Don T
I agree. My post was an attempt at satire all the same - what me worry?

The "superstitious powerplay of a bunch of cynical conmen" plays right into my thoughts this morning.

I was thinking that NO ONE can ever feel like they totally belong.
Don't get me wrong there are moments of epiphany when you feel at one with the universe but every one lives in some kind of comunity where belonging is a touchy subject.

If you had a black mom and a white dad you could feel conflicted as to what culture will accept you or feel slighted that "belonging" is not conferred. Or a family with a religious divide. Or a family with a national divide. or a family with a sexual expression divide . Or a GIANT family divided by money or the lack of it.

Every one feels that they are stuck in between some kind of belonging.

So forget it. You belong to those who can love or those who love you. (period)

The people who get desperate about belonging will always fail to really feel secure UNLESS they become the leader of the:
pack
cult
parrish
mosque
temple
business
city
county
country
WORLD

This kind of person loses more of a sense of inclusiveness and becomes more of a dictator. They demand authority. They will punish to prove their title of authority, to their supreme need for belonging. The more they demand and punish the farther belonging slips away.

These type of people will still not find the sense of belonging even after getting the position of leadership that they thought would fulfill them. They rationalize how its tough at the top, but they put themselves at the top in hopes of solidifying a belonging that is just beyond their grasp.

The few people who get it, get respect from others who share their understanding.

On the other end of the rainbow are those who give up and recede away from society or disappear within themselves.

While we are all private individuals and herd animals simultaneously, we need to be reminded that the urge for belonging is just an urge. You already belong to the Universe.

The people in our lives who remind us of this are revered and are close to our hearts.