003 FOUNDATION BLOCKS OF INTEGRATIONAL SPIRITAN MOVEMENT
CHAPTER
2: PRACTICAL LESSONS FROM NATURE
i.
Open your eyes and
look at newborn babies. Study them for a whole week. Who taught them to cry?
Why do they cry? Watch them during breastfeeding. Who taught them to suck
properly? Did you, or did their mothers teach them? Answer me, Oh man!
ii.
Look at babies everywhere, you were once like
that, so learn to be humble and thank your father and mother if they are still
alive! You were a helpless animal that a cat or a dog could have eaten raw,
were it not for their paternal and maternal care!
iii.
There from, O arrogant creature learn the
virtue of gratitude, it does not hurt you nor will it cost you anything more
than to always say a loud “Thank You” all the rest of your short span of
existence on this planet
iv.
Carry a baby and note that it looks you
straight in the eyes and either smiles or begins to cry. If the latter, be sure
you are a bad person or you looked aggressive. Babies are the best judges of
character! So, learn to drop your worries and frowns when you approach others
in life.
v.
Everyone else you
meet has personal problems but they do not advertise them all the time, so why
that scowl on your face? Smile at difficulties and so learn forbearance,
tolerance and equanimity! There are virtues that you will need all the time!
vi.
Babies have weight
as you must have noticed, and this increases as they feed well and grow. What
makes them grow? How do they learn to sit, crawl, stand, and then walk? Answer
me, oh Homo sapiens! Lord of the material universe!
vii.
Why does an object
fall to the ground? Even when you throw objects far into the air, they return
to the earth on which you stand. You may simply answer that it is because of
the force of gravity, as you must have learnt by rote memory far back in
elementary school.
viii.
But that answer was
not so easy for the first men and women on earth! Prehistoric men once
worshiped that magnetic phenomenon. So learn to investigate nature, discover
new facts and share your knowledge with others. It is a fundamental lesson of
life!
ix.
The ground you
stand on carries your weight, no matter how large and heavy you think you are!
All those heavyweight wrestlers you watch on television all walk on the same
ground. Those heavy trucks that compete with trains in carrying loads are also
resting on the same ground! It carries all of us besides all the tall buildings
man has constructed everywhere in the world. Have you ever wondered what would
happen if the earth for once refused to carry our weight?
x.
We bury dead men
and animals in the ground to avoid their stench and the epidemics they could
cause! Yet has it at any time rejected to accept more corpses? Why? Answer
me, the self-styled “Man, the summit
of creation”
xi.
It is no use
answering titles one cannot defend, nor lumber around under the euphoria of
crammed information gathered from books and school curricula. Put on your
thinking cap and attempt an answer.
xii.
The wisdom of the
Almighty Creator fashioned all those macrocosms and microcosms and assigned
them eternal duties which they religiously obey at all times, come rain, come
sunshine! So have you found out yours? If not, when will you begin? Start now.
It is yet early morning on creation day for you! Make an honest inquiry.
Imitate them. Therefore in life don’t expect a “thank you” for doing your
duties!
xiii.
Those macrocosms
that serve your purposes; the sun, the moon, water, air and the ground never
demanded any from you! They all co-operate to grow the crops from which we
prepare the meals at our dinner tables daily! Or are you the one who produces
the grains, tubers, roots and fruits that wild animals, birds and humans
consume?
xiv.
I have not
forgotten that the breast milk is by far better than any infant formula that
any scientist can ever produce! The same goes for the natural and clean water
collected during a heavy rainfall. Its purer, as it contains all the minerals
the animal body needs, both wild and domesticated, including man himself!
xv.
When last did you
eat an egg laid by a non-poultry-raised hen, for example a guinea fowl? Or to
make it simpler, taste a sample of wild eggs and that of poultry eggs, and you
will be amazed that despite all the veterinary care and husbandry of
agricultural farmers, the wild eggs taste not only better but also contain more
concentrates of the nutrients that build the body! Ask any qualified scientist
in that field!
xvi.
Who ensures all
these? Can any created being human or non-humans perform these feats? If your answer is positive please tell us
where you got your materials! If
negative, then bow down and worship Nature or whoever produces them for our
enjoyment!
xvii. The focus is still on babyhood. You have many more
lessons to learn from infants! Do you remember who carried you about when you
were small? Ask your parents. Find him or her and please give a big hug or a
large gift in appreciation!
xviii. Your weight alone must have deformed the natural
structure of your babysitter's figure. The spinal column, the backbones or the
waist of such a one must have altered its structure, no matter how
infinitesimal! Ask physiotherapists. You caused that; and therefore you owe an
apology or a “thank you”! Which do you prefer?
xix.
All go to show the
interdependence of created beings. House helps; stewards, cooks, maids and
servants must be valued and appreciated! We need each other to grow, mature and
enjoy life to the fullest. The name of the game of life is; “you rub my backside and I rub yours!”
xx.
The innocence of
nudity is the most important lesson the baby teaches. Why do we need clothes if
not to cover our guilt and the embarrassment that it enunciates? Try to regain
your innocence if you can, however note that shame or societal disdain is what
we deserve as the just punishment for disobeying any natural laws!
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