The world will become peaceful, beautiful and abundant
IF WE CHOSE TO LOVE RATHER THAN DESTROY

Two armies were preparing for battle. One army was dressed in white and the other in black. At the sound of the trumpets, the members of the white army became very excited. They swung up into the saddles of their horse with great joy and anticipation, not harbouring the wish to kill but wishing to engage with and persuade the members of the black army to lay down their arms. The army in black saw the trumpet call as an opportunity to descend upon their enemies and deal them a deadly blow. They uttered blood curdling screams as the two armies clashed.

But clash they did not, for an almost invisible glass wall sprung up and partitioned the two armies off at the very point where they were supposed to meet. Most of the members of the white army got off their horses and smiled at their “opponents” through the glass, making welcoming gestures. The glass itself emitted a sort of energetic glow, forcing all those who did not harbour the utmost purity of thought away from it. Thus some of the white-clad horsemen turned to grey and were looked upon very sadly as defectors by those who remained white. They realised that there had been traitors in their midst, and now this was clearly seen by all.

The black army was all the more infuriated to see smiling faces on the other side of the glass. They voiced their anger and attacked the glass, resulting in considerable injury to themselves. Some of the members of the dark army hung in the background, hesitant, wondering what to do next. They saw the power of their fellows, yet they saw the futility of their actions. Yet others waited with great anticipation, for they had hearts of white though their clothes were dark.

Suddenly a row of angels appeared between the white army and the glass. They spoke in unison so that everyone could hear.

COME TO US, whispered the angels to the “dark brothers”. IF YOUR HEART IS WHITE, IF YOUR HEART IS FULL OF LOVE, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO TRAVERSE THE GLASS WALL. BUT IF YOUR HEART IS FULL OF ANGER AND DESTRUCTIVE INTENT, THE POWER OF THE GLASS WILL DESTROY YOU.

The angels were very serious. They indicated that this was the last chance for anyone to save themselves. Those who had been hanging in the background recognised this and, holding all the love that they could muster, they approached the glass partition and walked through it with ease to be welcomed by the angels on the other side. Now it was clear to all what was happening, and what was necessary to cross over to safety. Self-destruction was the alternative.

The appeals of the angels continued until the very last person had made the choice between DESTROYING or LOVING.