Blog doesn't really work if the blogger does not post regularly and someone who read it does not send in a comment from time to time.  Haven't posted since Mid-August.  

Since the last post, USA President Obama has won the Noble Peace prize and intensified and extended the war in Afghanistan.  Reminds me of the endless wars in the novel "1984".  Endless War was foreshadowed by USA WW II hero President Eisenhower when he warned the US public about the power and threat of the military-industrial complex that feeds off of war.  It has been going on for decades now and always for " good reason(s)" and with the same outcomes:  Some corporations and their stakeholders get richer, some people get more powerful and others less powerful, some people die or are permanently injured either physically or emotionally. some suffering people see their lives improve at least marginally after the killing calms down, and the local/regional status quo changes temporarily. This is overly simple but descriptive.

There is no doubt that the al Qaedah sociopaths are a threat to normal natural human life anywhere in the world.  They get legitimacy by masquerading as devote Muslims and recruit from the huge pool of alienated people who have been limited and damaged by social, economic, religious, and political systems where they live that are designed to perpetuate the privileged position of the existing Elite.  The coming huge threat is political terrorist groups linking up with economic terrorist groups such as the Drug Lords. 

The Taliban are just another group of men using religion to impose by force their version of what life and relationships should be on those around them.  Interesting that it always seems to include subjugating women one way or the other.  Why are men so afraid of the power of women (tell me)?  We in USA have our versions of the Taliban-- the politically activist fundamentalist Christian Cults whose power and influence far exceed their numbers as they manipulate, and are manipulated by, the right-wing representatives of USA elite establishment. This is of course an over-simplification. If only it were this simple. 

Feeling a little angry and alienated myself despite the advantages I have been given and strive to earn.  Humans have this god-like ability to create heaven or hell in their world, their relationships, and in their minds. The conditions outside the mind start in the mind.  Once we know this, there are lighted paths through the mind-created fog but hard to see because we are too busy with thoughts, actions, habits, etc., to look.

And, the lighted path once seen is harder to stay on.

Every man is born as an original, and most die as a copy.....

Had a dog birthday celebration yesterday.  This was a first for me. Shisha came over to the Farm to celebrate with Moose and Lou-Lou.  They had a big time playing chase, splashing in the live stock pool, and eating gourmet grub.  All of this despite the 100+ degree heat--and they are wearing a fur coat!  There is a lesson here.

 There are so many variables and complexities in human culture and behavior.  To simplify, I like to compare monkey people with human beings.  Monkey people are human beings who are caught in the greed, fear (hate is a close relative), and deception consciousness.  They are one step closer to their monkey inheritance.   I see a lot of this in partisan political web sites (left and right wing) and Facebook postings where people are so willing to be hateful and lie that it is surreal.  Human beings have all of the Unholy Trinity as part of their human inheritance, but some people are able operate out of sharing/compassion, love, and truth/honesty. I tag them as human beings. They are one step closer to their Soul inheritance--that hidden part within the human that is infinitely expansive and connected to everything.  There is intention to become aligned with a more balanced, harmonious, sustainable way of living and being.

The monkey people I know are mostly responsible decent nice people when they feel they are in control. But if they feel threatened, watch out.  Right now, a lot of them are not feeling like they are in control.  They are dehumanizing and demonizing people who disagree with them. in USA, the "L" word--Liberal--is used as an insult like the old "N" word.  Libertarian has also been used as the "L" word.  One wonders why these folks are afraid.  The Master Monkey Cartels at the top hold the World's social and economic systems in their iron grip. But less powerful monkey people are afraid, and it may be because in their heart they know the Master Monkey sees everyone, including them, as a commodity to be used and discarded when not useful to them--the ultimate non-sustainable materialism.

Or at least it appears this way.

 There are "missing or unseen pieces" in the puzzle "how to" help create a better world now--within the context of 21st Century environment. The intention is for it to emerge through this endeavor. Not grandiose, just another small piece of the puzzle that many people are putting together.

 The first step is the most important.  It is impossible to fail if one continues to take the first step after every disappointment, relapse, back-slide, set-back, every successful attack of our enemy or adversary, every limiting self-delusion. 

 For those who are angy about unfairness and injustice--this is good because it means we care and have hope--we still have Fire.  Be aware that anger is one of the tools of the manipulator and deluder.  To win the battle, it is fought on our field, not the field of those who use fellow humans for selffish purposes.

Confusion was create by the remark about interviews.  This blog is part of a larger webpage project with the same name.  The webpage is designed as an e-zine and has a section for interviews.  Just want to talk to the important people--that would be you--about the barriers to harmony and balance and responses.  Harmony and balance requires justice and freedom for most people. 

There are a few who can radiate harmony, balance and love in horrific conditions.  However, most of us humans need some cultural support. It is hard to learn to swim in a strong tide.  One of the things alienating younger people is the obsessive focus of our culture on materialism.  Some say materialism is the ultimate drug. It feels good, you can get things that are basic human drives as a result of it, it is reinforced 24/7 in the culture, and you always want more.  It contributes to an emptiness with drives one   to need more in order to escape from emptiness.  Closed loop. 

If I could give my fellow humans one gift, it would be for greed to disappear as a behavior. So many problems have this as the root cause.  It is a form of desire driven by selfishnes--no matter what the cover over it, and the covers are endlessly bring supplied by commercialism and those who practice capitalism as a religion.   I see greed as genetic behavior inherited from our monkey ancestors. It doesn't take much environmental support of it to bring it to full blossom.  Wall Street appears to have more than its statistical share of greedy monkeys.  Greed, fear, and deception are humanities Unholy Trinity.

The Unholy Trinity is part of natural human behaviors  Deception may be learned but the ancient stories about it seem to say otherwise. All of us are trained in the culture to respond to them. However, like most things, they are a game, not the Big Reality.

Enjoy another beautiful day in paradise.

There is a structured dialogue called "the interview" that can lead to simple yet deep communication. Probably why Socrates used it as a teaching tool.  If you want to be interviewed about something that is important to you, let me know.

Happy Birthday to this web site.  It was born today.