Wisdom of the Week – Independence

Lucian Eyers © 2011

This week saw Iceland's most active volcano, Grimsvotn, erupting.

 

On Tuesday at 8.22am on The BBC Today Programme Transport Secretary Philip Hammond said this time airspace was prepared and we would not see a repeat of aircraft being grounded as they were a year ago saying, “There won’t be any shutdowns. We’ve moved on to a different way of working – we won't be closing airspace.”1
Unfortunately government and industry are still not listening to the cries of our planet. For pilots to adjust the flight paths of aircraft to avoid ash, even with the new scanning technology available, is dangerous and irresponsible.
The purpose of the volcanoes, as in the case of the other global disasters is to cleanse the planet from the damage we have caused. The volcanoes ash has a role to play. Its purpose is to stop aircraft from flying in the world’s busiest area of airport traffic on our planet. This is a gentle warning. 
What is the volcano teaching us? 
In very simple terms the answer is ‘independence’. We rely too heavily on airfreight for our food instead of growing closer to home. We are aware of the carbon footprint this generates, but still we continue to do this. In addition to this our own economy is in desperate need of investment. If people were to take more of their holidays in their own country, then this would be kind to the environment and to their economy. Once international travel is cleaner to the environment, then foreign travel will be acceptable to the planet. This is the message the Transport Secretary should have made. However, his lack of foresight reminds us not to follow the advice of any individual based on their positions of authority – we should follow our hearts. There is no better way of determining the truth than this. 
Also this week, a Kent doctor could face a disciplinary hearing after discussing his Christian faith with a non-Christian patient. “Dr Richard Scott, from Margate, has received a warning from the General Medical Council (GMC) after it received a complaint."2

 

For the General Medical Council to impose their own belief-structure on its members with no evidence to support that God does not exist, is clearly wrong. The GMC decision to hold a disciplinary hearing is based on fear and the need to control. 
Niall Dickson, the chief executive of the GMC, said: "The GMC does not discuss individual cases but our guidance, which all doctors must follow, is clear; doctors should not normally discuss their personal beliefs with patients unless those beliefs are directly relevant to the patient's care.”3
“Dr Scott said that after about 20 minutes he thought the patient may be helped if they had a spiritual discussion.”4
What Dr Scott is being told by the Universe is that he has found independence and as such will no longer work within a dictatorship. Dr Scott was right to discuss the spiritual aspects of his patient’s well being. We are not only physical beings and as such if we wish the healing process to take place effectively, then all aspects of our mortal fabric, the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual, need to be addressed. 
So what can we expect in the future? 
As we discover independence, we will change the old ways. Because the planet is shifting it's vibration upwards, we will no longer be able to work in areas that do not fulfil our soul purpose. Dr Scott is a living example of this change and through his courage he will help others to do the same. People will look more to independent healers as they become disillusioned with the restrictions placed on controlled medicinal care. Many will be aware of the problems associated with the pharmaceutical industry and will look for safer and more effective alternatives. People will also discover the law surrounding the use of only licensed drugs has far less to do with protecting the public and a great deal more to do with protecting the pharmaceutical industry itself.
The other significant change resulting in independent thought will mean we will have little need to rely on governmental bodies as we currently do. In the case of the Transport Minister, he has shown that a lack of vision and sympathy for our planet and the safety of human lives is secondary to supporting industry and trade. The consequence of further carbon emissions and climate change will eventually show people the need for independent thought and self-governing.

Finally this week saw ‘Fugitive Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic has been arrested in Serbia after 16 years on the run. Gen Mladic, 69, was found in a village in northern Serbia where had been living under an assumed name. He faces charges over the massacre of at least 7,500 Bosnian Muslim men and boys at Srebrenica in 1995.’5
This is an extreme example of where a lack of independent thought can lead to mass murder based on fear and hatred. Whether Ratko Mladic was guilty or not, somewhere along the line many did what they where told, rather than doing what was right. 

So what can we do? 

Much more than we think. As a child, my mother used to say to me, “if someone told you to stick your head in the oven would you do it?”
With global warming the planet is becoming like an oven. A huge oven that if we put our heads in the sand – the oven will explode. My mother’s words of wisdom showed the importance of independent thought. I can give you a long list of things you can do to prevent global warming and the disasters that would follow. However this defeats the object of my message, which is to empower you to find independence.
You must decide. I will help your decision-making by leaving you with one thought.
What ever you decide to do, always ask yourself, “Is this for the higher good of all?’ In doing this you will bring about change – the right change.
My own pictures above and below are illustrations for a poem I wrote called. ‘King of Trees’ and is taken from my book ‘The Angel Book of Hours’. It helps to expalin how your own independence can lead to contentment.

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'King of Trees’ taken from ‘The Angel Book of Hours,’ by Lucian Eyers © 2011

1. BBC Today: Tuesday 24th May 2011 'Interview with Transport Minister Philip Hammond'.
2. & 3 & 4. BBC News website 23 May 2011 ‘Kent doctor Richard Scott warned over faith discussion’.
5. BBC News Europe website 26 May 2011 ‘Ratko Mlaadic arrested: Bosnia war crimes suspect held’.