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Spirit or to resign yourselves to a life of meaningless work. The end result is always the same: forgotten graves and forgotten dreams of forgotten people. It is not important that anyone notice or remember, but that you work to touch God and affect in a posi- tive way the consciousness of the Spirit-that-moves-in-all-things, thus bringing the consciousness of man closer to the Creator." We left the graveyard without a word and headed up to the campsite on the hill. By the time we reached the camp, it had cooled off and the Sun had long since set. As we built shelters and a fire and gathered food, time seemed to fly by unnoticed, as my mind was thoroughly engrossed in thoughts of the lessons in the graveyard. I wondered how much I might be like that name- less dead boy in that forgotten grave. Was I just seeking the flesh and not working hard enough in the things of the Spirit? It was then that I realised the deeper lessons of what Grandfather was trying to teach me. I realised then that I should live life as if I were to die tomorrow, for that is what happened to that young boy. No one can be assured of another day, but we must live each day fully, in flesh and most of all in Spirit. It isn't important that anyone remember who we were, but that we made a positive change in the consciousness of the Spirit-that-moves-in- all-things, the life force of the Earth, and, in doing so, find spiritu- al rapture and touch the Creator. Spirit or to resign yourselves to a life of meaningless work. The It is not a question as to whether we make a difference, for we all end result is always the same: forgotten graves and forgotten make a difference, each of us in our own way. It is the difference dreams of forgotten people. It is not important that anyone notice we make that is important." or remember, but that you work to touch God and affect in a posi- "So if we live a life that is close to the Spirit, seek the spiritual tive way the consciousness of the Spirit-that-moves-in-all-things, rapture of oneness, that will affect the outcome of life," I said. thus bringing the consciousness of man closer to the Creator." My statement was more a question than a declaration. We left the graveyard without a word and headed up to the "It is not enough," Grandfather said, "just to seek the things of campsite on the hill. By the time we reached the camp, it had the Spirit on a personal level. To do so is selfish, and those who cooled off and the Sun had long since set. As we built shelters just seek the spiritual realms for themselves are not working to and a fire and gathered food, time seemed to fly by unnoticed, as change the Spirit that moves through the consciousness of man. my mind was thoroughly engrossed in thoughts of the lessons in Instead they are running away, hiding from their responsibility the graveyard. I wondered how much I might be like that name- and using their wisdom for their own glorification. Spiritual man less dead boy in that forgotten grave. Was I just seeking the flesh must then work for a principle, a cause, a Quest far greater than and not working hard enough in the things of the Spirit? the glorification of self, in order to affect the spirit that can It was then that I realised the deeper lessons of what change the course of man's destruction." Grandfather was trying to teach me. I realised then that I should I sat for a long time in the quietude of the night, trying desper- live life as if I were to die tomorrow, for that is what happened to ately to understand what Grandfather had told me. In essence, it that young boy. No one can be assured of another day, but we was not enough to work for spiritual enlightenment for self, but to must live each day fully, in flesh and most of all in Spirit. It isn't work for the spiritual enlightenment of all of mankind. To work important that anyone remember who we were, but that we made _ only for self, to cloister oneself in the seeking of spiritual rapture, a positive change in the consciousness of the Spirit-that-moves-in- is to run from this responsibility. What Grandfather was saying is all-things, the life force of the Earth, and, in doing so, find spiritu- that a spiritual person must take the wisdom and philosophy of the al rapture and touch the Creator. Earth and bring it back into modern society. Grandfather spoke again. "Trying to live a spiritual life in mod- sat by the fire after the work was ern society is the most difficult path [ee relaxing, still deep in one can walk. It is a path of pain, of thought about the boy in the isolation and of shaken faith, but that graveyard. Grandfather sat at the far is the only way that our Vision can end of the fire, his eyes closed, but I "It is very easy to live a spiritual become reality. Thus the true Quest suspected that he was not sleeping. life away from man, but the truth in life is to live the philosophy of the In the firelight, his features appeared Earth within the confines of man. more that of a spirit than of flesh. of Vision in spiritual life can only There is no church or temple we need Quietly he leaned forward and be tested and become a reality to seek peace, for ours are the temples answered the many questions I had . . * of the wilderness. There are no spiri- on my mind. At times, his ability to when lived near society. tual leaders, for our hearts and the know what was on my mind was Creator are our only leaders. Our unnerving, sometimes making me numbers are scattered; few speak our angry to think that he could know language or understand the things that my thoughts. we live. Thus we walk this path "Did you ever watch a flock of sandpipers on the beach, how alone, for each Vision, each Quest, is unique unto the individual. they ebb and flow with the tides, becoming at times not a gather- But we must walk within society or our Vision dies, for a man not ing of individual animals but one organism, moving as a unit living his Vision is living death." together along the surf? When they burst into flight, their cohe- For a long time there was no other conversation. I retired into siveness is even more startling and wondrous. At once they all my own thoughts and doubts. I did not want to live within soci- will be flying in a certain direction, and then in an instant the ety, for the wilderness was my home, my love, my life and my entire flock will turn simultaneously and take a new direction. spiritual rapture. I could not see why a man could not live his "Studied closely, there is no one bird that makes the decision to Vision in the purity of wilderness, away from the distractions of turn, but it seems to be a Spirit, a collective consciousness, that society. I could feel no urgency or see any reason why I should runs through the flock instantly. When viewed from afar, the take what I have learned back to society. flock appears to be one animal, one organism, one consciousness, Grandfather's voice shattered my thoughts. "The Earth is governed by the collective force and spirit of all the individuals. dying. The destruction of man is close, so very close, and we It is this same consciousness that runs through man, Nature and must all work to change that path of destruction. We must pay for the Earth—that which we call the 'Spirit-that-moves-in-all-things', the sins of our grandfathers and grandmothers, for we have long or the ‘life force’. been a society that kills its grandchildren to feed its children. "I suspect," he continued, "that it is but one bird that creates the There can be no rest, and we cannot run away; far too many in the thought that turns the flock, and the one thought becomes imme- past have run away. It is very easy to live a spiritual life away diately manifested in all the others. The individual then tran- from man, but the truth of Vision in spiritual life can only be test- scends self and becomes one with the whole. Thus, at once, the ed and become a reality when lived near society." bird moves within the flock and the flock moves within the bird. "How do I know that we are so close to that destruction?" I So, then, do not ask what you can do to affect the life force in a asked. positive way, for the same Spirit that moves within the birds also "I had a Vision," Grandfather said. "It was a Vision of the moves within you. One person, one idea, one thought can turn the destruction of man. But man was given four warnings to that flock of society away from the destructive path of modern times. destruction, two of which gave man a chance to change his ways NEXUS - 59 DECEMBER 1999 — JANUARY 2000