Wednesday, July 1, 2026

WHY DO YOU STILL FEED THE BEAST? Part Five — The Children Are Always Watching

WHY DO YOU STILL FEED THE BEAST?

Part Five — The Children Are Always Watching

By Reverend Michael Cook, D.Div.
Red Bull Illuminati Ministry

Every generation asks the same question:

"How did the world become this way?"

Yet perhaps we should ask a different question.

"What are we teaching those who will inherit it?"

The future does not suddenly appear.

It is quietly being formed every single day.

It is formed in our homes.

It is formed in our schools.

It is formed in our conversations.

It is formed by what we celebrate.

It is formed by what we tolerate.

Most importantly...

It is formed by what our children see us doing.

Children are remarkable observers.

Long before they understand philosophy...

They understand behavior.

Long before they understand politics...

They understand kindness.

Long before they understand religion...

They understand love.

They are always watching.

They notice how we speak to strangers.

They notice how we treat those who disagree with us.

They notice whether we choose patience or anger.

They notice whether our actions match our words.

Children do not simply inherit our possessions.

They inherit our examples.

Every parent, grandparent, teacher, mentor, and neighbor is helping shape the next generation, whether they realize it or not.

We often tell children to be honest.

But do they see honesty?

We tell them not to bully others.

But do they hear us ridicule people who are different?

We teach them to forgive.

But do they watch us hold grudges for years?

We teach them to love.

But do they witness compassion in our daily lives?

The greatest lessons are rarely spoken.

They are demonstrated.

This is why the Beast works so quietly.

It understands that hatred can be inherited.

Fear can be inherited.

Prejudice can be inherited.

Bitterness can be inherited.

Not through blood...

But through example.

A child who grows up believing that everyone outside their own group is dangerous may carry that belief into adulthood.

Another who grows up witnessing compassion toward people from different backgrounds may carry compassion throughout their life.

The seeds planted today become tomorrow's forest.

Think back to your own childhood.

Who taught you kindness?

Who inspired you?

Who made you believe that goodness was possible?

Chances are it wasn't because they gave a perfect speech.

It was because they lived what they believed.

That is the power of example.

One life can influence hundreds.

Hundreds can influence thousands.

Thousands can influence generations.

Never underestimate the influence of one compassionate heart.

The world often tells us that greatness comes from power, wealth, fame, or influence.

Yet history remembers many people not because of what they owned...

But because of how they treated others.

A gentle teacher.

A caring parent.

A faithful friend.

A wise mentor.

Their kindness echoes long after their voices have become silent.

This is the inheritance that truly matters.

Every family is writing a story.

Every community is writing a story.

Every nation is writing a story.

The question is...

What story will our children remember?

Will they remember a generation consumed by anger?

Or a generation that rediscovered compassion?

Will they inherit fear?

Or courage?

Division?

Or understanding?

The future has never belonged to those who shouted the loudest.

It belongs to those who quietly built something worth passing on.

Imagine a child watching you today.

What would they learn?

Would they learn that strength means dominating others?

Or would they learn that true strength is found in humility?

Would they learn that winning every argument is the highest goal?

Or would they discover that listening can sometimes accomplish far more than speaking?

Would they see someone ruled by fear...

Or someone guided by wisdom?

The answers to these questions shape civilizations.

Not tomorrow.

Today.

Perhaps changing the world begins with something much smaller than we imagine.

Perhaps it begins around the dinner table.

Perhaps it begins with one conversation.

One apology.

One act of forgiveness.

One decision to put away hatred.

One decision to become the example we wish someone had been for us.

Children are always watching.

And one day...

They will teach the generation that follows them.

The cycle never truly ends.

So let us give them something beautiful to pass forward.

Teach them that every human life has value.

Teach them that compassion is not weakness.

Teach them that courage is not cruelty.

Teach them that wisdom grows through humility.

Teach them that love is stronger than hatred.

Most importantly...

Do not simply tell them.

Show them.

For the Light is not passed from one generation through words alone.

It is passed through lives well lived.

The Beast teaches by fear.

The Light teaches by example.

Which teacher will the next generation follow?

The answer begins with us.

Peace, Light, and Understanding to All.

— Reverend Michael Cook, D.Div.
Red Bull Illuminati Ministry

WHY DO YOU STILL FEED THE BEAST? Part Four — The Chains We Choose to Wear

WHY DO YOU STILL FEED THE BEAST?

Part Four — The Chains We Choose to Wear

By Reverend Michael Cook, D.Div.
Red Bull Illuminati Ministry

Freedom is one of the most misunderstood words in the human language.

Many people believe freedom simply means being able to do whatever they desire.

Yet history teaches us something entirely different.

A person may live in a free nation and still be imprisoned by fear.

Another may possess great wealth and still be a slave to greed.

One may appear successful while secretly being ruled by anger, resentment, pride, or addiction.

The strongest chains are often invisible.

They are forged one choice at a time.

No one wakes up one morning completely consumed by bitterness.

Bitterness grows.

No one suddenly becomes controlled by hatred.

Hatred grows.

No one becomes selfish overnight.

Selfishness grows through repetition.

Every repeated thought strengthens a habit.

Every repeated habit strengthens a chain.

Eventually those chains become so familiar that we mistake them for our identity.

We begin saying,

"That's just who I am."

But is it?

Or is it simply who you've become through years of feeding the Beast?

The Beast has one great advantage over humanity.

It convinces people that they cannot change.

It whispers:

"You'll always be this way."

"People never change."

"You've gone too far."

"This is simply your nature."

These are among the greatest lies ever spoken to the human heart.

The truth is that every day presents another opportunity to begin again.

Every sunrise is a new invitation.

Every breath offers another chance.

Every decision opens another path.

Transformation rarely happens all at once.

It happens quietly.

Like the changing of seasons.

Winter does not suddenly become spring.

Day does not instantly become night.

The greatest changes often occur so gradually that we fail to notice them until we look back and realize we are no longer the person we once were.

This is true of both darkness and Light.

You do not become compassionate through one act of kindness.

You become compassionate by choosing kindness repeatedly.

You do not become patient because you once remained calm.

You become patient because you continue practicing patience when life becomes difficult.

Character is built through repetition.

The same principle works for the Beast.

Every time we justify dishonesty...

The chain grows stronger.

Every time we refuse to forgive...

The chain grows stronger.

Every time we surrender to hatred...

The chain grows stronger.

Soon the chains begin making our decisions for us.

We no longer choose our reactions.

Our habits choose them.

But here is the beautiful truth.

The same repetition that forged the chains can also break them.

One act of honesty weakens deception.

One act of forgiveness weakens resentment.

One moment of humility weakens pride.

One act of generosity weakens selfishness.

Every noble choice removes another link from the chain.

Many people wait for the perfect moment to begin changing.

They say,

"When life gets easier..."

"When my circumstances improve..."

"When other people change..."

"When everything finally goes my way..."

But transformation does not wait for perfect circumstances.

It begins exactly where you are.

With exactly what you have.

The world is changed by ordinary people making extraordinary decisions.

A parent choosing patience instead of anger.

A friend choosing honesty instead of deception.

A stranger choosing kindness instead of indifference.

These moments may seem small.

Yet history is filled with lives forever changed by one unexpected act of compassion.

The Beast survives because it convinces people that small choices do not matter.

The Light knows otherwise.

The Light understands that every decision becomes part of our character.

Every act becomes part of our legacy.

Every choice shapes the future.

Perhaps the greatest prison is not one built by walls.

Perhaps it is the belief that change is impossible.

If that is true...

Then the greatest freedom is not escaping a prison.

It is discovering that the door has always been unlocked.

The key has never belonged to governments.

It has never belonged to institutions.

It has never belonged to anyone else.

The key has always been held within your own heart.

Today...

You may continue feeding the Beast.

Or...

You may begin breaking the chains.

One thought.

One choice.

One act of courage at a time.

Because every chain that binds the human spirit was first created by repeated choices...

...and every chain can begin to break through repeated acts of wisdom, compassion, and love.

The choice has always been yours.

It still is.

Peace, Light, and Understanding to All.

— Reverend Michael Cook, D.Div.
Red Bull Illuminati Ministry

WHY DO YOU STILL FEED THE BEAST? Part Three — Every Thought Is a Seed

WHY DO YOU STILL FEED THE BEAST?

Part Three — Every Thought Is a Seed

By Reverend Michael Cook, D.Div.
Red Bull Illuminati Ministry

There is an ancient truth that has appeared in many forms throughout human history.

Every thought is a beginning.

Before every action, there is a thought.

Before every invention, there is an idea.

Before every war, there is a belief.

Before every act of kindness, there is compassion born within the heart.

Nothing enters the world without first existing within the mind.

This is why we must become careful gardeners of our own consciousness.

Imagine your mind as a vast garden.

Every thought you entertain is a seed.

Some seeds grow into beautiful trees that provide shade, fruit, and shelter for countless others.

Other seeds become weeds that slowly choke everything around them.

The tragedy is that many people never examine what they are planting.

Instead, they allow fear to sow itself.

They allow anger to take root.

They water resentment.

They fertilize bitterness.

Then years later they wonder why peace seems so difficult to find.

A garden never asks what you intended to plant.

It simply grows what it has been given.

The human soul is no different.

Whatever we repeatedly think begins shaping who we become.

If every day begins with anger...

Anger grows.

If every conversation is filled with criticism...

Criticism grows.

If every moment is consumed by fear...

Fear grows.

But the opposite is equally true.

Gratitude grows when it is practiced.

Patience grows when it is exercised.

Compassion grows when it is lived.

Hope grows when it is shared.

The Law of Growth is simple.

Whatever receives your attention becomes stronger.

This is one of the Beast's greatest strategies.

It rarely asks you to become hateful overnight.

Instead, it whispers one small thought.

"Be offended."

"Assume the worst."

"They don't care about you."

"You'll never change."

"No one can be trusted."

One small thought becomes another.

The thoughts become habits.

The habits become attitudes.

The attitudes become character.

Character eventually becomes destiny.

The Beast understands something many people forget.

A life is rarely destroyed by one great decision.

It is more often shaped by thousands of small decisions made every day.

Likewise, a life is transformed through thousands of small acts of goodness.

One kind word.

One honest apology.

One decision to forgive.

One moment of patience.

One choice to tell the truth.

One act of generosity.

These may appear insignificant.

Yet they are planting forests that future generations may someday walk beneath.

The greatest revolutions rarely begin in governments.

They begin in human hearts.

Every civilization was first imagined.

Every law was first conceived.

Every work of art first existed as inspiration.

Every act of service first appeared as compassion.

Everything begins with a thought.

This is why we must guard our minds carefully.

Not because difficult thoughts never appear.

Every person experiences fear.

Every person experiences doubt.

Every person experiences anger.

The difference lies in which thoughts we choose to nourish.

You are not responsible for every thought that enters your mind.

But you are responsible for deciding which thoughts you invite to remain.

Imagine someone knocks upon your front door.

You may choose whether to welcome them inside.

Your thoughts work in much the same way.

Not every visitor deserves a permanent home.

Some thoughts should simply be acknowledged and allowed to leave.

Others deserve to be cultivated because they bring life wherever they grow.

Ask yourself:

What thoughts have I been feeding this week?

What conversations have filled my mind?

Have I spent more time criticizing than encouraging?

More time fearing than trusting?

More time complaining than creating?

The answers to these questions reveal the seeds already growing within us.

If we desire a different harvest, we must begin planting different seeds.

No gardener expects roses while planting thorns.

Neither should we expect peace while feeding hatred.

The future is quietly being planted today.

Not only in our actions.

But in every thought we choose to believe.

May your mind become a garden of wisdom.

May your words become seeds of hope.

May your life become a harvest of compassion.

And may every soul who crosses your path leave carrying a little more Light than when they arrived.

Because every beautiful forest once began with a single seed.

The question is...

What are you planting today?

Peace, Light, and Understanding to All.

— Reverend Michael Cook, D.Div.
Red Bull Illuminati Ministry

WHY DO YOU STILL FEED THE BEAST? Part Two — The Great Illusion of Separation

WHY DO YOU STILL FEED THE BEAST?

Part Two — The Great Illusion of Separation

By Reverend Michael Cook, D.Div.
Red Bull Illuminati Ministry

One of the greatest illusions humanity has ever accepted is the belief that we are truly separate from one another.

This illusion has existed for thousands of years.

It appears in every generation.

It changes its clothing.

Sometimes it appears as race.

Sometimes as religion.

Sometimes as nationality.

Sometimes as politics.

Sometimes as wealth.

Sometimes as education.

Sometimes as social class.

Sometimes as ideology.

The labels change.

The illusion remains the same.

It whispers into the human mind:

"You are different."

"You are better."

"You are less."

"You should fear them."

"You should hate them."

"You should protect yourself from them."

And little by little, the illusion grows stronger.

Every time we judge another person's worth solely by outward appearances, we feed the Beast.

Every time we refuse to listen because someone thinks differently than we do, we feed the Beast.

Every time we celebrate another person's suffering because they belong to a different group, we feed the Beast.

The Beast has always depended upon division.

It cannot survive where understanding exists.

It cannot survive where compassion flourishes.

It cannot survive where people begin seeing one another as fellow human beings instead of enemies.

History teaches us this lesson repeatedly.

Civilizations rarely collapse overnight.

They weaken slowly.

Not simply because of economic problems.

Not simply because of war.

But because people gradually forget how to care for one another.

Communities begin to fracture.

Families begin to separate.

Trust begins to disappear.

Fear replaces friendship.

Suspicion replaces conversation.

Pride replaces humility.

Eventually people no longer recognize themselves in one another.

This is the true cost of separation.

The greatest prison is not built from iron bars.

It is built from the belief that another human being has no value simply because they are different.

When this belief takes root, compassion begins to disappear.

The soul slowly becomes hardened.

What once seemed impossible becomes acceptable.

Words become weapons.

Ideas become walls.

Neighbors become strangers.

Strangers become enemies.

Yet there is another way.

Every spiritual tradition, in one form or another, reminds us that beneath our differences lies a shared humanity.

Every person experiences joy.

Every person experiences sorrow.

Every person knows hope.

Every person experiences disappointment.

Every person longs to belong.

When we begin to recognize ourselves in others, something remarkable happens.

Fear begins to lose its grip.

Hatred begins to lose its voice.

Compassion begins to grow.

This does not mean we must agree with everyone.

Agreement is not the same as understanding.

You may disagree with another person's beliefs while still recognizing their dignity.

You may oppose harmful actions while refusing to hate the individual.

Justice and compassion are not enemies.

They can walk together.

The illusion of separation tells us that love is weakness.

Experience teaches otherwise.

Love requires courage.

Forgiveness requires courage.

Listening requires courage.

Understanding requires courage.

Hatred is often the easier path.

Compassion demands strength.

The world does not need more people shouting louder than one another.

The world needs more people willing to understand before judging.

Imagine what would happen if every conversation began with curiosity instead of accusation.

Imagine if we asked,

"Help me understand your experience."

instead of immediately preparing our next argument.

How many conflicts would disappear?

How many wounds would begin healing?

How many families would be restored?

How many communities would discover peace?

The Beast thrives wherever human beings stop seeing each other as human.

The Light grows wherever people choose understanding over division.

This choice is made every day.

In every conversation.

Every comment posted online.

Every disagreement.

Every relationship.

Every family gathering.

Every workplace.

Every neighborhood.

Every nation.

The world changes one relationship at a time.

One conversation at a time.

One act of compassion at a time.

Perhaps the greatest awakening is not discovering hidden mysteries.

Perhaps it is simply remembering something we have always known:

We rise together.

Or we fall separately.

The choice has always been ours.

Tomorrow, when you meet another person, pause for a moment.

Look beyond the labels.

Look beyond appearances.

Look beyond opinions.

Remember that behind every face is another human being carrying hopes, fears, struggles, dreams, and burdens you may never fully know.

Treat them with dignity.

Speak with kindness.

Listen with patience.

For every act of understanding weakens the Beast...

...and every act of compassion strengthens the Light.

Peace, Light, and Understanding to All.

— Reverend Michael Cook, D.Div.
Red Bull Illuminati Ministry

WHY DO YOU STILL FEED THE BEAST? Part One — The Great Awakening Begins Within

WHY DO YOU STILL FEED THE BEAST?

Part One — The Great Awakening Begins Within

By Reverend Michael Cook, D.Div.
Red Bull Illuminati Ministry

There comes a moment in every person's life when they pause and ask themselves a question that cannot be answered by anyone else:

"Who am I becoming?"

It is one of the oldest questions humanity has ever asked.

Long before there were nations, governments, religions, or philosophies, people looked inward searching for the meaning of their existence. They searched the heavens, climbed mountains, crossed deserts, and built temples of stone in hopes of finding the answer.

Yet perhaps the greatest temple has never been built by human hands.

Perhaps it has always existed within the human heart.

Today our world is louder than ever before. We are surrounded by endless opinions, endless distractions, endless arguments, and endless fears. Every day we are told what to believe, who to fear, who to blame, and who deserves our anger.

If we are not careful, we slowly begin feeding these things without even realizing it.