Note: before reading this blog, it might be an idea to visit the loo and then put on a cuppa. It’s lengthy… but worth a read.
What would happen if a cosmological being was sent on a mission to visit Earth, morph into human form and then report back on its observations? This is how it might read…
During my visit to Earth, the strange behaviours I observed led me to question human sanity. Here’s what I unravelled…
Many humans in ‘advanced’ western cultures are pre-occupied with money. The more they get, the more they spend. Most appear to spend more than they have, then borrow more money from institutions that charge more money to do so. This is called debt. Most of these institutions are very wealthy because they have little regard for humanity. Then humans have to work harder to get more money to pay back the debt. Confused? I was!
It appears that these problems are caused by greed – a condition where many humans and institutions desire more than they need.
Because many humans work long hours, they have less time to relax and be with their loved ones. To counter this, they wait until they retire (which means they stop working when they are older) so they can relax and have more time with loved ones. But in the meantime many become agitated, develop a condition called stress and suffer from deteriorating health. This often results in relationships falling apart and then there’s no loved one to spend time with.
To relieve their agitation they put many peculiar things into their bodies including a liquid substance called alcohol, which causes blindness if consumed undiluted. To prevent blindness, they mix in other liquids to dilute the alcohol. This has strange effects on their bodies and their behaviour, including unusual speech patterns, hysterical laughing, shrieking, crying, losing balance and becoming aggressive. One of the by-products of this alcohol epidemic is an abnormal amount of violence and vehicular accidents – except most are not accidents because they are preventable.
I asked many humans why they drink this liquid and they told me they do it to relax or have fun. When I asked what was preventing them from relaxing or having fun without alcohol, they didn’t appear to know.
Some said it brought out their true personality, so I asked why they needed alcohol to do that. They did not know. Some said they drank to escape. “Escape from what?” I asked. “A meteor shower, tsunami or avalanche?” It appears that they use alcohol to escape from themselves. But why?
After drinking alcohol, many humans feel very sick and make solemn vows called ‘never agains’. But alcohol must affect memory, because believe it or not, within a short space of time they are back at it.
There are also huge, wealthy organisations where toxic chemicals are blended with crushed dried leaves and the mixture packed into small paper cylinders. Around a billion humans pay trillions of dollars to light the cylinders and suck in the poisonous smoke, which damages their respiratory systems and causes various illnesses, often ending their lives prematurely.
Most humans know this is bad for them, but they choose to continue and would rather sacrifice their lives than cease to suck in chemical-laced smoke. This is where the term ‘sucked in’ comes from.
There is also a leafy plant which many dry, then pack it into paper cylinders or glass vessels. They light the substance and breathe the smoke in deeply. The effect is zombie-like behaviour smattered with outbursts of uncontrollable laughter. Consistent use results in diminished brain function and delusions for which many require small tablets for the remainder of their lives in an attempt to balance this condition.
Some inject a liquid made from poppy flowers directly into their blood stream while others sniff powder through their noses. When asked why, a common response was “It’s OK, it’s natural.”
When I mentioned that snake venom and strychnine are natural, so why not sniff or smoke them, there was no response (apart from one human who said he would ‘give it a go’ – but he passed out before that was possible).
No-one is forced into these rituals. It is a choice that many consider to be quite normal because others do the same. Why do they follow each other to self-destruction?
Yet this was only the beginning of my discoveries…
Governments (a group of humans who are elected by fellow humans to manage their countries) contribute to this cycle of violence, death and devastation. This occurs because governments have a vested interest from collecting lucrative taxes on the white cylinders and billions of litres of alcohol that humans pour down their throats.
Ironically, much of the money is needed to pay for more nurses, doctors, hospitals and rehabilitation centres to help these ill-fated humans.
Meanwhile, other government agencies continue to approve more licences to sell more alcohol and permit longer drinking hours. Should it not be reversed? Go figure! (That’s an Earth term meaning “What the?!”)
Then there are non-alcoholic drinks laced with sugar and caffeine. Television screens tell humans these drinks will boost energy. That is not true. These drinks give a false boost of energy for a brief time, only for the human to experience a fall when it wears off. This eventually results in the collapse of the human energy system.
Governments also have other ways to raise funds. In many of the buildings where humans drink alcohol, there are many rows of machines adorned with flashing lights and sounds to attract donors. Humans put money into the machines hoping they will receive more back than they put in. But this is impossible because the venues and governments ‘take’ a percentage of the contributions.
From ‘the take’, huge buildings have been built to house even more machines. In America, a religious group and crime syndicates developed a city called Las Vegas from ‘the take’. Every year, millions of humans go there to donate their money and drink alcohol.
Some humans become elected members of government so they can make heartfelt decisions to serve fellow humans. Yet most eventually make decisions according to the will of the group they have aligned with. Their intention to help humanity dissipates. What becomes more important is retaining power at the expense of what is right and fair for all.
Some humans are considered beautiful because they have symmetrical facial structures (compliments of the lucky sperm club). ‘Beautiful’ humans are often acclaimed by other humans. I found it quite odd how humans praise other humans’ bone proportions.
Many ‘beautiful’ people are used as mobile clothes hangers to display various garments.
Some ‘beautiful’ people are involved in a vocation called acting where they mimic others and appear in movies that are beamed onto large screens. An annual contest determines the best actors and the best films, but only those associated with the acting industry vote. Humans who watch the movies do not. The real reason for the competition is to dress up, be noticed and praised.
Many actors are very wealthy, yet insecure, although idolised by numerous humans. This is most peculiar, particularly as those who teach children and care for humans in hospitals receive little recognition and are paid very little.
Humans have even de-nourished their own food supply. Crops and food have been modified and controlled by large corporations who seek to make huge profits. Most of the Earth’s population has lost its natural vitality. Many humans are either very large or very small.
Eating has become an obsession in developed countries where cooks become celebrities. Believe it or not, they even compete on the television to see who can make the best meal.
I also came across extremely wealthy corporations involved in producing small tablets which assist humans to sustain their lives and give them relief from illnesses, diseases and anxiety… most of which are self-inflicted. Many humans in poor countries are denied access to the tablets because they do not have money. But the companies have more money than they need.
I was beginning to despair as I continued to ask myself, “Are humans insane?”
But I was looking forward to attending one of Earth’s biggest events called the Olympic Games which occur every four years, where humans from countries around the world gather together to play games, also known as sport. Initial reports indicated it was a celebration of unity. But that was not the reality.
What I saw was a commercial monolith focused on politics, image, lucrative sponsorship and television profits. From the thousands of humans who participated there were winners, and there were many others called losers. I felt the despair of many of the losers who did not perform to a preconceived standard after torturing their bodies for four years to prepare for the competition. If this event represents global unity, then what is left? Where else can humans find true harmony?
This concept of winning is unique to humans. Winning means beating or triumphing over another. It may not mean hurting another physically – although the effect can be emotionally devastating, resulting in ongoing behavioural problems.
A popular activity many humans engage in is hitting a green sphere over a fence with an object that looks like a musical instrument called a banjo. Known as tennis, there appears to be much love in this game, because they repeat the word regularly. But there is not. The person who wins the last point is the winner. That person feels elated while the other does not. There are four major global tennis events each year. At each there is a male and a female winner who feel elated and another 254 humans who do not.
This is common to most sports.
Other activities include boxing and martial arts, where rowdy humans yell and scream to encourage the participants to hurt each other (similar to football).
Winning extends further. Leaders of some countries like to be winners, so they declare war on other countries. A boundary (an imaginary line on the ground) is often the catalyst for fighting, torture, death and misery. Even humans within their own countries kill each other and leaders turn armed soldiers against fellow citizens.
I saw wars fought over oil, greed, power and religion. Some leaders of countries with weapons of mass destruction say other countries cannot have those weapons, or they will attack them. Yet it appears to me that even though these leaders may triumph, they are indeed losers.
Even language is changed to dehumanise atrocities. Instead of saying, “We attacked an enemy and also murdered other innocent humans who had no involvement”, they now say “There was collateral damage.”
I saw large, gentle creatures called whales slaughtered in the name of science, while governments lacked the courage to stand up against the executioners. I also saw revolutionaries on the high seas using aggression and intimidation against other humans to ‘protect’ these non-violent animals. Is this not ironic?
There is so much more to report, however, enough is enough. It is time to present my conclusions…
On Earth I saw greed, corruption, obesity, malnutrition, disease, loneliness, disrespect, envy, disregard, anger, violence, murder, abuse, control, manipulation, separation and more extraordinary abnormal behaviour.
Many humans live in ‘hope’, but the reality is that hope is futile because it is an intangible somewhere in the future. And the future, like tomorrow and like hope, will never come; it is always distant.
But more importantly is ‘NOW’, and ‘now’ is the place where I eventually unravelled the questions I had about humanity.
It was easy to see what was wrong on Earth, but I needed to be more vigilant to seek what was true. I realised I had focused on what humans did, rather than who they truly are. I had neglected to genuinely connect and be totally present with humans when I communicated with them.
And then when I did, something magical happened. I looked into human eyes and I saw sadness, despair, fear, resignation and sometimes almost nothing. Yet there was something else I saw – a flicker, a glow.
In a moment of revelation I recognised that within every single human on Earth, even the most disturbed, is a light: an inner-fire just waiting to be kindled. For some the light is dull, for others it is a bright glow radiating out and touching others.
That light is Love.
Most humans have chosen to build protective shields to hide their light. They appear to be continually dousing water onto a fire that refuses to go out.
Humans feel hurt from an absence of love. Yet ironically, their natural essence is love, which is omnipresent from childhood. But humans shut it down and deny loving themselves. Hence the hurt and the abnormal destructive behaviours I saw on Earth.
Ironically, by doing so, they are missing out on a life of constant joy.
Love is the most powerful and unifying agent in the universe. And no matter how many reject it or fight against it, love is expanding on planet Earth right now.
More and more humans around the planet have made the choice to discard the abnormal, unloving lives they previously lived and instead, now live with self-care, compassion, brotherhood, service, love and freedom.
The changes in their lives have inspired others to live with love and discover how wonderful life really is. In turn, more humans will be inspired and so it will continue.
So to answer the question, “Are humans insane?” the answer is “No”.
Humans have simply lost their way without comprehending how much love and potential they hold within.
Insane? No.
A little crazy? Yes.
Translated by: Rod Harvey, Marketing Manager, Gold Coast, Australia
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A light hearted take on what is such a prominent issue in the world; our lack of feeling love, and the tangents we go of on to numb the hurts.
An extraordinary piece of writing, thank you for translating Rod!
Written in context of an alien visiting earth was a fantastic idea, as it allowed me view the situation in the world with a little distance which allowed perspective.
The humour was a vital part to, as ordinarily I find the current state of the world and people to overwhelming and depressing to read about.
Exactly Thomas. Sometimes standing back a little and just observing allows us to see something more clearly for what it really is. The alien didn’t appear to have judgement either, just curiosity so he was able to see past the behaviour to the shining light just beyond.
This was sooooo worth the read. I love the way this is written, pointing out the farcical, ironic and the ‘just plain crazy’ way we live our lives with such gentle humour. I had never thought about it before, how Governments collect taxes from alcohol, cigarettes and gambling only to pour millions of dollars back into the health system (which is not coping!) What a ridiculous and pointless cycle we are trapped in. Returning to the love we are is the only answer that makes any sense.
Wow Rod, that was simply incredible- I loved the whole thing. This part – Many humans live in ‘hope’, but the reality is that hope is futile because it is an intangible somewhere in the future. And the future, like tomorrow and like hope, will never come; it is always distant.’ Just Wow.
Awesome Rod. It made me uncomfortable reading this to think how our choices as humans really do affect one another. I love what you present at the end though – it really is so simple and comes back to us making loving choices every day in how we choose to be with ourselves, and every body else. Slowly, but surely, we can get ourselves out of this mess – one loving choice at a time.
Rod this blog is truly amazing- and it needs to be shared with the world. What we are doing to ourselves and the planet is incredibly sad and you have shared it all. It all comes back to self love and brotherhood as you have shared and isn’t it beautiful that many of us are feeling to come back to this now.
Totally agree Anne, this blog needs to be shared with the world. Imagine it in a small book form ~ could become a series of stories all lovingly & humourously exposing where we are at and more importantly what we truly are and how we can get back to that.
A beautiful, grand, sweeping blog that covers so much of life on this planet, and these few words really struck me “Humans feel hurt from an absence of love” sometimes I am asked by my children why people are angry and why people get hurt, and this is what I tell them, ‘people are hurting and because they have become so loaded with this hurt, they have forgotten about what they are truly made of, buried underneath the hurts is pure unadulterated love.’ I know because I carried hurts with me and I was looking all around for something that was missing until I became aware that it was right there inside waiting to be felt. This is what I share with my children. A super blog to share with the world. Thank you.
That is a beautiful foundation for your children to grow and develop with Samantha. It would be wonderful to see it presented in schools.
Wow. This blog made me just stop and I was lost for words. It is real ‘stop the world I, want to get off stuff’. There really can be no argument after reading this that there is something seriously wrong with the way we are living. Yet despite all of this, ‘there is a light that refuses to go out’.
Awesome Rod
That’s right David Upfill…after reading this it’s hard to bury your head in the sand and pretend everything is ok in the world. But what keeps me inspired is the spark and light within me that now knows there is another way…and when I share that spark with other sparks of light they too see that they too can choose another way.
And those sparks ignite other sparks which ignite others until the light will be so powerful on this planet that it will override the destruction and devastation we see today. It will take time, but as the cosmic being pointed out, it is happening right now. And each of us has our part to play – which is what inspires me too Marika.
What an awesome article…I so enjoyed reading this. The sad thing is …it is all true. All this self destruction, us humans do to ourselves and each other. I know we’re not insane, but our behaviours are, which you have cleverly expressed. But us as humans do have a choice…we can choose to keep up with these insane behaviours or we can make another choice and choose loving choices, which can inspire others to do the same.
I really enjoyed your blog Rod, it does sometimes feel like we have gone crazy but great to know that no matter how crazy things can get we all hold the light within. Brilliant writing and brilliant reminder to shine our light as bright as we can, thank you.
I loved your blog Rod, the humour and joy in your expression while at the same time exposing how we live on this planet. I loved especially how you finished it off at the end. Great writing thank you.
Brilliant Rod. A gentle but powerful portrayal of the human condition.
Love it Rod, I was reminded of those TV shows ‘Mork and Mindy’, and ‘3rd Rock from the Sun’, though you go much further in making clear the ridiculousness of what we do to ourselves, funny but also crazy. Importantly you also recognise the inner light and love we also all have and our ability to connect to that and each other when we choose. “nano nano”. 🙂
Awesome blog Rod. The truth presented in such a loving way which allows us to stop and truly ponder on how we are choosing to live and why. So much to see and feel in what you have written, responsible we must be. Thank you.
Very amusing blog and playfully exposing (a tiny bit of) the insanity of how earth life plays out. Thank you Rod.
Thank you Rod for a great read. I want to ask every single human too, why on earth you do all the things that damages you instead of doing things that shows your powerfulness? I keep going.
Thank you Rod. Loved your blog. Full of humour at how crazy we are and can be. You are right, the light is in every human but it sometimes takes some searching for, but it is there.
Classic blog. It’s so awesome to know that despite all the wayward choices, the inner love is always there to connect to.
So true Tracy…the inner love, never leaves us…. it’s just waiting for us to reconnect to back to it.
“Love is expanding on planet Earth right now.” And you don’t need to be a creature from another planet to look deep into the eyes and hearts of your brothers and feel it and see it happening – yay!
I like your expression Diane, yes I can feel and see it happening everyday, since I am more middle in the cities work wise. I couldn’t believe this that I only have to look into someones eyes from my connection of love, there I can see a spark lightning up, the offer and invite is the love meeting this same love, it is that simple and with this connection to our love we bring a change to this world.
The light is so clearly seen in children. We just have to look back and know that same light is still there even if our choices have dampened it so much we have trouble seeing and feeling it. Small loving choices make us shine. Thank you Rod. Awesome blog!
Small loving choices make us shine. Love the simplicity and the accessability in this line Laura.
Me too Jacqueline and Laura – small loving choices are wonder-full and add up to become big loving choices over time too, and then becoming just loving livingness.
I love this Rod! Thank you for sharing from the cosmological being…. they are so spot on in every way.
This has always stood out for me as a weird setup and something I’ve never understood – “Many actors are very wealthy, yet insecure, although idolised by numerous humans. This is most peculiar, particularly as those who teach children and care for humans in hospitals receive little recognition and are paid very little.” Especially some actors getting astronomical amounts of money for something that does not truly support or offer inspiration.
The conclusion was beautiful, and one I feel, that if we stop and look past all the ‘outside’ stuff we would all see and feel the light in every person.
I always felt the same Aimee, that our values are skewered when it comes to actors or singers and have often wondered what true support or inspiration do they really offer, compared with those who teach children or care for people in hospital. I enjoyed the line in answer to the question “Are Humans insane… No… Humans have simply lost their way without comprehending how much love and potential they hold within. Insane No, A little crazy, yes”
Rod you have a playful way of expressing real issues within our world and how we live in it. We forget that underneath all the ways is a loving playfullness in everyone, it’s just that naturalness of being is sheltered by the illusion of life and the many ideals we have created. When we begin to strip away these ideals, the natural smile of knowing we are not really from here emerges and that we are light before we are human.
Brilliantly playful yet such truth in your words. Thank you for covering so many topics and writing it succinctly. I feel your observations of humanity greatly reflect where we are going wrong and I love that you took time to put it into words so that others can take time to reflect on what is being presented here.
I love this article as a take on humanity. It is all too true and something to share with the world.
What a great read Rod. You had me captivated from the word go as you effortlessly exposed all the shortcomings of our supposed sophisticated way of living.
Rod, like everything regarding human beings there is always a redeeming feature and you expressed it. Thank you.
Truth written here in black and white.
I have often called us humans ‘lemmings’ (little characters from a computer game that just keep digging, walking or doing what they’re doing until they fall off a cliff or come to some other death). As with your blog, I have to laugh!
What I loved about your blog was that it became evident that you have not given up on humanity despite much evidence one could easily tally up and make such a call.
Unlike the lemmings I referred to earlier, I agree with you that there are increasing members of the human family who are and have started to dig for the gold within themselves and are beginning to make wiser more self-loving choices
Thanks to the loving reflection of Serge Benhayon (no sign of a lemming there !) I too am waking up to see some of the ridiculous behaviours I too have partaken in. And, although it is still very much a work in progress, I am learning to laugh, let them go & choose a more loving way to be. With me and all others.
Love the lemmings analogy Pernilla and particularly enjoyed reading your last liberating paragraph. I’m with you!
‘The fire that refuses to go out’, such a lovely unifying comment. For many it is buried so deep within themselves that their behaviours of corruption, greed, deceit and manipulation cause untold hurt for many people. These behaviours only show how far we have strayed from love and truth.
Hello Rod, I love your metaphor of “a fire that refuses to go out”. Thank you for writing this, I very much enjoyed it.
Thank you Rod for confirming my suspicion that WE are the extra-terrestrials here! Perhaps we are at odds with our bodies, our environment and each other because we are yet to acknowledge this fire that burns within regardless of our futile attempts to put it out. Hey, that’s not such bad news…
I simply had to come back for a re-read! It is so well written, with humour but also reflecting the truth of life currently on planet earth!
This is a brilliant piece of writing Rod. You’ve captured the truth of the rot in society and how crazy it really is. Seeing it spelt out with a lightness here, allows us to see the utter mess we’re in. Yes it’s insane when you look at it like this. Perhaps this is why other life forms haven’t come our way? Hardly an attractive holiday destination. I loved how you rounded up, without judgement, in what your out of space buddy discovered, for “within every single human on Earth, even the most disturbed, is a light: an inner-fire just waiting to be kindled.” This is so beautifully put. Knowing this love is within us all and is “the most powerful and unifying agent in the universe” surely change is possible…
Loved the blog Rod, not only entertaining but true
I absolutely loved this article Rod! It was smart, entertaining and witty but most importantly so accurate. What majority of people do to themselves and to others in the world today is baffling and i know it often made me feel lost, unsure and afraid of our future. Now being shown another way by Universal Medicine and the support offered by Serge Benhayon has made me more aware and given me more understanding of the reasons behind peoples actions and reactions.
Thank you for this article Rod!
I loved reading your blog Rod; a very humorous and witty take on the human race we all belong to and how we live in the modern world. Whilst reading I could feel the absurdity of the choices we make , individually and collectively. Hopefully more and more people are beginning to realise that there is another way. Thank you Rod.
Yes there is another way! I am so glad to know this other way and have found it , thanks to Universal Medicine and Serge Benhayon! It is inside of me and everyone can choose this way as well.
I loved reading this playful blog, I couldn’t stop reading it. It is craziness for us to blindly follow each other into self harming behaviours and insane that our leaders take advantage of this. I would very much like for you to visit the Aliens home and report back to us on how they live on their planet.
Rod I Love your article. It really gives you an outside perspective to our so called ‘perfect’ world, because it’s not perfect it’s actually ‘a little crazy’ 🙂
Rod, the play in this blog is great. It is important that we look upon these issues lightheartedly whilst also understanding the seriousness of them. You have managed to do this very well. I love your conclusion, yes, we have simply lost our way.
Rod, thank you for translating this report from our cosmological buddy. He is a good and clear observer. When you sum it up, like our buddy has done, it becomes so clear that we loose our way, that our lives and communities become dis-harmonious because we are living disconnected form our inner-light, the love we are so desperately searching for.