Connections with the Holy Spirit are unrelated to unholy practices.

Consequently, abusive acts are incompatible with the enlightenment derived from positive inspiration.

For instance, when one slaps another in the face, the recipient predominantly experiences pain, rather than inspiration or the inclination to speak, aside from perhaps using expletives.

Torture is ineffective for all individuals. Inflicting torture to obtain information that has not yet been acquired constitutes a crime against humanity, an excessive exertion of force, and a form of cruel and unusual treatment, driven by extreme ignorance and foolishness.

Furthermore, have you ever participated in a sport while injured? Merely enduring pain to achieve a score does not imply that the injury contributed to the success.

In truth, an injury impedes performance and acts as an obstacle rather than an aid. Often, injuries become so severe that participation in the sport becomes impossible.

Inflicting pain and suffering through injuries is entirely unhelpful and constitutes a crime against humanity.

 

The Art of War was written over 2,500 years ago by Sun Tzu. Since then, modern warfare and strategies have advanced significantly, especially with the advent of the digital age.  

Though some of the strategic concepts remain timeless, such as 

Subdue Without Combat: The highest form of victory is overcoming the enemy without direct fighting.

Know Yourself and Your Enemy: Understanding both sides ensures safety in battle.

Adaptability: Be flexible and fluid like water, adjusting to the enemy's weaknesses.

Deception: "Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak".

Speed and Efficiency: Swift, decisive action prevents long, costly conflicts.

However, what if any action including swift and decisive actions, is wrong?

Aggression for any reason whatsoever that leads to harm, especially of the innocent, is wrong and will lead to retribution and mutual annihilation catastrophes. 

Deception, though effective for short periods of time should not be a primary strategy for deception, also deceives the deceiver over time into believing that fraud and lies much like Ponzi schemes are any kind of truth and foundational intelligence. Because people have a tendency to believe what they want instead of believing what is needed or real. Deception will lead to credibility and reliability issues.

Though adaptability is key, adapting just to perceived weaknesses of an enemy is not enough. Adaptation is required for all situations, especially current technological changes. Adaptation is also required for self-enlightenment and not just blind focus on opponents' perceived weaknesses, neglecting strengths. An enemy is only as weak as their weakest friend; therefore, looking solely at an enemy's weaknesses is not enough.

Knowing thyself and thy enemy is definitely a key strategy. But how well do you really know yourself? Existing in the constructs of Caesar, neglecting and ignoring spiritual aspects of self with delusions of ruthlessness through any means necessary for victory is the destruction of self and humanity within.  

How well do you know your enemy? Knowing just the enemy is not enough. You must also know their friends, the ones that will rise to the aid of the perceived enemy, and also those that will fight for justice and freedom, and against aggressors and bullies that will murder innocent people for political or selfish gains.

Subduing without combat is a lofty goal. However resorting to brainwashing, gaslighting, and terrorism is not any kind of anything, but crimes against humanity, and brainwashing yourself into believing that doing harm will result in anything worthwhile is grandiose and unholy.

Finally, once mired in the war games and power struggles, you are chained to the process of mutual annihilation and lose-lose situations, not mutual understanding and interests, and peace and prosperity.

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Sun Tzu's treatise, The Art of War, encompasses numerous enduring strategic principles, including insights into leadership and conflict resolution. 

These principles aim to secure swift, efficient, and strategic victory, often embodying the 'ends justify the means” philosophy, whereby any method—immoral or harmful—may be deemed acceptable if it leads to a desirable outcome, such as victory.

Unintentionally, the author appears to endorse perpetual warfare and incessant conflict, for once an individual adopts an aggressive mindset, peace becomes unattainable.

For example, Sun Tzu asserts, “Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win."

Consequently, a warrior committed to winning through conflict may employ deceptive and nefarious strategies to prepare for war, thereby initiating a state of undeclared, ongoing warfare and continuous conflict.

The text does not predict the duration of conflicts once warfare commences. Historically, Imperial Japan anticipated conquering China within three months to a year of the 1937 invasion. Similarly, Russia expected to conquer Ukraine within three to ten days following the 2022 invasion.

None of these projections materialized.

The reason lies in the fact that deception and subterfuge, whether directed at adversaries or oneself, undermine the credibility of the aggressor who believes that victory can be secured through deceptive superiority, moral compromise, and the sacrifice of innocent lives, leading to a loss of moral standing and international reputation.

Engaging in aggression results in a loss of legitimate standing in the global community, owing to the human cost and violations against humanity.

Such aggression ultimately leads to a lose-lose scenario concerning human lives and ethical integrity.

While Sun Tzu acknowledges the economic ramifications of prolonged warfare, historical contexts differ from current global markets, where even short-term conflicts can precipitate significant and enduring economic repercussions.

Finally, the adage, "The wise warrior avoids the battle," underscores the importance of eschewing warfare and conflict altogether to maintain moral standing, economic stability, and to foster enduring peace and prosperity.

 

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Is power and control part of the fruit of the Spirit?

Is power part of someone's character, talent, or personality?

Is control part of someone's character, talent, or personality?

How do you control character, talent, or personality?  

Is ruthless part of the fruit of the Spirit?  

Is it possible to be devoid of any weaknesses? 

What happens to your soul, heart, and mind when it exists in grandiose delusions of power and control and ruthlessness?

Will you become more intelligent, gain greater wisdom, or enlightenment?  

Be more connected to the Holy Spirit and humanity?

Accomplish greater deeds?  

Invent amazing innovations?  

Solve complex problems of the world?  

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If someone is never spiritual can that individual ever be a part of humanity or even reality?

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“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”  

                                             - Matthew 6:21

What is your most valued treasure?

Remove all mundane temporal things, the things you cannot take with you when you die, and what is left?  

What happens when you live your whole life focused on the “treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal” (Matthew 6:19)?  

Your heart, soul, and mind become neglected and poor.

Therefore, what is your most valued treasure? 

Obviously not any treasures of the mundane, "but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal" (Matthew 6:20).

Where are these treasures in heaven found?  

These treasures in heaven can be easily found in heaven on earth (Matthew 6:10), stored within the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23), within the deepest parts of your purity of heart and soul.

Thus your most valued treasure besides your deepest connections to the Lord, loved ones, and Holy Spirit, is the most authentic you, the you the Lord created you to be, stored and expressed in the fruit of the Spirit within you.

If you care only for the treasures of the mundane, neglecting the treasures of heaven, then how would you ever live a spiritual life and defend yourself against sin and the temptations of Satan?

Moreover, would it have any effect to wear the Armor of the Lord without ever connecting to it or activating its protective holy light?

By keeping in step with the Spirit, we can live by the Spirit and have a heaven on earth (Galatians 5:25).

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