It is very seldom that violent or deceitful overthrows, or collapses into Chaos, result in more Benevolent, Just and Good Power Structures. Power vacuums are often filled by the most vicious, ruthless and powerful thing in the vicinity. The existing structures must, in all cases where it is possible, be elevated and transformed from within, with the help and assistance of One and All, so that the tribes and nations of the world gain the benefits of something New and Better, without losing whatever measure of stability, justice, and competence the Old may have provided. The Old must be elevated, transformed, and carefully hospiced and transcended. It cannot be wantonly killed or allowed to prematurely die before the New is ready to take its place. While the Old is indeed tyrannical, blind, unjust and failing, when we compare it to the absolute Slavery, Tyranny, Privation and Suffering of many times and places in our Past, we understand that from Where We Are, things could get much worse. We should look on the Old with a measure of Humility, Gratitude and Compassion, for as oppressive and unjust as they are, they have nonetheless brought us to where we are. Perhaps they did the best they could with what they had and knew at the time. Who is to say that we could have done better? Let the one without sin cast the first stone. At the same time, we are spiritually and morally required, in Light of all we have now come to Know, to arise and transform. May it be done with Grace, Honor, and Blessing, for the fruit we will eat in the future is present in every seed, thought, word, and action we sow in the transformation.

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