I don't even know when that was said through me.  Nor does it matter anymore.  What came forth, came forth when the time was right for it to do so.  Others can evaluate whether any of this had any ultimate impact or not.  I know that it had a strong impact on me, allowing me to live and to think as I did for the past dozen plus years.  Whether this will impact others as well ... I can only hope.  It will if it does.  That is all that I can say.  My life will unfold as it will nonetheless.  It is not for me to force it to be any one way or another.  Though, that does not mean that I can't do things to change myself that are then reflected in my experiences in the outer world.  In fact, such is what living is all about.  We are meant to create the reality that we choose to create.  However, there is something about being overly concerned about outcomes that comes to mind as a warning.  This applies to me, but not necessarily to others.  If we are not careful, we can get lost in our own world.  Perhaps that is the point.  Yet, at the same time, there is always a part of us that is the Eight of Cups: the 48: The Man in Search of More.  For this, we have to find the cracks and inconsistencies in the world that we know ... the places where the unfamiliar and the unknown arise.  They are there, no matter how far we advance in consciousness.  Yes, our world is what we make of it.  That it is what it is, is a sign that we still have much to think about and much to do.  Hunger, pollution, lack of clothing, lack of shelter, lack of education, lack of health care ... these are all things that can be fixed.  It is just a matter of deciding to do so and applying the necessary resources.  And these, are far fewer than most might guess.  Yes, we can change the world for the better.  And, we can do it in major ways without an inordinate expenditure of resources.  It is a matter of deciding that we will not tolerate certain conditions to exist in our world.  That means replacing a poverty mentality by an abundance mentality.  That may not be so easy to do.  Our economic system has trained us well for most of our lives.  Very few are truly abundant.   Many are adequate.  But, most by far are in dire poverty.  How do we share the vast riches of the world in a way that makes this not so?  What is fair and reasonable here?

This topic has come up a number of times, the first being in the Beyond Imagination book in 1993.  It is time for a spiritually based economics.  I can see that.  Surely, others can see that as well.  But, what does it take to manifest it?  Surely, there must be a way to do so now.  I don't ask for much ... just to change the whole economic system as we know it.  I would advocate one that is based on the basic principle of communism, from each according to their abilities, to each according to their need.  Such a simple yet powerful expression of economic truth.  Note, this has nothing to do with government.  That is important.  The government can be whatever it needs to be to address the needs of its citizenry.  Expressing abilities in ways that are respected, and meeting needs are what truly count.  This is how we make the greatest difference to the greatest number.  We set up the infrastructure to allow a social contract to be realized.  This is what I desire most to do with my life.  But, how do I go about doing it? Can one person make that big of a difference.  Communism is not something that is very well respected these days, especially not as a government.  But what is a government except an agreement among people as to how they will live together and the infrastructure needed to support that agreement?  It seems to me that the real battle is between Democracy and Communism, not between Capitalism and Communism.  The battle comes over the cry of freedom.  To date, people living under Communist rule have not been free.  You might argue that neither are those living under any other form of government.