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April 2008 
I sent this Obi but I think everyone should read it
Jeff
Hey Obi
You're right about the hard part. When the basic mission statement of Zaadz is "to change the world", where do we start? What is the first project? You are dedicated to having a fit body. I share that goal, by ice skating or inline skating every day. I've gone from 237 pounds with dangerously high, blood pressure, to 212 and a very normal, if not athletic pressure. My body fat is 25% and I understand that for a guy my age, 17% is the key. I have an idea I've actually been blowing it, by keeping my daily calorie count at about 1000. I guess I'm starving myself in an effort to loose weight. What think ye?
The question still remains...where do we start?
Encourage fat people to become skinny?
Seek out and destroy poverty?
Identify Social Injustice and nuke it?
Put an end to racism? I'm an old white boy and you are "African American" or "Black" or "Negro" or whatever the currently politically correct term is. Race means nothing to me. I think MLK's "I have a Dream" speech will live in infamy. I also hate the way members of the KKK teach their kids to hate. Kids don't hate. They are color blind, disability blind and completely blind to all forms of hate and bias. They get it from their parents.
My son went to a birthday party for a Chinese friend of his at school. My son drew a birthday card by hand and drew a cross as an element in his card. He is 7 years old. I explained to him that as a Chinese family, they might not know or understand anything about Jesus, but that dose not make them "wrong" or "different". They might have a completely different faith that does not include Jesus, and that is ok. I wanted him to know that people are different, and that's not a bad thing.
Not far from my home is the new "Islamic Institute of Orange County". I know nothing about them. They have a big fortified fence around the property. Perhaps they could have an Open House and invite the "infedels" to visit their house of worship? Who knows what good might happen?
Take care my friend. We have much to do.
Where do we start? That is the burning question.
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Jeff,
The way that we begin in changing the world is with us. And not at the start “with” us, but “within” us. Because if we do not do that… then any action performed throughout our day is coming from without, a non-collective sense, and from Ego.
It does not matter what Obi, or Brian, or the Islams, or the Chinese, or the KKK, or the lady across the street, or the guy at work, or what anyone else thinks about anyone else, their weight, race, or beliefs.
We are all here learning what it is that we are learning. And if our thoughts manifest to bring our lives, and they do… then that is where our focus begins. And if we put our thoughts into love for others unconditionally, no matter what outer skin is presently being worn, then these issues will fall away as we attract to us what it is we are creating.
Many hugs my friend. Do me a favor sometime today if you can? Go to my ocean and stand there. Just look at it, feel it, breathe in the salt air, and then breathe out thought. Be still for just a bit, and then smile and say thank you…. for the wonder that is.
Have a good day today, and thank you for the lesson that I needed to read and think about myself as I start my own day,
Di