What “May All be Fed” Means and Why It Has Been So Difficult
Every human being holds in their heart the desire for the wellbeing of others as well as themselves, even though this wish may not be known to the conscious mind. It exists because the divine Heart within us exists within all. It knows that all should be cared for and all should be fed. The divine Heart within the human heart is a giving heart, a generous heart, and it feels sorrow to see the suffering of others.
In contrast with this is the belief in ‘scarcity’ that restricts generosity and limits love. This belief rests on the idea that one must not give away too much, for when one gives too much there is less for the self. It sets up an opposition between the self and others. This idea has applied to love, to fortune, to success, and to the inequality at present of food distribution, worldwide. Within individuals, this idea has led to insularity, self-protection, defensiveness, and the dominance of the ego-self. On a global level it has created a hierarchy in which national self-interest reigns supreme, and the interests of all diminishes in importance. Such an outlook prevents sharing. It limits the natural generosity in which each nation would care for all.
The idea of ‘scarcity’ has influenced all dimensions of human life on Earth since the beginning, based on the separation from the experience of divine love, and on the departure from the original understanding that all life is one. This idea has most often created a protective barrier around each individual and each nation, based on the belief that self-interest comes first, and the interest of others comes second. It has created the sense of threat that has led to wars throughout time, and it limits the amount of love that would otherwise naturally flow through the human heart.
We are, however, in a time of change, and this change is badly needed so that the motivation to care for all and to feed all can come into being. Two things are needed in order for this to happen.
Two things are needed
The first is a deeper understanding of our true relationship to the Earth. Influencing us in the present are the misguided ideas of the past that we can own the Earth and use her for our purposes without considering that she does not ‘belong’ to us as a possession, but that we belong to her. When this understanding comes into being, we will be able to live in balance and harmony with the sacred Earth, and in that state of harmony, the Earth’s true abundance will become realizable and the ‘principle of scarcity’ will no longer apply.
The second involves the realization that self-interest cannot be fulfilled without taking into account the interest of others. When identity reshapes itself so that ‘I’ is no longer separate from ‘we,’ it will automatically follow that all will be fed. For at that time, it will not be possible to tolerate the idea that ‘I am fed’ while ‘you go hungry.’ It will no longer make sense to the consciousness that knows that the fact of others going hungry has a direct influence on one’s own life.
These changes are in the making at this time, but they have not arrived in their fullness yet. And so the desire that “all be fed” may seem like an unattainable wish. However, even at this time, we can strive to eliminate from our awareness the ideas of scarcity and isolation. We can return to the heart’s generosity without fear if we choose to, becoming nourishers of others, expressing this desire in all that we do. This is the manifestation of the divine Heart within the human, and it is ours to choose in every area of life.
Just as we belong to the Earth, we belong to each other. What misfortune or deprivation arrives at another’s doorstep is also deposited on our own. We do not fully know this yet, but this is a limitation of vision and of understanding. We are the nations of the world and they are us. These nations will discover how to feed all when they also discover that the interest of all is what ensures their own life and wellbeing. Each of us is here to help bring this about, to bring about a life that reflects the desire that ‘all be fed.’
