Fixing values in our society

Fixing values in our society       It was another beautiful day in the park were Mathias, the wise tree lived. Flowers were blooming there; the wind was flowing in harmonious movement caressing the faces of the by passers. You could see green everywhere in that park. It was a landscape to appreciate and admire without comparison. Many times we could try to ask a “brainy” question such as: What is the cause of this problem in life and what is the solution? Nevertheless, that question may need to be rephrased. Why? Because the way life “works” may be different from what we perceive due to our upbringing, learned traditions, our conditioning. In other words, a logical, reasonable question; may not necessarily fit the “reality” of life. Anand: Hello Friend! I have a daunting question in my mind. It is about the significance of human values. You see, everyone has a list of what they consider to be a value in life. Those lists could change according to cultural upbringing, life setting, beliefs, etc. Those are non consistent. Is there something that we could consider a consistent value for everyone?   Mathias: Yes friend. To live life and to be happy are appreciated values across all living beings. Every living being values life and to be happy. Anand: But yet, some people argue that “our values” as a society are degrading…. Mathias: Lesser appreciation of life and the experience of unhappiness. That is all. Anand: That is bad! I think human beings need to shape up their behavior and become good-natured again! Spirituality is the path for that. I think our own ego is the cause of that suffering; and the solution of that degradation of values will be in conquering ego. Everyone has to make effort for that! Mathias: (smiling) Friend, Have you seen a snowball? Ananda: Yes, of course! How is that related with values? Mathias: Is the snowball able to remain in that same form forever? Anand: Of course not! The seasons will change and that snowball will become water once the heat increases. Mathias: Very good friend! Mathias is impressed with your knowledge!... And once it becomes cold again… What could happen? Anand: We will see snowballs again… Mathias: Those snowballs are like “values.” They will diminish; degrade as time goes by, as heat increases in the environment. Anand: Wait a minute! What you are trying to tell me is that “degradation” of values as experienced now, indicates that those values will be “full” again at some point in time? Mathias: Don’t you know that everything in life is cyclical? Just like the 4 seasons. There is no season that will remain the same for good. Seasons change by themselves. No “help” needed for that! Anand: Yes, but that doesn’t mean that someone who lacks values will change into a person full of values by himself without doing something, right? Mathias: My friend, that depends in your role in life. You know that, don’t you? That is called the Drama of life. In that Drama, changes do not necessarily happen in one lifetime. Everyone has a different role, which will allow for changes in consciousness to gradually occur at the right time. There is a process, just as when wintertime becomes spring again! In this process, a flower dies and a tree loses its foliage little by little. For someone with a limited vision, that is "bad." For someone who is able to see the whole "movie" every activity has an ordained purpose. Everything is "good"! :-) Anand: But…then what I am supposed to do now… to wait around until the “values” in people become full again? I want a solution now!! Mathias: Do all snowballs turn into water at the same time? Every one of them has its own timing. What you can do is to learn to appreciate the process. Life is a journey and not a destination. As you become aware of your own process, then your consciousness will open up; and with that opening, you will be able to enjoy life and become a living example for others; in a way, like giving others the courage to change as well. In that consciousness, there is no longer a need for beliefs. Many fear that change, you know…. That melting of the snowball is necessary for springtime to occur. Let me ask you a question: What comes first the melting of the snowball or springtime?  Anand: Both are interdependent. Mathias: Great answer, my friend! Remember that interdependence, for everything that happens to you has a relationship with everything else, with the Totality; with the Drama of life! Anand: Ohl! then, I can see now how my change will affect everything else as well. Then, I can say, “I am” the solution of the problem of “degeneration of values”!! Mathias: You could. But also you could say that there was no problem to begin with, for that called “degeneration of values” is merely a stage in life.Only a still frame in the “movie of life.” Like everything else, that picture will change at the right time. Anand: Ha! That is why predestination is needed for things have their own exact timing… Mathias: You could say that. But also you could say that because you have free will, you have chosen to change… :-) and to become the “solution” of the problem… Anand: Friend, then how I am supposed to change? What do I need to do? Mathias: Nothing. You do not need to do anything. You only need to be happy and to enjoy life! Anand: Do nothing? I have to do something!! Otherwise, how change could happen in me? Mathias: Your consciousness will open once you accept life as it is, for what it is. Once you learn to move along with the direction of the current in the river of life. Your life experiences will teach you if you are willing to learn. Those experiences are designed just for you! Then, a smile will appear in your face with no reason… Trust life! Anand: That is the time when I will know that I have learned? Mathias: No my friend… That is the time when you will know that you have recuperated all your values! With that experience in your consciousness, then you could share that with others. That is how the chain reaction will happen at its own time. Anand: It seems that everything in life is about timing. Mathias: …And patience my friend… lots of patience… You are the cause and the solution of any problem that you could think of in life. When you realize that, the search for a "culprit" is over and then you could look at you… get to know you. You could enjoy life and be happy! In the meantime… :-)