A Story: Once upon a time there was a man, a loving kind man, who worked hard, loved his job and cared deeply for his family, rising every day early to go to the job he enjoyed. For over 30 years this man toiled, passionately, caring for the people he worked with, mentoring them, actually genuinely and authenticley giving a ****.
One ominous morning he received a phone call from his management, to come and see him. He was curious and wondered what the meeting was about.
During the meeting the man was told that he had to take a medicine to keep his job, the medicine hadn’t been tested properly, and was in probationary stages, but to trust them that the medicine was safe and that he should trust them that it was for the best.
The man instantly felt unease, definitely dubious, and certainly anything but safe. This is called gut instincts, this is intuition, this is called being aware and awake. This is called observing life from a higher perspective, caring enough to question the so-called authorities and feeling instead of thinking…
The man told his management he was not satisfied that the medicine was in his best interests and that without further evidence, (evidence that wasn’t just from a main stream TV news report or the so called authorities and Government - well known for twisting the truth)…
He argued that he had a right to refuse such medicines, and it was totally unfair and even illegal to push a person into taking a medicine that they didn’t agree to, especially if it meant one to keep his job. It was against his countries constitutional rights to be made have a medicine, and he had a right to refuse.
His management did not give in and kept repeating the same information, not budging on their push for him to have the medicine.
Later the man realised others who had taken the medicine had fallen sick, or had strange side-effects, and that generally the reason for taking the medicine hadn’t done what it was supposed to be doing. People still became sick, even after taking the medicine, and some had even died.
The man investigated the companies behind making the medicine and realised that they were becoming very rich because of it. They made people believe that taking a medicine for last year’s disease would protect them from it, a disease that was continually mutating and changing….The man wondered how a medicine for a mutating disease could possibly help anyone once the disease had changed…it seemed futile and even insane to believe. Which made him even more adamant that the idea of taking a medicine for last year’s disease was futile.
He stood up for his beliefs, knowing integrity was the key to honouring his beliefs. He also realised everyone had a right to choose, and if they chose to have the medicine that was their prerogative.
He did not judge those who took the medicine but accepted that we all have the right to choose but should not be shamed or told they are selfish, or arrogant or special if they choose not to take the medicine.
Moral of the story: do not be swayed by flashing lights and false warnings, stand in your integrity, and feel…