It’s time we got back to basics. The school shootings, as well as the news that two teachers recently brought guns into schools and had to surrender to police, clearly reveal that something is seriously missing in our society. It’s horrendous enough when shooting deaths are randomly committed in different parts of our country, but when it happens in schools, making our children so desperately vulnerable, we’ve really reached a new low.
What do we do to rise above this kind of frightening, violent behavior? How do we lift ourselves out of this quagmire that has politicians and citizens arguing about any possible solution?
There’s one basic principle that’s clearly been missing so far, and it’s one we’re going to have to learn before we can change our direction in this matter: we must learn how to open our hearts, take a deeper look, and remind ourselves that every individual person is a completely unique and irreplaceable human being. For me, this means that every one of us is completely precious. One of a kind. Priceless.
And until we begin to acknowledge the vital preciousness of our own and every other human life, we will continue to hold material objects, like guns and money, to a higher value, over the essential beauty that exists within every human soul.
Our current confusion on how to change our laws, so that they protect every innocent life, proves that we’ve come to a time when we need to wake up and acknowledge the absolute preciousness of every individual life. Nothing can replace a life once it’s taken away. We’re not numbers—as in social security numbers, or bank account numbers—every precious life is here for a reason that needs to be explored and discovered for ourselves. We’re not expendable. Every one of us is essential. When we are treated with the respect we deserve, we can each feel freer to develop the amazing insight hidden within us that can change the world for the better.
It’s only when we search deeply into our own soul that we can accept such an awesome basic truth: we have far more wisdom hidden within us than we usually realize. And it’s only when we’re ready to reach beneath the surface of our lives that we can find the strength to overcome our challenges and take greater care of each other.
When we acknowledge this simple but basic truth, it will become much easier to develop the necessary laws that can ensure better protection and treatment of our citizens. If we turn away, we separate ourselves from the well-being of humanity. It’s up to every one of us to raise our awareness and acknowledge that every single member of humanity is to be treated as truly precious.
Deep inside every one of us is a source of consciousness that is beyond our usual awareness. This is a greater consciousness that can only be experienced when we are open to receiving its wisdom in the stillness of our being. This inner wisdom is powerful enough to help us overcome our present difficulties, whenever we are ready and willing to experience it. When we explore the deeper facets of our consciousness we can overcome and resolve any challenge that we face.