Thu 31 May 2007
I have arrived, I am one of the privileged elite. I just noticed today that I have been given the honor of a permanent link on Big Jonny’s blog roll link list. I feel good. I recommend not following that link if you haven’t been there before or have no idea what I’m talking about, just let it be.
#1. Religious Right. This has been boiling in my little head for some time now and I think it’s time to release the steam. I consider myself Christian. I was raised that way. The problem is the way religion is used in mainstream politics to further their own economic good and misrepresent their true motives. I honestly believe that if properly applied Christian ideas, those put forth by JC himself, can save the world. Instead, we follow what these dumb asses tell us is the right thing to do. Mainly bombing the shit out of everything in the name of democracy, religion or anything else they can rummage up that they feel the public will buy as a “good” motive. The problem with this is two fold. It has been going on for the length of the existance of Western civilization. Secondly, the track record of these idiots shows, demonstrates and indicates that they only have economic motives for such actions. Democracy is only good if the right person is voted and if he isn’t, as has been the case, we supplant them with a brutal dictator (Pinochet, Somoza etc.). If a dictator is in place who honors our “needs” we support him until he doesn’t (Hussein). This is wrong and duly so, when it is done in the name of religious fervor.
#2. Mr. Gurr has given life, the Gurrito has arrived. Congratulations Lacy and Ryan. I know that is a strange way to start a rant but damnit this is my blog and I’ll do what I want. I’m not sure what I’m ranting about but it has something to do with starry-eyed 18 year-olds and sex. And how something is wrong, more just because I’m sure it is than having any proof of my own. I just don’t like it. If you haven’t figured it out by now you are not alone, cause I haven’t got a clue either. This is supposed to be a numbered rant but damnit Gurr had a baby and that kicks ass.
#3. The world needs to equalize. The powerful elite need to simplify and those without need to be given the opportunity to have. Yes, that means that we need to give in and live simply lowering our standard of living and making true attempts to alleviate the pain and suffering going on in other parts of the world, and not by trickle down Reagonomics that never worked anyways.
#4. How am I supposed to stop loving all of a sudden? I’m not really sure how this whole divorce thing works. My entire life I’ve thought of love and marriage as lasting a lifetime and now I’m required to think otherwise. The rewiring is taking a long time and hurts like hell. I just don’t understand the idea of giving up on what you’ve fought so long for. If anyone has any ideas or good counsel or if you just want to tell me to shut up and get over it, I’ll gladly delete all your comments.
#5. The Crawling Spider Gallery has yet to update since the Anti-Sea Otter Festival that happened months ago. Of all the people, Mr. Pratt is the one to blame for this and I think we should throw eggs at his house and let the air out of all his tires.
Peace. Love. and Revolution.
May 31st, 2007 at 4:53 am
What up, L?
#1. I see where your coming from as far as religion goes, and can respect your posiion. I agree that many of our past “prophets”, Buddha, Jesus, Mohammad, etc., had a the right idea. But, the rest of us have totaly missed their points, misrepresented, and just plain dissed their teachings of peace, love, and unity. I could go into a long winded discussion, but will spare you the boring babble.
#2 I sent Ryan a congrats, good to hear he had a healty baby.
#3 Equalization…a nice utopian view, but without the elimination of ads and ad agencies creating desire, and people being sucked into this desire, the idea of someone lowering their standard of living is just shy of a pipe dream. I agree with you, but my cynicism (which I am actually working on curbing…really) runs deep. Materialism has a tight noose on our current civilization.
#4 I am not telling you to shut up, nor am I saying to get over it. I am truely sorry things didn’t work out. The hard truth is that, one, you’re not supposed to stop loving all of a sudden, and two,yes it hurts like hell. Sorry, I have no wise advice and no quick fix, but time is the only remedy. Keep your self busy, ride your bike, believe in the strength of your person, and allow the hurt to run it’s course. Hang in there bro, it’ll get better.
#5 Ha Ha, I’ve got the eggs ready and my knie sharpened. LOL I’ll have to stop into the shop and what is up with Mr. Pratt.
I hope everything I said makes sense, I am a bit tired.
Peace,
Patrick
June 2nd, 2007 at 5:44 am
–>”…without the elimination of ads and ad agencies creating desire, and people being sucked into this desire, the idea of someone lowering their standard of living is just shy of a pipe dream.”<--
Exactly! Lukas, you pointed to the effect and Pat, you pointed to the cause. It would be the same as telling an addict to just give in and quit. You must first alleviate the desire before any sort of end result can appear.
To quote a favorite movie of mine:
-->“Advertising has us chasing cars and clothes, working jobs we hate so we can buy shit we don’t need.”<–
As far as rant #1, not trying to disagree, but only JC’s original message could save humanity:
Jesus said: Love your enemies. If someone strikes you on one side, turn the other cheek. Pride is a sin. If you want to become rich, give away your money. If you truly want to be great, you must be a servant.
It was all that documenting of his life that threatens to destroy that. So many passages in the Bible instill a disregard for other beliefs into the reader. It does not allow for others to find their own belief structure and if it enriches their lives, to be praised. Christianity has a history so dark that in order for JC’s message to shine through, one might almost have to step away from traditional Christianity and develop a way of life that focuses more on the message and less on the person. Similar to Buddhism, whereas many take from the message that was left in order to uplift ones life.
Just my two cents.
By the way, thanks for #2 - He’s doing great.
June 2nd, 2007 at 4:10 pm
By the way, I fixed the comments so you can actually see them.
June 3rd, 2007 at 4:09 am
Okay. I finally checked out your blog. Everytime I talk to mom and ask about you she says, “Well his latest blog says . . . ” So I decided to check it out for myself. You know me though, I don’t ever really have much to say. J/K I guess that is true for politics and equalization and all that so . . . to rant #1: Just going to keep my mouth shut. Rant #2: I can say Congratulations! Even though I don’t think I’ve ever met the guy, I do feel like I know him. Rant #3: Whatever!!!! Can’t we just start with numero uno (that was for you Lukas-my Spanish is awesome huh?) I mean really, the world, our family, our church, nothing around us can really change until we change and see change in others. Wow, I didn’t know I could do that.
Okay on to something I really know. Rant #4: Who said you have to stop loving? I mean really Lukas. You don’t have to stop loving Veronica. You don’t have to forget her. You keep loving her and wishing the best for her and praying for her. She will always be a part of your life and our lives. Just because you are no longer together doesn’t mean it didn’t happen. I just left my school that I was at for the last nine years and I did it because a lot of people weren’t very nice to me. But I went home one night and wrote a Thank you note to one gal I had worked with and disagreed with for the past three years. I just wrote that even though we had disagreed, that when I left I wanted to remember the memories. All the times we did get along. Maybe in some way, you can do that with Veronica. You won’t be able to keep in touch (that just isn’t very smart) but you can remember. Remember her riding the horse up at our house and the time she wouldn’t get out of the tube at the lake because she was having so much fun, and the reunions, and all your bike rides, and whatever else you can hold on to. Then . . . move on. Find someone new. Find love again. Find a new best friend.
Luke, I love you and pray for you and know you can do this. You are strong and don’t ever for one minute think your marriage was a failure. I see it as a blessing in your life as well as in ours.
Okay, that was way to big sisterly. But I never know what to say and now I don’t even get to see you.
Keep in touch and good luck with everything.
Love you always,
Katie