ABRAHAM’S VIEW OF THE POLITICAL ARENA

It’s kind of like what’s happening in the political arena today with two
sides just so determined that their side is correct. So there is not even any
possibility of compromise.

Well, they’ve stopped thinking. And they cannot be feeling. But it’s not all
lost, because the electorate is feeling a desire for a functioning government.

And you—the people of the electorate—are in charge. But if you watch what
the politicians are doing and you let them upset you, then you don’t find your
power, and so your desires are not realized.

We were talking with a woman on the telephone years ago, when Esther was
still doing private consultations, who wasn’t having any of this. She was
annoyed with us. And since we were not making any headway with her, we said,
“Let’s play a game. We would like you to find three subjects, and let’s just focus
on them together.”

She said, “Why?”
We said, “Because we want to distract you from your resistant thoughts.
Because in the absence of resistance, many things you want will begin flowing
to you.”

“Well, like what?” she asked.
We said, “Like blue glass. Have you ever contemplated how many beautiful
different textures and colors of blue glass there are?”

“No, I haven’t, really, and I’m not really interested in that.”
“Have you ever thought about butterflies, the variety of them, the longevity of
them, the persistence of them, the beauty of them?”

“I don’t really care about butterflies, either.”
“Have you ever thought about feathers? Feathers are all around. Different
kinds of feathers, benefiting all kinds of creatures.” She hung up, annoyed with
us.

Jerry    and     Esther  were    in  La  Jolla,  California,     that    day,    and     so  after   the