As you are probably aware from the thoughts and feelings I have shared on this site, I am constantly thinking about ways to help all of us connect and form a powerful community. I believe that this is a necessary step in our evolution as well the fastest and simplest way to live in peace and harmony on this planet. The premise of the Hearts Of FIre Project is that poor people and people without homes have something important to say about the inherent value of human beings, independent of what we own, what we look like or what we believe. The people who know the most about living in a reality that values people by who there are rather than by what they have, are those who have been living in that reality – the poor and homeless. Thus, I have been working to empower them so they can share their knowledge for the benefit of all.
Being alone
As I have been working on this, I have noticed some barriers to our connection with the poor and homeless. One of these is our tendency to pity or feel sorry for people who live on the street or have little to eat. It is not wrong to feel this way, but this view ignores the latent power and human dignity all of us have regardless of the circumstances we live in. Seeing people as powerless, suffering from their lack of resources perpetuates and reinforces their condition and disempowers everyone involved.
What would it be like if we saw the greatness in people, if we saw their strengths instead of their circumstances? What if we saw the similarities between us instead of the differences? The differences we perceive are in the physical realm while the similarities exist in the spiritual and emotional (heart) realm. Therefore, raising our consciousness is the most important thing we can do for ourselves and each other and the only thing that will allow our hearts to open and connect the human family.