The Value Of A Life

Apparently, the GOP expects us to give-up our very lives in order to "save the Market." 

Okay. Let's break it down:

A)  A market is not a living being. It cannot die. Right?

B)  Markets go up and down. They always have, always will. They can recover from recessions and depressions. always have, always will. Right?

C)  Humans, on the other hand, can die. And, Human life is uncalculably more valuable than any amount of money (unless U R the stereotypical  Republican). Right?

D) If any economy slows or comes to a complete halt, it can be revived. Right?

E) If people die, they cannot be revived. They remain dead. Permanently. Forever. Right?

F) Those dead people had lives, just like you ... family, friends, careers, etc. They loved and were loved by many, many people. They will be greatly missed and mourned. Right?

G) While some of the sick will die, the fortunate will recover. Right?

H) We currently have NO CURE for Covid-19. Right?

I) Had this occured in an earlier time in human history (before scientific knowledge of germs), it could have literally wiped-out a large portion of the Earth's total population (it already has with us, and we're suppossed to know better). Right?


QUESTIONS:

1) Is it possible to have a loving relationship with money? If you love it, can it love you back?

2)  If you value money and things over people, then exactly how much is one person worth to you? Could/would you buy or sell a person on your Market, if the price was right?

3) You will never know or love most of the people who will die. Is that why you might value the market over people?

4) What if the death toll included everyone you know?... EVERYONE YOU LOVE? dead within the next two weeks? 

IMAGINE IT. Just try to imagine what that kind of pain would be like. You can't even Imagine your level of grief and sorrow, can you?

Would you even be able to survive it? ... start over from scratch, with all new people to love, to live with, to work with, etc?

This is precisely why I could never vote or be a Republican. I value human life more than a dollar. I'm sure a Rep will comment to explain how I'm wrong. That's fine.


AMERICA FIRST: 

Which brings me to another complaint about the GOP: for some strange reason, they are incapable of thinking BOTH/AND. In their world it's only EITHER/OR. 

"Either I win or they win. There must be a loser for me to win." COULD WE POSSIBLY CONSIDER A WIN/WIN SITUATION? Wouldn't that be best for everyone?

Couldn't we consider saving BOTH the people AND the market? ... (knowing  that if we ever have to choose EITHER/OR, a person always takes priority over a dollar).


THE LESSON:

As inhabitants of this precious planet, we will get through this, one way or another. I hope that it is now clear just how connected we are. Even our so-called Enemies are part of us. 

When we let them die, we die. We think we're separated from their suffering. THAT IS OUR SUFFERING... literally, it is yours.

Can you imagine if the entire world attacked this problem together, from the beginning? We'd all be over this by now. It prolly wouldn't have even made it to my neighborhood or my country.

But, no. Those people aren't worth saving. It doesn't matter if they live or die. And now, here we are, literally fighting for our lives, while hundreds of thousands countinue to die needlessly, with no end in sight. Not yet.

This makes snowflakes like me cry. The pain and violence that we inflict on each other has to stop! I cannot believe the selfishness of my brothers and sisters. 

This is not the kind of world I want to live in.

But, we're here. And, again we're presented with the same lesson to learn as before. Lessons repeat until we live what we learn. Until then, it will hurt. We suffer, and blame others for our problem, thereby justifying our hatred and murder of our brothers.


CONCLUSION:

In conclusion ... shit, i dunno. I've only managed to briefly describe the problem, giving no solutions. I may write about that later.

But, what I do know is that while we separate physically in order to solve this problem, the solution lies somewhere in spiritual unity. A realized Oneness. Not Two. NO ONE LEFT BEHIND. NOT A SINGLE ONE.

Starting from there, we may actually have a fighting chance. Other than that, let's hope that we live in a simulation. And, none of this is real. 

in one of my Facebook groups, someone posed the question... Would you rather be friends with an atheist or an evangelist?

I would much rather hang with an atheist vs an evangelical. and, I am a highly spiritual person.

most would say that I "believe" in God. but I don't.

belief is a mental construct. I don't believe... I know. atheists simply don't know yet. that's all.

atheists can think logically, while evangelicals cannot. God gave us brains to use.

atheists at least, don't believe fairy tales just because someone older and dumber said they had to, or they'd go to hell. that's silly.

So, I am more kin to non-believers than I am to the religious.

 my belief in God comes from beyond my thinking. with just my brains, I'd be atheist too (as I used to identify)... and, when I try to figure god out, I am atheist at those times as well.

what confuses me about atheists is that they think their tiny monkey brains could possibly comprehend God. they are smart people, but they miss the trick.

So, naturally, if they can't prove it... smell, touch, taste, see it... then it's just not there. Silly rabbits!

Ponder this...
... might it be possible that there is learning, knowledge and knowing that has absolutely nothing to do with your conscious thought?

... do you really believe that the scope of the infinite universe is limited to just what you can confirm with your faulty and monumentally weak senses and your temporary, laughable rat brain?

... can you muster just a "fleeting glimpse" (out of the corner of your eye) of just how small and ignorant you are?

whatever one says about what they comprehend about God cannot be God, by definition.

So, If you say you believe in God, then you have no idea. whatever you believe, is just wrong. it has to be. sorry. not sorry.

God is indefinable... certainly, beyond the understanding of a primitive monkey like you.

there's way more to this miracle than what your inferior brain and senses tell you. that's difficult for most to accept, cuz that's what they think is real. that's ALL they think is real.

when, in truth, their Reality is prolly the most UNREAL.

 it's all made up in our heads... a watery mush of meat ... pure illusion.

of course, there really is no meat. the meat makes the meat real.

and no, you can't use your meat to try to understand what I mean by "there is no meat," or "the meat makes the meat." it's not for you to understand in your meat-head, you Meathead!

you gotta get out of your mind. and, that's a whole nother story.

This... all occurring... is a dream. but, Not to worry. it'll all be over real soon. and, that, my friend, is the good news. dying will be the greatest gift you've ever had.

I can't prove it. but, I know it's true.

How To Change People's Beliefs

Do you want to change the world?... or, at least have more power to influence others?

Then, simply STOP trying to change the world! Surprisingly, it will miraculously transform before your eyes...

I realize that I am naive to think that this post, or any post for that matter, could provide you with radical Power to make a difference in the world.

But, if you are so inclined to investigate and practice these principles further, you will become a cerebral badass!
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We disagree. I'm right. You're wrong.

Try this...

1) Full empathetic LISTENING - "Walk in their moccasins" 100%, in order to completely see their view... there are reasons why their view is obstructed. Find them all.

..... a) ACKNOWLEDGE their good points,

..... b) Grant them PERMISSION to disagree with you. Accept and allow.

2) SOCRATIC QUESTIONING: ask the right questions, causing them to look inside for their answer.

You don't GIVE an answer. They FIND IT within themselves. They own it. It's theirs.

..... you don't argue your position or argue against theirs: let go of any resistance = defending, fighting, ignoring, etc. = what we resist, persists.

NEVER DISAGREE.

Never TELL THEM what they SHOULD believe.

Never TELL THEM WHY they are "wrong" or WHY they SHOULD agree with your position. (In reality, there is no RIGHT or WRONG.)

Remember that you have the same mushy monkey-brain that they have!

And, it's made of the same water and meat in  that squishy burger you had for lunch (and equally as nutritious)😱😧... Belch!🍔🍗🍕🍣🍳 = 🐮🐷🐔🐟 = 🐏🐐 🐶🐱🐰🐵 = 🐊 🐀🐢🐸🐍🐌🐛🐜🐞 = 🚽💩

Your brain is unreliable, irrational, emotional, seriously flawed and literally insane! You are one hot mess! TeeHee! 😆

..... If your position is really the "right" one, then it will naturally and spontaneously arise FROM them, and FOR them ... effortlessly, powerfully and shockingly profoundly.

You have just revolutionized their experience of reality and permanently altered the trajectory of their life.

Now, how cool is that?
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This post was inspired by Blaise Pascal. CLICK Here for more on this topic. 

Investigate Social Constructs

Consider an entire society that collectively BELIEVES in things that are actually NOT REAL. Then consider what issues or problems might arise from an entire people RELATING to these fabrications AS IF THEY WERE ACTUALLY REAL!

And, what would happen if these people recognized that they had been lied to, in order to be socially controlled by a few aristocrats whose families had been "in power" for generations.

These few elite hold the majority of "wealth" and desire to keep it that way. That means keeping the majority under the illusion that they are powerless to change this imbalance.

And so, this ruling class implemented methods of distracting the masses. They kept them stupefied and convinced them of falsehoods that they then collectively accepted on faith and agreed were true.

... and then imagine if they broke out of the illusion and discovered they were actually FREE!

Certain social constructions might surprise you if you've never thought about society in scientific or sociological terms before.

Here's a list, just to name a few. Can you list more?

- Government: this one they REALLY want you to believe, Sheeple.

- Organized Religions

- Marriage ... nobody has ever had a "relationship." It doesn't exist. Really? Show IT to me!

- Time? Really? Alive for 50 years? SHOW ME 50 yrs!
     - "The Clock Game":
5 o'clock? It never has been.
      - "The Calendar Game": September is made-up. And, it's not 2015!
          Accept Reality, and you'll never have another Monday morning again. No Saturday either.
       Truth: There is no Time. (There's really no Space either. But, that topic is beyond the scope of this post).

- Family

- Education: there are no Degrees or Certifications.

- Gender

- Race

- Power

- Sexuality

- Deviance

- Technology

- Femininity and Masculinity

- Patriotism and Nationalism: there is no America and no Texas in Reality.

- Status. Class. Socio-economic levels. Middle Class? Nope!

- Intelligence: No one is smarter or dumber than anyone else.

- Money: it's just paper.

... notice that part of you that does not want to accept the truth. We were born into this psych ward. We have invested our entire lives into it! This can't be!

Guess what?
THE TRUTH IS ...
There's NO one in charge. There is NO Authority over you.
You can think for yourself.
You can walk around just like any of the other animals can.
You can live your life by YOUR OWN Rules!

LIES:
- You gotta go to school to get a good job.
- You gotta make a lot of money to be Happy.
- You gotta work at least 40 hours a week ... 50 or 60 if you really wanna succeed.
- You NEED that money, that car, that house, that job, that beer, that TV, that vacation, that girl, those clothes, those toys, blah, blah, blah.

QUESTION EVERYTHING!
No one can do it for you.
THINK dialectically.

When you wake up, everything changes. You will comprehend the word Freedom and you will know Peace. Just like in the Matrix when Neo finally KNEW ... he could freeze bullets in the air.

FREE YOUR MIND!


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Overcome Procrastination NOW!

"Overcoming Procrastination" has absolutely NOTHING to do with waiting for the right time when I "feel like doing it," or "trying to make myself feel like doing it." THAT WILL NEVER, EVER HAPPEN. EVER! I have already proven that. 

In fact, that is actually part of the problem, and only serves to make the problem worse. 

However, the solution might have EVERYTHING to do with asking myself the right questions. 

• Have big enough WHY and the What, When, Where, Who, How and How Often will take care of themselves. 

The sole presence of THE WHY, being alive in The Present, will resolve each of the other questions in each moment of NOW. God will guide me along the way ... the right thoughts, words and actions will be provided at precisely the right time, no sooner or later. I trust Him completely. 

So, those future moments are presently none of my concern. WHAT A RELIEF!

• What are the fundamental, core values of my life? (answering this will take several hours with pen and paper). 

In what priority do these core values hold, in specific order? (ie: Family comes before Work). 

• How can I schedule my time and my activities so that they align with my core Commitments? (this is real Integrity) ... and therefore, live the life I love?  

• Get fully acquainted with my "Future Self." (write it down). 
... Who will I be a week from now? ... a month, year, 2 years, 5 yrs, 10 yrs, 20 yrs, 30 yrs, 50 yrs?

If you're old enough to read this, then you prolly  never imagined that YOU WOULD EVER ACTUALLY BE THIS OLD! If not, then it is soon to come. And, FAST! Might as well have fun and play the game to win, right?

(Tip: you will get a terminal disease, or get hit by a truck and die, and lose everything you ever had, loved, cherished, including your family, all your loved ones and friends, and every possession you ever thought you owned.)

How ya like me now?

    :)

Ahem. 

Back to Future Self:
Consider that he ALREADY EXISTS inside you, in the Spiritual Realm ...

... What does he look like?
... What does his life look like?
... How does he spend his time?
... What does he experience on a day-to-day basis?
... What are his specific circumstances: Work, Family, Romance, Finance, Leisure, Spirituality, Satisfaction, Fulfillment, Happiness, etc. 

• What, SPECIFICALLY, does my "Future Self" want me to complete along the way, so that he WILL live that life he loves? 

• What are the "Specific MEASURABLE Results" that are REQUIRED to produce that pre-determined, final outcome?

(What "Present Self" wants to do now will only lead to a miserable Future Self ... which will soon become Present Self).  

• What specific tasks need to be scheduled IN A FUNCTIONAL Time Management tool (analog or digital daily planner)? 
... with specific deadlines, completion of sub goals,  necessary for realization of Ultimate Goal. 

Oh, if you are a Perfectionist ... deal with it! Afraid to make a mistake? ... DEAL! You CAN get over it and LIVE. 

Happy, successful people seek out failure and learn from it. It is required curriculum. 

Just be Average. Just do passing work ... just suit-up and show-up, and leave the results up to God. 

One last tip: "The very next thing to do is NEVER hard."

Well, that's enough for now. If you are not TOTALLY AND COMPLETELY IN LOVE WITH ALL OF LIFE, then you are doing it wrong. 

God Bless!

Illusion

How can you tell if an illusion is not real?  

You can't. That's the definition of illusion ... I AM ABSOLUTLY, 100% POSITIVE that the world IS, and you ARE exactly the way I SEE IT. PERIOD.  

(The Myth of IS, BECAUSE and I).  

Time and Space are illusions. The REAL Reality is beyond this world of form, and I can experience this Truth.  

Every "-ology" is a study of nothing. Everybody sees the movie on the screen, thinking it's real, trying to change the projected image, while the source of the problem is back in the 

projector room.  

That means that we are simply dreaming. "The World" was over long ago, and every problem I think I have now has already been solved.  

Granted, it's the true definition of Illusion ... To be an illusion, it has to appear 100% real ... just like in a sleeping dream, no matter how bizarre or impossible the events, we never question it's validity while were in the dream state ... RIGHT? 

Same here.  

Question everything. Then question your questioning. And then question it again ... and again ... 

... not IN ORDER TO find THE answer or "The Truth." That's just more of the illusion, the entire ego thought system. 

Let it go. Turn away from what seems real. Instead, turn to that which seems unreal. 

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