Often, being neutral is seen as positive in the world today. Those neutral in war are congratulated for not fighting, those neutral in an argument between friends are congratulated for not picking sides. But in spirituality, nothing is neutral.
One can claim that every action or thought or word they speak is neutral, but nothing really can be neutral. Regardless of what one intends, each action has a consequence for good or for bad. Say you're invited to a party, but you know it won't exactly be a 'good' party (it may be fun, but you know people will be doing things they shouldn't be doing). But you're bored, so you go to the party anyway. You don't exactly have "Christian fun" but you do enjoy yourself. But hey, why not enjoy the party? I mean, obviously you're not respecting God, but you certainly aren't worshiping Satan or anything. The party is neutral.
Lies. You can lie to yourself and say the party wasn't good, but it wasn't evil. But anything that isn't for God is against him. Just like the butterfly effect, every action has a consequence, and you cannot expect good consequences when you do bad things.
A common saying warns that those who stand by and let evil happen are just as much at fault as those who do the evil. The idea of trying to remain 'neutral' is the same lie. You can't remain neutral. I'm not saying you can't be equally nice to two people, or that you can't agree with multiple ideas. But if you succumb to accepting things that are less than good, you succumb to evil. It is the little things, the little slips that lead us farther and farther from what is truly good.
So just don't be neutral. If you can't find anything good about a party, then don't go. If everyone tried to preform good tasks instead of evil or neutral tasks, then the world would be a better place. Because instead of being lazy all day, (because watching TV for eight hours is neutral, not evil) people might work at broken friendships, or volunteer, or pray. If everyone always tried to do something good, something useful, something worthwhile, then how much more could we accomplish? How much more could you accomplish?
Monday, August 3, 2009
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