Kindness in All Things

I was maybe sixteen when I began to realize there was something seriously wrong with the Bible itself. I had already developed a form of ptsd when I would hear the name God. It is sad to have to say, but I would literally cringe at the name God. This was a time in my life when I began learning a lot more about the Bible itself. There were many verses that would leave my soul hurting. I realized the God in the Bible doesn’t exist as described. There are many, many people who feel, see and know there is something that simply does not make sense when it comes to the Bible.

One of the first memories I have was a story in one of the earlier books in the Bible that spoke of servants carrying a large gold idol. I’ve never really worried about the details about the statute they were carrying, nor why they were carrying it. What I paid attention to, in detail, was when the writers began to talk about the way one of the guys stumbled and fell. When he fell, the statue was dropped to the ground. It then was said that God struck the man dead who stumbled. A minister once told me it was because God had told him exactly how to carry this statue. When he didn’t follow the instructions perfectly, he was killed. There is no way possible to justify what was said about what God supposedly did. It was a ridiculous story to tell about a God who is supposed to be so loving. Yes, the man may have died immediately. Yet, as we know now, he probably had a brain bleed, or a massive cardiac arrest. In ignorance, those who were there decided to blame his death on being caused due to the ire of a hateful God.

God was turned into a hateful bully from very early on in the writing of the Bible. Those words written in the Bible were not from any Higher Power. Those were the words of men who did not or would not even try to understand at that time. Men who were living in ignorance. Men who were living in the shadows. Men who wanted to control what they didn’t understand. Sadly, this has happened in most religious books. As societies grew and changed, so did their beliefs—splitting off and creating new religions, new rules, new requirements. Groups separated by land created their own ways of seeing the world through different eyes and cultures. Leaders have often shaped, promoted, or even banned religions to control their people in the name of some higher power who does not exist. Some religions popped up because someone had a vision or a big new idea. In the end, almost every religion was turned into a way to scare people into allowing themselves to be controlled in almost every way possible.

How did it all begin? I don’t believe anyone can even begin to comprehend how we were all made in the beginning. Even if it were explained to us in detail, we do not yet have the range of knowledge to understand. I do know we were not made by accident, or by two big rocks colliding with each other. Earth and all that exists here was intentionally created. We were all created with every aspect of love that is divinely possible. I’ve not worried as much about how we began as I do about the path we have walked, and where our path is going. I’ve found answers to every question I’ve ever felt the need to ask. I don’t need to know exactly how we were made when I know we were made with divine love. I know that we were given every “tool” needed to learn, grow and gain so much wisdom as to what it means to be human, as well as what it means to be spiritual. We are both.

There was never a forbidden “Tree of Knowledge”. There was never a serpent that was of, or from, some type of devil or demon. Women were not the sole cause of the trials and tribulations humanity has had to overcome and work through. From our earliest beginnings we were given the choice to become whatever type of person we chose. At the same time, we were also given pride and ego that we’ve had to discover, learn about, then understand how it can affect everyone. Humanity also needed to learn about greed, compassion, the lack of compassion, empathy and all the other emotions and actions that come with being human. While “growing up”, too much of humanity became lost in the words of others instead of trusting self-knowledge and intuition. We were and are, all given the necessary divine knowledge to learn through many experiences the epitome of life, “Be Kind. Don’t Judge. Don’t take more than you need”. These three human traits or ways of being are all that has been expected of us. Nothing more, nothing less. Most importantly, the key to achieving this was learning these independently, without relying on threats, fear, or fabricated stories that distorted reality into a picture of what it is not, nor has it ever been.

Many, many years ago, humanity started going in circles. We destroyed what we didn't understand and invented explanations to justify our actions. This happened across the planet, not in just some places. As the years went by, these actions and reactions snowballed and went into a downward spiral to where humanity is now. Mankind had tried to find a way out when it was realized that even if we all lived to be eight or nine hundred years old, we still could not find our way out of the shadows that kept us blinded. We all needed more experience, perspectives and even consequences for our own actions. So, we all decided to shorten the length of time we spent in a lifetime on this big rock. This was around the same time Jesus was presented to humanity as a Savior.

God had been turned into a hateful, demanding bully who created rules, laws and commandments that smothered almost every ounce of learning, individuality and freedom to choose for ourselves. Our right to freedom from the very beginning was not understood by many men. So, once again, men began to criticize what they did not like or perhaps did not understand. This is when many began to recognize the hard core meaning behind the statement, “Do as I say, Not as I do”. The story of Jesus was created to be an escape goat. Right and wrong started being turned into sins and sinners. Those who were so adamant about pointing out the sins of others began to realize they often committed the same “sins” they accused others of. The story of Jesus was used to escape from the responsibility for the events that were caused by the actions that started being labeled as sins. It began to be told that Jesus died on the cross for our sins so that we may be saved. There is nothing for us to be saved from. We are not born with sin or in sin. Sin is another man-made ideology. We are not and will not be punished and tormented when we make mistakes, or “sin”. The only one who can destroy humanity is humanity itself. We will not and are not to be punished and tormented when we choose to believe differently than religions often demand. We do have to take responsibility for our actions and mistakes. There comes a time when we judge ourselves. Most of the time, the only way we can do this fairly, even with ourselves, is when we must experience what we have judged others by. I cannot count the number of times I heard “Christians” say, well, I’m not perfect, the only perfect person on this Earth was Jesus. I’ve also seen people who know they are doing wrong and hurting others with their actions, and their justification is because they believe they are washed in the blood of Jesus, so it is okay. The story of Jesus was created to prevent those who saw themselves as being in charge, or God sent, to keep from having to take responsibility for their own actions while on this Earth.

All the powers that be in the heavens above only want the very best for every soul who walks on this Earth, and in the heavens above. I repeat, every single person on this planet is loved, meant to be here and meant to be treated with kindness. There is no special religion. There is no special skin color. There is no special culture. Each and every one of us is special. Most of us have experienced each of these different ideas, ideals and ways of life. Many more will continue to experience the many differences that encompass life as a human. We must learn to stop destroying what we may not understand by learning the concept of kindness in all things. Hate breeds hate. Love from a kind heart does not destroy love.