Love, Faith and Hope

We had family over for lunch on Sunday, and it was as it always is, a friendly and mostly relaxed affair. Everybody knows by now that we're not going to take the vaccine, and with no-one wanting to discuss the matter, it didn't come up. My wife and I had no desire to bring up the topic. The rest of the family have already taken the vaccine, so what good would it do to present them with our arguments? It's not like they can un-take the vaccine. Conversely, those who've taken the vaccine don't want to hear our arguments. They've made their decision, and there's no way back. Our arguments would only make them feel uneasy about their decision. So we ended up talking about other things, and it was as if the whole vaccine thing wasn't a thing at all. It was quite refreshing the way the subject simply vanished once we sat face to face around the table.

It's interesting how this mechanism always kicks in when meeting friends face to face. Antagonism vanishes and is instead replaced by a general feeling of love and understanding. We're all good friends, and nobody wants to hurt or pressure anybody. It's only when we are alone in our little bubbles that we feel compelled to tell people what to do.

Gathered together as a family, things become less black and white, less definite and more open to change and the general dynamics of nature. We see possibilities. There's hope and faith in the future. The idea that the others around the table might pose a risk to us personally becomes at once ridiculous. We wish everybody the best, and we naturally assume that everybody will remain healthy regardless of their vaccine status.

None of this is a new insight. Love, faith and hope have always been key ingredients in good religions. Jesus fought against tyrants, and his remedy against all ills in the world were these three ideas which combine into the golden rule as a single principle.

It's tempting to wish for some horrible scenario when it comes to the vaccines. We wish for the subject to disappear, and for tyrants to get off our backs. A terrible blowback from nature would be just the thing to win the argument once and for all. However, there are better scenarios that we can wish for, more in tune with Christian doctrine. For example, imagine what would happen if the flu simply disappeared for a year or two, or became so insignificant that it warrants no mention by anybody.

There are alternatives to worst case scenarios that would work out better for everybody, and those are the scenarios we should wish for. We should also have faith in nature when it comes to long term effects of the vaccine. We should tone down the argument that vaccines cannot be un-taken, and rather focus on nature's incredible ability to fix things on its own. The vaccines are known to become less effective over time. That's one reason to believe that the vaccines aren't permanent. Our bodies are able to identify and eliminate the toxins.

This is not to suggest that vaccines are harmless. They damage us for sure, and there may be long term effects that shorten our lives. But even a severely burned body can go on functioning relatively well. The same is true about the vaccines. They are harmful, and a burden, but most will survive, and even thrive, all be it with some damage that cannot be undone.

The message we should focus on is one in which we express love towards our friends and humanity in general. Express faith in nature as the remedy for everything. Hope for the best. Wish for health and freedom to all. Never express or support defeatism or doom scenarios among friends. Focus on all the good things that nature provides. Express enthusiasm for all things.

Nothing is gained through doom and gloom. Such sentiments play into the hands of tyrants who love to see their subjects divided and entrenched in their fear and sense of hopelessness. The very last thing the tyrants want to see is a message of love, faith in nature, and hope for the future. Let's therefore focus on these three sentiments. Never give into fear and hopelessness. Tell everybody that there's hope. There's a remedy for everything. Life is good and here for us to enjoy.

Don't express ager, dismay or frustration towards those who chose to take the vaccine. Tell them instead that there's nothing to worry about. The virus is not very dangerous. Delta is in decline. Things are sorting themselves out. If they express regrets, don't be smug. Suggest instead that they look for remedies. Let's make "vaccine detox" a search trend on Google.

Liberty