Daily Word: The Reason Behind The Reason…
The Reason Behind The Reason…
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I just finished watching a sad, tear-jerking documentary called “Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father.”
Here is a brief description about the movie:
Kuenne and Bagby are childhood friends, and when aspiring filmmaker Kuenne begins making home movies, Bagby frequently appears in them and, as they became more professional in quality in later years, invests in them as well. Bagby is a 28-year-old medical student when he meets Shirley Jane Turner, a twice-divorced Canadian American general practitioner who is thirteen years his senior. Bagby’s parents, friends, and associates are wary of the relationship, but initially Turner seems to keep Bagby grounded and relatively free of stress as he pursues his career.
Eventually, the relationship crumbles and Bagby ends it. Turner relocates to the Midwestern United States but apparently is consumed with anger strong enough to prompt her to drive 1,600 miles overnight to Latrobe, Pennsylvania, where she shoots Bagby numerous times in the parking lot of a local park on November 5, 2001 before returning home.
Bagby’s family and friends immediately urge police to investigate Turner, and after a lengthy investigation in which extensive evidence is accumulated, she is arrested. When she is released on bail, she flees to St. John’s, Newfoundland to avoid prosecution. Soon after she discovers she is pregnant. Thus begins a long legal battle waged by Bagby’s parents David and Kathleen, who move from Sunnyvale, California to Canada, determined to gain custody of their grandson and Turner’s rendition for a Pennsylvania trial while she fights extradition to the United States in the Canadian courts while free on bail.
Turner eventually is returned to prison, only to be released again by Justice Gayle Welsh, who feels she has exhibited no behavior that suggests she poses a threat to society. Turner thus regains custody of Zachary. On August 18, 2003, Turner, carrying the infant Zachary, jumps into the Atlantic Ocean from a fishing wharf in Foxtrap; both perish.[2]
No longer just a legacy for Zachary, Kuenne’s film also becomes a polemical rant against the Canadian justice system for catering to a dangerous sociopath and failing to recognize how dangerous she is.
After I finished watching this movie, it brought tears to my eyes, and reminded me of the potential of committing such an act like murder lies within anybody that has a delusional mind. When a person has allowed manifesting of the thoughts of hatred and anger through physical violence to another human being, their mind is completely deluded and blinded by the darkness of Mara. This movie also reminded me about why is that we practice? What is the reason we are interested in walking a spiritual path?
Well, of course it is because we want to save ourselves from the suffering from the ego and to bring nothing but peace and happiness to our lives. But the problem is, it goes beyond this. The reason behind the reason we walk a spiritual path, is to ignite the Light within us so that we can help ignite the Light within others. There are many, many people out in the world, that are lost and blind with deluded minds, and some are at the point that they are having thoughts of murder, suicide, rape or anything evil that you can imagine. But this is happening because their minds are captive by the delusions of Mara/Satan/False Nature.
As people that follow the path of Truth, we have the power that can unlock their minds out of captivity. The Dharma that we know and understand is the power that breaks the chains of mental and spiritual bondage. It goes beyond with just being a person who likes to meditate and that’s it. We need to become like Buddha’s in order to spin the wheel of the Dharma. We need to become like Jesus in order to preach the word of God. We need to become like Mohammed in order to teach the message of Truth. Whatever religion you follow, and whatever spiritual figure or teacher you follow, we need to imitate them and spread the message of hope. This is the reason behind the reason why we meditate, why we study Dharma, why we visit a temple, church, synagogue or mosque, why we are interested in spiritual things. It’s not just for us to be an enlightened person, and fold your hands and that’s it. Let us pray for the peace and the harmony of the world. Let us seize the opportunity whenever we get, to spin the wheel of Truth so we can help others be free from delusion. Do not hide your Light that you have discovered, let it shine out and spread it.
I am sorry that I sound preachy here, I am just a big advocate for helping to make a change in life, so that when we die, we all can leave something behind, something that will reasonate in many lives, something that will move people into wanting to follow the Truth, the Light that liberates their minds. Spreading the power of morality, of love, of peace, of joy, in this world of pride and greed. Putting an end to moral decay and raise the flag of the true meaning of religion, the religion of love and compassion. I pray that this becomes a firey passion within your hearts, so we can become the change that this world so badly needs.
Take care and be well!
May peace uplift your heart everyday of your life!
Namaste!
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