17. Loss of Trust

GOD:

One of the worst byproducts of war and militarism is the loss of trust. And once the trust is gone, so goes the village, as trust and honor are the foundations of any union between two – the nucleus of a family – or more – the village. No family or village will ultimately survive a trustless, deceiving and conniving union. The metaphor of “doing business just by a handshake” was the sole reason for the world’s advancement and growth. Of course, there were those who didn’t honor their unions and/or commitments for the quick pleasure or profit or power. They were small in number and were ousted from the village, but today dishonesty has become an epidemic. A survey of 12^th graders on the question of honesty was alarming and embarrassing when over 90% of the students indicated they would cheat or lie if they can get away with it. Another heartbreaking revelation was the result of a survey on honesty and honor revealing that 76% of their MBAs, 75% who are lawyers and 56% of who are physicians admitted that they have cheated on their exams.

Now, again I blame the church for allowing that to happen simply because the church hierarchy itself is a flaw by doing the opposite of My commandments and Your teachings. What is the future of a village when their most precious possessions, their young, are growing with no honesty or trust? As I said before, “a village of thieves and connivers” is a “dark hole” of despair and grimness that I don’t wish upon any of My children, as they deserve better.

They must turn the village into a place where trust and honor are the foundation of its existence, a place where they can trust their friends, neighbors and strangers alike.

All I see are the reports of wrong doings of big corporations – the same corporations that their Supreme Court ruled as “men,” are settled proudly by the so called “government of the people, by the people, for the people,” although look large and impressive, are a fraction of the profit those misguided corporations gained from their illegal ventures. Case and point; the recent $3 billion fraud settlement with the giant pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline⁽¹⁾ is small change compared to the profits they made from their fraud. No one should profit from their fraud and conniving rather they should lose all they gained and much more if the punishment is going to prevent them and others from committing any future fraud. These types of fraud not only don’t benefit the villagers, but they actually prey on the sick and desperate which in My eyes is insidious and outright a crime.

Blessed are the villagers. The good news is they can start all over again, all made possible by the Internet and social networking. Social media can be used to start a trusted community with those who haven’t lost their morals and values that I bestowed upon them, which I’m certain are the 99% majority. It is then the others on the fringe will find salvation, as any man given the helping hand and love desires to be righteous and live as an honest villager with an honest church and a caring “government of the people, by the people, for the people!”

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