" Two Voices In The Wilderness "
Over the years, I've written many posts on a number of different topics that seem to have affected all of us to a greater or lessor degree at the time, to which I earnestly hope that you've all enjoyed. You and I, have also went on to exchange and share our opinions back and fourth and learned much from each other as a nation and global community.
We pulled together to re examine our goals and direction taken in a effort to hopefully take humanity as a whole to a better place when its all said and done. It's about the choices we make and what we decided to do with our gift of life. It's not so much where you wake up and find yourself standing as much as where you decide to go to from there. When we as a race put aside our superstitions, prejudges and other less then admiral pursuits, only then can move on as a united human family. When we understand that it's not about religion and more so determine that none of us are correct or incorrect concerning our assumptions and or views of Heaven, then we as a people will finally see Heaven in its true light
and its connection to us.
When we finally understand that not everyone can be the strong and ethical one in the world, and that we must strengthen the weak and educate the ignorant for the good of all, then were on our way to understanding that to harm one of us is to harm us all, and to be a beneficial force to one is to be the encourager of life to everyone. When we can incorporate our faith in the spiritual within and about us with ethics and kindness on both the political and personal level then the spiritual and mundane worlds can exist with a lasting peace.
The world in itself isn't a wicked place yet our actions make it so and thus, if we change our attitudes and outlooks in the world then this in itself will change the world for the better. When we as the world comprehends the knowledge that when any positive faith is yielded, that faith in the flesh and spirit only benefits the human family. When the world stops being a victim of the world then tyranny ceases to exist without a trace in the world and lo, a unending peace will transcend all the generations to come as long as that retain this knowledge.
When people witness the misery of the singular Individual, group or Nation then we must understand that this malady, evil or transgression only exist as long as we will permit it to live on and so, we are not only the masters of our own destinies, but the keepers of the world and of each other. Moreover, when things go wrong in the world then it's our responsibility to fix these issues in a effective and peaceable way with the absence of blame shifting. What good is it to put blame on another when this doesn't accomplish anything but to build One's own ego. Is it more important to point the finger or to clean up the mess?
It is far better to say that we as a race have made this mistake, and we as a race have learned from it and so, correct it with all due speed. We really have to get back to helping each other out instead of attempting to be so blameless all the time, it never hurt anyone in giving another a hand up, or admitting that they were wrong. There's nothing so loathsome then the prideful arrogance of a man. But what can be more glorious then selflessness, acceptance of responsibility and the will to always do the right thing
in the both the eyes of Heaven and man. Again, what can be more noble then not only doing the right thing by others but in being the voice of compassion, understanding and mutual resolve in a world filled with treachery and childlike anarchy.
Democracy,Socialism, and Kingships. We enjoy our freedom in the United States and we would like to afford everyone these same freedoms yet politics likened to religion is a personal choice, sometimes something that just befalls one by chance depending on the flag their born under. In any case, One learns to live under such a system with all its given positives and negatives. Each system will do the best it
can in governing it's people in these mentioned systems as will any other governing structure and other Nations shouldn't take up issue with one system or another least the intrinsic rights of the people are advertly violated.
The same applies in Kingships or any other form of dictatorial rule existing currently in the world, as every Human Being deserves the chance to be happy and free to some extent without the fear of persecution, injury or death. Governments also have the right to rule as long as they stay within the basic perimeters of the ethical and peaceful treatment of it's people and so the balance need to be maintained without fail. Of course, times will get tough time to time and the Ruler, King, President must remain sensitive to the issues that might result of such conditions be they economic or otherwise.
It's easy for governments to fall out of touch with its people especially when there's a huge communication gap between it's classes and self and thus, the head of any government must never become blind to the basic needs of its people least the revolt is immanent. Governments see revolt as a rebellion against its authority but this isn't true more so, then it's simply a act of despotism, frustration and hopelessness on the people's part. Usually, people just want to have a little fun while living in relative comfort and further could
care less about the matters of state unlessthey effect them in a adverse way.
When such oppressive treatment, polices or economic conditions do effect a certain group of people we tend to unite in the common cause with the goal of raising the quality of life. When the quality of life becomes so dismal people start thinking that anything would be better then this and that why some take to the streets and freely give up their lives combating forces stronger then themselves. Simply put, when you have a large group of people with a common goal, whom believes their right concerning the cause they fight for, then there's no worse adversary on the Earth for a government to contend with especially, when a vast amount of these folks are hungry and homeless.
To further evaluate the conditions of civil unrest and then riot occurrences, all we have to do is look in the middle eastern regions of the world to see the perfect recipe for disaster. Unemployment is high, pay is very low, and government abuses fuel the fires of civil unrest and rioting against the oppressor. The outcome in any government structure is the same as reflected in any Nations history concerning the rise and fall of Kingdoms and democracies alike, all \the way back to ancient Greece, Rome and India for example. Another point we should consider is in that, Government Officials are considered public servants to some degree that is variable from country to country and hence, shouldn't be living in blatant decadence when their classes of society have many times less the quality of life.
The lack of contact is another factor as the people essentially place an official into office but then, at some point lose touch with that public official. I can see that the Official would be leery in going down to the local bar and having a drink with 'Joe Blow' however, to maintain public relations is vital in the joint working relationship between ruler and subject. True, you won't make all the people happy all the time yet this is the job of the leader and governing body to find the fair and mutual medium in-between regarding any issue of state. To vent in-fighting within a government establishment is to only add gas to the fireas this instills fear and doubt within the masses, not to mention usurping any authority that a government
may have had through the loss of respect.
When the populace see this kind of activity going on within its governing body then “monkey see and monkey do” and who is the government or leader to tell them otherwise. To fight amongst yourselves is to bring oneself down as a governing body and thusrespect is hard gained back from the people. A government is always going to have disagreements or personal conflicts, personality conflicts but it's better to keep this under wraps for the moral of the people and to do otherwise tears down a Nation rather then to lift it up.
For one member of a established body of rule to disrespect another, or purposely defy a Superior of that same body of government, only breeds contempt, not only back on the rebel politician coming from the masses, but from the superiors of that rebel mentality. Everyone in leadership knows these facts to be true yet the disruption continues daily without fail or intervention from those in charge regarding American government. In most parts of the world to date we don't see a lot of this of this conflict and disrespect going on, and for good reason. Over all, the people in any kind of a governing body where this political anarchy is taking place within should reset themselves and hold true to their office and the code of conduct that is demanded of the people of that Nation, to do otherwise is to bring ruin to that
particular group of power.
Even in Kingship a particular code of conduct is required from the higher thrones of power especially, when it comes to taking care of the mass and their basic needs. When these codes of conduct aren’t obeyed , disregarded, or put aside for petty or self- fulfilling reasons and the public suffers then the entire system begins to fry and eventually come apart at the seams. I don't personally maintain that good people that have grown up in a land or particular city ever conceive, believe or intend to die one day a block away from their homes, as a result of someone in their own military shooting them.
People just don't come out wanting to war with anyone no more then these same good people plot to overthrow their government for whatever reasons. Riots and civil unrest is as a result of government, no matter the form it takes, a governing body ignoring the basic needs and intrinsic human rights of its populace for prolonged periods of time. Strong arming the public is in essence another bad practice as excessive force, unauthorized force and unjustified force, are looked upon as an act of war when implemented against the population via a ruling body and so, the people defend themselves by preparing for a internal war within their own land against those that they either put in office, or condoned to be in a certain place of power.
It's a sad reality but when a body of government become so concerned with their own private ambitions and or pursuits and lose touch with their subjects then this always spells catastrophe for that ruling group of folks. When government becomes unbalanced or to the excess in the public’s eye then this just isn't a good thing for the sole reason that the public looks to their government for balance and leadership, as we all know. I don't even know why I write these things down and post them because those in the ruling class should all ready know these truths however, what's perplexing to me is in that these abuses persist despite the knowledge held.
In my opinion, a few good laws in governing of a Nation would be as follows: Frequent and honest Communications, Governmental Transparency, Prudent Judgments both nationally and internationally and in treating the people as people and not just a revenue base to draw from. If governments would observe these few basic courtesy’s then I believe the world would be a better place as the people under a particular governing power would feel included and involved in what is being decided in their behalf's past any elector rial process, it doesn't just stop at the polls and those in power must continue to keep their fingers on the pulse of society to remain on the same page with that population.
Now, we've talked about the flaws of government yet this body unto itself is not the only one to blame as the people of any nation have their share of \shortcomings as well. I would liken the populace of any nation to a baby and the government as the parents in that the baby doesn't understand what's going on all the time to where the parent does. Moreover, because the baby only understands its own needs and is further oblivious to everything else around it, the baby fusses about its own needs and cares little of the needs of others. Governing bodies for all their flaws do have their good points and moreso are dealing with issues of a complex nature, they have to make hard decisions that are unbeknownst to the public.
This is when a nation pretty much has to go on a faith and trust of those that they've placed into office especially when it comes to matter of national security. Yes, abuse can and often times will occur but this just comes along with any type of relationship such as this between'Joe Public' and his representative.
In order to screen the editorial Candidates for office and to eliminate any questions that might arise concerning a certain Candidate for the Presidency, we should most certainly have a process for this, if we don't all ready. It's just important that we know who will be governing our nation, wouldn't you agree?
I don't feel we did badly with President Obama, or any worse then we've done with past Presidents yet, there seems to be on going criticism of this particular President even though he doing his best in addressing the issues of a modern day society, just like every other previous president has done. Be a president good or bad, especially in this country, it's on us as a people. In a democratic society such as this I would imagine that we as a people are responsible for who get into office and who doesn't, correct? So why do we elect someone and then blast his efforts once he's in office?
I think the root of the problem is in that the Candidate simply doesn't know what he's in for and so he makes promises in which they can't keep to which is foolish, but it happens all the time. I think transparency on the governments part needs to be given to any future Candidates on some level to avoid this kind of thing occurring in the future. I also believe that this information should be kept private, or on a need to know basis, but the personal information of all Candidates should be made to be public record so that voters can be informed as to who their voting for and possibly putting into any office.
This will also detour Candidates slamming each other in the future forthe most part. I don't know the specific process that Candidates are made to endure before being considered for office and or, the qualificationsthey must have outside of the basic criteria mentioned above but I believe the following should be observed and enforced before considering anyone for office on any level. Personality and aptitude test: Personality and intelligence plays a big part in how someone in power will handle matters of domestic or foreign affairs as we don't want a puss in office when the going gets tough yet, we don't need a lying hot head with a personal vendetta either.
Hypothetical situation and reaction testing: It's also important that we know how an elected official will handle best and worst case scenarios through hypothetical testing and moreover, the out comes of theses test should be made public record in real time. This is a catch in our election system as we have many Candidates making promises to us without ever really knowing the facts of a national state of affairs until their actually sitting in the oval office or other place of authority. Once in, a person can become overwhelmed and forcedto make one false promise after another that they can't enforce, just to keep in the public’s good graces.
Affiliation and family background check: Example, the Bush’s and the “mass weapons of destruction” thing. This was nothing but a oil tycoon family attempting to strong arm natural resource from another country and masking it as a threat against global security, in my opinion. Whom further trained and placed into office the man that they eventually declared war on because he refused to cooperate with them when
it came down to it. Again, who they permitted to oppress their own people just as long as the resource interest was protected for all involved. This is why it's curtail that all political Candidate be thoroughly checked out concerning their affiliations with and industrial or political Entity before confirming them to office. This abuse by the family mentioned lead us into a war that still going on to a greater extent.
When 911 occurred as a result of our natural resource dealings with the near east, carried out by some small time warring tribal factions, we made it much worse then it had to be by engaging ourselves into their fruit cake polices and processes. It would have been better to work in coalition with the countries authority via removing a few criminals rather then declaring war on a entire \nation for 10 to 12 years after the fact. Any way, I doubt that a unbiased President would have handled this same situation in the way Bush handled it.
In short, if that President didn't have personal interest in the particular resource being oil, I doubt that the burning of the oil wells or 911 would have ever happened. Of course, this is just my opinions formed off of what I've seen and heard from the press over the years and I might not have all the facts regarding this tragedy. Americans are pretty much kept in the dark about such matters and this is why governmental transparency is so critical. One thing that always haunted me on the day they executed Saddam, is when he looked into the camera and said: “The American people should know that their government isn't telling them everything that has taken place concerning the conflict”, and then they hung him on national T.V. I wonder what he felt so compelled to tell us, but couldn't.
Birth and citizenship check: This is simply a given that should be public record for all to see. Our government has no problem in performing checks and conducting investigations on private American citizens including myself, or even sending government agents out to someone's home to make sure their on the up and up in their business dealings. This is a two way street and the same procedural should be conducted on potential and public officials, wouldn't you agree? Of curse you do.
Privacy is only relevant to a non-public person for the most part, and yes, we all have the right to a certain degree of privacy no matter to the station we hold in society, but political people have less privacy then the rest for a reason. Why do political persons have less privacy then the rest of us? Because they are making decisions that effect all of us, and that's why their actions on every level should be scrutinized, even on a personal level concerning their personal, industrial and political relationships and or
other affiliations along with place or regional area of birth etc.
Political people along with any other public person give up their privacy to a certain extent when they run for public office, take up a career in front of the creamers or get behind the microphone. Yes, I also agree that public persons should be afforded additional protections as well regarding security and measures to legally address those that would stalk or slander however, public life is what it is and the loss of some
privacy just comes the territory be you a reporter, a president, or just some guy on the Internet like me.
In-depth political views: Persons running for office should be made to explain their political views in terms that everyone can understand them. Often times the Politician tells us what we want to hear instead of telling is what we need to hear, good or bad.Often times, Politicians tell us that their going to fix the national deficit, unemployment or the health care system yet, it stops there and they really don't tell us exactly how their going to go about addressing these issues. Actually, it wouldn't be a bad idea to have a national vote on a suggested remedy via the government etc., not going to happen though, I fear.
Scholastic degrees: It a good thing to have a intellectual President or otherwise however, this has to be balanced with street smarts as well and thus, the scholastic history should be made public record concerning any Candidate, but also the track record in ability to think out side of the box to discern real solutions for a modern society past a mandated way to address an issue that may or may not work.
Track records of past political accomplishments: We hear all kinds of thing about various Candidates, mostly mud slinging or distorted facts coming from the opposition, yet it's more pertinent and says more for a political person if they can prove their accomplishments and honestly atone for their failures in the past rather then attempting to cover them up, or make more of it then what it really was.
Lastly, if you want a better public servant then we as a Nation have to do a better screening job if this is going to happen. You don't just want to take any guy in off the street and put him in the most important job in America without checking him out first. If we just throw them into office without doing our home work, then who do we really have to blame? We have ourselves to blame and no one else is the answer to that.
It's time that we start taking responsibility as a Nation instead of pointing the finger of shame at others, don't you agree? Of course you do if your'e a reasonably intelligent human being with a love for this country. The government doesn't make this country go around, WE the people do.
Government Shut Down – Separate States
In days gone by we've heard statements of government shut down coming from the White House and I've often thought of the ramifications of such an action. If a government shut down was imminent, then I believe that the States could maintain their populaces quite easily for a given time however, even with this last statement being made, I still see dire problems with these separate systems of governing. Basically, if the government were to shut down permanently then the states would become their own self-governing Entities and thus would regulate everything that went on within their borders.
The first order of the day for most states would be in drawing consumers, or citizens to generate income for the state and the local municipals. Separate states would become more aggressively competitive without the government restrictions now in place to keep fair economic practice and so, some states would be more cost effective to live in then others depending on the populace and the goods and services that could be obtained. The only problem with this is in that the weaker states would either take issue with the predominant states and conflict would eventually ensue, or they would simply be absorbed into the larger state and lose their own stately identities.
Case in point: the national economic changes brought on by the civil war.In other words, one state, or a number of states, could manipulate the consumer market, or hold a monopoly on resource or service and hence, eventually grow so big that they could charge whatever it wanted for goods and services simply because the demand was there and the competition was chocked out etc. Separatism can result in a number of combinations throughout a given structure of governing such as a military force for instance: States can have either a unified force of two or more, a singular force, or a National force representing all
the states but this is unlikely, in my opinion.
Some states could have a state health care program funded by high taxes while others have a pay for it as you go system and further, some would have higher tax on food and fuel and others might not but housing might be more expensive. The variations and possibilities are endless regarding what life might be like in a state without a central government holding it all in place through federal laws, or a group of mutually agreed upon laws by the states in question. Before the civil war, things pretty much ran on the honor system however their were many disagreements on the state level, or between states, and the slavery issue was just the straw that broke the camels back. If we move towards a separate system then what's going to stop us there? And why wouldn't it deteriorate further, or a state having conflict within itself resulting in a set of provinces, or tiny kingdoms as a result ?
The U.S. federal government seems to be at odds with itself currently and a few states are more then considering breaking away from the centralized government as a result of federal policies that they don't agree with, or their view of what they consider to be federal breaches of the constitution etc. Without the federal government and its restrictions are no longer binding then the states can pretty much do as they please and this will be a good thing in the short run but not so great in the long haul as these separate governments evolve.
Without a main governing system negotiating policy and enforcing a unified law within the states themselves, then it's up to the states to negotiate with each other to which might not go so smoothly at times, or might result in a degraded situation such as can be seen with the wall that separated the East from West Germany. Essentially, if we were to adopt the separatist system here in the United States, we would effectively be steeping back in U.S. history to a more cathodic time, a less organized time in history. In light of the atmosphere in Washington D.C. to date that more or less reeks of anarchy, not to mention lack of leadership, the law of averages dictates that a more sold forms of governing will be sought after by heads of state.
I would say that this negative behavior on the main governing body is giving the states the incentive they need to move away from the main governing system and moreover forcing them to seek out alternative forms of government for political and economic self-preservation. Never at anytime have we as Americans seen such disruption in our government and the national discord that has come in its wake and further, never at any time in our history have we witnessed our leaders back biting and slandering one another such as we've seen in the past years.
Again, and Again, Never at any time in our history have we seen such division in our Senate and Congress that tends to rail against against the Presidential office and I would speculate, that it's all going to come down around our ears as the result of those that we've put into office whom can't seem to get along for the greater good of the Nation. Unfortunately, the ramifications of fiscal irresponsibility, greed, incoherency to important domestic issues and over all bad management of government is leading us to the land of nothing. Now, please don't misunderstand me here in that you think I'm pointing the finger of shame at the President because I'm not.
I'm really pointing the finger of shame at those in government that take part in these unspeakable negative behaviors that are subsequently bringing our Nation to it's knees. I'm sure everyone has their faults however, when turning on the news all I seem to hear is the Congress, Senate and others attempting to block constructive movement, and then bickering about it with whomever. If the Congress and Senate oppose a bill then perhaps they should expose the negatives of that bill or law to the American public as we know what's best for us more then others in office most of the time and again, as I've mentioned above ( Maybe the public should vote on certain legislation) before it's passed into law. Perhaps, the public should have a vote concerning domestic or foreign policies, or have a say in what types of conflicts we engage ourselves in as a Nation. Maybe Wall Street needs to wake up and understand that it's nothing without the American people.
Maybe the banks and Wall Street need to stop thinking with their wallets and more with their heads and hearts because without the American people these entities are nothing, remember the crash of 20 would be my warning. The American people should have say in what governs the banks and Wall Street, don't you think? What I find perplexing is in that Wall Street is to big to fail but America isn't and those in government should ponder this last statement for its meaning. I also believe that this new tax proposal by President Obama to be a awesome and proactive move to help in re-setting the economy simply because everyone should be paying a fair percentage of tax instead of some more then others, as has been the case in past years. There's nothing about this program that reeks of class warfare and the meresuggestion of this is foolish in my opinion.
I believe that tax's on all levels of income should be fair for all, and not designed to yield preferential treatment for the very rich while shifting the excess burden unto the middle class. Talk of government shut downs, members of government disrespecting one another, disorganization, in- fighting, high level scams, the breakdown of moral behavior, breaches of the U.S. Constitution, back room deals and politics and many other things I could mention here, are the very thing that's dividing and driving this Nations face into the mud. Damn, were “walking through Hell's gates with our eyes wide open” and "It's the end of the world as we know it but we feel fine”. Well, it's not fine and a good many Americans don't like “the blind leading the blind” and this is why many of us are stepping forward currently to voice the warnings that need to be voiced.
This is the very time when people and states should be pulling together to work out both our differences and the national issues that we now find ourselves in. Just because states have the capacity to become separate states doesn't mean that the problems we face as a nation stop there however, when states look for leadership and only see conflict and disrespect within the ranks, then this is justification, incentive and
excuse to leave the Union? Quite honestly, I'm surprised at the class, stature and grace that other countries have exhibited regarding in not blasting, or making fun of the United States in the way were handling our National crisis, aren’t you?
If it were any other time in history we would be laughed at while our ancient enemies plotted against us in their war rooms, just because we came off as a weak and divided nation. In short, separatism isn't the answer and is a short fix at best and not only this, but will also have far reaching issues of a different nature when it's all said and done. Stop and think about it for a moment, (Their was a reason for the States to Unite), remember? Really, some in the U.S. government need to get their heads screwed on straight and get with the program before it all goes to Hell in a hand basket. American citizens need to do the same as bitching about issues won't resolve them in the least.
The Return Of The American Dream
Like many ideas in the start and of the mind or heart, freedom is but a fragile concept glued together by the aspired hope of a nation in gaining happiness, contentment and prosperity, or achieving Ones ultimate dreams. Yet, the American dream is a challenge of great strides against the wind for a people whom once had, but lost freedom along the way. Yet, dreams are likened to fragile ice and can be destroyed quite easily by anything heavier then itself. The things we aspire to achieve from the American dream is both conditional and circumstantial upon the social and political climate in which it unfolds and so, the dream can only be as real as the efforts forged within through the actions of those whom seek to prolong its status.
A balancing act so to speak that never ends in observing what has created the dream and practice in the first place. In World War Two, Korea, Vietnam and many other conflicts or wars, we fought and died for freedom to pursue the dream and thus, the dream turned into a tangible reality. Yes, it all started with the American Solider who thought enough of the dream to fight a die for it even if it met fighting and dying in some unforgiving far off foreign land, “To defend and serve” or to defend the idea of freedom and serve those whom sought toto obtain the American dream. A dream in the real worth dieing for yet, the dream has become distorted and further, deeper and deeper in jeopardy with each passing day as freedom now takes on a new and dastardly tone. Achieving the "American Dream" not very long ago meant that you owned your own home however, now many have lost their homes and can't pass the credit check to even rent a place to live.
In the past, a person could go out and buy a new car and pay it off in a few years but now, should you be lucky enough to buy a vehicle on credit it's a rusty pile of junk by the time you pay it off. Moreover, even the second hand junk cars are as much as the new vehicles. It used to be that a young man would go to work for a company, get married, have kids, put his kids through school, pay off his home and then retire after twenty years with a company but now your lucky to even keep a job six months to a year from what I understand.
Trips to the grocery store used to be fun for most but now it's turned into a scary venture for some and further, a trip to the Doctor doesn't cost $50.00 more so then thousands these days. In the past people were made to stand behind what they said about another and a hand shake sealed the deal. If you worked hard and your dealings were honest, had a good set of ethics, you could go far in the business world. You could get a loan from your local bank who wasn't interested in soaking you for NSF charges because the held your money longer than they were supposed to time after time, and you didn't have a credit rating Bureau system more interested in posting untrue crap about your financial history etc. In days gone by people went to church, spoke to their neighbors, helped each other out and raised their kids together in nice safe neighborhoods.
Anyway I could go on and on with this but you folks all ready see the contrast between now and then, don't you? Yes you do. The American Dream today consists of keeping your rent paid, keeping your job, buying groceries, keeping gas in your car, keeping your lights on and SURVIVING, and that's about what the American Dream means today in contrast to what it meant years ago. Years ago the American dream meant you could open up a mom and pop shop and make a nice little living off of the income it brought in.
If your products were of good quality and you treated your Customers as you would treat yourself, then many time your business stayed in business long after you were gone, or your business was left as a legacy to your kids. Back then, cooperation consisted of good honest people that worked their way up to the top and moreover, (Never Forgot Where They Came From) unlike some in big business today
who think that the world revolves around in their asses.
And to those who feel this way please remember this, just because you can live a life of excess doesn't mean you should and that even though you feel far removed from the rest of us, your not. The people placed you where your at and the people can take back that which was given you. The American Dream is the American Myth to a good many people both in America and abroad who believe in America. In order to bring back the American dream we must reset our way of thinking, get back to our ethics, values and standards of living. It is necessary that every human being in this country be rewarded for the hard work they put forth on a daily basis as a incentive to progress.
In other words, a honest days work for a honest days wages, no more and no less. It's only fair that American workers have affordable health care that THEY CAN AFFORD themselves without government intervention, everyone needs fair and moderate housing with affordable food and fuel to boot. Everyone needs affordable education and opportunities in the work place according to their skills and not skin tone.
These things are to components that build upon the circumstance and conditional longevity of this thing we call the American Dream. We can talk about the American dream all the day long however if the aspect that make this ideology up are lacking, or non-existent, then this dream is nothing more then a pipe dream.
There can be no American dream as long as there's a self-serving mind-set and or, moral and ethical decline here in America and moreover,the American dream will stay a dream until we can open our minds to the new possibilities of resolve and establish new laws of fairness here in this country. When those in government resolve their differences and learn to work side by side despite their political view and rank, only then then can they truly lead the masses towards a better tomorrow both for us and the generations that come after us. When the American people realize that the government isn't a fix all and that we as a people must shoulder our load of the responsibility, only then will we set out on the road of healing, or be a stronger Nation. When we as a global society understand that it's a global responsibility to be prudent stewards of the world and to take care of each other when we fall, the state of of current affairs will persist as they are. Personally, I also have a dream no matter how unlikely it might be, My dream is in that one day there will be a world of peace full of equality and prosperity for all of us.
Divinity's Three Genders And School House Bullying
We have so many labels for just about everything under the moon especially when it comes to race or sexually, don't we? Sooooo many prejudices against that in which we can't, or won't try to understand is the bottom line, or as the general rule of thumb goes. The topic of this post is two fold in that it not only deals with gender, sexual preference, gay children but child school bullying as well. Let me start off by just saying that the most judgmental and pushy people I know can be found in fundamentalism Christianity, but there again don't let this be a bad reflection on Christianity on the whole as every religion has a few bad apples in it.
Again, I'm not picking on Christianity or any religion especially since I believe in the sensible teachings of Jesus however, some Christians spend half their time parroting the Bible and the other half making people's lives miserable especially if the tormented person is of a different belief or chooses to live a different lifestyle. This is a shame because according to Christianity and others like faith systems "God is perfect in every way and not capable of making mistakes”, isn't this correct? I personally take this statement to heart and believe very firmly in it. So, if this is the case then why are folks of being harassed or persecuted as a result of their gender or sexual preference?
Why is it that we as a society always have to rage against things that we don't understand with our prejudices spawned out of ignorance? Why must everything be so black and white to us as a race especially when we ourselves are a coat of many colors? We've had ten-thousand years to jump this hurtle yet were no further along now as we were then, judging by the look of things. We see things in terms of night and day, black and white, man and woman and that's it, with no shades of gray in-between, why is this? I've heard persons of neutral or mixed gender called gay, fag, queer and my favorite, HOMOSEXUAL, (Not), to which sounds like some sort of disease discovered back in the dark ages,
as far as I'm concerned. I've heard tell that some think this condition of sexual preference is un-natural and freakish or gender confusion however, I beg to differ as we can not only see instances of this third gender behavior taking place in not only the very the Bible itself with its key players but also played out in the natural kingdom; so what's unnatural about a same gender relationships? Other than it makes some homophobic mentalities very uncomfortable.
If being what I call the third gender is such a sin in theory, or will buy someone a one way ticket to Hell, then why does the Creator keep creating these very skilful, talented, caring, compassionate and articulate folks? Oh, and please don't bring up the book of Ruth as I think she was an idiot, or that what she said was either taken out of conext or not said at all regarding same sex relationships, like many things in the Bible.
There's another label such as “Same Sex Relationship”, why can't it just be called a “Relationship"? But there again we need labels to describe everything, right? The fact of the matter is in that Divinity doesn't make mistakes and neither does the psychical manifestation of itself called nature.
Again, fundamentalist Christian views, or extremist Christian views are causing pain through a doctrine that can be punched full of holes just like any other doctrine that's full of prejudices and violence. Perhaps people of the third gender posses the Souls of both the male and the female as some traditions believe and moreover, without these inventive and charismatic people we would we could still be left still trying to invent the wheel. Ok, maybe a over dramatization but people are people, right? Who's to say that people of the third gender aren’t the middle ground between the sexes?, the sexual or gender missing link, and what a dull place the world would be without them. Damn, I'd hate to think what the world would be like with nothing but heterosexuals in it. I mean, we the straights are doing such a good job in tearing everything up. Oh dang, another label called “straight” when we all have our bent little ways, lol.
Again, perhaps these folks are the evening between day and night and the cogs in the wheel of humanity, the thing found point center existing within Divinity itself. After all, the spiritual is the opposite of all things that meet in the middle to make a perfect union between all opposites, in my opinion. Notice the flower and the beauty it offers yet, we don't stop and call it a freak or abstract simply because it's not exactly the way we would wish it to look or smell more so, then we just enjoy its beauty for the time that it's on the earth with us. I think that the certain Christian groups that impend, or lobby against the new bullying laws being implemented in the schools are a waste of time especially when their hidden agenda is about paranoia and homophobic outlook. I also think that these fools are in essence losing perspective
on the teachings of Jesus Christ himself and using and abusing religion to further evils course against the children.
Violence in the schools was never a right of passage nor will it ever be more then what it really is “Evil Violence & Intolerance”. I don't believe that One should push a lifestyle on others be it gay or otherwise yet on the flip side of the coin, I don't believe that others should persecute persons for their beliefs, or chosen lifestyle. Schools are a state institution and a allegedly a neutral zone, a place of learning, a protective environment that parents send their kids to for the education they need so why are these issues even present in the school system?
Since education is a mandatory action required via the state or government then it falls on that institution to protect the students in their care no matter the situation. Kids don't always do the most prudent thing in the way of behavior and so, it is up to the parent in conjunction with the schools to teach the child the proper conduct when in public especially, when these children are around those Neanderthal personalities who are intolerant of the child for whatever reasons. It's a sad fact in that we live in a very intolerant and ignorant world who tends to strike out at whatever it doesn't understand, or that makes it uncomfortable with itself. It's just a somber reality that any child has to die as a result of perpetual bulling and or, other types of harassment and abuse that could easily be prevented. It's hard enough for kids to grow up in a hostile environment such as in a unregulated or unsecured school system for an example, but even harder for a unique child in having to deal with the same problems and pressures of what we consider to be normal kids. In short, having to deal with their own sexuality in unforgiving atmosphere only adds to the emotional pain that all ready exists. I think that we as a society are moving a little fast regarding the gender preference issue with our kids and we should permit our children to have a chance to grow up before addressing the sexual preference issue with them. Of course, I believe that we should nurture and accept our kids no matter what, but I also believe that we should educate our children concerning the dangers that awaits them behind every corner pertaining to those raised in homes with possible
extremist indoctrination against anything that's a little different.
Cross Dressing, Drag, And Roll Play
Ok, there's a long list of grievous sins in the world but being third gender or cross dressing isn't one of them. There's nothing wrong with wanting to be pretty, hansom, kind or loving anymore then it's wrong to attempt to find your own identity in life. Incidentally, some of the baddest guys I know are closet cross dressers at six foot six and 300 pounds and I would dare anyone to tell them that they were going to Hell as a result of their clothing preferences. Nope, it just wouldn't happen and besides, most people that take issue with this are back biters and rarely say anything to a person's face. I personally don't see the difference in what someone wears as long as their not hurting, or pressuring others. I don't see the major clash in what someone might prefer sexually as long as they aren’t forcing their lifestyle on another.
You know, in my photos for the site I've used make up, lip stick, long robs, press on nails and other items or props to obtain the desired effects for the picture, “Theatricals & Roll Play”. Hell, I've even shown up to Witches fairs in this attire, no big deal. We see kids wearing their pants down around their ankles, little Goth kids all painted up running around looking like Vampires, we see Actors in drag and cosmetic being
used on both sexes in the entertainment industry, no big deal. So why is it ok for some to do it and not others?
By the way, check out the ancient Greeks, Egyptians and Romans in their dressing habits and you'll see what a closed minded society we really are. By the way, since all this intolerance always tends to lead back to theology or the Bible, why don't we look at the dressing habits of the Priest and the way some of the ancient peoples dressed. I think that the ones that scream the loudest about third gende people and the way they might dress are the very ones in doubt of their own sexuality, or have excessive insecurities about the world around them that challenge who they really are.
Typically, when we see people that slam others as a result of their skin tone, gender or sexual orientation and preference, it is those individuals that tend to be in the lower realms of ignorance who've been conditioned through a some sort of negative conditioning to reject anything different from themselves, or what they were conditioned to be. The harmful effects procreated by the dogma of ignorance in society has again struck, Struck in the way that it's causing our children to take their own lives simply because there are some out their that have the (HITLER) syndrome. Yes, the everyone must be, look and act exactly like me or their a freak that needs to be criticized, tormented and persecuted until they are gone or dead. Yep, Hitler also thought that unless you had blond hair and blue eyes you were a freak of nature and took it upon himself to carry out what he considered to be 'ethnic cleansing', I would like some of you religious extremist to ponder this fact for a few minutes and then re-asses your own belief structures.
Third gender people are found all over the place even in the most remote regions of the world amidst indigenous peoples where third gender people are considered simply, third gender people. In short, if you had the appearance of a man but had female tendencies, then you were treated as a female and further, if you had the appearance of a woman but acted masculine, then you are treated as a man, no big deal. Only in America and a few other places to we make this mole hill into a mountain.
There again, these process of life are condemned by the fundamentalist Christian as they state these folks are Heathens on their way to Hell, to which isn't the case at all. It's hard for me to believe that God is going to create and person, deny them access to Christianity, and then send them to hell, or some kind of purgatory as a result of their developing culture. When a child is born into this world the genetics dictate the personality, gender and sexual preference as we all know, and this often times collides with the influence of environment. Case in point, a third gendered child being born into a homophobic environment or society and thus, we have people conditioned to grow up to be something their not via societal pressures, to which leads to suicide at times.
The third gendered man or woman is told their entire lives that their going against the laws of nature, who says? And that their not who they think they are simply because society is conditioned to identify only what they might see on the outside of a person and so, not look any further into who that person really is past their physical form. To easy this misconception, misunderstanding or mislabeling people of the third gender attempt to make who they really are more apparent via behavior or dress however, this only brings them more intolerance and hate for their trouble.
In essence, third gendered people are trapped between worlds and forced to adapt to the general consensus of what the majority thinks they should be in the interest of self-preservation and in the end, some can do it and others can't. Many times things will look differently in the dark of ignorance then they do in the light of wisdom and so, I've heard tell that the society says that they can't deal with third gendered people because their trying to be something their not, but I disagree with this mindset. I believe that third gender is actually attempting to be something that they are on the inside.
We as a society have to learn to look beneath the skin tone, the appearance or action of a person to see who's really standing next to us, agreed? The age of ignorance is over and we should leave this age where it belongs, in the past. The last thing that people want to do is be at odds with everything in their lives and being gay or third gender places you right in harm's way, so why would people want to be gay in a homophobic society? This would be likened to wishing to be cast into a pool of sharks with a bloody wound given today’s general mentality concerning the gay community.
So, to all of you "straight Dave’s" out there, RELAX and live and let live and unless your being approached or made to feel uncomfortable, leave them alone. And if you are being accosted then take it as a complement or report it instead of acting like a monkey and harming someone. To the third gendered people out there, “Use Common Sense” and realize that your in a hateful world.
In this post I've used the words Homo, fag, queer, gay etc simply because I want the world to see how UGLY these words really are not to mention, all the violence they bring along with them. I want the world to witness it's own actions against it very own brothers and sisters as when the day of judgment does come, least you know the charges against you. These words have power to kill be it from ones own hand or another's and thus they have great and lethal power over others. We've come far as a Nation and world in this issue but “miles to go before we sleep”, Again in my opinion.
I also think that these world should be abolished these words from every language especially the English language as we have done with many racial slurs and sexual discrimination in the work place as the record reflects. The term “Third Gender” is my own general terminology to address what I consider to be a group of folks apart from the Heterosexual disposition. In essence, I believe that we have many levels between the feminine and masculine disposition in the human nature and hence, that it's not always evident in the physical appearance of a person.
This level of humanity should be recognized in every way by the rest of society as a beneficial part to it since it is these persons, whom are our sons and daughters and who contribute greatly to society to whatever degree. I don't wish to tag another name to this group of Individuals more so, then call recognition to them as their own sovereign sexual classes and culture of people, and not merely a psychological or physicalenigma as thought in the past by Physicians and Psychologists alike.
When we as a global society come to terms in that not everything is black and white, or as much as we would like it to be any way. Only then will progress forward in our understanding of how things really work in the psychical realm, or Heaven and Earth. We would like to think that we understand our Universe to some degree but in all honesty, were just as lost as we were when we observed the first star plummeting from the Heavens. We like to think that we've solved the mystery's of the deep blue sea, but there is still much to be learned and so it is with the human nature.
Even though we discerned some things of the Universe, Earth and Sea, were still blinded to the things that rest beyond our grasp and this is likened to the human nature, or the inward Universe. Like many things we've theorized on in the past there's still the element of hit and miss especially, when it comes to the most complex creation of the Universe, the “human brain” and the over all construction of the human body to which we can't understand fully to date.
Primitive Race
We as human beings have a tendency to label what we think something might be however it might not be what we think it is no matter how many labels we might choose to place upon it. In other words, what you see is not always what you get and this goes for everything in creation. think that we as a race are more primitive then we think because were still afraid of things that go bump in the night, and it is for this very
reason that we try franticly try to make sense of our world to this day. And so, when we run across things that don't make sense to us, or that we can't explain, then fear and ignorance takes hold and rejection and violence takes place. It's time for humanity to reset itself in that we open our minds to all the possibilities instead of living off of church and political dogma. Obviously these ways of conducting our lives have lead us down a dark road in the end. Why? simply because we refused to think for ourselves and allowed others to shape our minds and lives to the detriment of others in some instances. If we can't discern what it right and true for ourselves then what makes us think that we know what is best for another? We can't, and this is likened to the blind leading the blind.
Again, what we think we see is not always necessary what is actually in the world, and that's why we should stand back and dissect something before we jump head long into it, or lash out against it for whatever reason.I say that were still a primitive race because were still hung up on oppressing each other, domination and judging one another. We're still cowering under Thor's hammer and afraid of everything that we don't understand, we still war with each other over boundary and resource and lash out at the innocent just because misery loves company. We're a struggling race hurdling toward our own self-imposed destruction simply because we don't know any other way, and annihilation will be our portion for the sins we commit against the Universe, Earth, and ourselves.
We allow our children to die in illegitimate wars, in the schools and on the streets and blaspheme the very laws of Divinity and life simply because we refuse to see what is and what will be as a result of our inaction, ignorance, or choice for evil.
Science, Androids, And The Human Spirit
Over the years science and religious theology have been at odds with one another however the mainstream church has pretty much held a monopoly in the realms of the “after life” or “life after life”, and over all in matters of the eternal Soul. The main differences between the disciplines of Church and Science is in that the Church takes many statements at face value concerning scripture such as humanity having a Soul, or that the scripture tells us we have a eternal existence after we die and we must accept this through faith.
But Science on the other hand, is still actively still seeking the divine spark through various areas of research ranging from the studying of brain layers to advanced robotics and artificial intelligence. And so, one discipline accepts it through faith and the other is either attempting to create the soul, or trying to discover it. I believe that both groups are shooting for the same goal even though one is passive about it and the other is aggressively seeking it through provable means. In short, the Clergy belief in this has alway been constant and the Scientist want is to believe however he or she must have something a little more tangible past hearsay, or scripture.
The thing is, some in the field of science would like to sum everything up, or explain it away through elemental principle yet they can't, and this is what drives them ever forward in their quest to unlock the Holy Grail, the human spirit. I would surmise that everyone would like to believe that something exist after death on both sides of this issue and this is why the efforts and debate have gone on for so long, even though both are questing after the same thing but in different ways. Science holds the concept, that if for some reason, they can't obtain the essence of the divine spark, or human soul, then they will settle with human brain transferal and transplant into a android body. In short, if we can't emulate the spiritual eternal life then we have eternal or prolonged live through mechanical bodies, to which seems a little creepy for me.
Especially when these androids are made to look exactly like you and me. I think is super cool on one hand but get a cold chill running down my spine on the other since all good thing created by man typically ends up being abused and used against humanity in the end. We could go on to develop armies of the perfect killing machines or create androids to perform the nasty jobs that no one else wants to do in society and more so, create mechanical bodies for when our fleshly one break down and die. Either way this will have severe ramifications to the human species in that life will become very cheep, unemployment will still be a problem, or worse then ever before and or, entire populations will be wiped out at the drop of a hat on some tyrannical dictators whim. Human history shows a resounding excess and abuse of any technical advancement as any new invention is used for the applications of war before it is really used for purposes of societal growth or advancement.
Even though the scientific community has a good intent in solving the age old mysteries of life and death, I believe this research to be heading down a dangerous road to say the least. I think that there's a huge possibility that the Scientific community will achieve the full simulation of the human body and brain in the future but won't succeed in the obtainment of the life force.I most certainly believe that they could go as far as to incorporate biological function with mechanical operation given the excelled technology that's taken place over the years. Yet, the problem with the scientific community is that even though the proclaim to consider all the possibilities, often times they disclude the most important possibilities simply because they don't fit in with a current equation.
Even if the technology was obtained and applied towards biological brain transplant into a mechanized body then this would simply mean that a person would live for an indefinite time be they a beneficial or evil influence on the world. The same thing can be said for cloning as this to is a bio technology that could be abused and misused even though it was designed for positive purposes.We would all like to defeat Old man Death, or the Grim Reaper but at what cost? There seems to be a frantic race to beat death via achieving immortality but my question would be: will this quest end up leading us down to death that much quicker? It could given human history in my opinion. In other words, we race to the “Fountain Of Youth” only to drowned in it, or race to life eternal only to die. In the end.
The doomsday prophecies are that of our own making and simply history repeating itself and so, we quest to live on one hand and seek immortality yet, we die trying. The one thorn in the side of science as we understand it can be found in the N.D.E. enigma that really can't be explained away, or has a inconclusive outcome at best according to some in its fields of research. When persons have Near Death Experiences, it kind of leaving science behind past the conventional explanation of chemicals firing off
in the brain that yield some form of euphoric feelings of transcending the psychical body and or, traveling to another realm away from what we consider to be a physical reality. The one thing their leaving out in this hypothesis or excise in conjecture would be that the subjects of N.D.E. have turned in thousands of reports that are in fact, yielding scientific facts.
Facts such as describing their rooms or medical faculties when we're suppose to be brain dead, showing us to others and conveying messages of love and otherwise at the times they were declared DOA, or died on the operating table. Other instances in exist such as knowing what was said and by who as the reported to be floating over their bodies and after being declared medically dead for a certain amount of time. In some cases some have been literally taken to the morgue to await autopsy who have come back.
Then of course, some if not all come back profoundly changed for the better and often times are wanting to perform some helpful act to humanity on the whole, mostly in a spiritual way but not always as some enter into humanitarian projects, some government, child or elderly card, medical industry and places such as Hospice programs to aid and comfort the very ill or dying.
Some folks go on to assist the world or others they meet in life through spiritual means such as becoming Ministers, Priest, Psychologist and Counselors working with troubled kids. Then you have some people like me, who are on a larger stage while attempting to simply re-set lives and or, to re-direct troubled adults and people in crisis back to the right path in life via counseling and magical practice, (Prayers) etc.
Just about all the people that have suffered a N.D.E. leave with a great fear of death but come back without this fear as it has been replaced with a love for life. We've been to another place and have a good idea of what's there and hence the fear is replaced with assurance and the ability to enjoy life no matter what comes your way.In most instances people that suffer N.D.E's experience seeing deceased family members, people they don't know but are connected to in some way, deceased pets, Jesus, Buddha, or a presence they report to be God himself whom sends them back with a task or message to spread.
Some folks see a tunnel with a bright light at the end of it and some just see the bright light and describe it as a all encompassing love. Again, some like myself didn't see a bright light or any Angels to speak of yet my experience was just as profound as the next. And let's not leave out the people whom experiences the place we all know as Hell, who came back reformed people as a result. Now, science says that this is a mass form of hysteria taking place in the brain of a dying person that it initiated by a chemical reaction
however, they can't explain how these people hold the certain spiritual gifts or knowledge that they return with.With all being stated above, is it any wonder that the scientific community must confront this enigma of the physical reality, or issue that takes place after the body dies.
There are many in the scientific community who strongly believe in life after life and pursue it in a honest fashion apart from those whom just write it off simply because they can't explain it in a tangible way, just to be fair. The Scientist is the Seeker of truth in the here and now and our futures depend on them, the Theologian is the messenger of peace and dogma coming from the past, and the Philosopher and spiritualist are the ones who always ask the question why in both the tangible and spiritual realms of life. We all have one thing in common and that's asking the tough questions of what's really real in life and what could be during and after this life.
Some of us rely on hard factual evidence while others are open minded enough to seek out the possibilities leading to new discoveries that eventually become hard factual proof of what reality holds for us in the shadows, or what the human body is really capable both physically and spiritually. We can simulate the human body mechanically in speaking, facial expression and movement however I don't think we will ever master the human spirit no matter how far our technology takes us into the future. In essence, sometimes we will never know the answer to our questions and thus, have no other choice but in accepting the facts or information that we do have and then accepting the rest of it on faith.
The human Soul is the hope of humanity and the great illusive mystery as well that every intelligent person has sought the answers to all down through the eons and so, the quest goes on from generation to generation as it's done from the beginning. We can tell you this, at one time and long ago, I was raised in the Roman Catholic and Greek Orthodox churches and I found that religion couldn't address my questions hence, ultimately failed me and so, I rejected it whole heartedly for a time until I understood, or discerned its truth from the fiction therein.
In this time, I was no longer a follower of religion and began to follow a path that could be scientifically explained concerning how events could have occurred pertaining given Biblical events. It's only through my discernment and being open to how a spiritual essence could work in the physical circumstances of life were my questions addressed. This is of course what lead me to my field of endeavor regarding ritual magick of which is a small part to spiritualism over all. The N.D.E. that I had endured only fueled the fire that brings me to the place that I'm standing in today.
In my practice, I don't have the luxury of disbelief due to what I've seen and heard with my own ears throughout the years and so, faith is a matter of personal decoration that is built upon ones own experience, as far as I'm concerned. A person's faith can be strengthened through the teachings of the Christ and further cemented in factual event, or in witnessing things that shouldn't be such as miracles that the intellectual world doesn't have a reasonable explanation to, in my opinion.
As far as the human Soul goes, I believe that we all have one but not in the context that religious practice sets fourth in that we answer to one Entity or another. I believe, that Souls are a part of the natural element and composition of Universal creation itself, or conscience energy with directive returning back to the whole of creations mass. I also conceive that the Soul is a built in and intricate part of the biological body
makeup that dissipates back to the life force and or, back to the essence of the spiritual Divinity as long as that Soul is a beneficial faction to the rest of creation otherwise, it is discontinued much like the body or nature will eventually discontinue anything that is harmful to itself.
We know so much about the Sun, Moon, Stars, and the Earth but it would be arrogant at best to proclaim that we can discern everything about these planets, or the most finite building blocks of creation itself and the mysteries held deep within. I believe the Soul to be as natural as the environment above and around us that further has a main directive for self-preservation in the end. Some call this dark matter or white
matter yet it is the “I Am presence” whom has indiscernible ranks or names to it other then those that have been a signed via organized religion.
I'm not against originated religion yet it doesn't make sense to me in the context that it's being presented plus the fact, that it goes against natural laws and circumstances in that it teaches life, or how to live a good and Godly life, but always seems to result in death of ones self or another. Another point that I keep harping on, is in that the way it's presented to the masses only serves to agitate and contribute to intolerance and hatred of those who believe differently and so, Mainstream religious practice is not only indecisive, inconclusive, contradictory but dangerous as well and advert to the teachings of whom what religion would consider as their Christ.
Religion has also ask us to accept many things on faith and to follow blindly in whatever a doctrine should dictate but only a fool would place his life and soul in the hands of another man, and this is exactly what we do when we engage in extreme following of any religion without using our common sense, especially when it ask us to kill in the name of Divinity, or to kill the Infidel for your soul to be guaranteed a place in Heaven.
Lastly, any religion that refers to their parishers as Lambs basically makes me uncomfortable in that I'm anything but a lamb, that's waiting to be lead away to slaughter house, or shearing bin LOL, just not cool. I've written other post on this subject so I won't rabbit trail off into my pet peeves today.
Draw Your Own Conclusions
I think it's important for every man, woman and child to ponder what was, what is, and what could be in this life, or in the mundane and the spiritual aspects of life and furthermore, this is something that should be encouraged from day one with our children. Perhaps the various societies would evaluate and re-set their ideologies back to a more passive but intellectual time should this occur, back to a time before it all got out of hand and folks starting hassling, tormenting and killing each other as a result of their dogmatic beliefs.
Now of course, some out there will say that I'm destined for Hell regarding my beliefs, but I would say to them, that I'm all ready living here and that Hell itself couldn't be any more diabolical then what I see going on around me everyday. I just can't keep silent about it anymorebecause it's all so retarded and I can't take it anymore, what about you? In essence it's all very simplistic in that if you respect yourself, others and your environment while always trying to do the right things by others then it only stands to reason that Divinity will earnestly take care of you, wouldn't you agree? I believe you would. There's no reason that we as a people can't have a Heaven on Earth with a clean environment for the not only our generation to live in but for the next generations to grow up in.
We will never know all the answer as to why things happen in our lives but what matters in in how we decide to handle these things. What matter is it to strive to obtain the things the world says you should have when you can be successful in obtaining the things you should have both on a spiritual and psychological level. It's all about obtaining happiness and to gather a little prosperity along the way when possible, it's about helping others in their time of need and being the light in a world gone mad. Yes, it's always a good thing to ponder the mysteries of the Universe and that of life and death but it's just as uncertainty to do the best you can in life without steeping on the toes of others if at all possible, if we can manage this then the rest will take care of itself.
I can tell you this, if you always strive to understand yourself then understanding others will become effortless, and if you understand others in life in why they say and do the things they say and do, then not only will you have tomorrows news paper today in knowing what types of thingsto involve yourself in or not, but you will understand how Divinity works in our lives as a direct result. It's not so much about the prayers to speak or the church you go to so much as happiness is dictated by the relationship you have with yourself and those around you. If you are a friend to man then the Universe if a friend unto you.
This can be likened to the cells in the body, if your something that makes the body sick then the body will give you the chance to mutate into something beneficial to it and if not, then it will expel you. You are either led in this life or your the one that leads. Thankfully there aremany out there that in media, educational shows and in the churches that educate and lead others down the road of wisdom, and I thank you all for this. Why? because together we can change to course of humanity back to something that is more constructive, peaceful and prosperous for all of us.
I don't know about you but I just think that we were given a bad deal and moreover have passed this curse on to our children as a global society, and it's just not right. Maybe, now our kids can grow up in a world free of racial, religious and boundary tensions, such as what we've all had to endure throughout our lives.
In closing, the "Devil" doesn't determine our course, never did. This is our course to travel and yet we find ourselves at the crossroads and what road will we chose. What say you concerning this?