The Egyptian Polar Bear

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The Egyptian Polar Bear

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The Egyptian Polar Bear

Animals are fascinating to children as they indeed should be to all of us. There are at least two great camps that continue to vie for preeminence in the teaching of children:

1. The teach them what to think, perpetuating much misinformation, camp

2. The teach them how to think & to search for deeper understanding camp

I am of the second school of thought which is forever re-examining what we think we know to see if there is more to learn. Some of the greatest discoveries have come from challenging the accepted though always imperfect understandings of the past. I saw this great quote:

I submit to you that the surest, fastest, way to change the world is by first changing ourselves. And the way we do that is by simply changing our minds. Try it today with just one thought that you are so very sure is right. Look at the reverse of that and imagine thinking that instead. Heresy you say, no just scientific investigation.

The real heresy or tyranny in the world is the attempt to control the thoughts of others. Much is said about free speech and liberty, but there can never be either of those without freedom of thought. Fear and suspicion are the tools most often used in attempts to discourage free thinking by those who would control us to their benefit and our hurt.

George Orwell’s book, 1984, is a tale of world where lies are sold and told as truths and people are imprisoned for re-education whose minds question the party line. Sound familiar? I saw another great quote along this line:

If we must hang our free thinking mind on the door before marriage, joining a religion, club, or party, then perhaps alone is the better way to go. Some believe that we are born alone, live our lives alone, and die alone. I do not, but choose to think and believe that we are holy and whole and that we are forever one with all there is.

There are two great trains of thought in this world, the louder, more boisterous, and overbearing one is the ego, shouting this and that. The second is the still small voice that is our true higher mind that we can only access in quiet consideration and meditation. “Be still and know that I am God.” When we hear and follow this voice some are not going to like it, the loud crowd, but hey thinking for one’s self has never been the popular choice, but it is the world changing one. Wanna be just one of the crowd or a polar bear in Egypt? The choice is yours as it is mine.

Your friend and fellow traveler,

David White

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