Rumi was wrong.

 An instance Rumi was wrong (in my humble opinion)

Maybe some find that insulting. I haven't read any bible completely, so I can not say the same for Jesus or any other messiah.  Not that I wouldn't if I chanced upon feeling to do so. Because there is no greater truth to me than love. The love that I feel outpouring from my own heart. The love I've felt integrated with the divine.  The following two items contradict sayings I've heard attributed to Rumi. . 

I believe we are here of our own choosing and we can leave when we want (some, maybe even most). And just knowing what the soul is and where it comes from does not end the dance with the ego. For I know exactly where we come from** and I still let myself live in fear at times. A lot truth be told. 

I feel like we are all deer in the headlights on a deserted road. Except we never leave that place. That is where we grow up, in that road, with that constant fear oppressing us every minute, every breath. Never knowing what/when/how/exactly, always fearing...stuck in our place of fear. It's by design of course. People living in fear are easy to manipulate. This is what we teach our children, this is what society teaches them....knowingly or not. (The former I believe). 

So our  goal in life is to relinquish the fear. To see the headlights and be able to not let that stop us in our tracks. To keep moving. Keep enjoying life. Because that light may be a firefly, a bicycle headlamp, a car. Sometimes we know. Sometimes we don't know (what's coming). The beauty is in the living. Don't get stuck.  Stop letting fear dictate your life. Live free. 

** explained later, as I don't think I've blogged about that yet. 

Christine Grimmie's Death

I honestly don't know this specific situation, as to why someone felt she had to die.  But this reminds me of all the innocent people that entities (governments, religions, corporations) have silenced. Those who strike a cord of resonance and beauty in the world. Those who point the way to new beginnings, to a better way, and stand opposed to the status quo. Think John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King, to the wave of Naturopathic doctors dying and the constant killing of environmental activists.

When the powers feel threatened actions  are sometimes taken and these people have arsenals we aren't even aware of. From technology that you would swear is only science  fiction to distance mind control methods. You can disbelieve me or you can just google it and please don't expect any significant organization to cop to it.

Luckily A) I'm not significant enough to garner such attention. B) what I say may not resonate with a lot of people even if I do get a mas amount of followers. C) I refuse to live scared.

Most of the above died very violent deaths (may they be resting in peace), but they lived their truth. Living ones truth  is worth dying for and if anything should ever happen to me I hope my children can understand that.