"The seed of the new is present in the shell of the old."

Yesterday I wrote, "I would like to think this might be a better world, but the more I think about it, the more I doubt it. In the long run, the same basic problems would probably still manifest."

I received this response. "A beautiful thot, Linda, except for the above two sentences. I think you have described powerfully an alternative universe that inherently transcends the problems we experience by our sense limited reality. It is the manipulation of these trappings that leads to greed and cruelty. By finding the deeper meanings we become more aware, more loving. The tendency of that that evolutionary process would seem to me to have to be good. If we started from where we are now and shifted to that reality there would of course be a deluge of negative energy that would flood our consciousnesses, but it would seem to me to absolutely be on the way out as we all grew within that feeling based reality."

Having thought it about it off and on all day, I think this is true.

And another thought about this is that the idea came to me because of a group of people I am involved with who I only know through the good things they do. In fact, the only things I know about most of these people are their gender, a first name and the generous acts they feel inclined to shower on people. Over the course of time, I have seen the same people do extraordinary things for others with no expectations for any kind of reciprocity at all.

If it can happen on this small level, why couldn't it happen on a larger scale?

We have become a nation of cynics and for many good reasons. Those who are supposed to be the best, to be above reproach and corruption have fallen far short of who we thought they were. The only way I see around this is to be the best person I know how to be, regardless of what others say, or do. I do know if I am legitimate. I do know if I can be trusted and if I start with me and you start with you, the seed is planted.