Through my rear view mirror, I saw that they made a U-turn and realized that their behavior had nothing to do with me. I fell into a trap for no apparent reason and behaved inappropriately. I eased back and said "look at yourself, Charlie."
I have been thinking of writing a blog for a week or two now on how narrowly we as humans judge one another without all the facts. What got me thinking about this was the realization that I personally cannot communicate everything that I am in this form, something stated in the "Ghost Writer" blog. I learn things all the time by writing; dictating what comes to me. To be a god, is to be who we truly are without the hindrance of mortal flesh (as opposed to immortal flesh), and using more of this marvelous brain that we currently use. Heresy to most Christian beliefs, but truth nonetheless.
This has also dawned on me because this blog site will get more exposure than it currently does after "Butterfly" is published, and people will judge me by taking one thing I say out of context, by not reading these blogs from the beginning, or by not taking the time to do nothing more than skim.
Especially since we are trained as a "one line headline" society by the way we receive information online, and the fact that in our fast-paced, slow to read between the lines mentality, it's easy to only see what's on the surface. (Don't worry, I'm not going to quote Machievelli again... : ).
If we lived in a utopia more stress would be put on understanding different points of view and respecting the differences. As far as I'm concerned, we waste too much time on earning a living and not enough time on appropriate education. That's why there are those who are in certain professions but not really talented in the job. Too little attention is given to vocation placement.
As an example, I saw this "shrink" once during that stage when marriage counseling wasn't working where the focus went from us to me because all their conclusions were that if change were to take place, she was incapable of it. So the burden fell on me to change, and it was concluded that I needed to take medication which would basically "numb" me into not reacting to anything she did. The diagnosis was continually thrown in my face. Like who wouldn't react negatively to certain situations?
How we decide to change society in a positive way, determines success or not. Prison reform, practicing the values this country was founded on like equality and pursuit of happiness are not questions of debate. Whether we actually practice what we preach is another story. We entertain ideas of how to achieve this all the time, but the exercise of control by the powers that be limit what is actually accomplished. The two party system must be abolished like slavery because people will continue to agree to disagree rather than change.
Ever changing is the only constant. "The more things change, the more they stay the same," but real change is to evolve rather than continually working to destroy the opposite point of views. Carl Jung proved that two opposing POV can both be correct. Also true is the fact that they can also be half truths. "Accentuate the positive, eliminate the negative, and don't worry about Mr. In-between." Balance is the key.
We are a country of pilots that oppose the other, taking the wheel to the left, then to the right, left, right, left, right... It's no wonder we're not accomplishing anything. We use words that mean different things to different people continually, like the growing abyss between the English language of Britain and United States. A real leader needs to speak both languages, because it is unrealistic to expect the whole of society to change.
Like my example of the drive in traffic today, each of us have to look at ourselves instead of the other to change. That is something most are afraid of, especially religious people (of which I am--again my "enigma" reference to myself stated in the "Ghost Writer" blog).
to be continued...
