The 5 Truths -

Truth #1 - We are not separated from our creator. We are Co-Creators.
         That is right! When God made the Heavens and the Earth, he looked around and said it was good. Isn't that all we need to know? Most of us are constantly making judgments about our own unique version of right and wrong, Good and Bad. I saw on television when America was bombing Iraq and the people were praying for God's wraith against the Westerners. I don't think God takes sides. When we start to tell other people how they should live and/or force them to live the way we think they should, be careful. Be very very careful. You see, when you are in an authoritative position to the point where you can force people to live your way because (of course) your way is the best way (otherwise you wouldn't live like that) then you open yourself up to having someone else tell you how to live. That's right. I have heard for years about the banishment of prayers in school. They say that it should be brought back, but which religion? When I ask, I get a look of confusion. "Christianity of course," is the usual reply. "What about the other religions?" I usually ask followed with, "Would you be okay, if the school taught your child about praying to Allah? Shiva? Buddha? An atheist prayer, maybe?" Be careful of what you ask others to do, because in asking or forcing you are compromising what you can do. Take the rights away from some, will easily come back to you losing some of your rights. Nazi Germany learned this lesson the hard way. They tortured and killed those practicing Judaism, because they were different. Then they decided that the rest of the world should act and believe in the  concepts and beliefs held by the Third Reich. In forcing others to bend to their will eventually caused them to be forced to bend to the will of others.

The best thing we can do when encountering people of different beliefs and values is to listen to why they think the way they do. You just might learn something that could help you as you traverse this path we call life.

Once we realize that we are all Co-Creators and all a part of the Divine Mind is when we learn to forgive others and not judge them for the acts they commit. We sometimes must put an end to those acts, (like Nazi Germany) but not at the risk of thinking of them as bad or evil. Maybe misguided and in need of behavior correction, but that must be the last resort if we want to insure our freedom to live the life we dare to imagine.