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Poem Title:
Friends
Ref: 109
Date Written: 28.02.23  Author: Nigel G Wilcox
Chapter Eight
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My personal view, my not reflect to others or to the readers personal points of view and that's OK! One is free to accept and take the opportunity to explore these ideas.

Some think that religion via an institution or denomination offers a good way to God, perhaps it does for some or at least it may open a door into understanding or initially getting to know who God is and how it may concern them as an individual. It is strange how we all know the word 'God'. Some may see it as God encompassing everything including us, God is omnipotent being, out of dimension, a designer or creator of the universe and everything. God can also be in the form of ranking and position held by dominance  in terms of a  mortal form such as a King or leader with power over other humans and ruled via a fist of fury. This image  is reflective within Civilisations throughout Earth History up until our present day.

All humans and life forms on this planet can be seen as pursuing life in one way or another and can only be described as being a personal journey;  whereby one can find the clues to life and it's purpose or meaning, it is based again on personal motivation, exploration, to perhaps gather some form of wisdom and perspective. Some may ask what wisdom? My interpretation to this, is that, we gather this information in a mortal and material world, we make mistakes along our chosen route and are judged accordingly. Judgement here, is based on man's perception and  juridical systems, at times can be seen as hypercritical depending on the powerbase. 'The law is an Ass!' We live and we die! Some of us can see this and some can also see outside the box. Some can see even more, if enlightened, based on one's experiences, knowledge, reasoning and beliefs...

God's law is different, there is no judgement, it is seeing the choices, whereby one is free to choose a path, it can be described as preparation towards the spiritual and immortal existence, a form of apprenticeship, to learn the meaning of 'Faith' in God. Even though one may not be able to see God, believing that our existence was born by a creative divinity, seeing and understanding a 'Truth,' we may not totally understand, is where 'Faith,' is seen as the key for us being allowed  to  enter through the gateway to Heaven.  Before this can take place however; we are given another choice; this is to acknowledge and repent our sins; so we may have our slates cleaned, and our souls purified without contamination;  and only then we will be able to walk into the Kingdom of Heaven through Christ Jesus. Jesus's sacrifice on the cross of Calvary allowed for Human Kind not to be punished by death, but to be forgiven for their sins and those with Faith will be able to enter the Kingdom of Heaven.

The point of us being here, is to use our time, experiences in the mortal world, gain knowledge throughout our life within this brief window of opportunities, to grow wisdom, experiences and to arrive at life's end with a personal conclusion.

My conclusion so far, after much study and self-searching, is that religious institutions have lost their way to the true meaning of what the Gospels are suppose to be about and one should not rely on these sources alone. God is within us all, He created  Humans, from the days before  Adam. God placed an essence or 'Love' (Heart) within us all to accompany our Soul,(conscienceness) 'He' placed his signature within us making us a Child of God. God is based on the essence of love and therefore love is within us all; it cannot be purchased, it cannot be sold. He is within our hearts and soul and this comes free. To be able to have choice and to choose the right path, Adam and Eve had to sin, to allow The Human Race to start their new journey. We can demonstrate this through our everyday choice of actions within our relationships and everyday tasks, by understanding human emotions such as empathy and to be able to love, forgive without judging others. This is the key that allows each and every one of us to enter the Kingdom of Heaven.  It must be done through a personal journey, starting from our birth, through infancy and throughout adulthood until our mortal death. Building an intimate relationship with God, talking to him, through our prayers on a daily basis. Some people will do this and some will not, it is our choice. By having this relationship, God will come to know each and every one of us. Without this relationship, one will be turned away from the gates of the Kingdom of Heaven, being told, 'God does know you, you do not acknowledge God and therefore how can one repent or be purified'.

During our journey, we will meet people and make friends. Friendships can be positive or negative, the negative will most likely exhibit baggage, such as negative emotions towards clashing of personalities, or the person has too much of an identical or different standards of behaviour, or sometimes competes or falls short of certain self-centred individuals expectations within their friendship circles. It only takes one to start a campaign of hate or to drive towards negative competition. This fuelled by personal vendettas, that can be exaggerated over time, with their minds having been made up, convincing themselves and others that they don't like you. Whatever the individual can offer their peer group, is usually seen as something to be of beneficial value to the rest of the group in one form or another. Sometime this can include being recipient of forms of abuse or of bullying. For some, this can be a sacrifice they are willing to accept; as well as Soul destroying to be able to join an exclusive club, either way they are selling their Soul and falling short of their destiny. These benefits can be an illusion to those identifying and undervaluing their worth and is another way of hiding their real underlying issues... prayer and faith can help one to reflect on the situation.

Some targeted recipients can be damaged due to these selfish type of acts of suttle or serious harm, from dominant individuals, to those with over inflated egos, having no understanding on empathy, with most likely, narcissistical traits or narrow minded tendencies, that can be seen as being blinkered, from their resulting consiquences. They may or may not have the insight to why they would let harmful situations happen without forethought or to prevent such acts.

Fortunately; there are some individuals with insight and have the  wisdom that can see through this type of scenario and work through or around it, to confront it or to see it for what it really and truly is and to making an appropriate recompence. They will overcome these obstacles, based on their confidence of SELF and God's Essence of 'I AM'. They have 'Faith' and are guided through their understanding of  'Truth,' of God's relationship within them, experience and knowledge to know and understand the difference of a hollow or solid valued friendship; and to pursue accordingly, a positive intervention or by just  walking away from any potentially  toxic  interaction.  By knowing those that value one's friendship, will either wish to continue with it, regardless of the points of view of the aggressor, they may wish to  administer or to give positive guidance  helping to save the aggressor with a head-to-head fight with their demons.  If not, nothing lost, as this journey is a quest of 'one' and the confident 'Self', with the guidance of  'I AM' will move onto joining groups that are seen to be mature, positive and of greater value, knowing that one's decision will lead towards the ultimate goal of personal Salvation.
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