love is the key, see?
use it.
© February 14, 2025 | baccusbee
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In 2017, I began publishing my writing online.
I said 'Love is they key. Use it.' often then and in multiple places around the web since, and I still mean it.
Nobody in 2017 could have foreseen the state of our world now.
What does it all mean?
Are we evolving?
Is society?
The way we live?
All of the above?
Or is this the end, my friend?
As a realistic optimist, I lean towards evolving.
We're living through a time of collective resilience.
Major advancements in tech collide with religious doctrine. Technology is changing the way our world runs. For better or for worse. There's probably going to be some turbulence.
Yet at the same time we're witnessing incredible scientific advancements because of tech.
All of the above with prevalent social upheaval as a backdrop, or are the major advancements the backdrop to upheaval?
Depends on what you think about how full your glass is, like I've said before I'm just grateful to have a glass.
I can't help but quote Dickens, one of my favorite authors—
"It was the best of times. It was the worst of times."
Charles Dickens' 'A Tale of Two Cities', 1859
It feels like we are living this quote, doesn't it? Instead of two cities, it's a polarized world.
Adaptation and survival are key to see what's coming on the horizon.
For years now, the phrase, 'Evolve or die' has ran through my mind. I for one, choose to evolve and survive. Society is going through a time of evolving. Life is changing. We're feeling it individually and in our communities.
How that looks, plays out day by day.
Most importantly, I think it's about how we live with ourselves, each other and how we interact with the world around us.
It's said, chaos and societal upheaval are frequently characteristic of, and often catalysts for, times of significant advancement for humanity. Historical, sociological, and complex-systems analyses suggest that major progress—technological, social, or cultural—rarely occurs during periods of stagnant stability, but rather when established systems are disrupted and forced to evolve.
This pattern is driven by the "edge of chaos" phenomenon, where systems, including human societies, are most flexible and able to adapt, innovate, and reorganize.
Biologically, we are wired for survival—which often looks like fear and self-protection. But spiritually, we are called to a higher way of being. The 'Kingdom within' that Jesus spoke of is more than something we hear quoted from pulpits and read over in daily devotion without ever fully putting it into practical application; it’s an invitation to a psychological and spiritual growth that moves us past our basic instincts and into a life of active love. It is the essential 'fruit' we must produce to navigate the world we’re living in now.
There's so much going on around us. We're forced to pick issues that matter to each of us individually and try to stay focused on them. To keep all of them under our thumb would drive a person mad. There's a lot going on.
'Love is the key. Use it.'
It's time to use the key.
I've actually had someone ask me, "What it even means" (verbatim).
It means a lot of things.
Here's a few examples—
Being kinder as we move through the world is a good starting point. Taking a deep breath and responding with decency when we really don't feel like it. We are human after all. Endeavoring to check our bias and egos before engaging with others.
Seeking understanding instead of resorting to snap judgments, when we usually don't have all the facts unless we were there.
Helping where you can and doing your level set best not to cause harm.
Putting in the work to grow and develop into decent human beings that owns our actions and embraces personal accountability.
It's worth noting, Jesus accomplished this in a record 40 days in the wilderness. Something many of us don't even aspire to, let alone accomplish in our lifetimes. He told us the Kingdom of God is within and even gave us the keys.
I don't know much and I'm an expert on even less, but one thing I do know is Love is one of those keys.
To date, I've not yet accomplished what Jesus did during his 40 days in the wilderness, but I do try everyday to be a better person than I was yesterday. I'll probably always fall short.
I could write volumes on my short comings.
Thanks for reading this far.
baccus bee
(This post was shared for my weekly SundayX post February 1, 2026.)
(Words mine. Images created by me with Grok and Nano Banana with a collaborative process called synthography using my written content as the prompt core.)
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