“Parasites are known for their living off of other things. Parasites draw to sustain themselves.

Throughout the world there are many types of parasites. Some draw so much from whomever or whatever they attach themselves that they can kill physically, mentally or monetarily, if they are allowed to stay in a given area too long. Parasites thrive on what they gain from other people or other things.

In our society today we have many types of parasites. Some eat at the morality of other individuals, some thrive on monetary gain through debilitating sources that penetrate the weaknesses of human beings. Some parasites live off of controlling other people’s minds, other people’s morals, other people’s wills.

Most people do not consider themselves victims of parasites. They justify the conditions that control them by saying they are captive to a way of life, captive because they do not have the will to stand up for what they know is right, captive because of their sensitivity to others, captive because they cannot say ‘No.’ In other words, many people become prisoners because of their own inability to be strong in the face of immorality, in the face of injustice to their very being, in the face of vulnerability to immoral actions.

Parasites touch so many areas of life that it is difficult sometimes to distinguish a real parasite from someone who is in true need.

This Lesson is not to help you justify a lack of charity by not helping someone else, but this Lesson is to alert you to look at the whole picture and see the rational situation opposed to the emotional situation where some parasites thrive.

We fear germs that are harmful to our body, our mind, to our very existence, but we must remember parasites can attack us in many ways: mentally, physically, emotionally and spiritually.”