“The Internet and Social Media”- by Hans Christian King Spiritual Radio Show Transcription

“The Internet and Social Media”- by Hans Christian King 

Spiritual Radio Show Transcription

GUIDANCE FOR YOUR LIFE Radio Show

with Hans Christian King www.HansKing.com

and Alfred Ricci www.AlfredRicci.com

Topic: The Internet and Social Media

March 14, 2015

HANS:

Hello everybody. Our topic for today is "The Internet and Social Media." This is an interesting topic and there are sub-topics. I believe, Alfred, that's what you're going to ask me are the sub-topics. Is that right?

ALFRED:

Yes.

HANS:

But before I ask Alfred to do that, I'd like to let you know how Spirit feels about the internet - Not too good. They like the fact that we all are on this wonderful highway in the sky. But what They don't understand is why we are so willing to turn loose of all of ourself and put ourself out there on the internet that way. 

And Alfred, under that, I believe you have a couple of topics. But you may want to look folks, because what Spirit has said to me is that in time, people will start pulling back and pulling away from the Internet on their personal life. Because to put out your information and where you are and what bank you're going to and who you're having an affair with and where you are at this moment has caused an awful lot of concern for an awful lot of families. 

So, Alfred, under that particular heading, what are the some of the sub-title questions?

ALFRED:

A lot of it has to do with thinking that your behavior and interacting on social media are different. And what we're going to try to tell you is - really think about it because it's not your behavior. It's how you're interacting with other people. For example, the first topic that we'd like you to think about when interacting over the internet or via social media is: Whatever you're doing - is it kind? 

HANS:

Yes. If you're using the Internet to gossip, if you're using the Internet to talk another person down, things that you may not want to say to their face, then the internet is not for you. That's not where you want to be. If you're using the Internet to judge another person, or to share gossip you heard from someone else, the Internet is probably not for you. If you're looking to hurt someone who may have hurt you, the Internet, the social media stuff, is not for you. 

Look at what you're doing, what you're saying, and why. In order to be one with Spirit you have to hold yourself very close to your heart chakra. And when you start to give away bits and pieces of you on the internet, for whatever purpose, whatever reason...and Alfred and I will be going into those areas in just a moment...but it doesn't matter. Then you are, what we would say: Then you become a tad bit scatty. Your energy becomes scattered. And once that happens, you get caught in a spiral that you send this out, and somebody sends something back and someone says: Oh, they shared that... 

And pretty soon what you said, is all over the world, without your permission. That dilutes your spiritual base. It's alright to surf the internet, it's alright to watch cooking shows, it's alright to join Audubon, it's alright to use Discovery and all. That's wonderful. That is educational, sharing. But when you use the Internet like some of these reality shows that are on television, to listen to gossip, to spread misinformation so that someone would think that you know more, then you're again diluting your spiritual base. And you want to be very careful of that.

Remember one of the great wisdom's from The Christ was: Learn to be in the world but not of it. Make certain that you're not spending so much time on social media that you have lost who you actually are and in some cases wanting permission from others that you don't even know.

ALFRED:

And along those lines, we want to always be considerate. Whether we're in the human world or Internet world, of whether you're dealing with ego. So when I'm posting something, am I boasting? Am I in ego? Am I in image? How's that one Hans?

HANS:

Very true. It's very true. It's very, very true. Are you being kind? When you're sending an email to someone, are you sending it with affection, are you sending it because you feel this person needs to know something that you saw on the television or you heard that might affect them in some fashion, or are you gossiping?

ALFRED:

Or are you talking about yourself?

HANS:

Yes.

ALFRED:

How wonderful you are...

HANS:

You become verbose and... Exactly, Alfred. Are you just trying to show people that you're very smart and you know a lot? Where are you coming from when you use social media?

ALFRED:

Yes. What we're trying to say is, in these things, don't behave differently just because you think you're just typing it and posting a picture. Most spiritual people know that ego is really not the best thing. If you're boasting about yourself, if your boasting about your pot, things that you've accomplished, if your posting pictures of yourself... Really, are you being spiritual or are you promoting ego?

HANS:

And I want to say something to all of you. What is with these selfies? How ego based is everybody getting? Posting pictures of yourself here, pictures of yourself there, pictures of yourself with your girlfriends at a shopping mall... I've seen people recently, when Alfred and I were in Mexico, we saw a young man walking around with one of those cameras on a pole taking pictures of them walking, taking pictures of them talking with people, some of them he didn't even know. And you have to ask yourself: What have we done that makes our people so insecure that they have to get approval from people they don't even know in order to feel better about themselves? Okay? We need to look at 'why' we need to do this.

ALFRED:

And along those lines is it that you're trying to seek approval?

HANS:

Absolutely.

ALFRED:

Are you trying to feel better because of what you're posting? Are you seeking someone's approval? How's that one Hans?

HANS:

It's the truth. This is a big one. Why do you feel you need to have the approval of people you don't even know...that you don't love? Why are you trying to impress other people? Why? So someone can say something about you that you don't believe in yourself? That's the moment that you stop and say: Wait a minute. Hold on. I'm better than this. 

People poke fun at me and laugh at me because I still have a flip phone. And one of the reasons I have a flip phone is I'm not interested in all that other stuff. I'm not interested in things that invade my privacy; not interested in it. And now Alfred, you can expand on this, now I just saw on CNN that every time you buy a cellphone there is a paging thing in there that anybody can trace where you are.

ALFRED:

Yes, yes.

HANS:

Is this what you really want in your life? That everybody knows where you are at all times? Where is your self-ego? Where is your self-esteem people? You can see I'm on a soap-box about this. But it's driving Spirit crazy that we are losing our individuality. Our spiritual individuality is being sold to the Internet. Just like those coupon things that you clip on your key chain when you go to the market and they say: Here you get this discount. That is a scam people. That is meant to track where you bank, it's meant to track what you buy, where you get your mail, and how to advertise to you.

Have we reached a point where we are so insecure that we feel better being lemmings than individuals? That is not spiritual. That is not a spiritual nature. You see? That's not a spiritual nature. Yes, Alfred? I think everyone's going to be probably crabby with me at the end of the show.

ALFRED:

Well, these are questions we really want you to contemplate. Not just as a spiritual being when you're interacting with humans but when you're out surfing, do you use the internet... Here's a good one - are you looking for something better 'out there?'

HANS:

Oh, yes.

ALFRED:

How's that one Hans?

HANS:

Well it's the truth, isn't it. We're looking for something beyond our experience,  because we've put ourself in limitation. Today Alfred and I were out running some errands and I watched him and as we went around the corner... You know we live in a place where the mountain literally touches the ground and you can walk up and touch the base of the mountain. It just comes out of the rocks straight up. A huge mountain, Mount San Jacinto. And he went: Wow! And he didn't see that I saw that. And I knew what he was saying: Can you believe that? Look at that mountain and I can go up and put my hand on it. There's something to look for.

We have a little baby bunny here in the back that lives around the rose garden.  And he comes out and he just looks all around and he uses the thorns in the roses in order to safeguard himself against coyotes and owls. And just wondering at God's handiwork. Wondering at the blessing of who you are. Opening yourself up to all the possibilities of you. Or are you on the Internet?

Folks, I am on a soap-box but this is what I saw the other day. So Alfred and I were out with some people and the people next to us, a family of five, count them...from the second they sat down they had their iPhone things out...I'm not up on the iPhones but Alfred, what are those called? Um, android types of things... And they sat down and the waiter had to come three times to ask them what they wanted, because they wouldn't get off long enough to tell the waiter what they wanted. Then they complained that the food hadn't been delivered. But they forgot that they hadn't ordered. And then during the meal they all used their devices through the entire meal and never spoke to each other one single time, stood back up, walked out and into the parking lot still on the phones. Wow...

ALFRED:

That's actually a really good point. They're looking for something better out on the Internet. When they realize the most important thing in terms of a loving, caring relationship is sitting across the table from them...

HANS:

Exactly.

ALFRED:

So the whole point of this one is if you're out there looking for something better, what are you not doing? You're not paying attention to what is really important 'to' you.

HANS:

Which actually, Alfred, is you.

ALFRED:

Yes, well you and a relationship sitting down...

HANS:

Yes. And if you're sitting down with a friend, a buddy, a lover, whoever you're with at the moment, you're sitting down to be with them. Then for the love of Heaven, turn those devices off or leave them in the car. But that has now, Alfred, become 'fearful' for people to do. I see people run back into restaurants and say: Oh, wait a minute I forgot my cellphone. They really mean their Android or iPhone. That is how connected we are now to getting approval. Which is, Alfred, what you started out with in the first place. Seeking approval.

ALFRED:

Does anybody love me? Did I receive an email? Did I receive...

HANS:

Alfred has a joke that he uses every morning, kids. And after breakfast he'll say: I wonder if anybody still loves me. And he'll turn his phone on to see. (Laughing) But it's getting serious people. People are dying because of comments about them on the internet. Kids are killing themselves. This is serious. Gossip and innuendo... It's time to pull back in.

Use your device. Of course you can use your device, of course you can send your friend an email, of course you can look something up. Absolutely. But I'm on my way to the bank and here's where I'm going and I'm going to take out $40.00... What are you - insane? Are you insane? What is the matter folks? Stop that. Pull yourself back into yourself. Find something that's meaningful and rewarding in your life.

ALFRED:

And that's a really good lead in to our last topic for today - is this a moment to protect? In other words maybe you shouldn't share what you're doing in this moment.

HANS:

Exactly! Exactly, Alfred. I have seen and heard some of the most outrageous things that people share. Senators emailing pictures of their private parts. Excuse me. What have we come to? It's time to find out what privacy looks like again. Because, I'm pointing out to you kids once again, we are losing our spiritual individuality and identity because of those devices.

You can be as spiritual as you want in your head. But if you're using those devices to dilute the essence of who you are, you are not the spiritual person you are thinking you are. And I'm sorry if I sounded crabby. But I'm not. I'm just concerned. I'm concerned for everybody who cannot get off their iPhones. That worries me.

ALFRED:

Yes, and what I tried to bring to the conversation is the difference between your behavior, the way you watch it when you're interacting with the human world spiritually, really shouldn't be that different when you're interacting out on the Internet and in social media. Don't view it as a chance to do something different, view it as: Am I being consistent in who I am regardless of who or how I'm interacting.

HANS:

Exactly. I wanted to thank my friend Dan for asking us to do this. I think we've done one other of these as well. And Dan it's very important to me that you continue to monitor this for me. But it's a very good topic folks. Learn who you are, hold it close to you. Don't cheapen your soul. Okay?

And folks, I want everybody to remember, once again, that God does not love anyone more in this world than you. Take care and we will see you next week. Bye, bye.

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