The Lighthouse – searching for lost souls

Even I am self-serving to an extent – everyone is. However, what I write here has few self-serving interests. I only wish to make this Earth a little better if I can and that will be good for me too. I do not expect to be rewarded in “the next life” – that is too uncertain that there even is a next life, and I have no formal declaration of a next life or of what to do in this life, at least none that I can depend upon for accuracy.

 

It is a proven fact that people will behave better if they think some undetected person, or whatever, is watching them all of the time, no matter where they are. As a child I was told that Santa Clause was watching, and later it changed to God. Santa was great because he brought gifts every year, but he was a lie. Supposedly, God gives us what is best for us at any time, but really – does he, or is he? Not sure friends. Therefore I deal with things more tangible and workable.

 

Our own mind, or maybe a spirit within us, knows all that we do or think. If parents and others of influence over us will teach us logical facts about proper behavior and give us good logical reasons to behave properly, our minds can keep us in check. Children need to learn why dishonesty and disrespect is bad. Perhaps when you tell them the truth that Santa is a lie, would be a good time to discuss with them how bad they feel that they were lied to… But why lie in the first place? It is just tradition to tell these lies to children. But think about this parents – do you really want to destroy the trust your children have in you to tell them the truth? That is not logical at all!

 

Suppose you tell your children this…

The truth about Santa is that people like to pretend that there is some magical person who brings gifts, and we can have fun doing this, but remember that this is only pretending. In reality, we must try to never do anything to other people that we would not like them to do to us. If everyone would do this, life would be very good for everyone. Always think about how your actions make others feel. If it would disappoint them, or cause problems for them, then don’t do it because they might do the same to you in return. We play the game of Santa to practice being good and then we are rewarded with gifts for being good. In reality, our gifts would be good treatment in return for treating others good. If we want to be loved and respected, we give love and respect – that is like exchanging gifts.

 

I would have respected my parents a lot more if they had told me a truth like this in the beginning, when I was old enough to understand. Until that time, I had no idea at all why I was getting gifts anyway. Lets face facts – a 1-year-old child has no idea of what the heck Santa is and parents are just being plain silly trying to tell them about Santa. But silly parents keep going through the motions, having pictures taken of children sitting on Santa’s lap, and many children are terrified of that old fart with that big white beard and funny red clothing… You tell them, “Don’t cry, that’s just Santa and he brings you presents at Christmas… You are lying to your children! That is an old man in a costume and no one knows much about him, except that he has a job, likely to earn extra money for Christmas. He might be in the bar getting drunk after work.

 
Think parents – if you want your children to be truthful with you, be truthful with them.

I happen to have been unemployed for over 2 months and have tried everything under the sun to try to get some income flowing. I just returned from a successful job interview and equipment operating test – I start work Monday morning and I am certainly thankful. It is even more than an equipment operating job – I am a supervisor with a company truck, which is very good.

Now, I have submitted applications, prayed, meditated, hoped, wished, and even been angry. Also, my wife wished me luck when I left for the interview. It is impossible to know exactly what worked… Maybe there were unseen forces of some sort working with me, and maybe it was just a stroke of luck – I will not assume that which I cannot prove. On the physical level, that which is evident, I submitted many applications and did not give up. I also proved without a doubt that I know what I am doing on construction machines, and I proved that I know and follow the safety procedures.

As for unknown forces that may have been active, I don’t know and I am not privileged to know, so I do not assume, or guess. Imagine if you will, if you did something for someone and did not tell them you did it… Then imagine them giving thanks to someone else for what you did. Say you are a male and you sent flowers to a female without a card – just unidentified. Then you witness her kissing another man and thanking him for the flowers… How would you feel?Would you rush out and send more flowers to her in the same way? Do you get my point here?

For now, I thank my new employer because he is the only one who I can physically recognize as giving me what I need. I will serve him, and be thankful to him, for he is the only apparent source. If I were ignorant, I could worship my wife and ask her to wish me luck always because her wish came true. Or I could think that my most recent post here worked and worship this site. Or maybe it was my realization that all religions seem to cause a lot of hate among people. Maybe it was my lucky work boots, or my lucky hard hat… Maybe it was because I left my quartz crystal at home and I usually carry it in my pocket.

Yes I normally do carry a quartz crystal in my pocket, but I do not worship it. Science has proven that these crystals have an unseen energy. They are used in communication devices and are capable of storing some sort of memory. I use mine to relieve pain in my joints, and it seems to help very effectively. Perhaps it is the energy in the crystal itself, or perhaps it is that the crystal helps me concentrate on the area of pain and my mind does the rest. I just put the crystal against the painful area and apply pressure there, and the pain lessens. My lower back has less pain now than ever before, and other pains are less too, just by placing this crystal against it for a few minutes or sometimes half an hour.

Actually, I have two crystals. One was given to me by a lady who claims to have connections with unseen forces, and one I bought from a store. They both seem to work equally. The one from the store, was a store where the owner practices Budhist beliefs. The woman practices some similar but different beliefs. I merely use the evident physical application. When I got each of these, I did do a little bit of a cleansing procedure advised by some Budhist beliefs. I cleansed them with salt (for the earth element) fire from a candle, smoke of insense (for the air element) and running water. I am not certain that this procedure has any effect, but I did it anyway as advised. It does not seem to hurt anything because I get results. I used mental concentration of intent to purify as I did this and not some prayer. Still, not sure of anything except that which is evident.

My point here is this – With millions of possible unseen forces or possible unknown influences, and only a few known facts, it is best to trust the facts. Also, if there are hundreds of differing opinions about something, likely no one really knows for sure… Therefore I stay away from religious groups because facts and history prove them to be a source of conflict.

This does not make me an atheist… That is only another religion. I am not affialiated with anything but my employer and my wife, and nothing I can actually perceive is forever. I KNOW that I DON”T KNOW, so I do not yet commit.

Yes there is a lot of confusion because the proposed answers cannot be proven. I don’t like it either – being in the dark about my purpose, and everything.

I get frustrated and I am sure most people do, unless they think that they actually know the answers. But then thinking that you know answers that you really don’t know can be even more frustrating and down right depressing. I think releigions should provide anti-depressant drugs, or some remedy for the disappointments their members suffer. But I guess the do – more of the snake that bit you.

I try to be good, but my tendencies are to be angry, impatient, and do other things that are logically not good for me. It is not good to worry, to be angry, etc. Perhaps it is better to just trust that we don’t know and leave it at that.

What really frustrates me is that there are so many conflicting ideas. Perhaps everyone is wrong. I am speaking of our creation, or that we are here somehow, and our purpose, if we have one, and where we go from here, if anyplace. One thing for sure is that people do some crazy destructive things and some do those things due to their beliefs concerning what they think they should do in this uncertain life, while some are merely unconscious and acting out of animal behavior.

In this life, we have some proven facts, some relative facts, and many unknowns. As logical computing beings, we should deal with the proven facts as much as possible and try to not concentrate on the unknowns too much. One thing we know is that people have a tendency to be greedy. We want to have it all and to know it all – this is impossible!

Most of us dream of having some magical power – we make wishes, pray, imagine, etc. In doing this, we are concentrating on an unknown, often ignoring the known and not respecting the known. When we feel that one of our mystical efforts has worked, we often claim it to be a fact, without sufficient proof. Therefore, many false religious beliefs have been adopted by people convincing others of unproven theories. This also happens with physical things – like with Dr. Spock claiming theories about how to properly treat children, and Darwins theory of evolution.

People are too quick to give advice, and people are too quick to accept advice… Our desire to know everything of our being, coupled with our impatience, causes us to make poor choices of beliefs about the unknown. As for me, I choose to wonder until I find proof. And I mean PROOF, not some popularly accepted theory. You can do as you wish, but don’t try to force your unproven theories on others until you are very sure, without any doubt.

I get frustrated when I hear some young person say “I know that my religion is true”… I get that a lot here in Mormon country. I KNOW that the only have firm set beliefs that cannot be proven… They do not KNOW – they BELIEVE… Maybe some day they will get that straight, because I KNOW that those claims cause me some conflicting feelings between me and them…