Last weekend was an absolute eye-opener for me. I met Jane, one of my sister's friends who worked as a missionary in Karachi for many years before returning to the UK. I really enjoyed listened to Jane's story, and later on, a strange comparison suddenly jumped into my mind so I decided to share it with you all- and it would be interesting to hear your opinion.
In the video I speak about a decision made by the local Christian community in Karachi and came to a deeper understanding that each decision we make in life is validated, either consciously or sub-consciously. Their decision related to creating a community fund for Christmas, which was a major decision in a poor community. This got me thinking how we can operate primarily on pre-programmed decisions which are not made consciously, or we can make a decided effort to take the reigns in our lives and contemplate our decisions carefully. As a side note, the brain has room to cope with a specific number of decisions each day which is why many successful business people introduce routines that eliminate the need for basic decisions so they can apply their thinking to important matters.
Returning to the video, in this country the coronation was a massive event and received positively by many- and also negatively by many. I have no idea where the figures lie. Even so, much has been invested in the UK's future and as a 'Christian' country we retain the Christian element given King Charles 3rd is head of the Church of England. This is something Jane felt very strongly about. My view is that we left our identity behind long ago, embracing many different cultures and ways of life along the way and children are educated accordingly from nursery age upwards. Clearly the effect of such teaching is limited as individuals will always uphold their personal views, hence, all the 'isms' and differences in society continue.
Finally, a quick thought pertaining to the focus of the video which is about deciding what is important to us and our communities. Maybe it's something we need to think about a little more especially with regard doing our best to remain non-judgemental.
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Jaz McKenzie~ The Word Magician
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