WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE 5TH COMMANDMENT? - PART ONE

Although each of us is blest with free choice, it really is time for Humanity to become aware of just how precious all life is, and to realise that all life contains, in one form or another, the presence of God. Once aware of this fact one must begin to question ones attitude toward the various life-forms and not least, our attitude toward the Animal Kingdom.

Humanity´s Awareness

Let us start with people´s behaviour toward the Animal Kingdom. If we agree that our Creator is "Omnipresent", then we would have to acknowledge that God is present in every animal lifeform. This acknowledgement leads one to ask why it is that Mankind continually harms or injures or kills these wonderful fellow creatures. Surely the answer is lying in the fact that people are still ignorant of the Divine Presence in all creation.

Most people have always experienced great difficulty with change. So to release the old habit or paradigm that animal flesh is a natural and necessary part of the Human diet has never really caught on, let alone been accepted. Furthermore, most people still maintain their animal nature which is the oldest and most familiar to them. Its manifestation has long since been transferred to the consciousness of the individual as firmly ingrained habits or tendencies which, in turn, would require much effort and willpower to change. One should perhaps know and accept that everything that comes under the term "Love" will stimulate this willpower.


Different Digestive Systems

Looking at this situation from another perspective, we will observe that the Human digestive system is simply not created to consume the flesh of fellow beings. Unlike the carnivorous animal, which has an extremely short intestine and digestive system, the Human intestines are extremely long, thereby demanding a lengthy digestive process in comparison.

These carnivorous animals digest and excrete their meals quickly thus minimizing the chances of contracting any likely disease. The Human digestive system is created for a vegetarian and fruit diet which requires a longer process of digestion for distribution of nourishment throughout the body.

Now this information should help people to appreciate the fact that the consumption of meat is extremely unsuitable for the Human constitution. The time it takes for animal flesh to pass through the human digestive system is far too long to be considered healthy or beneficial for the body. Often disease will eventuate as a result of the prolonged digestive process which can cause extreme discomfort or an unsuspecting illness.


A Higher Idealism

Approaching the subject from a spiritual aspect, there is an urgency abound through the new or cosmic impulse which is at present sweeping the Earth. A perfect spiritual science, a purer and higher idealism and morality or culture than the present one will be created. Humanity´s nutrition-consciousness will likewise be perfected so one will attach far more importance than before to the 6th Commandment.

We should also be aware that Mankind has now advanced so far forward in evolution that it literally cannot get any further until it has learned to respect and properly observe this 6th Commandment. It does not, as we know, read "Thou shalt not kill people" but states purely and simply, "Thou shalt not kill", thus implying absolutely no form of exception whatsoever.


Part Two follows....