Springmeier - Waiting for the World to End - Part 3
March 18, 2011
The 12 Noble StepsBy Fritz SPRINGMEIER
(FOR HENRYMAKOW.COM)
So you've read Part 1 and 2 of the 12 Noble Steps and you're hungry for more?
Most people seem to be dissatisfied with their lives. Who wouldn't like to have a fulfilling life? A life full of joy and achievement? This article (Part 3) is geared to get you started experiencing that fulfillment, that joy, that sense of achievement and wonder when reaching the summit. The 12 Noble Steps are a terrific way to add to your life, and to give yourself the gift of abundant joyful life that you've craved.
In the summer of 1943, in one of the ironies of history, the large port city of Hamburg, one of Europe's most ancient and largest economic centers, was targeted for systematic and complete destruction by Allied bombers. What was ironic is that Hamburg had been quite public in both its repudiation of Hitler and the Nazis, as well as, due to it being a city of international flavor, their pro-British sentiments.
A similar irony is Nagasaki, the most Christian city of Japan, was targeted by an A-bomb. Anyway, a divine warning was given in a dream to a local Christian prophet, and there were actually some who left the city. The American bombers came by day and filled the horizon from one end of the sky to the other, turning the summer day to night by blocking out the sun.
The British bomber stream came over Hamburg by night. It was an apocalyptic hell!! Hamburg was systematically taken out one quarter at a time. The result produced lots of opportunities for noble deeds.
There was a particular farm family living in south central Germany, who had plenty to eat during the war, because their farm produced fruit, honey, crops, and meat and were able to take in dislocated Hamburg refugees including orphan refugees. They were not alone in doing this. Part of the point here is they were prepared to help. The ability to help didn't just materialize in the instant they wanted to help.
Likewise, the difficult days ahead throughout this globe will produce unique opportunities for noble deeds. As this is written, Libyan refugees are being taking care of. Who will be situated and prepared to help these opportunities?
Our modern dependence upon certain hi-tech systems creates vulnerabilities. In the coming years, there will be energy and communication disruptions, disruption of food supplies, market fluctuations along with buying and selling difficulties, and war, which will all produce unique challenges and unique opportunities.
Good mountaineers love a good challenge. If it looks impossible to others, they want to figure out a way to conquer the challenge. They select certain hills or little known mountains just for their unique challenges. How do they succeed? Or one could rephrase that: how do they fail or not fail?
Beware, as you climb higher, the storms on the mountains will stop you. Inexperience can lead to tragedy on the mountainside. You have to practice and develop skills that become automatic--a way of life. Further, there are many ways you can be detoured or stopped.
It reminds me of Pilgrim's Progress and all the pitfalls that face the traveler. The first problem is simply inertia. It's easy to do nothing, even if you're drifting and lost and without direction, than it is to move forward.
That is why you need to challenge yourself NOW!!! Get off your chair and do an act of agape love (altruistic love) to someone. This may be only a minor step hardly worthy of being called a complete Noble Step--let's call it a precursor step--but that is where mountaineering begins. Start first on hills, and then onto bigger and bigger mountains.
One husband-wife team decided to step out of their comfort zone and invite guests in for a nice meal. After the meal, the guests' lack of appreciation devastated the wife. She never again tried to invite people over for a meal.
When you do a practice Noble Mini-step, you climb that hill for yourself, not the applause of others. You will have to be content that you reached your goal, whether others care or not. This is your training for Nobility, so others may not have a sense of how your training and practice is transforming you. If you need external positive feedback, find a climbing pardner to train with, and a mentor who can pat you on the back and speak words of encouragement.
Now, get to your feet and do an act of love to someone. Begin to think and act noble-ly. (This is your homework assignment, and it could be as simple as a 10 minute assignment.)
Don't succumb to degenerative procrastination, but continue to think noble-ly. You are exercising your skills daily to attempt a higher summit. Some people also get stopped in their tracks because they try to be overly perfect. They feel they must be perfect, the best, before they move forward. Your excellence will naturally develop and will be perfected as you learn from your mistakes and gain experience.
Don't wait to the last minute to prepare, or you'll miss the opportunity. Don't be so complacent to think that needs won't arise around you for you to show nobility. Avalanches can come when lest expected. We live in a time of change. It's exciting to think about all the acts of nobility that are going to happen in the near future. May God bless you.
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