Modern Morality... a Question of Confidence?

It has always been difficult for mankind to face the dictator, face disease, famine, and at times even themselves. But why has it always been even more difficult for us to do what is good? For the good. Why is it that the best actions aren't always the ones that are taken? Does this mean that humanity has lost an essential part of its morality or is it mearly a selfish trend? Also, is it possible for us to get this trend to change?

As we should learn from our day to day interaction with the world, life isn't a Walt Disney film. We do not trust anyone we don't know, (even asking someone to take your picture can make some people a little nervous...), happily ever after endings are really rare if existent, and the line between good people and bad people isn't really that clear. In this world, there is lots of inequality both socially and economically and people taking advantage of other people for their own benefit. Knowing these sad facts, it can be hard at times to see the good in people or the good in mankind. But how can we change this outlook that we put on our race, so that we don't suspect each other of all being greedy antagonists?

What I think humanity is facing now is a war of external pressures. Human beings, on the whole, would like to contribute more acts of goodness or act more piously to their people, however, the problem is that we aren't confident enough in our own security to stand out against the temptations of cheating and taking advantage of others (1st part of the cycle). We also aren't confident enough in others to feel that they will stand up against the same temptations of cheating and taking advantage over us (2nd part of the cycle). Therefore, the problem that this creates is a cycle of distrust that traps everyone in this cycle since everyone is too scared of the consequences if he or she is screwed over. Unfortunately, there is no immediate solution to this cycle of distrust, and it will only change after enough individuals are confident enough to break out of this cycle and start an upward trend.

Now what do I mean by confidence? For me, I see confidence as a sense of security within oneself and with others. Mankind is becoming a more insecure race due to the interdependence that we share with each other. Almost no one who is living in today's modern world is truly self-sufficient and therefore we are dependent upon others for our needs. This necessity to interact with others to provide for our needs is what is helping support the cheating in the first part of the distrust cycle because the more resources one has, the more confident he or she feels and the less he or she has to worry about them. Unfortunately, the easiest way to reach this result for most people is to take advantage of other people, which is why a lot of people have been doing it this way. The dilemma with the second part of the cycle comes from more of a prisoner's dilemma game if you are familiar what that is about, which is basically a logic game considering that all parties involved in the deal have the ability to cheat and take advantage of the others. In this type of scenario, it makes it hard to trust in others for fear that they are going to steal from us, which therefore prolongs the second part of the distrust cycle.

Now, how do we get this to change? I think there are many ways to improve the morality situation that mankind is facing. One of the most important ways I believe is through role models and education. Truly good people are really valued in our society, just as are good actions. If we have enough of these leaders that others can look up to, I believe the distrust cycle will start to change and people will start to become more confident, leading to a more just society. Also, through school education and films, children of the upcoming generations will be able to not as easily add on to this distrust cycle that is currently making times very difficult for much of mankind. The unfortunate reality of these ideas are that if they happen, it will take a very long time for society to make these change since, with  the world being set up as it is, we are living in a society where a few major priorities aren't right, especially with money, and these priorities aren't leaving any time soon.


I would like to finish off by saying that I like to hold an optimistic view on the world, probably more optimistic than probable. However, I like to really believe in the goodness of mankind, wherever it hides. Morality is not dead, even though, of course, it is not as present as it should be. In order for someone to accomplish a good act, someone has to first believe that he or she is capable of doing good in the world around them, which is why the goodness in humanity still exists, and why the optimists are able to do more good than the pessimists. Does this mean that the optimists are more confident than the pessimists? Possibly... at least in some ways. But if we were all to become optimistic individuals, imagine the type of world we would be living in...really think about it... though of course, this may be an overly optimistic view too. My hope through this blog entry is just to try to make sense of the dark times our society is facing and to be able to show you all the importance of optimism in the world. In order to drive this bruised world to get better, especially on a societal level, we have to do something about it. Even if one person by reading this blog takes a more optimistic view on the world and believes that he or she has the ability to improve the world, the world will be that much better off than it was before and this blog would have made a difference. Thanks for reading.



Til the next time,

The Furnace

The Power of the Wait

It has been a long time since I was introduced to the Power of the Wait and it has become a very valuable tool to my life many times since when I first learned this lesson. The Power of the Wait is a tool almost no one truly takes advantage of, but that appears to us in many situations even if we can't see it with our eyes. It comes from a source of energy very covert, that will actually really surprise you when you first use it because it is almost like the vein of this abundant energy is coming from nowhere. It will make you wonder how this energy could have been there this whole time, hidden away from sight, and since no one can see it, not many people have discovered how to use it. By learning this lesson, as I am about to present to you, and how to harness its power, you will be able to turn weakness into strength, insecurity into confidence, and failure into success. Intrigued yet...?! I'm excited to tell you!

The reason why not many have tapped this enormous source of potential energy is that the Power of the Wait, unlike the power we derive from other sources of energy, can only be received from one sense: the sense of internal energy. Internal energy is the energy felt by the soul of the person within the fire that drives the being forward. It is similar to emotional energy, as it does have a trigger to get it started, however with internal energy sources such as that which comes from the Power of the Wait, the trigger for this energy is constant, and it is constant because it is derived from the energy wavelength that drives change in the individual and in the universe due to the omnipresent flux in the dimension of time. Energy is movement, same as the energy within.


Here is my secret on how to use the Power of the Wait:

Situation: Any situation in which you feel that what is left to be done is out of your hands and it's left to the universe to determine things for you i.e. You have just had a job interview and don't know how it is going to turn out. You are waiting for a big moment in your life's near-future possibly being a bit nervous about it etc. These situations can make you feel weak, unconfident, or like a failure because you feel like there is more you could have done.
Action: Ponder over the situation at hand and think about how it makes you feel. Let all of your hidden emotions and feelings present themselves before you, and once you have extracted the maximum amount of energy from it, next imagine your body harnessing that energy and slowly compressing all those feelings into a container to be used as a reserve of energy.


Power: Immediately after you do this, you will feel that you are continuously supplied with a burst of energy or strength during this wait period before the next big moment. While you are tapped into your energy container, you feel as if the universe is supplying you with unlimited power, making you strong, confident, and successful during this uncertain period of time.

This technique is useful for a number of reasons:

1. You are able to unblock the stress that is in your body and confront it visually in your mind

2. With this power, time, which we usually consider as our fateful enemy in our battle against it, is turned in to our ally that helps us move forward with it.

3. It also helps us get into a positive state of mind because we are feeling better and can help us make decisions.

Remember, this secret power is rare and can be used at your more unsure and insecure of times. Don't be a victim of time! Let it serve you!

So what are you waiting for..? Get Fired Up!


The Furnace