elimination of all risk would create a dull, lifeless world devoid of conviviality and meaning'; BOOM, beautiful piece & I add, you have your odd 80-90 years on deck, LIVE it! Suck marrow out of it!
I totally agree. Even at the beginning of the pandemic when no one knew what was going on, I decided then and there I certainly wasn't going to go hide from life. I'm on the far end of life and I wasn't going to waste a single year. I also smelled a rat early on! I had to do mandatory window visits for an entire year with my 95-year-old mother. I considered that abuse of the highest order. Ironically after the year in order to get in I had to have the Blasted vaccine even though I was very worried about it already. I had read those papers about those weasels that all died.... but without proof I was not going to be allowed into her facility. How I wish I could do all of that over again.
There is a children's book called The Giver that has the same theme. I thought it was a powerful book, the message most likely lost on the preteens who were supposed to read it. But it really spoke to me, the mother who was trying to get them to read it for their assignment!
Best writing you've done sir. As an old Scot I came to the same conclusion as a youth. Life never ends but our direction is set while we are here. Make the best of this side of life while you have still have it. 🍻
Living life to the fullest...what determines that? Who determines or decides what the fullest really is? Is it having enough junk for the next garage sale, enough friends so that your funeral must be held in an auditorium? Having enough stars on your forehead or winning or accumulating enough rewards of which none you can take with you to the other side? Having things to do everyday so that you are busy, busy, busy and you think that is fullness?
Like heading off into space, there is always another mile to travel or a place to go. If it's society that decides what living life to the fullest is all about, I'll gladly skip the definition.
Lovely mythical piece but it gives too much humanity to the manipulators who used regulatory capture to steal from Jack and his dear mom to bamboozle them and get rich.
Hmmmmm Paul - in a way fables for kids are simply platitudes for adults - they try make sense of a dangerous and uncertain world.
While the fable is lovely, charming and eternally true in isolation, it's stuck in a tiny parochial town; however, contemporary western urban society in 2023 is simply not that.
All the modern self-help books use the principle of "the past is over" and "live for the now" - they say go the way of the east - yinyang, Qi, Zen, Buddhism for lost westerners with time on their hands. This is a scam, a sales plot to sell books, to sell out presentations and holidays at fake retreats. It's also a cop out as it means there's never responsibly for action.
People are so easily manipulated and fooled into buying anything that might reduce the pain. This is American culture of material comforts, quick fix, delusion and consumerism.
Thomas Hobbes in 1651 said life is "nasty, brutish and short".
If you take this at face value, you'll realise there's no time to waste and your own internal survival mechanism will push you to endure, to live as best you can.
You cannot teach compassion or empathy or love. Some people have it, most don't.
There're no solution or advice I can give, other than what I say every day to myself when dealing with others:
"Barry, how would you feel if the roles were reversed? Would what you're doing or saying to this person be the way you'd want to be treated?"
The perpetrators of the lockdown situation are the only beings on earth that fear death. They have sold their souls to the devil and are working madly to become “transhuman” in the hope that they can escape the wrath of the true living God.
They are hellbent, literally, on selling out mankind in the hope that they can become gods themselves. They believe they are so “intelligent” that they can make these types of decisions for the rest of us. Satan is their master and, in the end, his whispered instructions will not delay their inevitable demise. #Godisnotdead
Very good tale. But the biggest thing - our intervention of pain and death "at all costs" is derailing the evolution that has made our bodies what it is today. The future of our bodies is very bleak. A phrase I heard in a philosophic video that always stuck with me - "the compassion of nature verses the compassion of man".
Brad Pitt movie was very good as I recall. Here's another - remember TV sitcom "Night Court". Season 8, "Death Takes A Halloween", a sitcom play on the movie. Standout episode in the series, with stellar performance by Mr Death. Unfortunately its only pay-to-see on youtube (it must be that good!), but Amazom Prime I believe has it.
I used to watch "Night Court" all the time, but I don't remember that particular episode. I purcase nothing from or through Amazon. I won't pay Utoob either, so I'll have to keep an eye out for it on Laff (I think). The Brad Pitt movie was really good. "Death Takes a Holiday," was excellent, but I like old movies.
Did you know they are doing a reboot? John is in it and tge new judge is the lady that played Bernadette on "The Big Bang Theory." I hope you can see it there, if you're interested.
The only 2 I've heard about are the 2 I mentioned. I haven't looked into it yet. I'm trying to wait until I hear some reviews. I really liked the original, so I don't want to get my hopes up.
The only 2 I've heard about are the 2 I mentioned. I haven't looked into it yet. I'm trying to wait until I hear some reviews. I really liked the original, so I don't want to get my hopes up.
Three times I have attempted to post my opinion and three times, my post disappeared. It could be that I have been hacked or the site doesn't allow my opinion?
In my opinion, COVID is not about life and death, but about a pathological desire to manipulate and control all life on this planet and to create cyborgs.
In my opinion, COVID is not about life and dearth, but about a patholgical or metaphysical evil desire to control and manipulate all life on this planet and to kill off the entire species if homo sapians
I totally agree. Even at the beginning of the pandemic when no one knew what was going on, I decided then and there I certainly wasn't going to go hide from life. I'm on the far end of life and I wasn't going to waste a single year. I also smelled a rat early on! I had to do mandatory window visits for an entire year with my 95-year-old mother. I considered that abuse of the highest order. Ironically after the year in order to get in I had to have the Blasted vaccine even though I was very worried about it already. I had read those papers about those weasels that all died.... but without proof I was not going to be allowed into her facility. How I wish I could do all of that over again.
There is a children's book called The Giver that has the same theme. I thought it was a powerful book, the message most likely lost on the preteens who were supposed to read it. But it really spoke to me, the mother who was trying to get them to read it for their assignment!
Best writing you've done sir. As an old Scot I came to the same conclusion as a youth. Life never ends but our direction is set while we are here. Make the best of this side of life while you have still have it. 🍻
Living life to the fullest...what determines that? Who determines or decides what the fullest really is? Is it having enough junk for the next garage sale, enough friends so that your funeral must be held in an auditorium? Having enough stars on your forehead or winning or accumulating enough rewards of which none you can take with you to the other side? Having things to do everyday so that you are busy, busy, busy and you think that is fullness?
Like heading off into space, there is always another mile to travel or a place to go. If it's society that decides what living life to the fullest is all about, I'll gladly skip the definition.
Very well done. Good assessment. Thank you.
Lovely mythical piece but it gives too much humanity to the manipulators who used regulatory capture to steal from Jack and his dear mom to bamboozle them and get rich.
Hmmmmm Paul - in a way fables for kids are simply platitudes for adults - they try make sense of a dangerous and uncertain world.
While the fable is lovely, charming and eternally true in isolation, it's stuck in a tiny parochial town; however, contemporary western urban society in 2023 is simply not that.
All the modern self-help books use the principle of "the past is over" and "live for the now" - they say go the way of the east - yinyang, Qi, Zen, Buddhism for lost westerners with time on their hands. This is a scam, a sales plot to sell books, to sell out presentations and holidays at fake retreats. It's also a cop out as it means there's never responsibly for action.
People are so easily manipulated and fooled into buying anything that might reduce the pain. This is American culture of material comforts, quick fix, delusion and consumerism.
Thomas Hobbes in 1651 said life is "nasty, brutish and short".
If you take this at face value, you'll realise there's no time to waste and your own internal survival mechanism will push you to endure, to live as best you can.
You cannot teach compassion or empathy or love. Some people have it, most don't.
There're no solution or advice I can give, other than what I say every day to myself when dealing with others:
"Barry, how would you feel if the roles were reversed? Would what you're doing or saying to this person be the way you'd want to be treated?"
Then I make an up or down adjustment.
Wow insightful!
Thank you Barbara : ))
Excellent. Great perspective.
Beautiful. Thank you Dr Alexander for sharing this. Happy New Year.
The perpetrators of the lockdown situation are the only beings on earth that fear death. They have sold their souls to the devil and are working madly to become “transhuman” in the hope that they can escape the wrath of the true living God.
They are hellbent, literally, on selling out mankind in the hope that they can become gods themselves. They believe they are so “intelligent” that they can make these types of decisions for the rest of us. Satan is their master and, in the end, his whispered instructions will not delay their inevitable demise. #Godisnotdead
#JesusisourSavior
#JesusisourProtector
Very good tale. But the biggest thing - our intervention of pain and death "at all costs" is derailing the evolution that has made our bodies what it is today. The future of our bodies is very bleak. A phrase I heard in a philosophic video that always stuck with me - "the compassion of nature verses the compassion of man".
Yup! None of us is getting out of here alive. Enjoy!!!
"Death Takes a Holiday." Movie from the 40s or 50s. There was a remake in the 90s or 00s with Brad Pitt. Something about "Mr. Black."
Brad Pitt movie was very good as I recall. Here's another - remember TV sitcom "Night Court". Season 8, "Death Takes A Halloween", a sitcom play on the movie. Standout episode in the series, with stellar performance by Mr Death. Unfortunately its only pay-to-see on youtube (it must be that good!), but Amazom Prime I believe has it.
I used to watch "Night Court" all the time, but I don't remember that particular episode. I purcase nothing from or through Amazon. I won't pay Utoob either, so I'll have to keep an eye out for it on Laff (I think). The Brad Pitt movie was really good. "Death Takes a Holiday," was excellent, but I like old movies.
Hey Bandit,
"Night Court" with John Laroquette?
That was fabulous stuff.
John Laroquette cracked me up!
Did you know they are doing a reboot? John is in it and tge new judge is the lady that played Bernadette on "The Big Bang Theory." I hope you can see it there, if you're interested.
Thanks Bandit ;))
I'll keep a lookout for it.
Who plays "Bull" in the new series?
Remember the episode where Bull kept talking about having a turkey shake?
The only 2 I've heard about are the 2 I mentioned. I haven't looked into it yet. I'm trying to wait until I hear some reviews. I really liked the original, so I don't want to get my hopes up.
The only 2 I've heard about are the 2 I mentioned. I haven't looked into it yet. I'm trying to wait until I hear some reviews. I really liked the original, so I don't want to get my hopes up.
"Meet Joe Black"
Thank-you! I had it in my head as "Meet Mr. Black," but that just didn't sound right.
Lovely and wise, thank you.
Thank you for sharing
Three times I have attempted to post my opinion and three times, my post disappeared. It could be that I have been hacked or the site doesn't allow my opinion?
In my opinion, COVID is not about life and death, but about a pathological desire to manipulate and control all life on this planet and to create cyborgs.
In my opinion, COVID is not about life and dearth, but about a patholgical or metaphysical evil desire to control and manipulate all life on this planet and to kill off the entire species if homo sapians