Harmony on Earth
One can say Earth itself is like a mother to all of humanity.
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by KajzrImen SaikaPtah
Earth is our home. There’s not a single human being on this planet who can claim to be from anywhere else but Earth. We eat from this planet. Whether it is the farmer planting his fruits and vegetables or the meat from the various animals that also live on this planet, it is ultimately Earth that feeds us. We drink from its waters: the rivers, ponds, lakes and streams. We even return to its soil once our physical journey has ended. One can say Earth itself is like a mother to all of humanity.
The relationship between a mother and a child, like all relationships, requires intimate interactions or some form of communication, a dialogue. The duty of a mother is to ensure the survival of her family. Mothers provide not only our nourishment but also the rules to guide our lives to ensure our continued survival and growth. Earth is living, it is existing, so how we treat it plays a role in our dialogue with it. Indigenous societies have known this reality for thousands of years and have sought to fit into the reality imposed by Mother Earth in order to survive on it. What we call culture and the principles carried by indigenous societies have been the foundation for stability on this planet for a very long time. It is through traditional initiatic education that spirits coming back into life to experience the material world learn how to harmonize with the larger realities of nature imposed on us by Earth.
If we were to see a child yelling, screaming and even hitting their mother, it would only be a natural reaction to think that this child needs punishment or discipline. But if we can recognize the misbehavior of one child, then the question becomes, can we recognize that same misbehavior of humanity as a whole? Indigenous societies worked hard to live in nature and respect it. The modern society is infatuated with the control of nature instead of living in the realities nature provides. Almost like a rebellious teenager who thinks they know better than those who came before them. If we were to be honest with ourselves for just a moment and remove the shell of comforts and pleasures the modern world provides us and really look at the realities of society, are we in harmony with the planet, or are we mistreating our mother and our home? Have we traded stability and principles for toys and gadgets? We continuously try to find solutions for the many new problems we face in this modern, futuristic world, only to create new problems with every modern solution. Pollution, radiation, global warming, constant so-called natural disasters, etc., are all modern problems never seen before in the history of humanity. Every new development brings with it a form of abuse to nature and some form of instability in the environment. It is almost like we are being punished for our misbehaviors or inability to follow the rules of the house. So, what is the solution? History shows us that our society has not always been in danger of the constant destruction we face today. A traditional indigenous education teaches us how to fit into the realities of the principles and guidelines imposed by Earth and the larger existence. It is how we bring back harmony and balance to our home and, ultimately, ourselves.
