For the Children

[Excaliber]

please do keep in mind that my initial post was typed in frustration, and this one also.

-not directed at anybody-

1. I do not want religion taught in grade school

2. I do respect a parents right to decide what is best for their child

3. I do believe there is a better way.

4. I do believe a scientific exploration of entergetic principles
could be undertaken, studied, documented, and tested in regards to the human energy body. An ongoing process.

5. I do believe that if such scientific studies were done, and proven correct, that it would be morally, ethically and humanly wrong not to teach the facts in our public educational system.

6. I also understand that this will not happen in my lifetime.

7. I WILL eat a nacho tonight for dinner.

[CFTraveler]

*I couldn't find a nacho-eating smiley*
Now I'm hungry.

[Tom]

>1. I do not want religion taught in grade school

Neither do I. That would make it necessary to pick one. Let's just tell
the children that they are basically good.

>2. I do respect a parents right to decide what is best for their child

Don't count on them to decide. Most don't want to because they don't
even know what is good for themselves. Start by asking the parents
what they want.

>3. I do believe there is a better way.

It would be hard to make things worse.

>4. I do believe a scientific exploration of energetic principles
>could be undertaken, studied, documented, and tested in regards to the
>human energy body. An ongoing process.

Why not start with what has already been established and go from
there, then?

>5. I do believe that if such scientific studies were done, and proven
>correct, that it would be morally, ethically and humanly wrong not to
>teach the facts in our public educational system.

fMRI looks very promising.

>6. I also understand that this will not happen in my lifetime.

Are you already over 70 or 80?

>7. I WILL eat a nacho tonight for dinner.

Nutrition in school is an even bigger mess, especially with food allergies and other kinds of restrictions.

[Excaliber]

thank you Tom

nacho-eating smiley-

if somebody tries to take my nacho smiley

nacho all gone smiley

[Tempestinateapot]

Speaking of the school system........or you could not worry a lot about it, have honest dialog with your children when matters of religion and spirituality come up, and let them figure it out for themselves. Now adults, I have one son who is quite enlightened, one son who thinks if there is a God, then he's got a sick sense of humor, and a daughter (who died) who would argue 'til she was blue in the face that I must be saved by Jesus. One thing I've learned about kids, they are going to be what they want to be and will be ok no matter what. Isn't that what spirituality is all about? I've had to mumble under my breath hundreds and hundreds of times, "They are their own soul, not mine". I haven't completely convinced myself, but the cords are still dropping one by friggin' one. I remember my mom saying (at 75 years old), "You'll always be my baby".

[Tom]

Although I realize it doesn't matter, I would prefer to see the school system improve and the world in general. I would prefer to see people taught at a young age to use the resources they have instead of learning limitations and doubts. It is easier to avoid problems than to fix them after they already happened.

[crappysurfer2]

things should be taught, but in small increments, children are fragile and showing them truth could be potentially devastating if one isnt ready, i know i wasnt completely ready when i had a moment of enlightenment(which i think is a misleading name) i fell into a 2 relapse of just needing to sleep, it hurt my concious, basically i wasnt ready, its confusing...

on a cool note i was talking to my little sister (12) about lucid dreaming and projection and she told me about how her 2nd grade teacher tried to teach the class astral projection, which i thought was neat

[Rhone]

Ah, Excalibur, I had a feeling we were more in agreement than it seemed. Except I had curry, not nachos.