Today’s Question by Aart Hilal

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Paulo Coelho
on January 9, 2008
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Where are we really heading as a civilization?
 
We are at a crossroads. Since spirituality is going to play an important role during the next century, we have two choices: either we go towards fundamentalism or towards tolerance. I am preaching tolerance, but this is a long fight, and it depends how people behave here and now.

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  1. 1 agnieszka
    January 9, 2008 at 10:20 pm

    It’s up to Us - people, the homo-sapiens.
    I’m afraid - it may go wrong way,
    but
    I hope - it won’t.
    If the power of love wins - we’re safe,
    if the power of greed, control etc.,
    (I call it power of darkness) - then we’re in trouble.
    Hopefully we’ll be wise enough to understand what ‘s most important.
    If not??
    I don’t even want to guess.

    There’s this quote from “Macbeth”:

    POWER is Macbeth’s curse.
    It inflames his guilt,
    It forces him to abandon love;
    He lives in the shadows of the night,
    sleepless and afraid of being plotted against;
    and in the end..
    POWER drives him mad.

    I hope that the civilization won’t go mad.(?)

    love
    Agnieszka

  2. 2 je suis du sud
    January 10, 2008 at 3:58 am

    a shift in consciousness by the people is what is needed.

  3. 3 Kathleen
    January 10, 2008 at 12:44 pm

    Fundumantalist = dictatorship of what you should believe right?
    Tolerance = allowing people to explore and come to their own conclusions.

    I’ve actually noticed the trend towards a general spirituality. A lot of people I meet seem to not want to come under any “banner” of a particular religion. They say they are not religious, they are spiritual. I think I am both. I actually believe the words of the Bible and use that as guidance in my life. I think spirituality is putting the teachings of religion into action.

    I can’t say I’m well read in other religions but I do like to learn. I visited the Dalai Lama when he came to Australia to hear what he had to say. I also learnt a little bit about the Hindu religion. There is so much to learn from others.

    I would hate to be told what to think.

    Kathleen xx

  4. 4 g
    January 10, 2008 at 7:47 pm

    if we trust and let our energies infiltrate the world (this requires patience and certainty)I believe we will be surprised and delighted by the outcome.
    g
    x

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