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The Spirit of Co-operation
By Debbie Long
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The Spirit of Co-operation
© Debbie Long
www.designsbydebbie.ca
debbie@designsbydebbie.ca
THE SPIRIT OF CO-OPERATION
Why is the world perpetually in crisis, on the brink of self-destruction? Essentially it is because we do not yet realize that we are one global family sharing a common planetary home.
We must release ourselves from the poison of competition, must realize it for the glamour which it is, and seeing the Oneness of all, embrace co-operation for the General Good. Only co-operation will save us from a disaster of our own making, co-operation alone will guarantee our future in living co-operatively.
Little by little, a new consciousness is awakening humanity to its inner needs. The cold, competitive spirit dies hard, but nevertheless a new sprit of co-operation is likewise to be seen. By co-operation we can know and demonstrate the inner truth of our divinity. We have to see and accept the rights of every member from the youngest on up. Inculcating co-operation is the most needed thing but it is up to the individual families to instil it. There is no such thing as ‘healthy competition’. There is either co-operation or competition. Co-operation is pro-active, and by sharing our resources will restore and maintain our sanity. It will make life happier, healthier and a more peaceful place for us to share together.
Competition among ourselves leads to unnecessary tension and stress resulting in our members working at cross purposes with each other. This not only causes problems in our member continuity, but in our own personal lives. When we are continually working on ways to be better than the next person, or how to be one step ahead of someone, or even how we can damage the reputation of another, how can we have peace and harmony in our lives or in our community? How does this constitute a benefit to our community or to ourselves?
What makes karma a major problem for people is their inability to deal with it, to recognize their own responsibility for it and to do something about it. Most people blame their problems on other people or on circumstances; it was their upbringing, the fact that their parents did not love them, or got divorced, or left them wanting, or that their husband/wives left them, or did not leave them. All these experiences are shed onto others through our actions, words and even looks, but of course it is all to do with ones own karma, our own responsibility. One thing that holds us back in evolution is the karma, which is always sitting on our shoulders and is not burnt away in the fire of service to each other or ourselves.
If we continually look at our motives, and assess the true, underlying intention behind everything we say or do, we gradually become pure. We act spontaneously in the right way. We become non-competitive. If there is no peace in our lives then there will never be peace in our own community. So it is absolutely essential that we learn to dig deep into our own selves and consciously put forth our best efforts in co-operation with each other.
Our collective future, the future of our partnership depends on us; let us therefore plan our future with vision and realism.
About the Author
Debbie Long is a writer/illustrator and founding member of 'The Muse Program', a literacy program for children. She has currently published her first children's book, in the Imagination Series, 'Short Stories with Imagination. The second is due to be released July 2005. For more details visit http://www.designsbydebbe.ca Permission to re-print this article must be granted by the Author by emailing debbie@designsbydebbie.ca
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