Harmony the Magic Pill

After years studying all forms of combat, survival, and prepping, one theory stands above it all. Harmony is the magic pill.

Harmony is what creates the world as we know it but for some reason humanity has forgotten the secret that lies within harmony. We forget that the same oxygen that keeps us alive also keeps our planet alive. We forget that the same blood that runs through your veins runs through every person.

The Chinese philosophy of yin and yang illustrates the principle of harmony and balance. The Christian philosophy that we are made in God's image and that the universe is also God illustrates harmony.

There are people that believe anxiety can be decreased by moving with and accepting the moment. So what I would like people to think about is how they can bring harmony to their life. One answer is just be.

It is important to realise if we do not have harmony between ourselves, the animals, and our environment we will lose our humanity.

In closing I leave you with this Cree Indian proverb. "When the last tree has died, when the last river has been poisoned, and the last fish caught only then will we realise that we cannot eat money."

So as you go forward tomorrow and into the future I ask you to stop and think, take a breath and ask yourself 'is what I am about to do creating harmony?'

By Chris Van Ingen

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