The Silent
Citizen Pt.
1: The Social Entity
By Dale G. Cox
The silent
citizen?
A better question would be, who are we? Today's modern society lives
focused
on itself, experiencing the outside world thru a series of sound bites
and the imagery of social metaphor. Run down neighborhoods are
indicative
of poverty, etc. Poor people have been defined for us via the media.
The
media in question is that which exists between us. Experts have proven,
75% of the information we receive is via word of mouth from another
human
being. He said she said he would never understand, and so on. We know
what
to expect from wealthy people, or middle class. These lifestyle
metaphor's
say nothing of the perspective of the individuals observed . Nor the
similarity
of their personal dramas to our own. Nor does it afford us the
opportunity
to realize we're a lot more alike than we think. Silent Citizen will
tell
us what to think. Tell us how those people can't be trusted. Or more
comically,
that we can trust the ones we know we shouldn't.
The Silent
Citizen
is the singular expression of all of us, as a whole. The Christian
dynamic,
wherever there are two or more of us gathered together, there is more
than
god in our midst. Whenever we agree on an intent to an end, there our
energy's
are joined in creativity. You could say god celebrates our unity, or
our
unity is a celebration of god. Even though we don't think so, we are
always
participating in the social unity, even in our detached forms. Detached
forms merely translate into detached concerns. Thus the Silent Citizen
expresses itself with detached regard to its own dysfunction. Denial.
How does
this entity effect our daily lives? Directly. It effects how we
perceive
the world around us. It is after all, the world around us. It either
helps
us, or has the appearance of standing in our way. Passing judgment upon
us for acts of insubordination, and when we're not looking, it even
teaches
our children. If for no other reason, we should want to be concerned as
to how it raises our children. As they grow up, this being grows to
become,
eventually, their reflection. You've heard the term "Actions speak
louder
than words". The silent citizen is the truth of our expression, not the
illusion we want to believe. Case in point occurred in the month of
April
1998, in a small town in northern Arkansas. Two young boys, 11 and 13,
pulled off a surgically planned assault on their school. Killing four
small
girls, a teacher, and wounding several others. It is reported the
eleven
year old was the mastermind. Have we allowed our society to become so
violent
that even our children kill in anger? The community was shocked and
stunned
because individually they thought they were better people, than to
teach
this horrible skill to their children. Well actions speak louder than
words.
We very often tell our children not to do something we turn right
around
and do anyway. Our laws are almost a complete contradiction to our
moral
expression, and as a society, we have no definition of honor or
respect.
It can be rather shocking to discover you are not what you thought you
were, but we must endeavor to persevere.
We would like
to say its not our fault, that we don't have the time, or the ability
to
influence others in this regard. This much is true, we must each make a
personal decision to commit, no one can force us. Unfortunately, we are
the authors of our reality, and we are responsible. We do have the
ability
to make time to address the nature of our society. But we are told we
do
not have the time or ability, by the very same entity we need to
change.
And there are other people who even assist the perpetuation of this
confusion,
simply for financial benefit. Thus, we have completely lost the sacred
nature of our unity, and as a result, the sacred nature within
ourselves.
The big
question
remains, how insane is this character and when will it go totally mad?
I think it has already gone mad, and is now entertaining suicidal
tendency's.
Do we have the power to avert this impending disaster? Yes. But in
order
to do so, the walls must come down, we must move beyond the petty
jealousy's
that govern our social interactions. We must as a group, begin to
redefine
the nature of our reality. We are at a point in history where we can
build
a better world for ourselves, and a better future for our progeny.
Because
it doesn't matter how self important we think we are, we are only ever
building the future for our children. We either want them to live happy
and secure, or violently at each others throats. Much the way we are, a
society of self righteous hypocrites.
The Silent
Citizen
is a reflection of our nature. It seeks to serve us by showing us the
truth
of who we are. It shows us the level of fear we operate from on a daily
basis. It also shows us our capacity for compassion and the glorious
heights
we can achieve in unity. It shows us the power of our group dynamic. A
power that can lift us up, or completely destroy us. We are always at a
critical point of action, now is always the appropriate moment for
change.
The Silent Citizen will only be healed, when we learn to heal
ourselves.
The first step in any healing process, is always recognition of the
problem.
The first step in that process is to take a very long look in a mirror.
Enjoy!
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