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As I watched “Face the Nation (CBS News Show)” this morning (Sunday, September 21) and listened to U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson discuss the current financial situation of the U.S. Financial Markets, a profound thought hit me: “the song remains the same”. And of course I remembered the famous album by the great 1970s band Led Zeppelin also called “The Song Remains the Same”.

What am I saying here? The song remains the same means that the players change, but the SITUATION never changes. The history of man - both socially and politically - has been a war and struggle of the rich against the poor. It is a most sad truth. The rich are always bailed out by their governments, and the recent bailouts of financial giants on Wall Street by the U.S. Treasury is just another example of this. Over $700 billion (US) in bailouts by the U.S. government for private companies that operated with unethical practices - and we also have the nerve to place a man in jail because he robs a corner grocery store to feed his wife and children while he is unemployed. Yes, the Song remains the same - we live in a world marred by massive hypocrisy and immorality.

How long will man be able to stretch this pattern of behavior before the rubber band breaks? I really don’t know. Karl Marx actually said himself in the Communist Manifesto that one day capitalism will fold because of the struggle of the poor and oppressed, and ultimately a form of socialism will naturally emerge. Are we approaching this point? Will this trend of collapse continue to the point where “free” commerce will be controlled and closely monitored by the governments around the world?

I don’t have an answer to this, but I am deeply concerned about the future of my son alias the future generations as a whole. It is unfair for our current generation to create a mess purely out of greed and selfishness and leave next generations to clean up the mess.

OM meditation has taught me that the only way to a brighter future is to embrace all people as special and sacred instances of the Sacred Syllable OM. We are all special. Yes, surely, there will always be the rich and the poor, but if we can narrow this gap as much as possible, then we guarantee the future of humanity for many generations. We escape the dangers of the cold war and a world that is solely focused on commerce and business. We embrace a higher truth where cooperation, collaboration, the value of human life, and more are there and part of our lives. What is it to have money but nobody who we can trust? What is it to wealthy when everyone else around you is poor and conspiring to get your wealth? If you go to South America, there are many wealthy people taken for ransom against their will, with the criminals demanding money. Such are the signs of our times.

The Song remains the same for now - but we can change it. We need to start valuing people collectively and make the gap between rich and poor less and less - otherwise our days are indeed numbered, and not in a good way. Let’s remember that the future of our children is at stake. What we do today will affect them for many years to come. Om Shanti, Keith

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