Does this planet suffer from saviour / hero complex?
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0.000 HBDDoes this planet suffer from saviour / hero complex?
<html> <p>When I looked up the terms 'messiah complex' or 'hero syndrome', I found descriptions regarding the individual who wants to be the messiah or hero. My discussion is going to flip that definition around as I want to discuss the idea that the majority of people actually want somebody to save them. </p> <p>Our pop culture is filled with situations were a hero swoops in to save the day and I suspect that is why the super hero movies, comics and other media is so popular. </p> <p><img src="https://scontent-sea1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/28280055_1751515361573632_740383500052335882_n.jpg?oh=711ea8b485d1ff0beaf3d1cdb0bf1070&oe=5AFF8178" width="868" height="672"/></p> <p>Are we so weak and helpless that we need somebody else to 'save' the day? I've witnessed this very situation here on Steemit as well and it was sobering to watch. </p> <p>Whether people are consciously aware of it or not, our whole social structures are established to be completely dependent upon others for help. Rather than being 100% responsible and accountable for our own lives, we have surrendered that responsibility to others.</p> <ul> <li>If we get sick, we seek a doctor.</li> <li>If we feel threatened, we call the police.</li> <li>If we don't like what others are doing, we call upon our politicians to pass laws.</li> <li>If we feel sad or depressed, we pop pills.</li> <li>If our land is under threat of invasion, we call upon the military.</li> <li>If our economy tanks, we call upon the rich.</li> <li>If a bully terrorizes the school yard, we look for a bigger bully to take them down.</li> </ul> <p>I would even suggest that billions just sit around and wait to be "saved" by a "messiah" as well, desperate to be pulled out of their situation through some sort of rapture. </p> <h2>Who is the hero and where are they now?</h2> <p>Look in the mirror. </p> <p>One of my best friends once told me:</p> <blockquote>You cannot just lay down in the field and expect God to build a house around you. You will need to stand up, get to work and then God will help. </blockquote> <p>In my view, he is absolutely correct. This feudal system that has grown up around us encourages dependency and helplessness. The people of this planet have been conditioned for obedience so that they can be farmed like animals. What is needed now is independence and peaceful non-compliance so that we can break free from the cages that confine our minds, bodies and spirit!</p> <p>We cannot and should not depend upon others to save us from the systems that enslave, rape and pillage the planet. What is required now is to look within, find the courage, strength and determination to rise up and be the change! Time to rally around that super hero we find each morning in the mirror! </p> <p>When we step up to be the change, that is when our health improves, the bullies quake in fear and the politicians start to scurry back to the dark corners upon where they govern. It demands that we be peaceful through this process. Non-violence and peaceful non-compliance is the spiritual path that I believe we must follow. </p> <p>If you want to enter into life, keep the commandments. I can testify that when we declare peace and fully engage in life where we accept 100% responsibility and accountability for our selves, we end up doing a lot of living! It is our job to do the work while we are here. There is no short cut or easy way through this. </p> <p>Lead by example. Inspire others to do the same. I know each and every single one of us has the capacity to for super hero level accomplishments. What I know, think or believe is irrelevant. What matters most is what YOU know, think and believe! </p> <p>I've spent years training people in the martial arts. The greatest barrier I found through that training was the students own self limiting beliefs. It was also difficult to break those those barriers. But when the individual made the attempt and did the work, they not only broke through but also grew by leaps and bounds as a result! We are our own worst bullies and enemies. </p> <p>I have faith in you. Do you? </p> </html>
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