A journey with a spiritual twist. The Bible says "the love of money is the root of all evil." The jury is still out as to what cryto is. So maybe the love of crypto isn't evil?
The block-chain mystery has the banks and regulators confused as to how to put it in a bottle so they can sell and control it. We early adaptures call this present environment the Wild West and wish we had gotten in even early when bitcoin was only pennies. Today many of us are buying the new altcoins hoping to ride the lightning to the moon between the fud and the fomo and get that Lamborghini... lol.
However, the purests and true believers say they aren't in it just for the money, power, fame and toys. They have a vision where things are more decentralized breaking the control bankers and regulators have over the world's economical financial system and giving the common men in the poorest nations a equal seat at the table.
Now that sounds like "Pie in the Sky" thinking and tales of Shangri-La.
However, for those of us into religion, great spiritual teachings of the ancient fathers, the scriptures and the prophecies and predictions this world is destined to become a heaven on Earth. The the judeo-christian world calls this place Zion.
What is Zion and how do we obtain it? "Therefore, verily, thus saith the Lord, let Zion rejoice, for this is Zion—the pure in heart; therefore, let Zion rejoice, while all the wicked shall mourn."(D&C 97:21)
"And the Lord called his people Zion, because they were of one heart and one mind, and dwelt in righteousness; and there was no poor among them." (Moses 7: 18)
"For behold, my beloved brethren, I say unto you that the Lord God worketh not in darkness.
He doeth not anything save it be for the benefit of the world; for he loveth the world, even that he layeth down his own life that he may draw all men unto him. Wherefore, he commandeth none that they shall not partake of his salvation.
Behold, doth he cry unto any, saying: Depart from me? Behold, I say unto you, Nay; but he saith: Come unto me all ye ends of the earth, buy milk and honey, without money and without price.
Behold, hath he commanded any that they should depart out of the synagogues, or out of the houses of worship? Behold, I say unto you, Nay.
Hath he commanded any that they should not partake of his salvation? Behold I say unto you, Nay; but he hath given it free for all men; and he hath commanded his people that they should persuade all men to repentance.
Behold, hath the Lord commanded any that they should not partake of his goodness? Behold I say unto you, Nay; but all men are privileged the one like unto the other, and none are forbidden.
He commandeth that there shall be no priestcrafts; for, behold, priestcrafts are that men preach and set themselves up for a light unto the world, that they may get gain and praise of the world; but they seek not the welfare of Zion.
Behold, the Lord hath forbidden this thing; wherefore, the Lord God hath given a commandment that all men should have charity, which charity is love. And except they should have charity they were nothing. Wherefore, if they should have charity they would not suffer the laborer in Zion to perish.
But the laborer in Zion shall labor for Zion; for if they labor for money they shall perish.
And again, the Lord God hath commanded that men should not murder; that they should not lie; that they should not steal; that they should not take the name of the Lord their God in vain; that they should not envy; that they should not have malice; that they should not contend one with another; that they should not commit whoredoms; and that they should do none of these things; for whoso doeth them shall perish.
For none of these iniquities come of the Lord; for he doeth that which is good among the children of men; and he doeth nothing save it be plain unto the children of men; and he inviteth them all to come unto him and partake of his goodness; and he denieth none that come unto him, black and white, bond and free, male and female; and he remembereth the heathen; and all are alike unto God, both Jew and Gentile."(2 Nephi 26:23-33)
Perhaps cryto will be one of the vehicles to help us level the playing field so we can become one eliminating the disparity between the rich and the poor.
I have hope having being born in 1949 and having being born-again in 1969 at Woodstock a heart and mind with the vision of a world of peace, love, freedom, health and harmony.
With my crypto I hope to do the following because I already have the greatest treasure. "A hope in Christ!"...
"Think of your brethren like unto yourselves, and be familiar with all and free with your substance, that they may be rich like unto you.
But before ye seek for riches, seek ye for the kingdom of God.
And after ye have obtained a hope in Christ ye shall obtain riches, if ye seek them; and ye will seek them for the intent to do good—to clothe the naked, and to feed the hungry, and to liberate the captive, and administer relief to the sick and the afflicted."
(Jacob 2: 17 - 19)
So I add my spiritual voice to the many intelligent technical voices who see the math that connects the blockchain together so perfectly promising a economical financial system which will change this world for the better forever. Now this crypto love has the power to defeat the evil love of money!
