Spirits of Entitlement
By: CHICKMELIONfreelance
There is a spirit we are living within today’s society that has become increasingly prevalent and dominant. I like to refer to it as “the spirit of entitlement”
A mindset that holds firm to the belief that the individual it’s self is the center of the universe and without putting in any required efforts, contributions, or even interest into the collective society as a whole;(whether it be family,neighborhood, or even humanity) this individual believes they are entitled to all the universal attention, blessings and efforts focused entirely and singularly on the individual’s desires and needs. As if they were gods themselves.
We know it more commonly as “spoiled rotten.” And in our Western Culture we need not look too far to see the results of such a mass attitude. And to recognize that it is a very dangerous attitude to allow to run rampant.
I have heard this mindset respond to humanitarian issues whether locally or otherwise, with a curt and common statement; “well it is not in my back yard, why should I care?" Simply put, these statements of attitude are placed into our environment as negative energy, because whether we like it or not, we all live in the very energy our own words and our neighbor’s words create.
Energy is ever moving and ever vibrating, therefore the individual’s words of selfishness ripples forwards creating fractures in a unified foundation. Not unlike pressing your finger in cracked glass and watching it run. Indeed the infection raised from the root to the trunk and eventually the whole tree dies. One poisoned thought can fracture an entire society.
The bible has countless incidents of this dating right back to the beginning of mankind in the garden of Eden, where the foundation of fractured society began. The first incident where a negative thought was allowed to be put to words. This cycle is played over and over again through history ever since. Wars were started with words, genocide is carried out at verbal commands, families are ripped apart over vowels and verbs, because we for some reason can’t manage to tame our tongues or learn to wield this powerful sword responsibly. We choose the sacrifice of others to suit our own selves and our own desires.
This is the way I look at it, we have only two options when it comes to our impact on our world: we can either be a positive force and if the world falls on it's face at least we have no regrets about our part in it; or we can impact it negatively with our fears, disappointments, shallowness and self-gratification. Keep in mind even complacency holds a negative impact because it allows the spirit of entitlement and negativity to continue to run it’s course. You live what you give.... so give good!
