Is it possible to theorize what's happening with Israel and Palestine, from a spiritual perspective, using the following excerpts:
Some say, 'I have loved dearly once, but I was disappointed.' It is as if a man were to say, 'I dug in the earth, but when the mud came, I was disappointed.' It is true that mud came; but with patience, he will reach the water one day. Only patience can endure. Only endurance produces greatness.
from https://wahiduddin.net/mv2/X/X_6.htm
What, generally, man knows about love is the give and take:' if you give me twelve pence, I will give you a shilling.' For as long as one sees life in the form of business, in the form of give and take, he does not know love, and it is a great pity, when, after knowing something of love, the heart has turned cold and bitter. And what reason is there? The reason is this, that when one digs the ground one must dig until the water comes. But if one digs halfway, then there is no water, there is mud. But what is love? Love is a continual sacrifice. And what does sacrifice mean? Sacrifice means forgetting of the self.
~~~ "Religious Gathekas, #43, The Religion of the Heart", by Hazrat Inayat Khan (unpublished) Retribution stems from ideas of satisfying the self. It's the give and take attitude described above.
At the same time, there is nothing *wrong* with putting your own nation and your nations people first. Or is there? It's a tricky predicament.
One the one hand, you have truly nefarious characters leading sheep into slaughter under the illusion of beneficence... Clear examples- medical tyranny, embracing mental illness, placing people in positions of power in the name of equity, not because their skill set is there. Even using global warming as a front for further tyrannical dictates.
On the other hand, you have ignorant leaders who think putting their nation above others means getting ahead, not realizing that the suffering felt around the world belongs to one being and is the cause of much hatred and violence.
Both seem to end in slavery- one is just more sophisticated than the other. It's like having kind rulers but rulers nonetheless who see people as chattel and are not afraid to cull the herd while maintaining a luxurious life themselves. Both keep a caste system and disparity alive.
What does Palestine want, for this to have started?
What does Israel want, for this to have started?
How can we minimize conflict, and recognize the rights of Gods people as belonging to all life on this planet?
