The Connecticut Carnage..

    No one is NOT angry - there is no sure-fire remedy to the problem - moral re-education, inculcating better social & moral values, fear of the Divine (the Govt?)adoption of extreme punitive measures; anything anyone has or will come up with; very categorically will not solve this problem adequately.      

  Many countries elsewhere around the world, though, do not allow anyone other than armed forces, police & (certified) security personnel, to carry, own or use firearms. Screening is stringently conducted before anyone (not in the categories allowed by law) owns and operates a weapon. When license is given the purchase of bullets too is very strictly documented, recorded & accounted for by the (stringently screened) dealers to the authorities.

  In such countries crimes are committed with use of arms too (illegally acquired). The incidences of mass slaughters through semi or automatic firearms though are very infrequent as compared to the USA -  reason  - the ease of obtaining such weapons is zero.

 These countries practice Democracy too, perhaps not identical to USA's version. Their citizens are human beings (not some aliens with higher angelic values). They have similar leanings, negative human urges & anti-social inclinations & propensity towards criminal acts too. There are people living in these places with severely disturbed and troubled personalities too. They do run berserk on and off BUT usually with machetes at most. NEVER with semi automatic weapons. 

 The extent of the carnage in human lives, is thus restricted by the killing force of the weapons available.

The glaring difference between the US & such other countries - THE NEAR IMPOSSIBILITY TO EASILY GET A GUN ! 

   Perhaps Huckabee is partly right. The de-God-ing of society might be a factor.     

    An Asian saying "Fear the guy who fears neither god or man" 

   It could also be the abdicating of parental responsibilities as first role models to their children. Many parents are qualified only in their biological ability to procreate. 

   Likely too the delegation of fostering good values to equally unqualified  (not in academic qualifications) teachers. Teachers lacking commitment, dedication, focus & motivation to 'build' a socially adequate person from the children under their tutelage. A teacher in only for a livelihood.

  And not completely without accountability for these incidences 

-  those who formulate, approve & ensure the system Americans live in is safe, wholesome & conducive to the pursuit of their dreams & aspiration as laid out in the Freedoms - cherished by & held forth by Americans.  

Every answer to why a disturbed individual did this is at best only a conjecture. Only someone equally troubled or perhaps a supernatural being might have more than an inkling.

Besides all ills of society, that could possibly account for such acts, isn't it undeniable if guns had been impossible (or near impossible to lay hands on)what happened at Newtown, and the very unacceptably painful loss, would probably be a non-event?

  Despite the overwhelming outpouring of grief on live national TV, in the breaking hearts of those bereaved, in every feeling American (normal) - the need for a complete over-haul of value systems that made US what it is, especially on gun control, very unacceptably is overdue.

No one man, Obama or whoever will come up with a comprehensive answer -  the cause of the disease being "MUTIFACTORIAL"  it will not be found in a single silver bullet ! 

No one is patient - for workable solutions to be initiated !

Filled to the Brim & Over-flowing ...

A semi-wise guy told his half-witted friend as they ruminated, one afternoon over their warm mugs of Capusino-betah-dahn-d'next at BitwinAveryHaRTRock&DipBluC Cafe: 

   "When we arrive at Heaven, at the Banquet which our Lord has prepared for all His faithful servants, every faithful servant will drink from cups filled to the brim and over-flowing: your cup, my cup, his cup, her cup, even those with ambiguous gender's - cup, will be filled to the brim AND all will be overflowing." (He obviously had  insider knowledge)

     "BUT (now he shows his semi-wisdom) your cup may contain ONE liter, mine 500 mls, hers 50 mls, the ambiguous gender's may hold 24 liters."   

Then the semi-wise concluded :

     "If your cup holds only 10 ml of 'Blessed Beer' don't try to act 'drunk' like you had 325 liters of Holy Spirit,  OK?"  

The Pastor drinking  incognito nearby quietly went : "Buuurp". 

Whether the half-witted friend could swallow his Capusino, after this  revelation from the semi-wise that  afternoon at BitwinAveryHaRTRock&DipBluC  Cafe is not known  till this day.

Criminally suspicious acts.

When some one gives herself (himself) completely to someone else the response evoked in the recipient is not necessarily a 'feel good'.

  Your friend (selflessly) do things for you. She (he) serves you literally hand and foot. Whatever you may wish for even before you verbalize it she provides. 

Be it  an article of food, a comforting act, a thought. Be it a physical, emotional, intellectual need you might have, wish for, even think vaguely about; your friend in almost an inhuman manner, anticipates & provides.

  NORMAL human beings in the first place don't or are not able/inclined to do that. 

  NORMAL human beings think of self first, less often of others thus their inability, disinclination to do that.

Most human beings are  - NORMAL.

No normal person would act, or be inclined to behave that way. She would cause uncertainty & doubt, in you if she behaves thus.

What is the expected gain? 

Human relationships not unlike trade,  profits & losses almost always are ingrained in human interactions.

You begin to find these acts of devoted friendliness, (servitude) unsettling, & difficult to accept.  You do not expect to get a free ride, a free meal, anything at all free. You are a typical human. 

Unless these acts clearly are for  'rewards', 'benefits', 'gains' or some yet unknown "pluses", & unless  payments for these 'devotions' 'servitude' 'volunteerism' are made & paid well, her purpose would be elusive  to one's understanding, hard to accept & properly responded to. 

In fact she would evoke doubts, suspicions, fear, rejection even animosity if she does them for no apparent conceivable human intent.

  Nobody in the world would do that; completely, selflessly, with no apparent motives, obscure or otherwise. With no indication  for gain or self enrichment in one or more ways.  

 Does your parents ? (You would prefer they do, for the reasons you think are inherently noble)

 Your spouse (male, female or other)? You are sure, for reasons atypical of humans?

 Your live-in companion?  Ditto as above?  Your friends with benefits? Your pastor, priests, spiritual gurus, Popes,?

  Your crew ? The PM, Congress? Members of political parties? Your obsessed with Rock Star?

In fact - Does anyone at all (for selfless reason) ? 

If they did were these acts not in some ways 'paid'  for by you. 

If not paid for, were they selfless & atypical, unpolluted, untainted  by narrow human considerations? 

That we regard acts like these as done with anticipation of rewards, reaffirms the HUMAN in us.

Some call that inclination to question plain pure 'good'  - paranoia, suspicious minds, inability to be gracefully accepting, the XXXXXXX of a human.

Parents, siblings, friends, others,  should they act thus, do so  from feelings of responsibility, of love, charity, kindness, tenderness, friendship.  

                                    Some do such sacrificial acts for Love of the ONE. 

Should one whom we never knew from Adam, comes along and allows us to completely consume ('share' - a word too abused to correctly convey the meaning) his entire being, would one find that easy to doubt, mistrust, suspect, fear and reject?

Should one perceive  such acts; especially from one we never knew from Adam, were done for  typical human intentions  - for  GAIN;   by such thoughts one would be impeded from knowing Peace.

If one acts or behaves based on such premise - for personal gain, in any conceivable form; one would not only be impeded but would not at all easily find Peace.

Thus when a sacrificial act atypical of  humans, is performed, by one unrelated in any way, with absolute disregard for gain of any sort or other, He is always viewed with cautious (even criminal) suspicion.

 Ultimately He will be hung  - for attempting to be an atypical  'good' human person!

The asses in one's life.

  
  A young person just launching into adulthood, getting settled in the first job seeks  his first  "S" - Success

  Years passed; he advances in age & experience, gaining understanding & wisdom (probably) together with increasing career stability and upward mobility his eyes shift to his second - S" : $ -  the almighty Dollar.

  More water flows under the proverbial bridge & just  as with the turbulence of the racing waters so it is with the youngster's raging hormones. 

  The third "S" rears it's head - Sex -  a natural DNA pre-determined sensual response. Call it -  'the procreative urge for  ensuring the propagation & continuation of the species'  so to ennoble its actual carnal intent and purely sensual motivation.

  (Besides the noble & glorious functions & purpose of Sex, which mostly is not the actual reason or urge for engaging in the act; there is the (undeniable) exhilaratingly unique sensual pleasures like no other;  which normal beings repeatedly crave indulging in. Thus the act of engaging in the sexual act  which brings that kind of a sensual rush, effectively ensures the survival & propagation of the species. Instead of an intensely pleasurable sensation which is un-achievable by any other means, imagine if sexual orgasms bring unbearably intense painful sensations ? Would any normal/sane person wish to do any sex anytime soon ? And would that not effectively spell the end of the race)

  Much time, energy &  effort were  applied, spent and depleted when the youngster reaches a less robust, less physical, more intellect-dependent state of being when he realizes the physical provides little relief, almost no respite and hardly any complete fulfillment.  

     

                He looks for the forth "S" - Spirit.

  Ideals, aims, goals, must do's, must have's which were main agendas in his earlier (younger) considerations while riding or attempting to mount the crest on the after-burn from the first 3 "S"s now fade from his  primary focus as the  less youthful person turn his focus & dwells on matters more spiritual.

 Thoughts and intellectual activities turn inwards, his spirit (?soul) attempt to reestablish the non-physical bond  with a long lost primal cord  -  an ethereal connection broken & cut loose when the 'being' was 'birthed'  years ago in his murky existential beginnings.

  Seek as he might  though, with all zeal & fervor, his spiritual quest would bring no satisfying soul--quenching elixir of stillness, nor peace-filled centeredness till he aimed his sights at the final 'S'

  The 5th all important "S" in any person's journey towards the Ultimate Truth - the SELF.

When one after an entire life of seeking, would arrive at & be comfortable with  this crucial 5th "S"  -  SELF, one would achieve centeredness, balance & stillness of soul. 
A transitory period in one's life long journey toward the Ultimate at which stage, one is certain of the reachability of the next  stage - Bliss. 

Many seek but do not arrive at  the 5th "S" - SELF.

They cul-de-sac at  an alternative "S"

Their quest culminates & stagnates, when looking in the mirror they see & recognize they had been the hugest 'aSs' ever. 

  Peace is attainable when one arrives, feels one with and is totally home - at one's Spiritual Sanctuary - SELF.

All other stops are only lay byes.

Life is NOT about ....

Some know what LIFE is about. Many think they know. As for me - Life is NOT :

*A Business,

*A Job

*A contest

*A race

*A trial 

*A task with compulsory modules 

*About getting even

In plain speak the precious commodity given to each of us … LIFE, is an opportunity, a one time offer with an expiry date, to experience what it is to be a human person!

Living is not about getting somewhere before others do as in a race or contest. Eg. If one's friend has 3 sons who are world renowned physicians, should one feel any less if the only daughter one has is happily working at mothering one's grandchildren? Or should one feel lousy if one has to yet have a child?

It is NOT a business where the beautiful experiences to be had only once during one's prescribed years are abandoned in the pursuits of profits! There are no balance sheets to add up at the end of days; living is not to acquire gains & stave off losses. Even if one should amass an impossible amount of earthly riches, the question that one should next be able to answer should be "What do I actually own"?

Life isn't about how fast, how high or how strong one is.

It is not a performance sport for entertaining others or affirming personal prowess.

It is not about who gets more of whatever or who gets to wherever first.

There are no tests to pass - (contrary to religious beliefs) No one does better or worse in life.

It is not a journey where the destination has to be arrived at in the shortest possible time, with the most possessions before everyone else; especially those one feels are the competition.

Life is about all those happenings also know as experiences, that are going to take place from the first instance one becomes sentient; till the day the 'offer' reaches expiry date.

The experiences one endure, the emotions, the agonies, the ecstasies, the passions that incinerate, consume the soul, that elevate the spirit above that of the animal. It is about the sensations; sensual, spiritual and intellectual that envelop and immerse one as one lives life.

It would be a fruitless, wasteful, ineffective spilling of the precious cup of life if one were to use up the the years given, fulfilling mainly carnal purposes, intent on achieving  what one thinks is successful living.

More wasteful and 'criminal' if the life one lived destroyed more than built, hurt more than healed, inflicted more anger then peace. If one lived indulging all urges (mayhem & anarchy) to the detriment of everyone else; that might not be 'wrong' (right & wrong being subjective); but one would have wasted a precious commodity.

Has one in spending of the privileged years allotted brought about anything 'good', 'worthwhile','true', beautiful', 'noble', 'right', 'honest', 'admirable'?

Or did one do everything with every fiber of one's gifts & abilities, to affirm one's 'ego', to ensure one's transient presence in this life was etched indelibly onto some self satisfying template? Or was one's existence all about fulfilling/achieving a list of immature glamor seeking goals, destinations or tasks? 

Most definitely Life is not about GETTING EVEN, apportioning Blame, recriminating missed opportunities.

SH*T is it so hard to live right?

Pearls before swines..

No one of correct mind with proper consideration, respect, etiquette, & decorum dresses like a whore (unless IS one) in a place of worship, though many do; perhaps perceiving it to be fashionable, glamorous, liberal broad-mindedness.At a private orgy it is 'correct & respectful' to other orgy participants to dress like a whore and no one with proper consideration, respect, etiquette, & decorum  would dress like a religious person at an orgy. Notice absence of "correct mind" If one wishes to affirm one's superiority of; acute intellect, vastness of knowledge, holy spirituality, strength, openness of attitude, infinite experience in life (at 35 or 53, or even 99), been-there–done-that-ness in every human, cultural, historical, visual, geographical  and whatever qualities one imagines one possesses; which one feels would benefit others, it is best if one does that through a platform or avenue where one is 'invited/welcomed' or appropriate. Try preach the Gospel @ a sex Orgy uninvited!Or go to Church and display extreme sexual licence without imprimatur!Sufficient unto the sittuation the evil thereof.Similarly, & as relevant sufficient unto the situation the Good thereof.Evil as Good, are counter beneficial when imbibed/consumed to excess.Heroin as with other mood altering chemicals used with prudence, proper considerations, understanding & intent has great "good'The same substance is abused when used otherwise. We are neither saints (always DEAD people) nor devils (mostly alive)BUT neither excesses Evil Good is appropriately beneficial in all and every situation.In a war or combative enviro, aggression tinged with some evil is appropriate as intent is destruction of the other. God decrees we battle Satan - to covert Satan into Love ? No! To Destroy Evil.  It is not called a bad name i.e not an act of Evil. Thus which side you come from would determine your intention  - Good Evil. Besides Satan (Evil) is not an Entity outside of human's biological, mental, physical, spiritual, intellectual 'body'. More on that ...

In an atmosphere of harmonious peace-filled reaffirmation of human good - Evil has to be subdued, suppressed & disallowed to rear its head.

When one casts pearls before 'swines', 'swines' know better cos one's 'pearls' may be just a load of complete BS. Similarly a swine sitting in the Universal Library of Complete Knowledge is as stupid/uninformed as it would be in the sty, i.e. in the Knowledge contained therein.A wise man(wisdom Hahaha )would be just as stupid/uninformed as to the Knowledge housed in the Universal Library of Complete Porcine Knowledge.

Cast not any pearls to Swines or Men (both pronouns getting scaringly synonymous) Shove them all down one's throat & eat one's pearls by oneself; by example, conduct, utterances, intentions, one's pearls might bear fruit. God Willing.It might just reappear @ one's other end, as so much BS (the possibilities are infinite :)

ONLY to His Glory.

It's your call .....

   


    Belief in a CREATOR called God in the English language is an individual undertaking, a personal commitment to an ideal/concept of a divine supernatural MAKER.
Belonging to a religious group be it Catholic, Protestant, Bahai, Islam, (even a cult group) only provides opportunity for spiritually like-minded believers to worship, pay homage, & express devotions of love &  other divine inspired emotions of holiness as a cohesive group.
     A believer  is at complete liberty to pay homage or worship the CREATOR any time, place or with whomever, as long as the motivation is homage to & acknowledgement of the SUPREMACY of the MAKER.
Religious organizations not withstanding however, whenever, or by whomever's authority established, & supposedly representing a divine God; has zero personal relevance to any individual believer of the Creator, in the paying of homage, love, devotion, submission to Him unless one choses to allow it that privilege. Thus unless one  choses to belong to & adhere to an organisation administered and  functionalized by other humans claiming to be somehow knowledgeable of what our Maker wishes that we should conduct our entire living experience, then it should be perfectly permissible for one to pay homage to Him in one's respective duly respectful way.  And most certainly if one's innermost intent is to do entirely only that - pay Him homage, acknowledge His supremacy  as well as our entire dependance on Him, bringing glory & honor to His name by our live, would an omnipotent Creator be displeased?
     Many individuals both past & contemporary, who though not affiliated spiritually to any organized religious groups, through their acts of (the universally accepted understanding of) good, put many of organized religious groups' combined (claimed) acts of glorious 'achievements'  to the uttermost insignificance, in as far as values of holiness, charity, generosity, as well as love, & sacrifice for God & man are concerned.
    Thus if one decides to stand by oneself, or as a group; outside of the known human 'CHURCH' (as now understood by believers)YET holding steadfastly in every way humanly possible with one's understanding of GOD's Will for one; would one be denied Kingdom when He comes into His Glory? 
    He came that the blind have sight. Yet how many are yet still blind?? Or do some not wish to be awake since basking in the (seeming) warmth of the Church's 'benevolence', has lulled us into spiritual stupor? Have we become unable to exercise any discernment, like lost sheep, losing even the little god-given clarity of thought when matters pertaining to correctness of Church affairs/conduct, are subconsciously given blanket 'imprimatur' !


Yes give to Caesar what is rightfully Caesar's & to God what is God's.
Most certainly we cannot give to Caesar what rightfully should only be for God?

Each one of us has to thus make up our own mind (& heart & spirit) to whose authority shall we bow!
Or should one just take the easy way & follow the path of least resistance & most fashionable?
Be an atheist ?


Oh well.....

Confucius says...

Confucius the veritable sage.

"Until a man lies in his coffin & the final nail is in, no one can be called good or evil"                         

The depth of Evil & Perversity a man can descend to, is as deep & dark, as the Fire of his Love & intensity of his Sacrifice is glorious & inspiring. Both being expressions of similar overpowering passions - only diametrically directed.

One is thus as capable of supreme sacrifice & limitless love as is one of depraved perversion & dastardly acts of supreme Evil. 

No one other than creatures (or beings) of non-human origin would be ordained with  complete purity (or total pervasion).

Man is inherently possessed of a dual nature of good & evil. 

Whichever passion predominates in one's conscious and subconscious psyche,  would determine if darkness or glory is manifested through one's acts whilst alive.

Thus till the day a person is completely disabled (as in death); no one should be predetermined as completely good or totally evil. As a man is capable of extreme evil, equally capable is he of attaining unimaginable heights of glorious nobleness.

Thus it would be prudent that one refrain from pre-concluding on any living person's status - if he be good or evil. That advice from the Chinese wise man Confucius, often quoted when wisdom is referenced.

Thus is not Judgement rightly reserved for the Creator, since one's integrity or infamy could only be determined posthumously?

To live or actuate an agenda which is counter to or entirely different as professed to be is called lying. How many of us are guilty of such?

It is not of much consequence if we only are ordinary men & women, where even if we have evil agendas we end up doing the devil's work, ultimately harming only ourselves.

If one were however in a position whereby one's conduct, acts, and speech would influence, incite, motivate, encourage others who look to one as a leader, a shepherd, a parent, a teacher; & if one were then to adopt & propagate agendas contrary to what one has sworn to uphold i.e. values of benevolence, honesty, fairness & of universally accepted truths; would it not then be fair to say one is acting evilly? 

And even before one is disabled permanently by Death is it not fair then to call one EVIL?

Be wise thus when deciding whose ideals one imitates