Fire and Ice

[H2O Man]

22. Right.

James Douglass's 2012 book, "Gandhi and the Unspeakable: His Final Experiment with Truth," provides convincing evidence that the Mahatma's murder was another "shadow government" operation.

It's curious -- fear of the unknown was certainly a significant part of the creation of religion. And that carried through in acts of sacrifice. "God" demanded sacrifice, of course. Wouldn't be happy up there in heaven without ritual sacrifices.

Some cultures encouraged rituals with forms of self-sacrifice, such as fasting, the Sun Dance, etc. Others found it more convenient to sacrifice other living beings, such as goats and humans. By no coincidence, the first type overcomes fear, while the second intensifies it.

Even today, at the lowest levels of understanding, millions of Americans believe that the story of the gospels is that "God" demanded the sacrifice of a man who engaged in and encouraged the rituals of self-sacrifice, to end the need for sacrificing goats etc. Gracious. Talk about missing the point.

Both MLK and RFK were aware of the likely end of the path they were on. In a very real sense, they were willing to sacrifice their own lives, in order to channel that energy that they knew human society needed at that time. Obviously, "God" was not behind their murders; it was those who not only hated them as individuals, but feared what energy -- or, power -- they were creating among the masses.

Their deaths are one level of the "greater love has no man, than to lay down his own life for his friends." But there is another level to that, which is equally important: we can "lay down" the lives of relative comfort that we have, in order to channel that same energy force. We can use the examples of RFK and MLK, even though we know we aren't going to be as influential or powerful or famous as they were.

I suspect that by now, you can tell this is a topic -- or THE topic -- I enjoy talking about. Sorry for my rambling on and on.