Theos-Talk Archives (January 1997 Message tl00920)

At 02:19 AM 1/30/97 -0500, you wrote:
>Kathleen writes:
>
>>Not only, that (we won't.  we can't.), but *why*?
>>Why do we need to make Theosophy reach the masses?
>
>Are not "the masses" you and me?  Right now, a mother is grief-stricken,
>wondering why her child has just been murdered and why God would allow it.
>Is she not "the masses?"  An uneducated young man makes it possible for you
>to safely dine at your favorite restaurant by going in every day to wash the
>dishes, and he prides himself on a job well done.  Is he not "the masses?"
>A young girl sits alone in her room crying because no one at school will
>play with her.  Is she not "the masses?"  The masses are not just some
>obscure, fuzzy horde, but real people - real people looking for answers,
>guidance, ideas.  All of us are searching for the same thing.  All of us
>need the same thing.  Being educated, or intelligent, does not make one
>spiritual, or even capable of understanding spiritual axioms.  The greatest
>utterings of Truth have come from those who never read a book, or went to a
>university, or held down a job.
>
>It is imperative that people share with other people what they have learned.
>Those of us who have been exposed to T/theosophy have been able to do so
>only because someone else decided to pass it on.  Those of us who claim to
>be T/theosophists didn't invent T/theosophy - why should we now wonder if
>others should have the same opportunity and information we do?  I don't
>think we will suffer the same fate of dear Prometheus if we decide to share
>our 'fire' with others.  Where would we be if he had decided to hog it all? 
>
>
>> Knowing about Theosophy
>>isn't going to change the world, not even if all the world knew about it.
>
>
>Are you so sure about that?
>
>
>Kym

Wonderful post.

..doss