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Ethics Printable Version PRINTABLE VERSION
by Branson Shao, Malawi Oct 29, 2005
Child & Youth Rights , Education   Opinions

  


The operation of two fishes, which again, resulted into war and alot of other poor behavior among kids, elders and old people, has been noticed. It has also driven in religion among humanity. In an ethical environment, we make friends and reduce racism very rapidly. Chauvinism is eliminated, and well-established gender equality has existed for decades now. Ethics on its behalf, has done a great deal, in accordance with what humanity today aspired to and deserve to achieve. Thus, there is no doubt that society has assisted and shown moral courage.

The operation of two fishes I refer to is the astrologist doctrine stating that the past two thousands years has been the period of Piscean; and two thousand years before that was the period of Aries. Piscean is symbolized by two fishes swimming in opposing directions, which to me basically represents the separation of forces. As Caroline Myss says in one of her books, in the tribal consciousness, our power to choose is controlled by the group’s perception; we see what the group sees, believe what the group believes, love what the group loves and hate what the group hates. That is to say, one is blindly controlled by ethical rules and regulations without his or her awareness. One is not free from the group; one opposing the group has to suffer – that is where hatred begun, as well as war, racism and selfishness.

In this other millennium, we are under Aquarian as our astrological guide, symbolized by air. Air but not wind; air which penetrates everywhere in its oneness. It is more likely to bring its lively, fresh and comfortable bliss, which will make our globe one village in which to live. Oneness among humanity will also be the goal: not physical, but inner oneness, which will be rooted in the mind - spiritually cultivated minds; it will make one economy, one home, and one goal. This spiritual achievement will bring clear mutual understanding among humanity.

However, if it tries to make one religion, then letting it drop down will disturb the Aquarius growth, it will be difficult to survive in this environment, which would be akin to surviving in polluted air. The words also say that live wheat and the bushes will grow together, for the final separation will be done during harvesting time (as far as they are able to share nutrients). The purpose here is to go beyond religious concepts in order to achieve inner purity. Thus, John needs to be thought of here: is oneness therefore the goal? Is it not different from another goal that is not restricted by ethics? Our mind is unified: we experience one nature, which is pure and universal: not the purity opposed to dirty (it is too ethical), but genuine purity that needs no comparison in its nature. That’s why we can no longer scientifically called Homo sapiens such, but Homo noeticus. The “whys” need to be clearly explained.

But now let’s look at John and the outcome of the ethical society. He learned nothing other than to obey. He knows how to be good, and he can only use knowledge to describe his life and his surroundings, thereby differentiating the good from bad and moral from immoral. He is ready to love his doll (weapon, machine, etc.) more than humanity; he sees them all as strangers. He is ready to kill and hate. How can he be fit then to qualify as a citizen in the global village?

We cannot leave behind religion in the ethical environment. Religion emphasizes a great many things, and is still encouraging others to be more ethical. It has preached the knowledge to discriminate the evil from the good and the righteous from the unrighteous. If you want to be ethical, just join a religion. Every body enjoyed the existence of those two fishes that had acted professionally in the absence of the majority’s realization. We have seen neighbors who cannot share the same plate, just because they were religiously different. Thus, these ethical characteristics may contribute to the poisoning of the global energy, rather than assisting it to grow: turning global devices like the United Nations into sources of power to destroy, rather than a source of spreading harmony and peace.

I remember when I used to stay in a religious seminary where ethics was preached daily in a repetitive manner, and its practice was encouraged. If you break any of the rules and regulations, you received severe punishment, and you were expelled if you broke a major one. However, to my surprise, no student was willing to abide by these rules, and everyone was just living in misery. Many a student, when they could not endure anymore, would just intentionally violate the rules to get freed from such miseries. Furthermore, out of their misery, they started acting in ways that were totally insane in comparison with the aforementioned world order. All things considered, we are fortunate enough that this ethical society has brought us such a bright and clear world, which still allow us to communicate on a global level. With open minds, we have to appreciate our ethical society.







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