12-07-2021, 11:58 AM
(12-06-2021, 08:18 PM)omcasey Wrote: The human virome is not something most people are apt to be very aware of. - trillions of viruses help to not only compose us but keep us alive. If we go to the heart of this, it can be seen that what the past two years have been about is not a virus but the relationship we are choosing to go into with viruses. Some are choosing conflict/kill, some are focused into something more friendly/benign. As a proponent of the latter, it is within my view to see that if as a collective we continue to choose a relationship with viruses that is adversarial, we ( as the human species ) are going to die. So, here, I will stand aside Diana, and say there is not an ounce of me which will ever join in with this.
It is not a small matter we are at the crux of. It is a turning point.
Noone save ourself can make or miss it.
You bring up an excellent point about the relationship between humans and other life forms, in this case, viruses.
"Humancentricity" is, to me, one of the major problems in the world today. Many talk about the separation between peoples, but people are not the only life on this planet. And as you point out, our own bodies host microorganisms which help us and are part of our physiology. The human virome and microbiome are vital to functioning human health. So if a person has fear and even hatred toward microorganisms one is also fearing and hating a part of their own body. Separating "bad" viruses from "good" viruses does not take into consideration that they all operate in the same way and are not intending harm. Ra stated that they offer catalyst which may be utilized or not (and catalyst is not just "bad" but everything we experience here).
Regardless of the drama around Covid and the vaccines, it is worth considering how much separation is engrained in one's thinking. How much harmony and acceptance is experienced with all life on this planet? By this I do not mean not to take care of one's health when there is disease or illness. What I mean is that there can be an underlying mindset of "us vs. them" or keeping humanity segregated from nature. Insecticides are a good example. Here in Arizona people are so afraid of "bugs" they regularly spray their yards. It is nonsensical to me. First of all, they spray for scorpions but scorpions can't be killed by the insecticides and only get sick. Their pets and other wildlife also get sick from it, and they themselves are continually being affected by the insecticides. It's a mess. Many pets are also poisoned from the poisons put out to kill mice and rats. Why not just try to live with nature? There are also options such as moving away from the desert or taking measures to seal up their house.
Just as STS influences may be endeavoring to keep the public disempowered and controlled, so too does it keep people distracted from things that might really inform empowerment with dramas that instill fear (Covid, hyped news) or fascination (celebrities, and other meaningless entertainment). The best way I know to override this control and manipulation is to spend time in nature. Of course meditation and other things are good as well. But the separation in the modern world from the environment and the ecosystem is detrimental to achieving any sort of harmony with this existence.
One could argue then that connection to Intelligent Infinity is what really matters, so why bother with this ephemeral existence? But this ephemeral existence is part of the whole. By not respecting all life here and imagining that one is separate from things like viruses or insects or scorpions, how then does one ever advance to a level of acceptance with all? It's not just about people.