Truth, love & 911 activism

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This article http://www.thelovefoundation.com/Healing_of_America.htm#continued was written by Harold Becker just two days after the 911 attacks and is his response to it.

Some wish to respond by taking revenge on the perpetrators of this seminal crime, whether they see the perpetrators as outside terrorists or as terrorists operating within the US administration.

Personally I believe the answer is the very opposite of revenge: unconditional love. But lies have been spoken and widely believed. The antidote to that is investigation and uncovering of the truth. This is for me a part of unconditional love which can only be based on truth.

Harold Becker saw the 911 attacks as the gateway to an "awakening to a force and power that is transforming the course of all humanity". I see this awakening going on among many in the 911 truth movement.

Discussion of such spiritual values often does not go down well in political circles, but the seed which stimulates people to act for truth out of love lies deep within us all. We can either respond to it or ignore it. If we ignore it and surround ourselves with information about the wickedness in the world, we can become demoralised. If we respond to the seed and act out of love, our spirits are uplifted and our consciousness expanded. In giving love we are rewarded by the love of others and are thereby inspired to further action.

Noel

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Healing of America
September 2001

Dear Friends,

There is a silent revolution going on within a seeming chaos of changes on Earth. One by one, people around the world are awakening to a force and power that is transforming the course of all humanity. An inner impulse is driving us forward and asking us to evolve beyond our current reality. This silent force promises to change forever the way we live on this planet. We, as a race of people, are becoming consciously aware of unconditional love.

I wrote these words as the beginning of the first chapter of my second book in 1996. At the time, I thought I understood the power held within this vision. Only this week, have I come to know even more what it means. That which I perceived only a few years ago became more real to me in light of the current events of this week in America and beyond.

This is a global event of such magnitude as to awaken each of us to a higher understanding. It is a reminder that we are ONE family. What happens to one, happens to all. It is no longer them out there; it is me and us right here. There is no us and them anymore. These events occurred because of our collective thoughts and feelings, not as an earthly cataclysm. Man’s inhumanity to man made it happen. We have to see ourselves this time. We cannot blame God or Mother Nature. It is our creation.

What I think and feel adds to the equation of this event. What I thought and felt yesterday, or the year before, or the moment before, adds to this collective consciousness. The same goes for you. We are all connected. We all contributed to its manifestation.

Our collective fears, doubts, angers, envy, jealousy, hatred, greed, bigotry and limiting beliefs were placed on our screen of life for all to witness and observe. Our individual and collective reaction speaks of our understanding and recognition of the true cause: Ourselves.

The events witnessed were only the effect of an eternity of personal choices. Who among us has not and does not feel the rage at times deep within? Who among us has not acted upon that same rage? To witness the choices of a few is to realize the potential in us all. We are all capable of destruction. We do it every day. Not in our actions alone—rather by our thoughts and feelings held within. These perspectives, opinions, and beliefs are the seed of form. These thoughts and feelings kill as surely as the action of the physical. They are primal energy. Collected and suppressed over time, negative destructive thoughts and feelings become the murder and the terrorism, war, pollution, and dis-ease, all acted out when the pressure becomes too great.

We can change. We are changing. We can alter our thoughts and feelings to something positive, constructive and loving. It is time to return to the wholeness of ourselves. We can alter our perception of reality of the past, present, and future by our individual choice. This magnificent power has always been there, we have chosen to ignore it. For one reason or another, the path of unconditional love and the action of forgiveness have been cast aside as too difficult, unattainable or unworthy of our humanness. My friends, love is more real than the illusion that manifested this week.

For over a dozen years, I have searched, practiced, and at times preached the power of unconditional love. Throughout this time I have come to learn one thing -- the difference is in me. In the end and in the beginning, it is up to me to choose the higher path, the higher thought, and the higher feeling. No one can do it for me, nor can I do it for another. This is a personal journey. All are called—few have chosen (in the past). It is time for strength and courage unlike anything seen before on this planet. It is silent, because it is our inner world. It is the realm of our thoughts and feelings deep within. It is the chatter that endlessly goes on in our mind and the feelings that reverberate throughout our body every moment. It is our personal power that no one can ever take away from us. This is all about me. It is all about you. It is all about us.

Which side do you wish to explore and become -- that which has been or that which you can become? It is a weak person who sits in judgment and condemns another’s action. It takes no courage to aim a gun and pull a trigger. It is ignorance that chooses war, for in truth, that which affects one, affects all. There are those who would like to convince us of the chaos, decay, and impending doom of our planetary society. Through a constant barrage of images and suggestions, we are led to believe that negativity has its hold upon us. Through doubt and fear, we are expected to conform to the rituals, traditions, and prescribed formats of living. These collective few wish to restrict our liberty and freedom. They are loud and seemingly everywhere present. These individuals, unconscious of themselves and life itself, have forgotten the power of unconditional love.

You have the power of choice in every moment. The choice begins with your attention. Not to the outer world; instead the power is held within the inner world of your thoughts and feelings. Pay attention inside for a moment. Become self-aware. Observe your inner world and notice which thoughts and feelings are yours and which are not. Contemplate peace and unconditional love. Feel what happens to you. Realize your individual power to direct your inner attention and therefore your outer action. Choose wisely and watch your world transform.

Feel the power of forgiveness and use it for all of your past accumulated hurt, pain and suffering. Forgive it and let it go, it has served you well. Expand this feeling of forgiveness and turn to your friends, relatives, coworkers, countrymen, and yes, your perceived enemies. Realize the reflection. Recognize the potential. Choose a higher path. Choose unconditional love. Bring heaven on earth this day in your heart and mind. As you choose for yourself, you add to the collective. You can change reality. You already have. I thank you and send my blessings.

Love, light and peace,

Harold W. Becker
September 13, 2001
© 2001