We have had the joy of hosting some special souls this last week, 4 growing boys. The energy, inquisitive minds and underlying spirituality are a wonder to see. They hold the future in their hands, and with the beautiful souls I have seen coming into Kriyaban households I feel that the future will bear bright lights to help this world become better–with increasing Light.
Each generation has its own challenges. When I was growing up there was the threat of a nuclear holocaust that would destroy the world as we knew it looming over us. Here in America prosperity grew, but a war in Vietnam became extremely distasteful. It was a younger generation in which many challenged accepted norms and were bent on experimentation. Like all experiments there were many misfires, some of which we continue to live with today. Drugs, sex without restraint, and in some cases a total lack of personal responsibility are the dregs we continue to see. On the other hand, racial equality, concern for the environment, and a desire for the betterment of all people have grown through that same time frame.
Many times the real impact of a time period cannot truly be evaluated until many generations have passed. There are some obvious hallmarks of our time: travel to the moon, technological growth, producing food for seven and a half billion people (in the 1970s this was thought impossible), and a general peace around the world (compare today with world wars and conflicts of the 20th Century).
What will the future bring? Will computer modeling be correct about a global warming disaster? Will there be new devastating wars or major acts of terrorism? Will irresponsibility and greed lead to economic catastrophe? On the other hand, will international cooperation and competition create a more prosperous world with cleaner air and water? A safer world?
New generations will collectively help determine the answers to these questions. Sri Yukteswarji said that we are emerging from dark ages into greater light. Mother added that the age of darkness we are coming out of was an unusually dark cycle from which it has been very difficult to emerge. The challenges are great, but the possibilities are even greater. Great souls can help lift this world into a new age of world peace and enlightenment.
There are indeed high souls incarnating, offering hope not only for material prosperity, greater peace, and harmonious living with nature, but most importantly, by first offering the basic foundation that makes all those great things sustainable going into the future, spiritual progress, both individually and collectively. Hope looms, as reflected in what little five year old Aron said when we sat down for our meal this last week, “Don’t eat, God first!”