LESS EGO / MORE SOUL

1. Stand on their level - the aim is to create an equal, relaxed, human-to-human connection.
2. Remove your sunglasses and look them straight in the eyes.
   
3.  Say as little as possible BUT try to answer direct questions as honestly and directly as possible – though NEVER deny or confess (without the advice of a lawyer).
4. Know your rights and declare them in a respectful manner.
5. Remember that a polite & respectful attitude can save you money.

It’s been said that there are only two true emotions we humans can ever really express. That is, FEAR and LOVE.

All other feelings are just variations on these common themes.

Happiness, joy, pleasure and peace? That’s love baby.

Hate, depression, guilt and anger? That’s fear my friend.

Fear is a common programming in society’s crusade for control and order. It is after all, a very powerful motivator that often drives us to react on impulse.

Most of all, we tend to fear the unknown and so we base our choices on past instances; favoring the maintenance of the world as we know it, over the possibility of something else and perhaps far greater.

In this way, we tend to adopt the coping mechanisms of our parents, teachers, peers etc. without much awareness.

In essence, fear drives the power of domination – thebelief in the great myth* of the jungle – “kill or be killed; eat or be eaten”.

In contrast, love has but one law: “Do no harm”.

Love is connection / Fear is separation.

Love is communion / Fear is isolation.

We can share and communicate love, but it is our fear that is inexpressible…

Because fear is our own personal illusion, while love is our common reality.

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*I call this a myth because the actual law of the wild is “take what you need and leave the rest alone” but that’s another story, for another day.

I think the concept of “rights” (human rights, animal rights etc.) is an interesting choice to believe in.

It’s worth considering before you subscribe to this point of view, that the moment you adopt the perception that one has certain “rights”, you also agree that there are other things that you do not have a “right” to pursue.

Interestingly I have found though my own exploration of humanity that, more often then not, those who hold a “superiority complex” in one area of their lives, also hold an “inferiority complex” in some other aspect of their lives (myself included).

You see, the moment we divide ourselves with judgments of “that which we are” and “that which we are not”, we instantly become both.

This is why what we tend to dislike about others is often a confronting reflection of ourselves – though we may choose to deny it.