Bad and Good

We live in a binary universe, a universe of pairs, of poles; such as black and white, up and down, dark and light, matter and energy, hot and cold, bad and good. When we consider such pairs we find that they are the same in KIND and different in DEGREE. For example hot and cold are both KINDS of temperature, they are different only in the DEGREE of temperature. We can imagine the KIND, such as temperature, as a line, a continuum, with the DEGREE, such as hot/cold, as the poles on opposite ends of the line. If we stop on any point on that line, on one side there will be one pole (such as cold), and on the other side will be the other pole (such as hot).

Now everything within Universal Existence is relative, because relationships define. Keeping with our temperature example; if we were to stop at 30 degrees C, then 10 degrees C would appear cold, while 50 degrees C will appear hot. While if we were to stop at 0 degrees C, then 10 degrees C would appear hot. As you can see, 10 degrees C can appear both hot and cold, depending on where we place ourselves on that line (depending on the relationship of our perspective). As we move through life we mentally (through experience and belief) position ourselves on the lines of universal pairs; and it is our relationship with that particular line, born from our mental position (from our belief), that defines how the things around us appear.

Like hot and cold, bad and good are polar opposites of the same KIND of thing. Just as hot/cold are both kinds of temperature bad/good are both kinds of movement. There is a universal principle of vibration, which states that everything is in a constant state of vibration – nothing is at rest, everything is moving. The terms bad and good are associated with the movement of things, and in particular these polar opposites refer to the direction of that movement.

The idea that the words bad/good are about the direction of the movement of things is something we all intuitively know. It is the action of humans, the unfolding of events, that we call bad or good. Human beings are part of life, part of the event of the unfolding of life in a particular direction (what we call evolution). The direction in which life has been moving is toward greater connection, the development of relationships where individuals group together to act as one greater system. A single cell is a system that is made up, defined, by the relationship of its individual parts. A human (and all plants/animals) is a system defined by the relationships of its individual parts, and a society (species) is also a system defined by the relationships of its individual parts.

From the direction of the movement of life we find the poles of bad and good. Bad are the movements, the actions, the events, which destroy and weaken the relationships between individuals. While good are the movements, the actions, the events, which develop and strengthen relationships between individuals to create/enhance (or maintain) systems greater than the individual that make them up. In more human terms; bad refers to behaviours which isolate and individualise humans, actions which weaken and destroy relationships (such as those behaviours based on greed, envy, jealousy, hate, and fear). While good are those behaviours which unite and connect individuals, actions which strengthen and grow relationships (such as those behaviours which stem from benevolence, compassion, understanding, forgiveness, and love).