Evolution Marches OnBy Christian de la Huerta June 1, 2009.
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It is important to keep our eye on the long range.
The reality is that the culture wars have been won. It is just a matter of time before the older holdouts move on. Polling numbers from younger generations consistently indicate that, in substantial and increasing margins, they are much more free of societal conditioning when it comes to inclusion and acceptance of differences, regardless of whether these are due to skin pigmentation, ethnicity, what’s between our legs or how we express our love and passion.
Even among young Evangelicals this trend is evident, with more of them choosing to focus on concerns such as the environment over traditional conservative issues like abortion and gay rights.
Evolution marches on, inexorably.
What we are witnessing is nothing less than the end of the patriarchal command and control mentality and a redirection toward a more enlightened, equitable and just world. It should be clear by now that the way we have been living is unsustainable for a variety of reasons, the most pressing of which is what we have perpetrated on our planet’s intricately interdependent ecological systems, the implications of which are sobering and mind boggling.
So what can we do when systems are imploding in front of our very eyes and our very survival, or at least the quality of life on this planet, is questionable?
We go for it. We focus on our own personal and collective growth and evolution no matter what. We make this life count. Each and every day. We seize the day and the night. Carpe diem and carpe noctem. Heck, might as well seize it all: Carpe omnia.
We force ourselves to wake up from the numbing, media-induced conditioning and from semi-catatonic self-medicated states fueled by consumerism, addiction and other forms of escapism. Rather than reaching for the remote control, or the next pint of vodka or ice cream, or that next hit of whatever, we make the choice to wake up. We look ourselves in the mirror and ask the inevitable hard questions. Who am I, really? What am I doing here? What am I up to this lifetime? What am I doing now to make this world a better place?
We continue our work, both personally and as spiritual activists committed to making a difference in this world, With the clear understanding that, as Gandhi taught us, we must be the change we wish to see in the world.
We maintain a positive outlook, in the face of mounting evidence to the contrary. Not in denial or a naive, Pollyanna sort of way, but from a deep sense of knowing that we are at the most critical stage in humanity’s evolution and that who we are and what we do makes a difference. As the Hopi say: We are the ones we have been waiting for.
As we transition out of patriarchal mode, it is crucial that we learn how to step into our personal power fully, without fear and with no holding back, in a way that is not about domination, control or manipulation. In other words, we must learn about and step into Soulful Power now.
June 1, 2009.
