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"The gift of God to this enlightened age is the knowledge of the oneness of mankind and of the fundamental oneness of religion. War shall cease between nations, and by the will of God the Most Great Peace shall come; the world will be seen as a new world, and all men will live as brothers."
Abdu'l-Baha1

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"Treasures lie hidden beneath the throne of God;
the key to those treasures if the tongue of poets."
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"O my God! O my God! Unite the hearts of Thy servants, and reveal to them Thy great purpose. May they follow Thy commandments and abide in Thy law. Help them, O God, in their endeavor, and grant them strength to serve Thee. O God! Leave them not to themselves, but guide their steps by the light of Thy knowledge, and cheer their hearts by Thy love. Verily, Thou art their Helper and their Lord."
Bahá’u’lláh2

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Footnotes
1  Abdu'l-Baha in London
2  http://www.bahaiprayers.org/unity1.htm

October 12, 2018 at 12:14pm
October 12, 2018 at 12:14pm
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Istiqlál (Independence), 16 Mashíyyat (Will) 175 B.E. - Friday, October 12, 2018

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October 12 is {xlink:https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-savings-day-october-12/}National Savings Day[/xlink}. What are some things you have saved up for? What would you save up for if you could?

National Savings Day a day of recognition of "those who value the act of saving and to provide simple steps to show getting started isn’t as difficult as it may seem."3 I'm fairly sure, this day is for people who aren't living from paycheck to paycheck, or choosing between purchasing medication and eating or paying the rent. On the website, I noticed that Capital One, a credit card company, instigated this day. This doesn't make a lot of sense to me, considering that the interest rate on credit cards prevent people from saving for anything that doesn't pay off the credit card.


I am a senior citizen living on Social Security. My Social Security money is deposited, like clockwork, every month into my checking account. I have the account set up to use my banks Keep the Change service, which transfers a small amount to my savings account when I use my debit card. Therefore, you would think I would have quite a bit of money in the savings account. This is not the case, because the reason is that the cost of living keeps going up, and I have to use any savings to survive.

Fortunately, my health insurance company will mail my prescription to me, without charge as long I I use generics. Since we don't have a car, I don't have to pay car insurance. This gives a little extra money, and I was able to get my eyeglass prescription filled. However, I still have to worry about other bills, and because of the high cost of food and/or other essentials, I'll have to worry about paying the electrical bill this month. Instead, of worrying I'm placing everything in God's hands because that is the only way I can survive in this economy or upon this plain of existence.

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Footnotes
3  https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-savings-day-october-12/
October 12, 2018 at 10:42am
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Istiqlál (Independence), 16 Mashíyyat (Will) 175 B.E. - Friday, October 12, 2018

Overcoming Insistent Self

Desiring freedom
the inner child attempts
to overcome it programmed limits.

The "Blog City ~ Every Blogger's Paradise"  prompt for DAY 1761
“If any help was going to arrive to lift me out of my misery, it would come from the dark side of my personality.” ~ Robert Bly Do you agree or disagree with Mr. Bly? Do the dark sides of our personality aid us or harm us?

The Evil Whisperer

The dark side, the animal side, of human nature can harm us if we let it. It is the Evil Whisperer whispering in the minds and hearts of humanity, turning us against each other and against God. It whispers negativity, xenophobia, doubt, and all the other negative emotions that could the mirror of the human soul. The Evil Whisperer has had many names down through the centuries from the voice of Satan to the insistent self. It is the voice of our lower nature, and it apposes the voice of our souls--if we let it.


The Evil Whisperer
whispers in the human mind
chanting negativity, fear, and hate.

"...Keep us safe, then, through Thine unfailing protection, O Thou the Beloved of the entire creation and the Desire of the whole universe, from them whom Thou hast made to be the manifestations of the Evil Whisperer, who whisper in men's breasts...."
Baha'u'llah4

It takes persistence, prayer, meditation upon the sacred scriptures, and action to overcome the Evil Whisperer or the Insistent Self (which ever you want to call it). Sometimes an individual falls and listens to the voice whispering fear and negativity. God understands our weaknesses, forgives us, and encourages us to do better. This is why Baha'u'llah encourages the individual to bring him or herself to account each day.

The "Blogging Circle of Friends "  prompt for DAY 2154
Create an Halloween entry. Let's see how creative you are.

Halloween

I don't celebrate or commemorate Halloween any more. I will participate in Halloween parities or events, which I see as social events that don't celebrate this holiday. Sometimes I write a Halloween poem or memory, but I don't make a habit of it. The most I will do on Halloween is say prayers for the departed. I have six prayer in my Baha'i Prayer book for the departed and nine in the smartphone app, so I have several prayers to choose from.


I see Halloween as a secular Holiday, so I don't see any harm in people commemorating it--as long as they do it in a civilized way. I went trick or treating as a child, and it didn't harm me. In fact, it left me with some pleasant memories. I don't give out candy on Halloween, because most of the children in this neighborhood go to Halloween parties or to businesses that give out treats on that night. This is just as well with me, because I don't need a lot of candy leftover for me to eat the rest of the year.

Footnotes
4  From a morning prayer revealed by Baha'u'llah http://www.bahaiprayers.org/morning1.htm Also found in Baha'i Prayers, 1991 Edition, page 116-117.


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