Propaganda can be used for good, but is usually just used to sell something to others, for the benefit of the seller. We all have seen commercials on TV, heard them on radio, and see them on signs. Politicians sell ideas, so that they can get elected or re-elected. Televangelists sell their concept of religion to whoever they can, so that they can profit and wield power over others. Commercials can be good in that they let us know of products that we can use. But we need to recognize that the commercials are biased to give us the best possible view of a particular product. We need to understand that the politician or preacher is selling us a product too. And that the product isn't necessarily in our own best interests. Even if the person has good intentions, it doesn’t make it any less of a form of propaganda. Nor is it necessarily good for us.

We don’t have to allow ourselves to be swayed by propaganda. And we most certainly do not need to feel that we are not equal to those hyped imagines of people portrayed by propaganda. By recognizing that money, possessions, fame, are not what life is about, we can recognize our own self-worth. In the big scheme of things, we don’t have to consider such things as fame, fortune and such to be of much importance, when we recognize that what is really important to us are our family, friends, health, happiness, and our ability to think for ourselves. As Deists, we have the ability to see past the propaganda and work for those things that really matter to us. Because we recognize no authority as being above our own, we can develop our own ideas and values. Thus, we can recognize our own feelings of self-esteem and not be ashamed to do so.

Something else that helps us realize our own self-worth, is knowing that God loves us in God’s own way. I don’t understand it, but I truly believe that God loves us. Not only does God love all of us, but also he loves all of us equally. It may not seem that way by society’s standards, but we are all equally loved by God. And, if God loves you just the way you are, isn’t that proof of your worthiness for life and happiness?

Maybe you are thinking right now, or maybe sometime tomorrow, that you don’t believe that God loves us. Well, maybe you are right. But that makes you no less admirable. If there is no God, or a God that doesn’t love us, we are still equal before nature. The laws of nature effect us all in the same way. Sometimes genetics seem to favor some over others, but it is just nature’s way of working. Nature has to try other things to progress, some benefit us in some things and some don’t. Some benefit in ways that are not obviously evident. Yet, we are still equally effected by nature.