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.

That is why I ask a simple question:

Why do you still feed the Beast?

The Beast is not merely a creature from ancient stories.

It is not confined to mythology.

It is not one person.

It is not one government.

It is not one religion.

The Beast is every force—both within ourselves and within society—that grows stronger through fear, hatred, greed, pride, cruelty, division, and selfishness.

Every time we nourish those qualities, we give the Beast another meal.

When we choose hatred over understanding...

The Beast grows.

When we choose revenge over forgiveness...

The Beast grows.

When we spread fear without seeking wisdom...

The Beast grows.

When we refuse to see the humanity in another person simply because they think differently...

The Beast grows.

Many people spend their lives searching for darkness somewhere outside themselves.

Yet the first place each of us must search is within.

The greatest battles are often invisible.

They are fought in the mind.

They are fought in the heart.

They are fought in the quiet moments when no one else is watching.

Each day we stand at a crossroads.

One path leads deeper into resentment.

The other leads toward understanding.

One path strengthens fear.

The other strengthens love.

Neither path is forced upon us.

Both are chosen.

This is where true awakening begins.

Awakening is not escaping the world.

Awakening is learning to live within the world without allowing fear to rule your thoughts or hatred to define your character.

Many people believe awakening is about gaining secret knowledge.

Others believe it is about mystical experiences.

Still others imagine that awakening means becoming separate from ordinary people.

I believe it begins much more simply.

It begins when we become honest with ourselves.

It begins when we ask difficult questions.

Am I becoming more compassionate?

Am I becoming more patient?

Am I becoming more understanding?

Or am I becoming more fearful, more angry, more divided from those around me?

These questions matter because whatever we repeatedly feed eventually becomes stronger.

The same principle applies to individuals, families, communities, and even entire civilizations.

A society that constantly feeds fear eventually becomes fearful.

A society that constantly feeds hatred eventually becomes hateful.

A society that constantly feeds greed eventually becomes consumed by greed.

The opposite is equally true.

When we feed wisdom, wisdom grows.

When we feed compassion, compassion grows.

When we feed kindness, kindness multiplies.

When we feed hope, hope spreads.

The future is not built in a single day.

It is built one decision at a time.

One conversation at a time.

One act of forgiveness at a time.

One act of courage at a time.

One act of love at a time.

This is why each person matters.

No one is too small to make a difference.

Every soul contributes something to the world.

The question is:

What are you contributing?

The Beast cannot survive without being fed.

Neither can the Light.

Every morning we awaken with the opportunity to choose which one we will nourish.

That choice belongs to no government.

No religion.

No teacher.

No philosopher.

It belongs to you.

And perhaps that is both the greatest responsibility and the greatest gift ever given to humanity.

The awakening of the world begins with the awakening of one heart.

Maybe yours.

Peace, Light, and Understanding to All.

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