THE ALPHA FREQUENCY #716 - WHEAT AND WEEDS: HOW TO STAY TUNED IN A MIXED WORLD
Two Systems in One Field
Living in Te Tai Tokerau, we often see beauty and struggle sitting right next to each other. We might see a thriving marae garden right beside a patch of gorse, or a whānau doing great mahi alongside the "static" of community gossip. Ihu (Yeshua's name in the Paipera Tapu) taught us that this is exactly what the world is like. He told a story about a farmer who sowed good seed, only for an enemy to come at night and sow weeds among the wheat. He was showing us that two different ways of living are currently sharing the same space.
The Problem of Entangled Roots
When the farmer’s workers saw the weeds, they wanted to pull them out right away. But the farmer said no. He knew that the roots of the wheat and the weeds were tangled together. If they pulled the weeds, they would destroy the good crop too. This is a vital lesson for us in the North. Often, we waste our precious energy trying to fight every "weed" or negative person we see. But because our lives are connected, fighting them directly can actually drain our own life force, or mauri.
Focus on Your Own Growth
The strategy Ihu gives us is simple but powerful: let them both grow together for now. Instead of spending your days trying to tear down what is wrong, spend your energy building up what is right. In our work, we call this focusing on the signal. If we focus on building the "Economic Pā" and looking after our own whānau, our roots will grow deep and strong. We don't need to fix the whole world at once; we just need to make sure our own "wheat" is healthy and full of life.
The Time of the Harvest
Everything in the Woven Universe has a season. The farmer knew that the harvest would eventually sort the good from the bad. Time is the ultimate filter. If we stay tuned to the Alpha Frequency of peace and love, our value will be clear when the time is right. We don't have to worry about the "static" winning in the end. The system of "Babylon" that focuses on greed and extraction is like those weeds, it will eventually be cleared away because it has no lasting value.
The Word on the Harvest
Ihu spoke about the wisdom of waiting for the right time to separate the signal from the noise:
"Let both grow together until the harvest, and at the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, 'First gather together the weeds and bind them in bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn.’ ” Ethiopian Orthodox Bible (Matthew 13:30)
Original Ge'ez Text: ኅድጉ፡ ይብቆሉ፡ ክልኤሆሙ፡ ኅቡረ፡ እስከ፡ ጊዜ፡ ዓጺድ፤ ወበጊዜ፡ ዓጺድ፡ እብሎሙ፡ ለአጻድያን፡ አቅድሙ፡ አጥሪዮቶሙ፡ ለክረም፡ ወአሥርርዎ፡ መጠነ፡ መጠነ፡ ለውዕየት፤ ወለሥርናይሰ፡ አስተጋብእዎ፡ ውስተ፡ መዛግብትየ።
Direct Ge'ez to Te Reo Māori Translation: Waiho kia pūāwai tahi rāua aupiki noa ki te kotinga; ā, i te wa kotinga ka kī atu ahau ki ngā kaikoti, "Me matua kohikohi i ngā taru, ka paihere kia tahuna; ko te witi ia, me whakamine ki taku whare taonga."
Strengthening the Wheat
Our mission in the North is to move toward a state of Mauri Ora, or total flourishing. This means we must be disciplined with our attention. Don't let the negativity of the world choke out your potential. By staying grounded in our faith and our connection to the land, we ensure that we are part of the good harvest. We are the architects of a thriving future, and that starts with prioritising the good seeds we have been given.
