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 As you can tell from my home page, my second poetry compilation, From Bitter To Verse 2 is now for sale.  Please click on the 'Book Details/How To Purchase' link on the left of the home page to buy it.
Below is a chapter from my upcoming book 'The Whole Truth', which chronicle my continuing talks with God.  It is about the events of Sept. 11, and how God feels about them.
 
 
 
 

                            Chapter 12

Special chapter regarding the events of Sept. 11, 2001.
 
 
 

 It is now merely days after what people call the worst day in American history.  Terrorist attacks in New York and Washington have killed thousands and it is possible that there are more to come.
All around the world people are asking ‘why?’.

 But you know why.

 Now, because of my teachings, I do, yes.

 Why?

 Because, by God, you are one fine teacher!

 Well thanks, but I meant why did the attacks take place?

 Because that is what we desired to experience.

 You mean that all of those people who died wanted to die?  Who would desire such a tragedy?

 It is not a tragedy.  Death is not ‘bad’, because all that occurs after death is that the soul reunites with god ( the ‘God’ state), spiritually, and is once again in the realm of total satisfaction and contentedness.  In this state the soul(s) tire of their boring eternal happiness and return to the physical realm for the specific purpose of experiencing such ‘tragedy’.

 So, what should the reaction to such terrorism be?

 The reaction should be no reaction.  It should be action, which is ‘acting’ like an ‘ion’—like one united entity.  Such an entity would act with love—with equal love, for all people, at all times.

 It is important to love all people, even the terrorists.

 Okay, God.  Okay.  You sit there and say that, and I don’t know how anybody reading those words will believe it.  All I hear are cries for revenge.  All I hear are rallying calls for America to unite, and gain vengeance, and how we are the ‘best’ country in the world.  Why is that so bad?  We are uniting as a nation.

 Be careful, my friend, for what appears to be uniting may actually be division, especially from the godly (largest) perspective.
 Yes, America is uniting.  But, when one mere part of a puzzle is complete, do you then say that the entire puzzle is together?  This ‘unity’ is actually a form of separation, in the larger perspective, since your country is separating itself from the rest of the world.  By stating that they are ‘better’, Americans are assuring themselves of continuing the pain, since it is exactly such thinking that started the terrorism in the first place.
 The terrorists believe that their religion is ‘better’, and so they try to force it on others.  But that’s not even the main problem, because in reality their violence comes out of reaction to how they are treated.  America thinks they are ‘better’, and this, combined with their military strength, turns them into an ‘enforcer’ of the world, forcing its morals of other countries.  This is much like how law enforcement, with guns, force their morals on individuals.  Thus, by believing their country is better, America is creating terrorism, much like how law enforcers create crime within the country.  Your country is seen as a bully by other countries, and rightfully so.  They see their fight as a valiant struggle against a much mightier foe, so strikes against them, and claims that you are ‘better’ will only reinforce their efforts against you.  Every act of terrorism, including Oklahoma City and New York, is the result of the terrorists reacting to something done by the government.

 So, you’re saying that the U.S. government is ultimately responsible for all terrorism against our country?

 I am saying that such a conclusion cannot even be argued against; not when the terrorists are clearly stating that they do such acts out of response to what has been done by your government.
 If you’d look at the U.S. governing body critically rather than just seeing them as an entity beyond reproach, then you can conclude that it is the government’s very existence that is the cause of most every problem you are faced with in your world.  If you’d stop seeing America as ‘better’ than the rest of the world, and use the same judgments for it as you do for others, then the real causes of your problems will be obvious.
 No, America is not ‘better’, even going by your own set rules of judgment.  Has not America, like the terrorists, killed millions of innocents, with bombs?  Has not America, like the religious fanatics of Osama bin Laden, tried to force its morals on other countries?  Didn’t the founding fathers of your country, much like those who assist terrorists, start out as traitors to their place of birth?  Are not people in America actually talking about bombing the entire nation where bin Laden is located, killing millions more innocents?  How does this make Americans ‘better’?  Indeed, in killing millions instead of thousands, are they not then thousands of times worse?

 So tolerance is the key?  We should just let the terrorists murder as many as they want?  Is that what you are saying?  We should just ignore their killing?

 No, but reacting to killing with more killing does not solve the problem.  Even if you kill no innocents, and only execute those responsible, then more will eventually come.  More terrorists will grow, like a weed that keeps growing.  To get rid of a weed you pluck out the root.  To get rid of a problem (if indeed the terrorism is a problem to begin with) you pluck out the ‘root’ of the problem.
  And keep in mind, these scenarios are the ones that do not result in more Americans losing their lives.  It is quite possible that a larger world war can erupt if America retaliates, which would kill many times more innocent Americans than even the World Trade Center attacks did!
 So, yes, tolerance is necessary.  Do not say you cannot ‘stand’ the attacks any longer.  ‘Stand’ them, for now.  Remember, it is not their reacting, with terrorism, that is the problem, but it is the reasons for their reacting that is the problem.
 As with all criminals, the terrorists act (or re-act) the way they do because they feel they are being treated unfairly, or they feel unloved.  That is the root of all such ‘problems’.  Americans are cursing these terrorists for reacting with hatred and violence, while simultaneously reacting to them with more hatred and violence.  How can this not be called hypocritical?  As always, love is the solution.

 We should love those who murder us?  I can’t tell you how crazy that sounds.

 If you think such words are crazy then you think Jesus himself was crazy.  He was the first who stated that you should love your enemies.

 I know, I know.  But the popular opinion says that we should hunt them down.  We should set an example so that future terrorists will not do the same.  Wouldn’t that end the terrorism?

 As with all forms of punishment, it will not work.  Humans always have used such tactics as threats (enforced laws) and vengeance and ‘justice’ to prevent crime, and you have always had crime.  This is because it is exactly such force that makes the criminals.  Remember, force brings about more force.
  Additionally, criminals, like terrorists, do such crimes because they are in a situation where it is their only option.  They no longer care about any future possible retaliation, because their situations already feel worse than any ‘revenge’ can bring about.  They are reacting to their circumstances.

 The terrorists cannot be threatened, because they do not fear the possible punishment, right?

 Of course.  They even killed themselves in their effort to react. How can you threaten to kill someone as a punishment if they are already willing to die?  How can such tactics possibly work?  If you’d use your thinking rather than your blind vengeful ways, then such a conclusion would be obvious.
  Anyway, who is to say that their terrorism is even ‘bad’ to begin with?  Maybe it is exactly what the ‘victims’ wanted to experience?  The terrorists say that God is on their side.  America says that God is on their side.  Maybe God is on both of your ‘sides’. Maybe God wants the killing.  Maybe it was planned by you all in your ‘God’ state, in order to experience ‘terrorism’.  Maybe it was planned out in order to control the overpopulation.  Maybe God wants America to unite, but to unite with all the world, not just with each other.
 If each person on the globe is seen as an ‘atom’, then each country can be seen as a ‘molecule’ of joined atoms, when that country’s inhabitants are joined to one another.  This does not, and cannot, create one unified ‘ball’ that is the spiritual ‘earth’.  All countries much join, spiritually, to match my physical ‘ball’ of the earth, with a spiritual ‘ball’, of joy. You do this by ‘having a ball’—by laughing and loving, no matter what occurs.  Be it accidents, or disease, or terrorism.  Love your enemies, and bless your misfortune, and the ‘ball’ game will be won.
 Once this ‘ball’ of the spiritual ‘earth’ is ‘warm’ enough, it becomes another ‘ball’—a ‘sun’ of God, which is a warm ‘ball’ of unity, that is the center of the ‘soul-ar’ system.  This ‘soul-ar’ system is, in the larger (more Godly) view, actually one ‘atom’ itself, in the even larger ‘heavenly body’ that is the entire universe.  Total unity, and total forming of the ‘God’ (God-bod) occurs when all soul-ar systems join and ‘b’ ‘all’, together.
  There is always death on your planet.  Every day somewhere people die from accidents.  Every day people die from ‘disasters’.  Every day people die from murder.  Every day people die from terrorism.  In the larger view, what happened on Sept. 11, 2001 is no different than any other day.  All of a sudden, just because there was a large number of Americans killed, then your leaders want to jump into action.  Not only that, but they actually say that if a country doesn’t join America, then that country is evil, and considered an enemy.  Never mind that America itself for many years ignored the victims of terrorism in other nations.  Your country is basically saying that American lives are so much more important, not only to your own countrymates, but should be seen as such by all other nations of the world as well. 
 Yes, God loves America.  God loves American people.  But you must also remember that God equally loves Osama Bin Laden.  God equally loves Timothy McVeigh.  God equally loves Adolph Hitler.  God loves each individual equally regardless of what they do, even if it is an act of pure evil, because God is perfect love and forgiveness.  Be ye therefore perfect, as God who is in heaven is perfect, and forgive each other, love each other, in the same manner.
  And love also involves giving advice when someone is on the ‘not right’ track.  Listen to me: Your country is vain, self-centered, and bullying.  If you’d see things from the Godly view, by ‘playing’ God,  then you’d see this.  If you’d stop seeing America as ‘better’ and value all human life equally, then you’d be on the right track.  If you’d all join into one ‘country’ then this can occur.
 Tell me, Will, do you know what is the single greatest creation of destruction ever invented on your planet?

 The female.

 Okay, ever invented by man.

 The atom bomb?

 And do you know why it is destructive?  Do you know how the destruction begins?

 I don’t know.

 They split the atom.  Destruction arises when an atom is separated.
 The ‘ion’ that is your joined planet is destroyed by separation as well.  The splitting of people from one another causes the your ion to be destroyed (destruct-ion).  It began with ‘Adam’ (atom) and Eve being separated.  This was the ‘fall’ of man.  Once you re-join your ‘atom’ that is your world, with your ‘eve’ that is the ‘enlightened night’ that results from your planet becoming a ‘sun’ of God (causing an even-ing that is all people being ‘even’ with one another), then you will attain your goal.  You will then have created an ‘adam’ of unity, as I did when I created the original ‘adam’.
 As with the atom bomb, so long as the atom (ion) that is your world, is separated in any way, be it one individual from others, or one country from others, then destruction is assured.  Terrorism is assured so long as you see those countries as separate from yours.  Equal (even) treatment to all people, even ‘foreigners’, even ‘terrorists’, is necessary.
 I tell you this, and not just to scare you:  if things remain the same as they have been in your world, mankind’s demise at his own hand is assured.  Just one look at how many times a nuclear war has nearly began and no thinking person can deny this fact.  How many close calls do you think you can overcome before your luck runs out?  There must be more effort to treat all people as equals, regardless of their place of birth.  Elimi-nation of all ‘nations’ is the start.  Getting rid of all governing bodies and authority figures is also a necessary course of action.  Seeing all others as your ‘family’, and even as ‘you’ is the next step.

 In such a situation we will ‘stand’ what they do, and not wish them punishment.  We would se them as ‘us’ (which is U.S. minus the ‘capital-ism’), and never wish them to be hurt.  We would truly be in a ‘united’ state.

 United we ‘stand’.

 And as soon as we divide, then we sin.  We then hurt and wish for revenge, because we no longer see them as ‘us’.  This revenge (reacting) is what sinning is.

 Divided we ‘fall’.
 
 
 
 

 

 
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