We create our own reality according to our beliefs and expectations. The tools we use are our imagination and our emotions. These are the most concentrated forms of energy we posses, and we use them all the time. We do not create with our will-power nor our positive thinking, but with our feelings. With these we create every single thing that happens to us individually and collectively.
We create war, famine, disease, murder; and we refuse to take responsibility for our won creations. We say "I wonder how God can allow such things..." and we keep doing it. There is no 'war to end war'.
Like attracts like. Fear of war creates war. Belief in violence attracts violence. Love of peace creates peace.
Australia is in a unique position to lead this planet into peace. If, through love and not fear, we were to declare ourselves a neutral country like Switzerland we would become the world bank, and no one blows up their own piggy bank. A nuclear was in the Middle East would take out half of Europe, so our distance lends us more than enchantment.
The foreign currency that would inundate this country - just think of Hong Kong - could be used to open up our interior, process our wastes instead of polluting our ocean, and fertilise our earth. For every square mile we made available we would find someone wanting to farm, build a house, start a business. This time we would not be computerising and robotising ourselves out of work. And if it took a thousand years? Well, that's one heck of an answer to unemployment!
By all means keep a strong military force to guard our shores against drug runners, but send no Australian son overseas to kill someone else's son.
War, as if you need me to tell you, is an abomination. There is no such thing as a 'just' war - and a 'holy' war is a blasphemy.
When we talk about spending twenty-five billion dollars on 'defence' we are giving expression to our fear. The R.S.L. having proven its courage and loyalty - having experienced Viet Nam - should, ideally, lead us into a strong neutrality. You guys CAN do it!
Our establishments wouldn't have the spiritual guts, and the rest of us are "waiting for a leader".
You don't think it could be done? You don't think it'd work?
Why brothers, that's just your fear talking!
© David Hurst 1995
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