Change the Image -- Change the Nation!

Image is everything today!

The impression creates the following. The latest impression of national leadership across the planet comes through media. The nation with the best image gets the favor of the watching masses. Change the image -- the people move to another with a better, more successful image.

Remember the vast expanse of the people filling the squares of Hitler's parading power. The massive motion of military might in perfectly coordinated displays to move the world to fear Hitler's regime. His words barked out through massive sound systems were orders followed explicitly by saluting worshipers. Their cry of adoration resounds today in the ears of those willing to give themselves to the Arian image created perhaps in the haunts of hell.

HITLER PROVED IT! Power words motivate followers. They need not be reasonable or viable -- merely authoritative and backed by power that defies reasonable debate. Military might and force are required in those circumstances, of course. People of reason and intellect are not easily molded into a mindless mob without fear for their lives.

Need it be said that much of today's power play for national domination is through force and fear generated by terrorism and defiance of reason.

Certain to fail is any power that requires force to control people. Instinctive in man is the conscience which is seldom factored into the equation by those dominating with power requiring force. Cultural conflicts -- unreasonable as they are at times, are strong forces which have been established through generations of enforcement.

Inclusiveness is not natural in man. Selfishness is. Courtesy and respect for others sharing national space requires common understanding -- not compromise of truth.

Indeed, assuming that truth is absolute and has a source which is outside the framework of mere human reason, there is a certain path to peace and interpersonal relationships in nations, cities and homes.

Common understanding of the value of human life comes from beyond ourselves as human beings. We are sharing the planet with others who have equal human value. The foundation for social justice is that we regard the other, our neighbor, as our self. Domination by force is not necessary when commonly we have this courtesy as foundation for living.

Rage has no place where common courtesy rules. Only selfish abandonment of the rights of others brings one to a place of rude interplay in daily events.

Intrusion on my rights -- a selfish perspective -- gives instant motivation for rage. That is, unless social laws include the rights of others to interact respectfully with me. Consideration of others, the basic rule of inter-personal relationships, is the first rule of child training. Disallowing the child to rule the scene requires parental supervision to bring the child under subjection to respect for the rights of others.

Only domination by first-come-first-serve elitists could possibly determine that screaming children have a right to invade the premise of any public place and have the right to behave in such intrusive fashion.

The image of the solitary person --raging away with his own interests at heart -- apparently has become the national standard for many countries. Global conquest has replaced global service to the poor and struggling populations. Ideological domination has become the rule for some -- using terror of everyone outside the realm of their specific reason as the only means of persuasion to group membership in their society.

The image of courtesy and reasonable discussion leading to common understanding is essentially forgotten. The strength of individualism has become the 'god' of the masses -- the opium of the deconstructionists.

The image of one being able to build consensus because of foundations which are built into the universe -- that image must become sight -- not mere faith -- in the hearts of the masses in order for the nations to be changed.

Faith without sight is blindness and unreasonable failure to respond to what and who is resident in the universe -- the Mind which originated the entire plan and purpose for earth's population.

How unreasonable we have become. What a false image of human glory we display!

We must get the image right or we perish.

Cultural conflicts met with dynamite words

Suddenly the impact of desperately needed cross-cultural training becomes clear.

In the analysis of training nations to become peace-loving citizens of the planet, the manual for operations must not conflict. With Iraq and Iran leading MIddle East headlines daily, the love of peace is absent. Lebanon now reveals the 'behind-the-scenes' work of locals in the battle for their independence recently. Which group lands as the conqueror is yet to be seen. With Israel making her protection the main thrust of her daily choices, there is reason to believe the right to defense has been challenged sufficiently to give her a break from the daily shelling and bombing of local residents. Refugees in the Sudan make a valiant attemt to grasp a place -- anyplace-- which will grant peace, safety and shelter. Food seems to be the escaping commodity for so many.

With the rise of Islam's quest of global influence, the failure to hear the voices of the majority rise above the terror which plagues the farthest places -- even the most remote island in the Pacific. What could be a voice of reason rising to give some sense to the masses of those calling themselves Muslims is rather a deafening silence to the rest of the world. Perhaps peace is the elusive ingredient which is claimed by most but destroyed by the few.

Through the centuries the idea that reason and intelligence is sure to win out seems to defy itself. Natural reason lacks foundational truth. That is, unless the wisdom acquired from an outside source becomes the reasonable foundation of social function. Outside influence continues to impact global culture-- the invasive impact of dark reasons which defy intelligence. Peace is a promise from an outside force -- but is elusive at best. Perhaps the beginning of all things should be examined to see where things got off course. In the divine scheme of things, something went terribly wrong and we are still scrambling to find the reasonable and intelligent solution.

Foundational is Truth. Foundational is what remains when everything visible is no longer. Foundational is that which cannot be shaken. Foundational is what the nations are desperate for -- peace!

Peace is not an elusive dream! It is a viable commodity of reasonable people who live together bound by a creed of conduct which assures consideration for all others. The "do unto others as you want others do unto you" is not some impossible behavior to attain. It is the foundational aspect of societies which live in peace.

Of course -- defining 'living' may be required before we go further in this discussion. For some, defining daily "living" includes a goal to daily kill as many as possible.

Who was it who said, "Thou shalt not kill." Seems rather obvious that living requires life! Here and now LIFE!

The exchange of life hereafter for living NOW seems to be a good place to start in meeting our neighbors who are intent on taking out as many today as possible today.

In the final analysis, the aspect of living together in peace with the nations of the world, will require foundations to be restated in global relationships. The assumption of peace is faulty. We must build on foundations which will not crumble with the wind of national leadership change.

Nations can be trained to live peaceably with one another -- but not at any cost! Life is not a cost we are wiling to pay!