Let Us EvoLvE
"What a man desires, he also imagines to be true." ~ Demosthenes (384-322 BC)
We Are Here: The Pale Blue Dot
The Earth is in your hands
DANCE MONKEYS, DANCE!
Homo Sapien.
I am currently one of the many insignificant bi peds systematically trying to create my own slice of nirvana here on earth. My personal idea of nirvana may be different from yours, but all in all we are all yearning for the same aspects in life – the avoidance of pain and an increase in pleasure – whatever that means to you is within your own personal viewpoint. MySpace fulfills the need for the craving of attention, the “look at me - pay attention to me†type of childish behavior that continues even into adulthood. We are all ultimately children, even in adulthood. I suppose attention is what draws so many people to this website - It combines a potent mix of human desires. Personally, I find it to be a cosmos of individuals who think and have similar viewpoints as myself. I truly think I have found a place where I feel at home with certain individuals, even those I may not agree with. A profile is like delving into the psyche. It’s interesting to get to know someone on such a detailed level. We are never so outspoken in person. I just hope someday we can take it to the streets, rather than staying behind our monitors while we talk to one another, prodding, conversing, telling one another what should be done for the sake of humanity. I want to be able to look into your eyes, see your particular gestures, in person - gain solidarity. That is the final goal of a true friend, is it not?
It is the job of thinking people not to be on the side of the executioners. ~ Albert Camus
It could be said that I most likely sound like a person in the throes of normal human angst. Quite the contrary. But haven’t we all been there at one time or another? If you have never been there, well, I am totally worried for you. You are either in complete denial, delusional, or perhaps happy with your ignorance. In actuality, I am mostly happy with my life. I have all the food I could ever need, clean drinking water, my income is in the top 1% of the world’s population, I live in a nice home, I have personal transport that can take me anywhere and at anytime. In general, life is good. Of course, there's always the pesky little issues going on in this country and throughout the world that need to be nipped in the ass, but I will get to those in time. What I think I am missing most is human interaction. So, here I am on MySpace, trying to communicate with others. I find it interesting that in this day and age, we have taken human interaction out of the cafes, the coffee shops, and such, and it has now become digital. We are all here, in a virtual reality, but in a way, we are more distant than ever before, yet so close. I suppose this is better than having no communication whatsoever, but I still feel a sort of disconnect from the human community. I’m sure I will get over it though, just like time, mainstream culture continues to move forward. I sometimes wonder: 'May I remove myself from this speeding train?'
50% Grey - Or welcome to Hell"I want to stay as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all kinds of things you can't see from the center." ~ Kurt Vonnegut
Adriaen van de Venne's Fishers of Men. Oil on panel (1614) The underworld, the sea is unholy, we must catch all sinners and pull them up, by hook or by net, one by one, or in groves, onto the deck of the holy ship and into the domain of God. ~ Tegan
I reject organized religion. Why? I am convinced the main source of hatred in the world is religion. Everyday I see, experience, and read the bigotry, blasphemy, contradiction, and hypocrisy spewing from the mouths of organized religion. It lays waste to the human spirit. It gives hope to some, but usually disappointment to the masses. Many use it for persuasion and excuse to commit atrocities. I have been personally ridiculed by close friends and strangers for my lack of belief - or better said: the inability to grasp their belief in their particular religion; taken one step further becoming outraged when I deny my own belief in their particular God. Hypocrisy abounds. Across human society, religion is imposed on a large percentage of the population from birth, without so much as to ever be given the chance for free thinking and the decision to choose. No one is free from its grasp. Most individuals, in my mind, have been indoctrinated into this type of belief system, a system that in its deepest and most basic sense is nothing more than propaganda; illusions created to control and relinquish the individuals right to freedom of personal belief. Religious belief is based in, and dependent on, the conformity of a group of people to agree regardless of empirical proof of the system they hold so dear to their hearts without question. With or without religion, we would have good people doing good things, and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil things, that takes religion.
Recently, I received a perceived sign from Jesus. When I went to print out some documents the other day, I was notified there was a printer error and just one lone page was printed:
Now, with this sign, I may have to change my ways. A very hard decision to make, yet this might be my repentance.
Yet, I saw this video and think what we see is more probable than Jesus or God returning to earth someday soon:
"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts." ~ Bertrand Russell
With that said, at this point in time my views are more so based in the philosophical movement called Existentialism. In the end each individual human being creates the meaning and essence of our own unique existence on this planet.
I try not to follow the status quo, and I think our government and both political parties are not moving this country forward to a better era.
"A nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master, and deserves one." ~ Alexander Hamilton
"One man alone can be pretty dumb sometimes, but for real bona fide stupidity, there ain't nothin' can beat teamwork." ~ Edward Abbey
No End In Sight - The Movie
"Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you. ~ Pericles (430 B.C.)
The Ship is Sinking - Will you go down with it, or start bailing water?
"War, it will be seen, is now a purely internal affair. In the past, the ruling groups of all countries, although they might recognize their common interest and therefore limit the destructiveness of war, did fight against one another, and the victor always plundered the vanquished. In our own day they are not fighting against one another at all. The war is waged by each ruling group against its own subjects, and the object of the war is not to make or prevent conquests of territory, but to keep the structure of society intact. The very word 'war', therefore, has become misleading. It would probably be accurate to say that by becoming continuous war has ceased to exist. The peculiar pressure that it exerted on human beings between the Neolithic Age and the early twentieth century has disappeared and been replaced by something quite different. The effect would be much the same if the three super-states, instead of fighting one another, should agree to live in perpetual peace, each inviolate within its own boundaries. For in that case each would still be a self-contained universe, freed for ever from the sobering influence of external danger. A peace that was truly permanent would be the same as a permanent war. This — although the vast majority of Party members understand it only in a shallower sense — is the inner meaning of the Party slogan: War is Peace." ~ George Orwell
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I am all about personal growth and becoming a better person. I feel sadness for people and animals who are in pain and/or are suffering. In general, I'm a fun loving guy, who likes to laugh and joke around. I have my down times as well but know this is just the normal ebb and flow of being human. Gaining trust, and being emotionally intimate with another human is important to me. I'm goal oriented both in life and in my personal relationships. I believe life is very short, and everyday must be lived to the utmost. I'm passionate about love, life, and the pursuit of happiness. I still know I have a lot to learn about pretty much everything.
“The more unintelligent a man is, the less mysterious existence seems to him†~ Arthur SchopenhauerMy daily labor consists of teaching others technology. The one thing I despise, yet its influence on my life is undeniable. We are all using a computer right now. Think about life without technology, would it be easier, or harder? Some would beg to differ that technology makes our lives better.
Technological Frustration
Maybe the monitor should look more like this:
Other than your normal run-of-the-mill contemplation of the world, and the usual human angst, I enjoy the more subtle things in life:Intimacy, affection, communication, a smile, friends, fun, a future, water, hope, good food, a warm bed, excellent health, helping others, and family.
"Those who make peaceful revolution impossible make violent revolution inevitable." ~ John F. Kennedy
Some Words to Live by:
1) Don't undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others. It is because we are different that each of us is special.
2) Don't set your goals by what other people deem important. Only you know what is best for you.
3) Don't take for granted the things closest to your heart. Cling to them as you would your life, for without them, life is meaningless.
4) Don't let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or for the future. By living your life one day at a time, in the present, you live ALL the days of your life.
5) Don't give up when you still have something to give.
6) Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.
7) Don't be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds us together.
8) Don't be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.
9) Don't shut love out of your life by saying it's impossible to find. The quickest way to receive love is to give; the fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly; and the best way to keep love is to give it wings.
10) Don't run through life so fast that you forget not only where you've been, but also where you are going.
11) Don't forget that a person's greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.
12) Don't be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless, a treasure you can always carry easily.
13) Don't use time or words carelessly. Neither can be retrieved.
"We admit that we are like apes, but we seldom realize that we are apes." ~ Richard Dawkins
10 Principles of Earth Democracy
1. All peoples, cultures, and species have intrinsic worth.
2. The earth community is a democracy of all life.
3. Diversity in nature and culture must be defended.
4. All beings have a natural right to sustenance.
5. Earth Democracy is based on living economies and economic democracy.
6. Living economies are based on local economies.
7. Earth Democracy is a living democracy.
8. Earth Democracy is based on living cultures.
9. Living cultures are life nourishing.
10. Earth Democracy globalizes peace, care, and compassion.
~ taken from Earth Democracy: Justice, Sustainability, and Peace by Vandana Shiva
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