Comments
on alcoholism
Question: You
spoke about alcoholism.
What can we do to help the young people who now have the problem with
alcohol? Should we just hold the immaculate concept for them?
NOTE:
This
answer was given on October 27, 2007, during the Shangra-la conference
in England.
Answer from Jesus:
My beloved, there are many things that can and should be done to deal
with a problem like this. Holding the immaculate concept is important
but that is only the Alpha aspect. The Omega aspect is that action needs
to be taken. The most important action would be, as I said in my
discourse, to re-instate a sense of purpose and direction for life.
This of course cannot be done overnight, but even so it is not entirely
enough in itself. It is also necessary to increase the awareness of
the effects of alcohol, demanding that more research be done on how
it affects the brain, the development of the brain, especially of teenagers.
It is also necessary to speak out against alcoholism as a social problem,
not only for the young but also for older people, and thereby help society
recognize that this is a ticking bomb, because alcoholism is a very
slow-acting poison that will inevitably create health problems, but
not until many years down the road. And so, in Europe where many countries
have a form of state-paid health care, surely it should be possible
to help people see that if alcoholism is allowed to escalate uncontrolled,
then there will come a point where the health care cost will ruin the
economy of the nation.
So there are many ways in which the awareness can be raised, so that
society recognizes that this is a problem that must be dealt with. Again,
this is an example, my beloved, of the emperor's new clothes, where
a problem has become so familiar to people that they cannot somehow
step back from it and see that it has now gone beyond what it was in
the past—and something different needs to be done about it. Because
you cannot simply let things continue the way they have continued so
far.
So, use whatever means you can, whatever means you feel are right for
you individually to raise awareness of this issue. It could also be
possible to start new youth organizations that would promote a healthier
lifestyle, not as has been done so far in a religious context, but even
in a far more universal context. For I can tell you that many among
the young generation are indeed prepared at inner levels to accept a
more holistic lifestyle. That is why you see a growing interest in an
organic diet, in an environmental awareness among young people, even
a political awareness. So you can take advantage of this to create youth
organizations that would increase the awareness and make it a badge
of honor for young people to abstain from alcohol or drugs or premarital
sex, not because their religion dictates this but because you use all
means available to help them understand that this is enlightened self-interest.
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