Sheep flock together for safety and community. Everyone knows there is strength and safety in numbers. The bigger the flock, the safer statistically any individual sheep is, especially if an individual sheep can maintain its position in the center of the flock. Hence the “centrist” which most people consider a wise position to be in. What is Creator’s perspective on being a “centrist” in both life and politics?

This is certainly a wise choice for sheep and other herd animals in a world filled with predators. They will survive longer using that strategy. The same may be true with regard to humans if their greatest risk is encountering bullies, or in more extreme cases, warriors wanting to kill humans of their group or nation. It is certainly the case that humans, like many animals, will have a range of attributes representing soul characteristics as well as learned behaviors based on prior experiences with stress and trauma. There are brave and noble creatures as well as human beings put to the test in this way, and there are cowards. This is true in both the animal kingdom as well as amongst humanity—in both realms, there are individuals who will stand and defend themselves and fight back, and those who will cower and try to hide or run away in an attempt to save themselves and sometimes leaving others in their group to fend for themselves, when if all banded together there would be a greater chance for all to survive, depending on the level of the threat causing the problem. The idea of being a centrist can have many meanings with respect to extremes of behavior. If one is uncertain about the wisdom of one or another extreme, being in the middle is reflecting prudence and due caution. But it is certainly true that to break away from the pack and seek new adventures, new possibilities, and especially in desiring to lead others towards what is perceived to be a better direction and a better future, one must break free of the herd and create an example for others to follow. What is needed always is wisdom to know when that is truly highest and best before taking the risks that, inevitably, are present. Our perspective is that you have already risked a great deal coming into life as a physical human. That was a bold move and it put much on the line in terms of a potential for getting hurt and incurring severe karmic debts and penalties and obligations of all kinds, because of the many things that can go wrong and are made to go wrong by interlopers to worsen people’s lives and the whole of humanity, through engineering corruption of human institutions and leadership to bring about as much damage as possible. That said, not everyone was born to be a leader. This is a soul characteristic some are better at than others, so there is a certain discernment that comes into play to know one’s place in things and what is realistic within your potential. The unfortunate reality is most people are corrupted to a sufficient degree to sell themselves short and underestimate their capabilities. This serves the darkness and not the light and is often a downward spiral that delays soul progress and causes much future need for healing in the karmic liabilities that pile up. As you are in charge of your lives, you must pick your poison to decide what fights are worth fighting, when it is more appropriate to sit things out, so to speak, and summon the courage of your inner wisdom and convictions when this is called for to stand up for yourself and others when your liberty and freedom might be threatened and the stakes are high. To not do so is being derelict when you are called to duty. This is a personal choice all must make at one time or another in small ways or large ways. How you respond in the choices you make will govern all of your future in the karmic consequences that ensue, in whether you receive more rewards or more punishments by the Law of Karma bringing back to you what you put into the world in deploying your energy.