Shifting perceptions...

By Vichara

Ahhhh yes, the start of another workweek for the most of us. We don the mental and metaphysical armor to venture out in the battlefield known by some as “The Fast Lane” or “The Grind”. With our senses heightened we take our positions and wait for the day’s challenges. But what if we all shifted our perception just a bit and consider that we all are dealing with the same tense issues and anxieties. When you consider me part of you, in the universal sense, you gain more respect for life for everyone. I am part of you and you are part of me. You wouldn’t consciously hurt yourself, right? In the karmic sense whatever you inflict on someone else is ultimately to you as well.

jingoism • \JING-goh-is-uhm\ • noun
: extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy
Example Sentence:
Albert Einstein was a pacifist who found German jingoism, with its ultra-nationalistic ideology and militaristic policy, so objectionable that he left his homeland in 1933, never to return.
Did you know?
"Jingoism" originated during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878, when many British citizens were hostile toward Russia and felt Britain should intervene in the conflict. Supporters of the cause expressed their sentiments in a music-hall ditty with this refrain:
"We don't want to fight, yet by jingo if we do,
We've got the ships, we've got the men,
We've got the money, too!"
Someone holding the attitude implied in the song became known as a "jingo" or "jingoist," and the attitude itself was dubbed "jingoism." The "jingo" in the tune is probably a euphemism for "Jesus."