Friday, January 1, 2010

Relativity

Everything is relative? Relativity is a theory? Relativity is like opposites. They do not exist, yet they do. Becoming aware of the oneness or infinity and The One (God's existence) will make relativity, time, words and opposites no longer important. Time does not exist in the awareness of infinite, yet time does exist since we are not infinite and time is a fraction of infinity. Relativity is based on this existence we live in. I kept wondering why I felt Einstein was not completely correct. Time is not important, yet it is. The reason it is not important is when there is an infinity who is keeping track of time? What importance does time have? When there is oneness, how do you become concerned about one thing or individuality. We are individuals and that is important. We do exist, but that existence is always part of the oneness. When one becomes more important than THE ONE, who is now the ONE? Who is in control? Who is God? In your reality and perspective, which is relative, you are then God if you are more important than all. It's easy to fall victim to the individual. This individual creates importance of self and the self is going to have a relative perspective of reality which creates division or comparison which is what relativity is. Relativity is a comparison. This is very important to self in a self contained existence.

I joined the US Navy in 1988 and was fortunate to have the opportunity to travel abroad. One of the stops the ship made was in the Phillipine Islands (PI for short). When those who were not on duty were free to leave the ship for some R&R (rest and relaxation). Immediately outside the base was a river dubbed "crap river" to put it in nice terms. It was immediately evident why it was called that. I can imagine it must have been a memorable experience for every American sailor because of the shock from the smell of sewage and the always present children all the way up to late in the night. There were local children that swam the waters late into the evening with nothing more than shorts yelling up at the passing people yelling for them to toss in coins which they eagerly swam after. They would pop up and yell at you with their finding just as happy as ever to showcase their talent and happiness for their newfound wealth. It was always a surprise for the donating person because from the top the water looked dark and dirty which was exaggerated with the smell. Visibility of the water was so low that it left you wondering how they manage to find the coin, not to mention with such swiftness. Tossing multiple coins did not fool them. If they saw it hit the water, they came up with it. The memorable part for me was the smiles on their faces. I stared down at them wondering to myself, "How they could be so happy in their poor lives in the crap river swimming for measly coins?" Their happiness for their findings made them oblivious to the idea they were swimming in sewage. The smell didn't seem to bother them at all. From within my dark heart I was overwhelmed with curiosity as to how they could manage to be so poor yet be so happy in life. Their child innocence and happiness was so profound to me, I cry with joy and excitement at how relativity is unimportant. All of this took place when I was unaware of myself, or the One. Even in my darkness I was amazed. The answer to the question was only visible after I became aware of the myself many years later.

Apply relativity to that situation and to the children they were not poor, but making money and happy. One might try to complicate this case by categorizing the situation as optimism or child innocence. Happiness is always present. The happiness of yourself is within yourself. This happiness comes from outside of self and can be harnessed within to become part of the happiness. I have a new question which I do not have the answer to.

"Relative to what?"
J. Stallings