and it is a perception. For some people, it even makes them feel better about hte fact that they don’t have any and it helps them justify their own circumstances. What is the root of all evil to some is “a gift” to others. There are only events and it is us as humans that attach emotion to those events and there forms a perception.

I don’t believe that money is the root of all evil and I think that people with money have choices as to the decisions to make and what they do with it. Some people say that Bill Gates is evil but those people are probably the same people posting to a forum (not us btw) using the internet and ignoring the huge sums he has given to charity.

Jason, you are so right but the task is to get people to wake up and that is why we still live with the world’s atrocities today.

Reprogramming the mind for success, I agree with everything you have said and I personally find it frustrating that people would rather just go with ‘what they know’ than get out of their comfort zone and make change for the better. I am trying to make some positive change at my children’s school and I feel like I am bucking the system because I believe in a guidance approach to raising and teaching children rather than rewards and stickers and punishment (because you cannot have reward without punishment. Ask me if you don’t understand this). So, I’m reading “getting to yes” in the hope that I can approach the school and have such a positive impact that we will all be happy with the outcome knowing that I have children’s self esteems at my very heart. Our children are our future and I want this generation to treat me with consideration when I am old and fragile and treat the world with the same consideration and compassion. If we don’t make change now, we can see more decisions like that of George Bush with a following of people that support such actions and have simply been taught to ‘do as you are told’ and therefore encouraging complacency.
Phew! Ive had my rant. I’m pretty passionate about some things and I guess we all have our passions that are drawn out on occasions.
Have a great day all!
Eileen.

Those in power have agendas, a lot of which are born out of pure boredom (what else is there to do when you have everything, but to control the masses), the rest out of fear, a) that we are raping this planet, b) complacency, c) not interested in civil matters, and the list goes on; we are seen as annoying sheep, and too many sheep is not good in their eyes (but a small number is good).

However they miss one vital fact, and that is if every one of these annoying sheep was aware of their abilities and the massive potential they possess spiritually and in the mind, the house of cards that holds the ‘elite’ aloft would come crashing down.