Be the change you want to see in the world.

Actually, Mahatma Gandhi said it.  I’m just repeating it.  But I have been giving that sentiment a bit more serious thought lately.  During a trip to Peru, we saw a carving of time lines that showed the current time line petering out, but a new parallel time line kind of a step above the original.  It was said that those of us who could raise our vibrations would be able to transition to the new time line.  Those who couldn’t – or chose not to – would remain on the old time line which would sort of wither out.

Energy work that I have been doing lately with Kenji Kumara suggests that a “new earth” is being designed and we might each want to put in our requests as to what it might look like.  So I have begun asking people “If there were one thing you could change about the present earth, what would it be?”  (Even if it’s not true, it’s an interesting concept to play around with…)

I don’t think the question is well phrased as the first answer I got was “peace in the world.”  While I agree that this is an admirable goal, I was looking for something more local.  There is peace in my world at present as there is no war taking place “here” and “now.”  (Yes, that’s a very parochial view, but parochially is the only way I can act, so to me it is the only practical view…)

Anyway, the intent of the question is to get you to think about what change you would like to see.  Once you have done that, the goal is to get you to start implementing that change wherever you currently are:  be the change you want to see in the world.  The change I would like to see is that all my nutritional needs be met by the food I eat and the water (tea, coffee, etc.) I drink, without the need for supplements.  So to me that means eating foods that contain all the elements necessary for healthy living.  Organic is a start, but we will also need to restore the soil so that it contains a healthy mix of elements – for both the plants and those who eat them.  Also eating foods that are ripened in place, not picked early so that they can ripen while they travel.

To implement that change, I can start an organic garden of my own.  I can patronize – or subsidize local organic farmers.  I can buy organic things from my local supermarket, showing them that there is support for those choices so that they will stock more and more such foods.  I’m doing those things – except for the organic garden of my own.

So what change would you like to see?  Tell us about it – maybe working together we can bring about revisions in our societies that will benefit us all.  Even if a “new earth” is not in the cards, that doesn’t mean we have to settle for the one we have, without making any attempts to improve it!