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Post by thundertail on Jun 2, 2011 4:39:20 GMT -5
~ The lack of logic and wisdom - and the consequences. ~
Through years of observation and interaction, I have come to the sad conclusion that every person on earth lacks any sense of wisdom; and seldom if ever uses the common sense just about everyone aught to have. I would say that if you were as observant as me, you would notice this tragedy too. If you look around from time to time, you will see people doing stupid things nearly all the time; and most of them do not realize they are doing it, and that is the most unwise thing anyone could ever observe! As in what they do, many people say a lot of things that defy logic to defend what they do. It escapes me how people survive when they do not utilize wisdom in their everyday lives. The things they do would warp your sense of rationality toward the human race. I could relate to you all the things humans do in their daily lives, the stupid things they do nearly every minute of every day; and maybe I should, for you will find many of those things extremely amusing!
One example is how most people drive their automobiles, and the myriad of mishaps on the road they often have. It is not because they do not have sufficient instruction on how to operate said vehicles, but it is what they do that distracts them from the all important job of safe driving. I drive all the time, and see hundreds of major and minor driving violations every single day; and it is all because they insist on doing things other than driving behind the wheel, distracting them so much that mistakes invariably happen. You know, it is my opinion that if people concentrate more on driving than the distractions that make them drive stupid; then they wouldn't drive so stupid, and there would be far less accidents. Sometimes they totally disregard the basic rules of the road, thinking that they can do anything they want behind the wheel; and never realizing that those rules were established to ensure the safety of driving, and they are not meant to be a matter of opinion! If they did not think thusly, or even think at all about driving, there would be far less need of auto insurance; and we can finally begin to cease having the need for such insurance in the first place, and thusly phasing it out as a necessary expense related to driving.
It seems true that many people believe that what they are doing is best, but in many cases this is not necessarily true for others. Everyone is free to make their own decisions, whether they be right or wrong; but it is a shame what these decisions do to other people. Maybe it is true that these decisions are right for them, but nobody has the right to have their mistakes effect others. It would be better if a law were passed that made it illegal for people to make mistakes that effect others, but this would demean a person’s freedom. I think it is all up to the individual as to which path they want to take, but no one has the right to tell another what to do unless they are instructing them, and then it is up to the learner to either take the information and use it, or ignore the information and make the mistakes anyway!
It is prudent to tell others what you hear and say, but it is unwise and cruel to say things about others that can be hurtful to them. We go about uncaring, just spreading gossip like things will be the same whether we tell what we have heard or not. If one would remain silent and look around them, they would see that what they say actually hurts people after all; and realize that if someone repeated what they know about them, then it would be equally hurtful to them. I have seen it a million times before how people just talk and say things about other people or things that come right back to them. The only people who spread gossip are the ones who don't have anything better to do with their time; or who has a want to gain favor with those whom that person is talking to; or wants to say things about others to try to hurt that person. More people get into trouble flapping their jaws than they do if they just shut up and listen for once! Doesn't gossip drive you completely up the wall, or am I just too critical?
There are some people that are more learned than others, ones who have had a better education or have gone through more personal events; and though that may warrant them telling a person how to do this or that for that experience, some of those people think that their instruction is the only thing that should be done in that particular situation. Some people think it is their job to be the instructor; to constantly give advice or tell another what to do. These "Leader" types think they can change the world if enough people listen to what they have to say. They must always be in control, and possess the majority of the conversation or hold most of the ideas. It is their job to show off how smart they are, when unbeknownst to them, most of the people of the group are just as smart as they are and can come up with ideas just as good as the "Leader" type. Just imagine what kind of rude awakening they would have if they just shut up and listen to what the others in the group have to say for a change!…
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Post by thundertail on Jun 2, 2011 20:03:51 GMT -5
~ Inner peace and harmony. ~
There is a place within each of us where we can go to relax, a state of mind that allows us to unwind from the rigors of the day; and there we can leave our inhibitions behind, a place where we achieve peace of mind. It can come with a thought or it can be summoned with a feeling, and things of which make you happy and bring joy to your heart; and it can be a wish or it can be a hope, a thing of wanting brought to be true by the power of imagination. Traveling there can be a rough road sometimes, but once you get there you’ll find the trip was well worth it; for to get through to the happy thoughts, one has to deal with all of the dark ones. Once there one can sit back and relax, like being in a comfortable couch in a comfortable room in a comfortable house; and you are free to do anything you want there, either to relax or to pursue some other sort of sedate activity. Here you can dream, and your dreams soar. Here you can think, and the thoughts you have surpasses even the heavens above. You float on a cloud of pure imagination, and languish in the sense of utter peace. In here there is no worry or strife, for YOU control what goes on here - and I’m sure you do not want anything bad to spoil this moment! In here you find it hard to leave, and with good reason as all your happy and wonderful thoughts are here. Here there are friends and no enemies, and here there is contentment and no worries. I hope you find this place every day, and enjoy it just like I enjoy my happy place - my place of unsurpassed peace and utter harmony…
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Post by thundertail on Jun 3, 2011 4:45:22 GMT -5
~ Goodness is infectious. ~
It feels good to do good deeds for others, and those deeds are as infinite in number as the good they do are helpful to everyone, including to oneself. But you can say that doing good does not do anything for me, which could not be farther from the truth; for one thing it gives you a feeling that you’ve made a difference in someone’s life, and another thing is it kind of pays the world back for all the good done to you. You may not see what that good was all the time, but consider that things could have been much worse for you if nobody hadn’t already done good to you; paving the way to make your life a little easier, or on a more obvious scale when you actually see that someone had indeed done good to you. Being good and doing good to others has it’s own reward, seeing the appreciation on another’s face (Or even shock or surprise that you actually did!) and seeing that the other is willing to do a good deed for you; for anything good anybody does for anybody makes a difference, and ‘no good deed does not go unrewarded.’. Everybody wants good things to happen to them, and everyone wants others to do good things to them; but doing good is a two-way street; for how can one expect good to be done to them when they do not do good to others, one must reciprocate the good deeds and do good in return. It’s like a game of give and take, for there is no greater rule in human society than ‘Do unto others as you would have others do unto you.’; for if you do not do anything good to those around you, you do not deserve to have good things happen to you! One should make it a habit of doing at least one good thing to somebody each and every day, for it would give one the most satisfying feeling; and it would make others feel that people really care, which is what civilized society is all about… _____
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Post by thundertail on Jun 3, 2011 17:12:56 GMT -5
~ “ I am here to help…” ~
My goal when I write these messages to the world is not to gain anything in the world, but to help those that seem to need it; and from what I see, everyone could use the wisdom in the words I place here today. I do not seek power or money or any other material thing from anybody reading this, I just seek the opportunity to help make their lives better. I see problems people face every single day, and I do not lie when I say I experience much the same things; but somehow I see beyond the problems that plague me, and that whole picture I hope and wish others could see as well. I do not write these things to impart comfort to anyone (Though I only wish for peace and harmony to all of you.), but perhaps the wisdom I possess will guide you to a way to gain that anyway. I know I merely touch on many of the problems facing the people in the world these days, but the passages I convey are but facets of the whole picture that I am trying to impart. One can take what I write in any way they wish (Though my hopes are that they are taken in the way I meant.), but be it known that I hope that my message has a more profound meaning than merely a thread of simple advice. I know I have said that I do not openly invite comment to anything I write here, but if you have a need to ask me something of a more personal nature; or if you have a problem that you think I can help out on, please send a personal message (Link is under my avatar in this board.) and I will see what I can do. Please remember dear readers, I mean only the best for everyone in the world; my intentions are good and my words are the wisest I can come up with - and I’m only here trying to help…
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Post by thundertail on Jun 4, 2011 4:33:12 GMT -5
~ Financial woes. ~
What is money but a device that places value on material things, an establishment that has no material essence in itself; for one can’t eat it, wear it or live in it - yet it controls our very existence? It is a shame that we put a money value on the things we need, for in such a fickle establishment based on human greed; and it makes the cost of everything we need to forever rise, based on an economy that thrives on monetary growth. The trouble is that when things start costing more and more, it makes the value of money more and more worthless! As prices go up the sales will decrease, then it will be dog-eat-dog for those in sales of even the basic things; and even though those that end up on top will have the all the money, the ones who will suffer the most (consumers) will have nothing.
The economy is going downhill, and it has been the moment it started like it did; and it has been unable to handle it’s problems even at a sixty percent efficiency for decades now. Everybody knows this, but the ones in business just won’t admit it. And now that it has come to a head like it has, we can’t just fight it with the same old tried-and-true methods. Another way to cure our financial woes has to be put into place, something that will completely replace the system of economy we have now. The economists of today will not wish a new way of handling finances, and they would take great joy at touting any radical change; calling it ‘communism’ or some other buzzword that would make it sound evil and unsavory to the ones used to democracy, but if this economy is hurting as badly as it is and it is the fault of the current economy, then isn’t ANY kind of change that improves things worth a try?…
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Post by thundertail on Jun 4, 2011 13:49:45 GMT -5
~ ‘Western’ wisdom. ~
The following post has proverbs that came from the Christian Bible, words of wisdom given to the children of the Lord. It contains a list of pertinent passages and my interpretation of them; and I know that others might interpret them differently then me, but the Bible has been interpreted in many different ways in the past! It is said that it's not a good thing to interpret any religious text other than the way it was originally written or else you run the risk of ridicule from those devout, or from their Higher Power. Over the years things have changed in the writings of many such texts, revisions and omissions that were sanctioned by the religious leaders of the time. It is a well known phenomena that each and every person that believes in these texts interpret them as what is suitable for their own personal belief; but the event that separates this from an excommunication is these people generally do not make these revisions public. It is not my hope that I get into any trouble for doing this, but I must relate my take on these proverbs from the Holy Bible...
~Let not steadfast love and faithfulness forsake you; bind them around your neck; write them on the tablet of your heart.~ One should take a kind of pride in the love one has for whatever they are loving, and the faith they have in that object of love should not be made into modesty. One should present their feelings to the world. To 'tell it on the mountaintop', for love and faithfulness is truly worthy of praise....
~Blessed is the one who finds wisdom, and the one who gets understanding, for the gain from her is better than gain from silver and her profit better than gold.~ The act of learning something new is better than anything that can be earned. Not only can that knowledge or wisdom be taught to others, shared in the spirit of learning, it will stay with you for the rest of your life; for once something is learned, the treasure can not be taken away from you...
~Do not be afraid of sudden terror or of the ruin of the wicked, when it comes.~ It is folly to worry about what bad people can do to you, for their ways are evil; and their sentence will be far worse than what they could do to you. Their wrath to you will last far shorter than the wrath placed on them...
~Do not say to your neighbor, “Go, and come again, tomorrow I will give it”, when you have it with you now.~ If someone needs something from you and you have it now, it is best to give it when you have it. You never know whether or not you'll have it for them later. If they ask later and you do not have it, you'll always be a liar in his eyes...
~Do not plan evil against your neighbor, who dwells trustingly beside you.~ If someone trusts you, don't plan to betray him; for trust is one of the richest commodities known to a mans' spirit. If you end up betraying or lying to that man, your status in his eyes will be ruined forever...
~Do not contend with a man for no reason, when he has done you no harm.~ Mankind seems to love turmoil and controversy, for they seem to need some kind of strife for their lives to have any meaning. The truth be known, this is tantamount for all the calamity mankind can create. If someone has done you no harm, do not seek an argument or dispute with him for no reason; for you will lose a friendship, and his offense will be a black scar to you...
~Do not envy a man of violence and do not choose any of his ways.~ The notoriety of wise men will always last forever, but the brave and valiant man; the men who negotiate peace and wage war, their notoriety only lasts a short time. People who do untoward things, or men who seek their means through less than peaceful means, are arrogant and wrong; and not a subject for emulation, for their wrong will not make YOU right...
~Toward the scorners he is scornful, but to the humble he gives favor.~ Those who mock others are not the subject for praise, for they seek disfavor toward those whom they mock. The meek are those most worthy of accolades, for their goals are that of peace...
~The wise will inherit honor, but fools get disgrace.~ The results of the wise and foolish are as profound as they are different. Those who conduct themselves with wisdom will always find success, but those who insist on conducting themselves unwisely will always receive the failure they have been striving for...
~He who withholds kindness from a friend forsakes the fear of the Almighty.~ People who are merciful contain the greatest wisdom, for being so gives one the ultimate power. Those who are mean to others will always get like in return; for there is no mercy to those who are not merciful...
~Whoever slanders his neighbor secretly I will destroy. Whoever has a haughty look and an arrogant heart I will not endure.~ People who spreads untrue secrets about others will see their own downfall, for when the truth comes out, their lies will truly be revealed, throwing their own credibility into ruin. Those that act in an unruly way and treat others with anger will find that their actions will be atoned for...
~The sun rises, and the sun goes down, and hastens to the place where it rises.~ As the day begins, so does it end; only to come again to begin another day, running its' time to the conclusion of another day. This means that a person is born, lives out his life and dies; but life goes on for his offspring, living life in the same manner...
~The wind blows to the south and goes around to the north; around and around goes the wind, and on its circuits the wind returns.~ Wherever the wind may blow, it comes back around to where it begins. This means that things might come and things might go; but things almost always turn out the way it is supposed to be...
~All streams run to the sea, but the sea is not full.~ Everywhere that water flows, it always tends to seek the lowest point; but even the lowest point does not become full. This means that no matter how many things happen in ones' life, life goes on; and these things in life only serve to make that life all the richer...
~What has been is what will be, and what has been done is what will be done, and there is nothing new under the sun.~ No matter what one sees, does or knows; it has already been seen, done and known. That means that, in the course of human recollections, nothing that will happen has not already happened...
~There is no remembrance of former things, nor will there be any remembrance of later things yet to be among those who come after.~ As time goes on, the ones who remember what we did, we will not know. Just like the people who came before us were a mystery to us...
~What is crooked cannot be made straight, and what is lacking cannot be counted.~ Those that are evil can not be made good unless they are willing to change their ways, and all that have shortcomings can not improve themselves unless they are willing to try harder...
~For in much wisdom is much vexation, and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.~ Though ignorance is bliss, knowledge and wisdom makes the heart all that less peaceful...
~A good name is better than precious ointment, and the day of death than the day of birth.~ Kind words are better than whispered scandal, and to die without knowledge of bad things is better than being born into a world of strife...
~Sorrow is better than laughter, for by sadness of face the heart is made glad.~ It is better to know the strife’s of life than be blind to them, for turmoil makes the soul happy with wisdom...
~It is better for a man to hear the rebuke of the wise than to hear the song of fools.~ It is sometimes best to undergo the scorn of your superiors than to hear the prattle of underlings...
~For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fools; this also is vanity.~ The chatter of the unwise is like an irritating rash, for it serves as nothing but an annoyance... ~Surely oppression drives the wise into madness, and a bribe corrupts the heart.~ The beaurocracy of leaders angers the wise to action, but the right word in the right ear corrupts the fools...
~Better is the end of a thing than its beginning, and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.~ The conclusion of an event is an improvement to its' beginning, for in patience there gains improvement...
~Be not quick in your spirit to become angry, for anger lodges in the bosom of fools.~ It is wise to be reluctant to become angry, for only fools allow anger to adhere to them...
~Say not, “Why were the former days better than these?”, For it is not from wisdom that you ask this.~ It is not a wise person who wonders why the past was better than now, for only a wise person thinks to change the present to make things better...
~Wisdom is good with an inheritance, an advantage to those who see the sun.~ It is good to receive wisdom passed from older to younger, for these pearls are far greater than any glory...
~For the protection of wisdom is like the protection of money, and the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of him who has it.~ One should covet wisdom, for it is more valuable than anything on earth. It insures life and limb to those who possesses it...
~Wisdom gives strength to the wise man more than ten rulers who are in a city.~ Knowledge to a learned person is more powerful than any great ruler...
~Surely there is not a righteous man on earth who does good and never sins.~ Even the best person on earth is capable of making mistakes, for everyone is susceptible to the temptations life can inflict on them...
~Do not take to heart all the things that people say, lest you hear your servant cursing you.~ In all that a person hears in his life, he should not take to heart the rumors and slander that comes his way; for slander like that comes only from the mouths of the unwise...
~Your heart knows that many times you yourself have cursed others.~ Whether one knows it or not, even the most pious have said bad things against another...
~The words of the wise heard in quiet are better than the shouting of a ruler among fools.~ The wisdom of the wise man whispered in shadow carries more weight than the spouting of the powerful in front of his people...
~Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner destroys much good.~ Words of the wise are more powerful than any weapon, but fools have power to destroy them...
~A wise man's heart inclines him to the right, but a fool's heart to the left.~ The just man's heart compels him to do what is right, but the hearts of the unjust make them do bad...
~Even when the fool walks on the road, he lacks sense, and he says to everyone that he is a fool.~ All who are unwise lack any kind of sense, for wherever they go, their foolishness is always apparent...
~If the anger of the ruler rises against you, do not leave your place, for calmness will lay great offenses to rest.~ If your course of action offends a person, act calm and endure their wrath; for it proves you have the wisdom to admit your shortcoming...
~He who digs a pit will fall into it, and a serpent will bite him who breaks through a wall.~ Those who cause danger will become victim to it, and all that find danger will be endangered by it...
~If the iron is blunt, and one does not sharpen the edge, he must use more strength, but wisdom helps one to succeed.~ If the plans one sows is not well thought out, the more effort is needed in order for it to succeed; but a well thought out plan turns out a lot easier...
~If the serpent bites before it is charmed, there is no advantage to the charmer.~ If danger arises before one has a chance to deal with it, then there is no point in planning for it...
~The words of a wise man's mouth win him favor, but the lips of a fool consume him.~ Wise words seek favor to those that speak them, but unwise words have a way of turning around and biting him who speaks them...
~The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness, and the end of his talk is evil madness.~ The start of unwise ideas denote a persons' foolishness, and the execution of these words prove the persons' insanity...
~A fool multiplies words, though no man knows what is to be, and who can tell him what will be after him?~ An unwise person speaks a lot of nonsense. So much so that nobody understands what he is talking about...
~Even in your thoughts, do not curse the king, nor in your bedroom curse the rich, for a bird of the air will carry your voice, or some winged creature tell the matter.~ Words of dissent spoken even in the most secluded place can be overheard by anyone, and can reach the one you are slandering; resulting in you getting into a whole bunch of trouble...
~He who observes the wind will not sow, and he who regards the clouds will not reap.~ Those who look for signs other than what is within ones' heart accomplishes nothing...
~Light is sweet, and it is pleasant for the eyes to see the sun.~ One can not see without finding the light to see by; and when the light is found all is revealed...
~So if a person lives many years, let him rejoice in them all; but let him remember that the days of darkness will be many. All that comes is vanity.~ One should be glad in all the years of your life, for the time that comes after will be in darkness; any other course of action is all for naught...
~Remove vexation from your heart, and put away pain from your body, for youth and the dawn of life are vanity.~ Refrain from anger and put it far from your heart, for its' pain will draw the life from your body and soul, for this too is all for naught...
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Post by thundertail on Jun 4, 2011 18:01:33 GMT -5
~ Honesty of heart. ~
It saddens me the way people of the world act these days. Most people do not use common sense and wisdom in the way they conduct themselves throughout life, and this causes me sorrow like nobody should know. For one thing, they expect other people to bow to their wishes; thinking that everyone owes them a favor, or they think that their way is always right when the ironic thing is that they are often wrong. The one thing that people fail to understand is that nobody is any more important than anybody else, and it is a shame because all people are equal in every way. Everybody is special in their own way, but everyone thinks they are more special than the next; and if I could just reach out and tell them all different, that act would bring so much joy to me! We have laws that are supposed to guarantee others' rights as people and enforce fairness among the masses, but some people always try to find ways around it and try to bend the wills of others never the less. If I could express strongly enough that they should act this way regardless of laws, then such laws would not need to be penned; and if I could teach them not to try to find ways around these behaviors, I'm sure they too would find joy in doing the right thing all the time.
How sad am I to find that that the world is filled with uncaring and unwise people, blind to the fact that there are others that matter and deaf to the pleas of those people. Nearly everyone on earth cares only about themselves, and gives little regard for their neighbors; which is why everybody cares not about everyone and why nobody cares about YOU. They think that they are the only ones that are right, and woe to those who think otherwise. The ways they think and the ways they believe are the only things that are right to them, and they would go so far as to kill those who disagree; or groups who think likewise would go so far as to start wars all because of their beliefs. Divisions in the way people think, believe or live causes divisions in society; for wars are born of people who insist that their way of living is the only right way, and they insist that the whole world believes so as well. It is true that everyone has the right to live the way they want, but fighting about it just doesn't make any sense; for might does not always make right!
It seems to me these days that every person on earth only cares about themselves, walking around with a self-involved glaze over their eyes; running into the reality of the wills of all the other people out there like the blind walking into walls. It is true what they said about the 'ME' generation, but if these people these days would just unglazed their eyes and watch what others do, maybe they wouldn't run into each other in their blindness! They ask why people do not care about them; and who could blame those people, for they ask the same of others. If they really wanted to have people care about them, they should show a little caring for others themselves, for a little consideration goes a long way!
There are those people who pretend to care about others, others that are in other parts of the world that one can do very little about; the lying they do tears at my sanity, and tarnishes the honor in my soul. In other parts of the world, there are people that are far worse off then we are in America or other countries of high society, and charities know this; so they beg you to send donations, of which most often goes into the charities' pockets and very little actually goes to those who need the help! Charities may be a noble institution for helping those that need it, but it defeats its' original purpose to have those that run them garnish most of the money; and they say it goes to the cost of running the charity, which if a charity were to be true even those who run it would do it free of charge all around. Short of going there and physically helping them, there is not much your money can do for them; therefore you should focus your help to some cause a little closer to home. You could take part in raising funds for a local school, for example; or help out a cousin who is down on their luck, for family and friends come first in many cases. That way your donation of money, time or other aid would be better appreciated.
Some people get all worked up about one cause or another, but when it really comes right down to it, they seldom really commit to a cause; those of us who love to raise rally often work the people to a disorganized frenzy, then when the speaker leaves that crowd has nothing to rally around and disperse. I see it all the time when people pledge for a donation, but back out at the last moment for financial reasons; or volunteer their time for one thing or another, but back out because something more important to them came up. It worries me that there seems to be no people willing to make a commitment for very long, only when it's convenient for them; which shows that they really didn't care in the first place! These people are all talk and no action, for when their pledges are met by words instead of deeds; it looks to the rest like they're lying. The only times, it seems, that people really commit their time or funds is when it with a group; and that group is led by a just person with a worthwhile cause, and that cause hits home to everyone in the group. It is like they feel comforted that they are among others of their own kind or something, feeding off the herd mentality; and blindly following the leader where ever that leader takes them, whether it be to their ultimate goal or down the road to ruin! It is my firm belief that any cause worthy of consideration is well worth any kind of effort put into it; and if you feel committed to the task, you should do it wholeheartedly, regardless the inconvenience.
Even though civilized laws prohibit certain actions against one another, people will still try to get away with what ever transgression they can against their fellow man; for laws written or implied are meant to be followed, and it is wrong to seek ways around them - nor to even try. They do any kind of infraction, not caring about the rights of others, or the possible consequences of their actions; proving the fool they are when their scheme is found out. It doesn't matter whether it's performing a driving violation or robbing someone of their money or something else that goes against the rights of others; if it is in any way remotely possible for someone to get away with it, they will do it! There is a saying that the advantage is for the one who possesses it, but it's wrong to employ it if someone else is hurt; for it would hurt you if someone did that to you. I guess that is why we have so many laws in this society to govern the way people behave, because people tend to want to always do the wrong thing before considering the right thing. We are so into trying to hurt one another that it seems like that is all we know how to do, and the laws man imposes on others does not stop people from trying anyway!
It doesn't matter how well thought out one's plans are, if one doesn't take into consideration how other people will react to those plans, those plans are sunk; and I use the examples of the multitude of mistakes mankind has made over their stay on earth, evident if you consult your history books. People will not let you do the things you want to do if it adversely affects them; and if they think it is bad, they'll say no right away, another act of selfishness and looking out for number one. On the other hand, if it seems good to them, they'll probably actually help you with it; but this is only if they see benefit for themselves in it. The adage is always true that if you want something done right you got to do it yourself; but most people won't do anything to help you unless you ask, and even then they won't do a good job because it wasn't their idea, or they really don't care about it! They can say they are too busy doing their own things to even consider helping you, or to be able to help you the way you want them to; but only if you wait until THIER agenda permits it, another act of selfishness. This selfishness and foolishness must stop if our society is to evolve into one of peace and harmony; and if not it will bring down my faith in all mankind.
People generally tend to look out for number one and totally ignore number two, a practice that must stop if we are to live in harmony. People fly about totally immersed in their own affairs and they totally ignore other people and their affairs, showing their total lack of consideration for others. Nobody seems to care about anybody else any more, assuming they ever cared about anything but their own affairs in the first place; and when you get right down to it, everyone should, for they never know when they'll need the help of others in the future!...
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Post by thundertail on Jun 5, 2011 4:48:44 GMT -5
~ Changing life for the better. ~
Everyone knows that they want a better life, but few know how to go about it. They think that they can get the life they want by the methods they think would work, but often times the changes they seek in life is gotten by ways that had not even occurred to them. They must learn to be willing to let go of the life they had planned, and seek out the life they have waiting for them; for the life they were always meant to live is out there, and all they have to do is go out and look for it. All one has to do is change their state of mind and they can change the state of their lives, but they have to look carefully as there are a lot of pitfalls out there; and one wrong turn or one badly thought out plan, and their whole life can become quite less than they could possibly imagine. It is often unwise to wait for one’s life to change, for if one employs this method of change he could wait forever. It is best to seek out the life you have waiting for you, and never rely on luck or divine providence to make your life better…
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Post by thundertail on Jun 5, 2011 15:44:58 GMT -5
~ Change is a state of mind over what matters. ~
Some folks love living in the past, relying on the wisdom of childhood or seeking help from other past experiences; which is all well and good, but one can’t progress if this is all the foresight they rely on. One must seek out new ideas and new methods on how to live if one is to cope with things that happen in the future, for in the future is where everything that will be lies. It is best to plan things in advance, and use new wisdom as it becomes available in order to mitigate your plans; for only then will your plans bear fruit, and your future will be as successful as you hoped. It is best to put one’s best interests in the future, because this is the place in time that you are going to eventually spend the rest of your life in. It’s hard to employ forward thinking when one is so used to relying on ideas of the past, for these tried-and-true methods has always worked before; and there is no reason to think they would fail in the future, but as all things must adapt to survive - and so do ideas. The difficulty that arises once one allows himself to think of new ideas is not the task of developing new ideas, it is the task of finally breaking away from all the old ideas…
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Post by thundertail on Jun 6, 2011 4:14:38 GMT -5
~ Doing what is right. ~
Everyone on Earth seems to have a sense of right and wrong, and to know what is good for them; a gift, and yet a selfish gift. A child knows that a trip to the Ice Cream parlor is good while falling and skinning a knee is bad. An adult knows that getting a bill in the mail is bad while receiving a check on payday is good. Everyone knows what's good for them, but nobody can seem to perceive what is good for us as a whole. It is not necessarily a good thing to only get what is good for you, for what may be good for you is not necessarily good for others. There are other people to consider in every good and bad thing that comes your way; and if things don't go right for them too, then things will become very bad for all. This, I fear, is right around the corner for mankind, that humanity will spiral down the road to turmoil.
I think it is best if people not try to seek out the pleasures that this life has to offer, for pleasures have a habit of finding you when you least expect it anyway. They may be there, but only for a moment and then they're gone; for nothing good ever lasts forever, especially if they are the ones you are actually out seeking. If you are thirsty and procure some water, once you drink it there is no more; and the same goes with food when you're hungry. True, the reason why you needed the water and food is gone too; but all too soon that thirst and hunger returns. That should not be the way on this earth, but all too often it is; for there are those that have and those that have not, and the have's would rather not share with the have-not's. I think it is better if one strives for the passions of the heart, for those passions can last a lifetime! If one has a love and he or she loves you, then both are in bliss for the rest of their lives! However, even the passions of the heart only last a lifetime, then one or both dies; sending the one who survives into misery! I think it is ultimately best if one really strive for the virtues of the soul, or whatever you choose to call your inner essence; for only these things truly last forever!
I hate to have you do this, but consider war, for example. Nobody really benefits from war, which ravages body, mind and soul; and lays waste to the things that was being fought for. Only the few in power that can manipulate armies to do their bidding so they can reap the good things from the countries they plunder, but often times these politicians are brought to shame by their warring policies. But these people never consider the plight of the masses they conquer as they are doing it, only when it's time to make an account of their actions afterwards should they see the folly of war, but never usually do. I would not think the people that are the victims of war would be willing to put up with such subjugation, and most likely cause an uprising when they discover their plight! Their leaders get the benefits of war, but the people are the ones to ultimately suffer for it. Their leaders should reconsider their positions and put themselves in their subjects' place; for if they don't want the people to revolt, they should do something good for the people instead of giving them bad things, and that would make sure they do not.
There are a lot of other, more simple examples of what is considered good for one and not for others; these are probably things everyone does every day. From some other driver taking your parking space to expecting to pay a certain price for something only to find it has had a recent price increase, from losing a purse or wallet and the finder not returning it to finding your parking meter has run out and the subsequent ticket; none of these everyday occurrences are good for you, but the situation for the person doing that to you was good for them. The parker got a good spot, the shop owner got extra profit the dishonest person got your money and the meter maid made her quota - but it was all at your expense!
Let us say your late for work driving your car and you speed up so you can make up time. You speed up so much you're right on the bumper of the person in front of you; and sure you may think you're saving time by going so fast, but you never realize that you're potentially causing a driving hazard. You never consider that the person might stop suddenly and leave you no time to react, causing you to crash into him. You'll then have not saved much time, as now you have to account for yourself at the hands of the emergency crew, police and other officials; and probably get slapped with a law suit to boot! In that case it is best to go the speed limit and be at a safe distance from the car in front of you. It doesn't matter if you're a little late for your appointment; for at least you made it there with no more extra trouble other than just being late! In this case it is always wise to follow the rules of the road, for they were set up for a purpose; and that purpose was to keep every driver on the road safe, and the traffic police are there to make sure you do as they are just trying to insure your safety.
Food is the basic staple of life - if you don't eat you'll die eventually. The same can be said for drink, but if you abuse either of them you'll find yourself in trouble. Go ahead, have a drink - enjoy yourself, but not too much or you'll end up being an alcoholic down the road. Too much to eat and you'll gain too much weight, causing all sorts of health problems as time goes by. As with anything you are able to imbibe in, too much of ANYTHING is not necessarily a good thing!…
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Post by thundertail on Jun 6, 2011 17:24:00 GMT -5
~Arise and change. ~
Things are hard, as they should naturally be in life; but do not be discouraged when life makes you fail, for there is great wisdom to be found in failure, and the greatest of all is finding that wisdom. And when you are down, pick up the pieces and arise again; for the next try will be easier now that you know how to do it the wrong way, and you’ll be able to move forward once this obstacle is surpassed. If you never move beyond the obstacle of failure, you will never succeed in life; but the first thing one must do after failure is to take that first step, for without action change can not commence. If you fall, get back up; then move in the direction of success, for without action nothing changes…
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Post by thundertail on Jun 7, 2011 4:47:59 GMT -5
~Jumping the hurdles. ~
In life there are obstacles that seems too difficult to overcome, but that is a façade made to keep you back from the goals you set; for the difficulty is a mirage set up in your mind, and it illustrates how hard you think the obstacle is to overcome. The best cure from this fear is to simply overcome the obstacle and never mind what your mind tells you it is, for nothing is put in your way that can not be overcome; and it is true that the difficulty will be hard to conquer, but it doesn’t mean that it will be impossible to overcome. It would be wise to just plough through the obstacle and jump that hurdle without thinking of the difficulty, for things in life aren’t so tough as to completely stop you! Every hardship you face is a new opportunity to strengthen your resolve, and it tempers our lives so that our superior will shines through; and makes us know by sheer repetition that we can do anything we set our minds to - and lets everyone else know it too!…
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Post by thundertail on Jun 7, 2011 17:00:27 GMT -5
~ Becoming evolved. ~
I am well aware that there is a concern about what other people want to do with their lives, and the argument about freedom of choice; but the freedom of choice that other people want to do is detrimental to the whole human civilization! I'm sure you have seen the strife and turmoil that runs amok in the world today, and all that is because people want to do what they wish. It seems that they want to destroy the world, others and themselves; spiraling down to basic anarchy, and taking the whole world with it. What the world really needs is someone to intervene with the foolishness that humans do, and try to gain order from the masses. I do not propose this like so many other people have tried, stated or even proposed; for this new civilization will be as new as its' philosophy is old, living by the old wisdom for a change, and making the society a better place to be in.
People all over the world have various beliefs and a multitude of ways of living their lives, and many of them are counter-productive to the ways other people live. People all over the world have different belief systems, and maintain up and down that their way is the only right way, and everyone else is wrong. I believe that this attitude is categorically the wrong way to think and act, and that everyone should have a mind open enough to accept their neighbors' ways and beliefs. That is why the small community I will found will not tolerate discrimination of any kind, whether it be an open thing for all to see, or even the harboring of such thoughts. I will teach those within my community not to be so bigoted, and have an open mind about everyone’s' preferences; for everyone will be living together, and everyone will be required to get along with each other.
There are many things that others will say and do to discredit our way of life, and accuse us of all sorts of things that they consider wrong; the reason for this is they wish the way things are to remain so forever, and to shun any type of change. There are terms they can compare us to that would be totally false, and yet they would use these words to hurt us because they have nothing else to compare us with. There are words they could use to label us with, which would also be falsified and slanted into terms that they would brand us with; and all because these words were relevant in times past to former leaders and regimens, and they would try to compare us with them. There are 'buzzwords' they could use to describe us because they would have no other words to compare us with; and they would be wrong because we are of a civilization like none has seen in the whole human race, a people where perhaps new words would need to be spoken!
It would not be because the rest of humanity wasn't trying to learn about us and figure out what we're all about, for they would try and try with all their might; and they would still be flabbergasted at the way we live, for the way we live will not be like any other way yet devised by man. We would therefore be compelled toward compassion to these people, for they would be ignorant of us; and we should feel it our duty to educate them on our ways. We need to be patient with the other people, for they do not understand our ways; and they will never understand them unless we educate them. I know our way of living is the most difficult thing in the world to teach, especially to teach ways that are still being tested out; but in the course of this society's maturation, this process should be easier over time.
This society must be established for the good of all; for if it is not made a reality, the future of mankind is doomed. Mankind is the most dangerous force on earth, and we must teach them to refrain from their destructive ways. We must set an example to them all and be the best society we can, and show them that our way is for their own good. It is with the best of intentions that we build civilization back to the way it is supposed to be, regardless of whether or not the other people on earth appreciates it. They are blinded by their supposed technology and the culture that surrounds it, not by the wisdom that the older ways teaches us; and once they see the good we're doing, they should come around and be convinced that we were right all along.
I realize that nobody is perfect, no less any one society or another; but we have to do our best and make this society a great one, or else all hope for the rest of humanity is lost. We must strive to make this civilization as perfect as possible in order to restore mankind to the glory that we were meant to have. No more of petty arguing and bigotry, let's put away greed and indifference, strive to give comfort to those that are at loss, adhere to the finest in morals, protect the downtrodden, retain bravery in the uncertain times ahead; and the most important thing of all is to rebuild society and resurrect humanity to the glory it was always meant to achieve.
The key to instructing the rest of humanity to a better way of life is to teach them the 'Golden Rule', as the term goes; for they have forgotten this rule, and it is up to us to reawaken them to the wisdom the Golden Rule can give them. They have forsaken this wisdom, and this is why they have made the world this way; but we have a commitment to restoring the world to the healthy planet it was before mankind made a shambles of the place. This will take wisdom and patience, for the rest of humanity will resist the instruction; saying they are free to make their own decisions, and have the right to perform their own actions, be it right or wrong. It would be a grave mistake if we let them continue doing what they want, but instead we should teach them to do what NEEDS to be done instead.
People today are too bold and arrogant for their own wisdom to justify the things they do to the world, the planet and to each other. They simply do not possess the wisdom and discipline to play God in most cases, and they think they have the right to do what ever they think they can do. If people would acquire meekness and humbleness in their actions, they might be able to see that what they are doing is not in their own best interest overall. All for the sake of personal gain or financial profit they go about their business, heedless of what they do to the environment or what harm they do to their fellow man. They waste, pollute, cheat, steal and embezzle; all in the name of personal gain and greed, and fail to realize that they will be the ones to be held responsible in the end! These people must be taught the folly of their ways, and with luck they will see that their actions hurt what they wish to have the most.
They must learn that civilization is more than what any one individual can conceive, and it is more than the sum of all the peoples' works. We must show them that every person contributes something in their own little way, and the greater the work, the more beneficial to the civilization overall. They must see that our way of doing things, working for the benefit of all people, is the most noble way of life possible; and the living for ones' own self is nonproductive to the community. They must also see that labor for the community is best for themselves, for it provides sustenance for all, not just one!
To have the kind of life that is truly worth living, one must live by wisdom at all times; but life in today's society shows that people do not live with any wisdom at all. People must be shown that living by wisdom is the only true life worth living. Our way will show them that the way they lived was unwise, and they should live as we do. We will live a simpler life, free of the destructive traits that mankind is well known for in today's world. They must be shown this way soon if all humanity is to survive!
As hard as it is for most people to believe, it is possible to live with the bare essentials and be happy with that. Since the dawn of recorded time, mankind has lived with far less than we would be using and got by just fine. If we went back and did the same thing, we would be using up far less resources; and our lives would be lived in a more down to earth manner. Back then life was good, and if we set our civilizational clock back to the technology of those days, things would be a lot better off than they are today...
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Post by thundertail on Jun 8, 2011 4:32:42 GMT -5
~ Proposed results. ~
Within the next twenty years or so, and provided what I teach takes hold; many changes would soon commence, and form a new nationality with various and monumental changes. For one the myriad of countries around the world would form a unified government, one that is the fairest to everyone as possibly could be; and a common language would be formed, one that is understood world-wide. No one would be alienated by race, religion or gender; and all establishments would be embraced and encouraged, eventually forming a homogenized race of human beings. Through advanced medicine no one will suffer any kind of mental illness, and everyone will be taught from birth to think in a proper way toward everyone; and emotions of people will be put in check, allowing us to abstain from greed and jealousy as well as any other kind of destructive drives and emotions that are at the core of mankind’s primitive past… _____
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Post by thundertail on Jun 8, 2011 17:08:00 GMT -5
~ Too many people. ~
There are well over four billion people on the earth today, and about 12,000 new ones are born every second more or less; but with new methods of medicine a lot less are dying, and this forever increases the human population on earth. There are more people on the planet, many say; than have ever died, and that is since humans first became civilized! No wonder we are using up the planet’s resources at an alarming rate, and before we know it (Or care to do something about it.), there will be less and less for the generations to come; and there would be nobody else to blame for this but this generation and the generations preceding it, for they will curse their parents for not saving a little for them! This is why I would not have any children in the world which is overpopulated enough as it is, for it would be unfair to them to give them the world as it is today; but on the other hand I would not mind adopting some children, which would give them a better chance at surviving in this world. There are ways to reduce the amount of people using up all the things the earth has to offer, and none of them seem sane or moral and a lot of folks will not go for it very well; for we consider ourselves to be civilized and moral enough to value life and hold it precious, but there are other ways to do this. In the past people thought war was a way to decrease the population, and then there is disease and other biological maladies that take human life; and consider all the natural disasters that happen from time to time, for floods and fires and earthquakes and all sorts of other things take lives and we can do very little to prevent it. But there is one thing we can do to help reduce our overpopulation problem, and it involves putting into check the very thing that makes us want to proliferate like we do, it has to do with taming a basic drive all humans have; but this might be the most difficult thing in the world to do, and that would be to abstain from proliferating in the first place…
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