Conversations with Dog - Chapter 11

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That is what you were thinking.  “The world is perfect as it is.”  What do you mean by that?

            This is another difficult truth to explain using words.  The feeling is that the world is perfect within this present moment.  Remember, in recognition of Source, there is no past or future, only now...now...now.  The paradoxical corollary of that feeling, is that you must always perform “right action.”  So even though the world is perfect, you must act according to the “Commandments.”

I know, I know.  Source is everything, Love everything, Enjoy yourself.

            Right.  So even though there are things in the world most of us would label horrible, the world is perfect as it is.  Nevertheless, you must perform, you must act.  This also removes all judgment of good and bad.  For example, someone who commits murder.  If they can not be rehabilitated.  If they can not be trusted to live among others.  Then we must place them in a controlled environment.  A place where they can not hurt another.  The places we have currently are inadequate.  Jails are often simply breeding grounds for getting deeper into criminal activity.  We must replace them with places where we can show that these humans are still loved.  They can be Spartan.  They do not have to be luxury hotels.  They should be more like monasteries.  Places where humans can work hard, be respected within the confines of a place where they can not hurt others. 

So, I bet you are one of those bleeding heart liberals who is against the death penalty? 

            Absolutely.  We do not have the right to terminate another human’s life.  On the other hand, we do not have the right to keep someone from killing themselves.  That does involve the responsibility of making sure that person is not depressed.  It also means we need to provide better methods of support and evaluation for those who would ever contemplate returning to the Source by their own hand.   

Anything else you want to add to this liberal tirade?

            Yes.  Legalize the addictive drugs.  Replace this expensive system that puts too many people in jail.  A system that makes drugs so expensive that it puts huge sums of money into gangsters’ pockets.  The gangsters’ then have better weapons and communication equipment than do the police.  A system that corrupts whole countries and their governments.  Replace it with social support and methadone clinics.  Give an addict every means of support to quit, even if they have to quit over and over again.  Some humans will not overcome their addictions.  Others will realize that their addiction was only a substitute for their desire to recognize Source.