Sue Moon’s Blog

I don’t go to many movies, but when I do I want to be entertained, have my sense of adventure stimulated, not much violence and gore, and pushed to think. I just saw The Golden Compass…….WOW! What an amazing movie.

It is a familiar story line of good versus evil and one filled with daring adventure, moral courage and determination. Nothing less than the race for complete domination and control versus freedom and individuality. Sound familiar? It is the story of our human race, our unhealthy ego versus our soul. So many wonderful movies have been made from great books with this theme, Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, Chronicles of Narnia, The Dark Crystal; I could go on and on.

There was a great deal of controversy around this movie when the far Right said it should not be seen by children and that it supported evil etc. Not so. I don’t know who was feeling so threatened to make statements like that about this movie, but it is none of that. It is a jolly good tale that moves you and takes you to places that are thrilling. Might be a little scary for small children though.

It makes me ponder about where we are going in this world. When Left hates Right and Blacks hate Whites and vice versa and no one trusts the foreigners and would rather people be left starving and enslaved by their power driven governments than allow them some freedom and peace in another country. We have gotten very polarized in this world and have mainly forgotten what most of us were taught growing up. Things like brotherly love, compassion, understanding, acceptance, forgiveness, sharing and on and on.

It is one thing to believe you are a good person, it is quite another to be one. The next time someone pushes one of your buttons concerning politics or religion, stop and take a little stock, you might need an internal adjustment of some kind. I know I do. When my ego starts feeling militant and righteous, I know I’m off center and need to reconnect with the loving part of me that doesn’t judge. I need to remember who I am and where I come from. Someone said that we are all spiritual beings having a human experience. We aren’t here very long, let’s do the best we can. Putting aside small ego gratifications, having to have the best electronics, travel the globe, bigger houses, and newer cars ad infinitum. Come back to what is real in your life. Your peace, the love, contentment, feelings of goodness flowing out from you to embrace all, not just some.

We are in a time that challenges us to be the best we can. To have a moral conscience towards each other, to the planet, to all that is. To read labels so that the foods and products we use are not poisoning our land and our children. To not support violence and shallow thinking and greed, avarice etc. Remember Mahatma Gandhi, he said no. He didn’t fight, he didn’t malign, he simply refused to be part of the enslavement from the British government and he freed his people and was not afraid to die for it. Mother Theresa pulled bodies out of garbage cans and showed the world that even the most humble of us is worthy of love and respect. Where are our priorities? Take a good long hard look at yourself and how you think and begin holding yourself more accountable to the world. And I will too.