Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Sustaining sanity during insane times

Purple, one of my favorite colors. It's warm, peaceful and powerful.
Oh, God! I want my mommy!
Iran is testing missiles along with threatening everyone and no one is going to spank them like the brat they are because they might block the OIL traffic.
http://www.worldwithoutoil.org/
But that isn't stopping anyone from the standard, primate posturing and weenie waiving. They toss threats and warnings around as if this were a ping pong match. It Isn't!! What is wrong with people? Doesn't anyone remember the epic cock/flag waiving that Reagan did? Daring Russia to do something. Well, now the world has a new wacko with an attitude problem and his finger on a button.
“Patriot: the person who can holler the loudest without knowing what he is hollering about.”
Mark Twain

I have a solution.
Neuter them! That's right. You heard me. Snip off their chicken shit nuggets and lets see how eager they are to start another war. The war mongers never seem to be in any real danger anyway, do they? It's the rest of us who are just trying to live our lives that become pawns in their game of Stratego. How did the majority of humanity become so powerless in the face of a few, cowardly bullies?
They keep us divided, that's why. Religion, race, ethnicity, culture, age, economics. I could go on but you get the point.
Boil us down to our simplest desires and we all want to live, be happy and safe. This shouldn't come into conflict with anyone elses desire for the same thing. Should it? Play nice children.
But no, there are always those who can't be happy unless they have everything and/or everyone else is miserable. These are the people who seek power, money and fame so they can be at the top of the food chain. The rest of us, sane people don't want that crap. Too much trouble and work. I want to play, have fun and make friends. Don't you?
http://iamrevolting.org/
Yes, it's a Jesus based organization but like all good messengers, Jesus said we should be nice to each other. So no complaints from my Wiccan, Buddhist, Druid, Hindu and other non-Christian friends. Play nice or no cookie.
I just finished a book by Dalai Lama Ethics for the New Millennium. It was a bit wordy but then, he was trying NOT to interject his religious beliefs into it as well as trying to explain Tibetan terms that do not translate well into English. No easy task, I'm sure.
Most religions seem to get lost in their rules and regulations and loose sight of their founding principles. Basically, be compassionate and mindful.
http://aeu.org/
Just another group trying to be good humans. We are all HUMANS. Lets start acting like it and see beyond our differences. Please, please.
“I think that people want peace so much that one of these days government had better get out of their way and let them have it.”
Dwight Eisenhower

Alright, lets get a little light hearted here. I'm becoming hopeless and that's not an option now.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQ-wRci8JhU
“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not.”
Dr. Seuss

And just because it makes me laugh.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JJcJIiQq2A

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