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Anger and War
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INTRODUCTION
I have been angry before. You just need to take a look at the page on the Mirror Blasters to have an example. This page presents you with another reason why I felt a certain anger 'raging' inside of me and I would like to explore this anger.
About a week ago I wrote a page in which I express some thoughts on the international policy of both the United States and Israel (Above International Law). I didn't feel like setting up a discussion on that theme and I still don't. What I DO think is interesting is the interpersonal dynamics that may surface because of this topic. Like I already said in that essay, I really think the thought forms behind the behavior of these nations are possible mirrors to get a better understanding of ourselves (I guess I have chosen these two because of the interesting mix of thought forms that they seem to represent: 'modern civilized' and 'distorted to a certain degree').
ANGER
Sometimes I wonder why I'm not giving Larry the ascending boot (see Give Someone the Ascending Boot), because we seem to think quite differently on many themes and we have quite a few misunderstandings as well. On the other hand he triggers me into thinking about certain issues that I would probably have not thought about myself, and he gives me the opportunity to more clearly describe the differences in perspective that we have.
Since I am trying to play with other realities that are comprised of a certain set of thought forms or beliefs, it is a valuable skill to be able to tune into the reality of someone else as long as it is not too harmful and you make sure not to get overwhelmed. The concept of 'pretend to accept' a reality that I described earlier (see The Great Pretender) can be useful in this regard. The tendency to avoid other realities or thought forms could be caused by a fear of being 'contaminated' with someone else's reality (Fear of Contamination and I Would Prefer Not To).
Well, after having said all this, Larry suggested that behind every anger there is a fear. At first I was inclined to ignore this remark. I felt that my anger towards the wars in which USAI plays a role was mainly because of the seeming unfairness and the use of double standards. To sadly see the the big military powers doing their thing and the way people tend to talk as if it all inevitable.
Another factor behind this anger could be that I have probably lived enough lives (see One Life Memory Stick) in which I was sure I was fighting the right war and I was sure I was on the right side protecting or fighting for my country. I guess that I have arrived in the astral planes enough times to witness the falsity of my perspective and I must have promised myself not to get involved in any of these wars again.
FEAR
These present wars in Lebanon, Iraq and Afghanistan did learn me something though. I was already aware that I tend to chuckle whenever I read confirmations about the stupidity of engaging in all of these wars on terror: no weapons of mass destruction, the continuous fightings and chaos in Iraq and Afghanistan. The way the lies are coming out into the open, Guantanamo Bay, Haditha, Fallujah, Abu Grab, the secret CIA-flights etc.
What happened that I have grown so sour about the way the USAI handle their international affairs? If Larry is right about a fear behind an anger, it could well be that I would be afraid to again support a side that really could be considered the aggressor, for I might have vowed not to do that ever again. But I have grown so strong against the USAI-approach that it is close to fighting yet another war, even if it is only in my mind, my reality.
Perhaps it is best not to get caught in this altogether and step out of it. Don't feel any sympathy for the USAI, nor for their 'opponents', just stop watching the news and focus on other matters. But I think I might be a bit scared to open up to those soldiers from the USAI, who are probably confident that are doing the right thing by killing 'Terrorists', 'Taliban', 'Hezbollah'. People who think they can make decks of cards on which they portray the people that need to caught: dead or alive. That arrogance of making a game out of killing people. I still get angry when I read about '10 taliban being killed' instead of '10 people killed, of which some might be sympathetic towards the taliban, but we're not sure'.
CONCLUSION
At this moment I cannot seem to release the sense of anger towards the USAI mainly. It would definitely be a lot better if I could forgive them for what they have done and are doing, for my ancestors and all those astral inhabitants with whom I am connected (see Part of Two Groups) have all done the same things. Perhaps we should all embrace all our ancestors who have fought wars because they thought that they were fighting on the right side. Perhaps the current events in our world provide us with the lesson that if we continue killing other people more anger and fear is generated, leading to a narrow perspective in which you focus on capturing or killing others leading to nothing but more chaos and suffering.
Perhaps one day we will realize that this approach 'let's kill those whom we fear' is outdated and really is no way to solve a problem. Perhaps we will get so sick and tired of this constant fear in our minds that we prefer to end the killings because we realize it really solves nothing and in the end we are only chasing ourselves, our own fears.
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Gibbon,
August 2006
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