1984/2009

to my friends and family: greetings.

i wish to share with you some thoughts about a book i am currently reading, entitled 1984.

PROLES: "working class"

the PARTY: "policy makers, the government, Big Brother."

"If there is hope, it lies in the proles."

"Rebellion meant a look in the eyes, an inflection of the voice; at the most, an occasional whispered word. But the proles, if only they could somehow become conscious of their own strength, would have no need to conspire. They needed only to rise up and shake themselves like a horse shaking off flies. If they chose they could blow the Party to pieces tomorrow morning. Surely sooner or later it must occur to them to do it. And yet--!"

"Until they become conscious they will never rebel, and until they have rebelled they cannot become conscious."

i find it interesting how this book relates so much to the society that we live in (though in 1984, the society is highly exaggerated). we have a society where people are fed propaganda from every direction and eat it all up, all the while being taken advantage of. we are urged to put on those rose colored glasses, and close our ears and eyes to the screams and pains of others. after all, ignorance is bliss, right? if we could only see the potential that we had within us:

Romans 8:16-18

 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are children of God: And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may also be glorified together. For i reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.

being children of God, we have, fused into our every fiber, the power, potential, and the capacity to change this world for the better. to create a more peaceful surrounding for others. to serve and to take away the pains, inflictions, and sufferings of others. the Savior himself commanded that we "go and do" and to "minister and serve."

how often though, do we find ourselves casually going from day to day "minding our own business," while the world around us is slowly crumbling? like the proles in 1984, and like the children of God that we are, we have the ability to overthrow evil, and bring hope to the hopeless.

what are we doing with our potential? with our power?

what are we finding happiness in: being carnal and devilish, or humble and charitable?

i know i have work to do.

do you have work to do?

lets do it together.