We exist
in a time of transition from a materialistic worldview to a more authentically
spiritual outlook.
That
means we are awakening from a world that for centuries has concentrated on the
everyday shuffling around of material things – work, acquiring homes and food,
dealing with educations, kids, and all the other day to day tasks necessary to
make our lives secure.
In this
old materialistic worldview, spirituality has been an afterthought – a mere
decision to “believe or not to believe.” For a long time, we have engaged in
religion, but this has usually been for one day a week only, after which we
would forget about our belief and return to the material world.
Don’t get
me wrong. I believe this materialism was a necessary step in the spiritual
evolution of humanity. We had to settle in and create the means of survival and
security before we could move on. In fact, it was this general improvement in
material security that allowed the spiritual awakening I’m talking about to
begin.
Our
problem is that we are now “in between” world views. All the juice has run out
of our pursuit of material progress as a life purpose, while, at the same time,
the replacement worldview has not yet been fully formed. Many people have
concluded that the war, hatred, and incivility now occurring means all is lost.
Our hopes for an enlightened world seem thoroughly dashed.
But this
is only the chaos of being in a transition phase. Losing a dominant world view
is traumatic and brings uncertainty about life. To ease the pain, all kinds of
crazy ideologies and realities have been embraced as substitute world views.
We have to be strong at a time like this. Seeing all this craziness
can make a person discouraged, even depressed. But not if we see the nuttiness
as a temporary transition and concentrate on aiding in the formation of the
next worldview.
~ James Redfield
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