Cempaka Culture and Tourism: Prisoners celebrate Christmas in style

"The Recalibration of Awareness – Apr 20/21, 2012 (Kryon channeled by Lee Carroll) (Subjects: Old Energy, Recalibration Lectures, God / Creator, Religions/Spiritual systems (Catholic Church, Priests/Nun’s, Worship, John Paul Pope, Women in the Church otherwise church will go, Current Pope won’t do it), Middle East, Jews, Governments will change (Internet, Media, Democracies, Dictators, North Korea, Nations voted at once), Integrity (Businesses, Tobacco Companies, Bankers/ Financial Institutes, Pharmaceutical company to collapse), Illuminati (Started in Greece, with Shipping, Financial markets, Stock markets, Pharmaceutical money (fund to build Africa, to develop)), Shift of Human Consciousness, (Old) Souls, Women, Masters to/already come back, Global Unity.... etc.) - (Text version)

“… The Shift in Human Nature

You're starting to see integrity change. Awareness recalibrates integrity, and the Human Being who would sit there and take advantage of another Human Being in an old energy would never do it in a new energy. The reason? It will become intuitive, so this is a shift in Human Nature as well, for in the past you have assumed that people take advantage of people first and integrity comes later. That's just ordinary Human nature.

In the past, Human nature expressed within governments worked like this: If you were stronger than the other one, you simply conquered them. If you were strong, it was an invitation to conquer. If you were weak, it was an invitation to be conquered. No one even thought about it. It was the way of things. The bigger you could have your armies, the better they would do when you sent them out to conquer. That's not how you think today. Did you notice?

Any country that thinks this way today will not survive, for humanity has discovered that the world goes far better by putting things together instead of tearing them apart. The new energy puts the weak and strong together in ways that make sense and that have integrity. Take a look at what happened to some of the businesses in this great land (USA). Up to 30 years ago, when you started realizing some of them didn't have integrity, you eliminated them. What happened to the tobacco companies when you realized they were knowingly addicting your children? Today, they still sell their products to less-aware countries, but that will also change.

What did you do a few years ago when you realized that your bankers were actually selling you homes that they knew you couldn't pay for later? They were walking away, smiling greedily, not thinking about the heartbreak that was to follow when a life's dream would be lost. Dear American, you are in a recession. However, this is like when you prune a tree and cut back the branches. When the tree grows back, you've got control and the branches will grow bigger and stronger than they were before, without the greed factor. Then, if you don't like the way it grows back, you'll prune it again! I tell you this because awareness is now in control of big money. It's right before your eyes, what you're doing. But fear often rules. …”

Saturday, December 22, 2007

Prisoners celebrate Christmas in style

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

When Emilia stepped onto the stage, Cipinang Prison in East Jakarta went strangely silent. Hundreds of inmates started to applaud, waiting eagerly for her performance to start.

"She is definitely going to win," one inmate said to his friend.

Emilia was performing as part of a Christmas celebration held at the penitentiary Wednesday. To perform at the event, she had defeated dozens of other singers from 11 prisons located in and around Jakarta the previous day.

Organized by officers from Cipinang penitentiary, the competition was divided into the solo vocalist, group and religious song categories.

Emilia had made it to the final of the solo vocalist category.

"Leading up to this event I trained two times every week," the young woman said.

This will be Emilia's first Christmas in prison. She started serving her one-year sentence three months ago in Pondok Bambu Prison in East Jakarta.

"I am sad because my family never comes to visit me," said Emilia, who declined to disclose the reason for her imprisonment.

"I have friends here though and I am doing fine," she said.

Up to 500 inmates and dozens of prison officers attended the final of the singing competition, watching from two separate areas. Contestants, officials, family members and reporters watched from the second floor, while inmates from Cipinang prison watched from the first floor.

For Jackson, a Cipinang inmate convicted of drug-related offenses, this will be his last Christmas in prison.

"One more week and I can go home. I can't wait to see my family," he said.

"It is hard not having my family here to celebrate with me, which is what Christmas is all about. It has made me reflect on my life," he said.

The celebrations kicked off at 9 a.m. with a prayer session, followed by performances from competition finalists. After trophies were handed out to the winners, the prisoners were escorted back to their respective cells.

Emilia took out the solo vocalist category, with Jackson finishing in third place.

It was the first time Christmas prayers had been conducted inside the prison. In previous years, prisoners were escorted to a nearby church.

The singing competition involved inmates from correctional institutions in Cipinang, Pondok Bambu and Salemba in Jakarta as well as inmates from prisons in Tangerang, Serang, Bekasi and Bogor.

"I do hope this brings happiness to everyone," Jackson said. (anw)