

Bachman column: On a positive note ...

6:36 PM, Mar. 7, 2013  |  Comments
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Will we ever get there? You know - "there." The place we all think we should be. Whether you're liberal or conservative, black or white, gay or straight, there is, for me at least, this subconscious and sometimes conscious idea that one day we will simply all have it figured out. "It" being, well, everything. Now with this idea will come the realization that we are truly all one being. That Mitochondrial DNA can be traced back to one single female ancestor, and that not just physically, but spiritually and emotionally, we are all one collective being. There are no dividing races, religions, genders, or sexual preference. Life becomes an individually rewarding effort for the expected progress of humankind.

I like to reference Star Trek on many occasions, and I always beg the argument that if a person were to live their life in those times (The 24th Century) that the livelihood of everyone would improve. To further technology, in Gene Roddenberry's vision, the 24th Century saw the human race pull itself together both spiritually and technologically to make life on Earth collectively better. The massive amounts of money that we spend on the military (more than enough to completely eradicate world hunger and poverty) would actually go into exploration, (much like in the 24th Century) or a least what is left after we have taken care of our own.

The mind-bending and stress-begetting concept of money, taxes, and debt will cease to exist; for we all realize that there is nobody the world is in "debt" to. The world can't be in debt to itself, especially in the midst of true change. Respecting spiritual boundaries of every culture, especially in the means of not interfering and remaining off of their land without invite, (much like our modern military) would be second nature. In fact, I could argue that if you take away world hunger, poverty, and the need for profit, such a thing as "war" wouldn't exist. Future generations would look back at us as a primitive species of sorts, shaking their heads at our over-aggressive and violent ways.

Of course, you'll get many who disregard these concepts as either euphoric, unrealistic, communistic, and would rather call me a hippie and go back to their narrow mindset. However, there does exist this amazing concept, and it boils down to two simple words, with two meanings:

I Will.

Two meanings: To "will" something to happen, and to "do" something. "I will do this." Such a powerful word and mindset to adopt. The truth is, one can do anything with a positive mindset and the constant will for success and accomplishment of their goals. You can will your thoughts to be positive, and when such energies are put out into the universe, then thy will be done. You have the utmost understanding that this accomplishment comes without failure, without doubt, and without "withouts", or any negative thoughts.

I'm not the only one who understands this, and there are many, including scientists, engineers, computer programmers, agriculturalists, doctors, (and no useless politicians) the list goes on of those who truly "get it" - So while it may not happen in our time, and could be potentially generations away; where clean energy, food abundance, no poverty, no debt and true freedom exist - It will happen. I have that much faith in the human race. It's just too bad so many fight against this in our current era, but one day, not too far away, there will be peace. We'll make it our will.


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