A World Of Worlds (Part 2)

All of us must be aware of the possibility, that the personal activities and actions of each and every very unique and individual person living upon this planet; might tend to have a very long lasting influence and impact upon a few, or even very many other people, in very many different ways.  Depending upon whom any such person might happen to be; should that person happen to be a very highly influential, and powerful individual; that person, in some manner, might possibly possess the ability and the power to influence and to affect the personal worlds of every other person on this planet.  It is then quite accurate to say that each and every individual person's actions and reactions, could possibly have a long term effect upon every other person's very own worlds in some very significant, but different manner; whether it be very slight or very great in significance.  While keeping in mind and considering all of these very interesting thoughts; we must now realize that (although it may be very unlikely), it is also remotely possible for any one individual person on Earth, to change the very own worlds of every other individual person or persons, who are living among us.  Entire cities, countries, and even the entire world of worlds, could then very possibly become affected by just one decision, made by just one very powerful, influential and significant person.  This very frightening and quite alarming thought then remains for us to ponder:  The very thought that, the understandings and the actions of any one specific individual person on this planet, could possibly change the entire world of worlds for everyone and anyone else on this planet (by interaction), is not very easy for us to accept.  Keeping all of these things in mind; we must understand that just the very thought, regarding the fact that it is not possible to live within, or to experience any other person's very own world, is quite scary and very unsettling for all of Humanity.  The predictability of the specific thoughts or the actions of any other human beings therefore, could only be assumed, but could never be confirmed until after those specific thoughts or actions have been revealed as a reality.  There will always be room for some doubt, for each of us to consider. This just so happens to be the very largest and the most devastating dilemma which all of man-kind had ever, or will ever, have experienced throughout all of history.  This is the real "War Of The Worlds" and it is caused by human nature and not by any "Aliens" from outer space.  We cannot read into other people's minds; so we must then face the fact that sooner or later, each and every one of us will then need to rely upon our ability to place our "Trust" into the hands of other human beings.  We would then actually become obligated to (very respectfully) place our Trust into the hands of some other person or persons; many of which would be people who might actually happen to be complete strangers to us. All of this must be completely accepted by us, along with the very hopeful expectation that we will receive from that person, our fair share of "Loyalty" and "Honor" in return.

This is where the effects of "Trust", "Loyalty" and "Honor" will come into  play.

Without our having "Trust", "Honor" and "Loyalty" being linked together in a very co-ordinated fashion; there can be no JUSTICE. We must then consider the possibility that we might, at any time, possibly become doomed to conflict, war and devastation.  During each one of our lifetimes, each and every one of us, at some point in time, will need to place our trust into the hands of other people. However, those other people within whom we have placed our trust, need to know and to agreeably understand that they actually do owe us at least, our very fair share of "Loyalty" and "Honor" in return.  "Trust" means absolutely nothing at all without the reciprocation of "Loyalty" and "Honor" coming from those persons whom have accepted our trust.  Accepting and receiving the Trust of any person, will always require a true COMMITTMENT of loyalty and honor which would be rightfully due, as well as expected in return; to be received by that person who happens to be the source of that given Trust. "Trusting" in anyone, without receiving the very necessary "Loyalty" and "Honor" in return, amounts to nothing but deception. Coupling all of this to the confusion and the sometimes very difficult translations existing between the very many different languages, is why so many people, as well as so many countries, end up in bitter conflicts and wars with each other. We must then face the ugly truth, that even though there are so very many people who are truly "Trustworthy", "Loyal" and "Honorable" (maybe 50% or so), there are also those very many other people who would be very selfish and deceitful.  The former group; would always be very ready and willing to help others.  They would always be trying to improve the conditions of everyone's world, while also realizing that in doing so, they will also benefit from the results. Those are the people who will actually give very much of themselves. They will even work very hard to cause all of the righteous and proper events to exist for the benefits of everyone.  While the latter group, will misuse, deceive and betray others by promising them a very much better world, when it is actually and only themselves, whom they would care to benefit.  That group might actually feel that it is quite righteous and noble to abuse and to mistreat other people, when they feel that it might be of some benefit to them, somewhere down the road. Everyone wants and needs some degree of self improvement for their very own worlds, but nobody wants to be stepped down upon and abused by those who will not hesitate to use other people as stepping stones, for their very own advancements and benefits, while offering absolutely nothing in return.

That's it!  That's the very nature of Humanity.  Nothing could ever change that. That's why there will always be bitter disputes, conflicts and wars.

"Trust", "Loyalty" and "Honor".  These three attributions, combined together and well maintained, have become the key to happiness for everyone.  This is a very perfectly wonderful and unfailing combination of attributions, which will always work perfectly well for any and for all of us.  However, (as I had  previously pointed out), only about 50% of the human population will simultaneously possess the combination of all three of these attributions.  The remaing 50% of humanity will not.

The sad epilog behind this story is the frightening thought, that each one of us will eventually need to invest all of our Trust into the hands of some other person, at some point in time within our lives.  We would then be rendering all of our complete trust into the hands of some other person, while at the very same time, realizing that without the receipt of "Loyalty" and "Honor" in return; we might possibly discover that we had been deceived and betrayed.  You might very sadly but quite possibly, discover that your respectfully rendered "Trust", has meant absolutely nothing to that particular person, to whom you have so very respectfully rendered your trust. This is why it had become necessary for us to rely upon "CONTRACTS" to help us to secure our trust.  On a much brighter note however; there will also be many people who must also place THEIR trust into YOUR hands.  So then it would be totally up to you to respectfully render the honor and the loyalty to that person whom had placed their trust into your hands.  A very fair, positive and effective trade-off motto for all of us then, would be for each of us to cordially give back more than what we had taken; with much respect, appreciation and gratitude. Contracts can be, and quite often are broken.  By Law, it is illegal to break a contractual agreement, as doing so will initiate a cause for punishment.  However, this is the very best protection available for securing a "Trust".  It is very good.  It is the best we have, but it is not exactly a perfect solution.

There are never any perfect guarantees of "Trust" and "Honor";  but there are always some very good reasons for having Hope!  We need to consider the "Pros and Cons of this story as well:
Those people who will possess all three of those positive attributions which I had mentioned, will always prove to accomplish very many positive things, when working together and along with each other.  They will always be very likely to acquire very much growth as a result of their methods.  While the people who do not possess all three of these very essential attributions, will tend to avoid or to compete with others of their very own kind.  This would always and only prove to be very counter-productive for them.  It would then become very unlikely that they might be able to accomplish very much growth at all.  However, there are exceptions to each and every rule.  We must always remain very alert, aware and quite skeptical with regards to those exceptions.

For those of us who "Trust" and believe in God; we can only pray for the best for all of mankind.
Yes, each and evey one of us lives within our very own worlds, but none of us are ever left all alone.  The spirit of God lives within each and every one of us and He knows the Joys, the Woes, the Thoughts, the Wisdom and the Intentions of every existing human being on this planet.  "Trust" in God; and you will certainly receive your fair share of His "Loyalty" and His "Honor".

We must also keep in mind, that there is a very important, scientific and "Universal Law", which states that; "for every action, there there will always  an equal and opposite reaction".  This law truly applies to all of Humanity as well as to the entire Universe.  Sometimes we might be required to very patiently, experience and endure some very difficult times, pain, suffering and sorrow; while the end result can very often make it all worth our while for expending our patience and our endurance.  We must also remember to be very careful however, because that Universal law can also work in reverse.  Humanity most certainly, must always remember and understand that each and every one of us happens to be a very unique and very significant part of our magnificent Universe.  Therefore, that Universal Law certainly would, and does apply to all of Humanity as a whole, in a very specific and Universal manner.   

A World Of Worlds (Part 1)

We are the Brothers and Sisters of Humanity. All of us have very many wonderful things in common.  All of us have the very same BASIC wants and needs.  We can relate to one another in so very many wonderful and beautiful ways.  In spite of all of our worries and all of our cares, we can still find a way to fill each other's worlds with so very much love and joy.  I feel that Humanity does deserve so very much praise.  However; we must also bear witness to our differences, times of trouble and difficulties as well.  Please allow me to place all of those wonderful characteristics of Humanity aside, as I attempt to focus my thoughts directly upon the finest details of some of the very many difficulties and really tough times which each one of us must face every single day:

This post is written about something which all of us are so very much aware; with regards to a subject to which many of us have hardly ever given very much thought.  What I have written below is a new story about a very old subject.  I have merely attempted to publish this information with a little more detail, emphasis and insight.  I would love to share with all of you; all of these much deeper and facinating thoughts with much greater detail.  My hopeful goal is that after reading this, you will understand these thoughts in the very same manner in which I have attempted to express them. Please share your comments and/or opinions with me down below, at the end of this posting.
 
The truth is, that while all of Humanity lives right here on this very same planet; each and every one of us lives within our very own and very unique worlds.  Each one of us can only experience and observe our very own worlds in the manner in which each one of our senses will constantly detect and interpret all of the very specific and very unique, incoming information. This information is then comprehended and sorted in the only manner in which the human brain is capable of understanding and memorizing it. 

After birth, each individual child will begin to experience a very important beginning to the formulation of that child's very own world.  Each child begins to build his or her very own world by living from day to day and by reacting to all of the newly discovered surroundings.  The initial and very essential foundation for this discovery process then, will require that each child must very promptly become properly influenced by the application of some very important facts of life: Each child must be taught and influenced in this manner by the examples which are set by the child's association with his/her parents, his/her elders, by rules, by standards, and by the (hopefully positive) guidance from all other adults who will influence and interact among them.  All of these things are EXTREMELY IMPORTANT.  This is because the child will depend upon this extremely valuable information for the formulation of his/her morals, as well as his/her own personality. From this very important information, the child will then learn to construct a very personal set of morals which will guide and influence that child through-out his/her entire lifetime. The processing of all of this information marks the very beginning of the very own world for each individual child.  I must very specifically emphasize, that it is extremely important that each and every child must promptly learn the differences between right and wrong.  For the sake of our civilization, each child must then be taught to accept, apply and to incorporate all of those very important and very manditory facts of life into the very beginnings of each of their very own worlds. 

As the children begin to grow older and they begin to mature, it then becomes more apparent that the most impacting of all of the influences which could ever affect and govern each and every one of their lives from this point on, will then come from their very own common sense, free will and their very own choices.  For each new and very young individual person, that incoming information will then become combined and referrenced in a manner which will contribute to his/her knowledge base, inspire his/her life, and allow him/her to perceive the reality of each of their very own worlds in a very clear and understanding manner.  Each of their very own worlds will then become much more complex as they begin to grow older.  No person could possibly see or experience any other person's very own world, except for that very same person who actually lives within it. No person on this planet could share his/her very own world with any other person. Most of us can possibly share certain intimate details of our very own worlds, very closely with others, such as Husbands and Wives will usually do for one another.  However, in so very many ways, each person's individual and very own unique world will always remain and continue to be quite different, when compared to the very own worlds of any other person. You might choose to tell any other person about your very own world. However, that would only allow that person to attempt to imagine the reality of your very own world; as well as the nature of your very own experiences.  It is just not possible for anyone else to experience what you are actually experiencing.  Only you can do that.  Each one of us then, could only imagine the reality of another person's very own world.  We may possibly share some of the very specific details regarding our experiences with some other person, but we could never share our very own reality with that person.  If any two people were to have experienced the very same events at the very same point in time, the realistic details of that experience would be exactly the same for each one of them. However the understandings as well as the interpretations of those details, would be perceived and realized in a somewhat different manner for each one of them.  This is due to the differences between each other's worlds. Any one specific event and experience will always be interpreted by any two or more people in a manner which will differ by either a somewhat slighter or a somewhat greater degree. For those two or more persons, any very specific experiences which might commonly occur within the presence of all of them in a simultaneous fashion; will then fit into each one of their very own worlds in a somewhat different manner.  Therefore by judging for themselves, each one of them could only ASSUME to understand the manner in which they might have personally handled that particular person's very same specific sitiuation.  Each one of them could only do this in a manner in which he/she could have only imagined that very same and specific experience, as if that specific experience would have been actually occuring within each one of their very own worlds.  In other words; MY very own interpretations, regarding the exact manner in which I might possibly imagine MYSELF as re-living YOUR very own worldly experiences; would always be understood by ME in a somewhat different manner than YOU would have actually experienced that situation in the reality your very own world.  No other person then, could possibly know or truly understand, the very own personal feelings and details of another person, in exactly the very same manner in which that other person, would have actually been experiencing and handling that particular situation.  This is why people will so often disagree with one another.

Each and every individual person, living upon this planet, during each of their lifetimes, will have eventually experienced very many, complex and very unique experiences; each of which will always be comparably different, when compared to the collective experiences of any other person's lifetime.  Each and every human lifetime, would then constitute a very exclusive and individually different version of the book of life.  Each individually different set of occuring experiences for any one person; would then have permanently managed to alter that person's attitude, outlook, objectives, opinions, points of view, as well as that person's behavior, in a very permanent manner, which will always differ from that of any other person. 

All of these previously mentioned observations remind me of that very old but very accurate scientific statement which reads; "No two snowflakes are exactly alike"!  Exactly, like all human beings; all snowflakes are very similar to each other.  They are all so very beautifully similar, but no two snowflakes are exactly alike.  I firmly believe this to be very true.  So, I feel that it would then certainly be quite inappropriate for me to ever attempt to judge anyone else, based upon the manner in which they might have chosen to live their lives. If any person were to be my very close and very trusted friend, I could at very best, only respect my dear friend's every choice and every decision.

Each of us is also capable of experiencing some MISUNDERSTANDINGS.  Each and every event which may occur within our lives has its very own meaning and definition.  Most of the time these meanings and definitions are fairly simple and they are very easily comprehended by each one of us.  However, some certain situations might often become much more complex than the ability of our logical understanding will allow us to define and to properly interpret that specific situation.  The exact meanings and definitions of such a situation will then become lost. This will always happen for two very simple reasons:  1. A lack of details in the expression of the given information.  2. A lack of knowledge regarding the details of the transferred information.

At this point, I must also address the fact that two or more people can possibly reach a MUTUAL AGREEMENT with each other, only if each of the participating person's individual differences can be unanimously understood and have been determined by each participating person, to be secondary, unimportant and/or impertinent to the main objective.  This seems very possible and even quite simple, but because of the differences between the various worlds and realities of all of the persons concerned, it often becomes extremely difficult to accomplish a mutual agreement.  However, fortunately, we are very painfully aware that our civilization could not possibly survive without such agreements.  Many painful sacrifices must then be made in a very fair and equal manner and with full compromise and  representation in behalf of all of the person's seeking such a mutual agreement.  Doing this will always require an input of full FAITH and ACCEPTANCE being placed within that mutual agreement, in behalf of all of its participants.  The success of this mutual agreement will then rely upon a very fragile HOPE, that this agreement will someday fulfill it's intended purpose in the very beneficial manner, and in the very same manner in which it had initially been intended.

FALLING IN LOVE

                         
Keeping in mind that life can be very complicated and that there are always very many complications, events and influencing factors, which can possibly cause many things to abruptly change within the lives of anyone, at any point in time; allowing some situations which can possibly change the entire world for anyone.  However, for the sake of simplicity, in the following statements which I have made below, I have disregarded the effects of  all of these possibilities:

When a man and a woman first meet, and they find each other as being quite attractive, that is when the chemistry begins.  That's when the hormones, begin to slowly flow within their bodies.  This is the process which makes every man and woman, so very interesting to one another.  This is the process which has actually brought every man and woman together, since the beginnings of humanity.  However, this is also where the romantic relationships for any couple can become rather confusing. 
         
What Does "FALLING IN LOVE" really mean? 
A woman and a man will "FALL IN LOVE" with each other,  primarily for all four of the four key reasons, which I have listed below.  These reasons are solely based upon human preferences, and every different human being has a different, preset  combination of preferences.  A man and a woman will often meet in some strange and unexpected place and manner.  At first, they will usually share a few glances at each other.  This is where it ends most of the time, because one of them might not find the other to be attractive enough.  They might even find this person to be quite "repulsive"!  
So, let's now look at the brighter side of this story.  
Shall we?
If it turns out that this man and woman will mutually like what they see in each other; curiosity will then step in and they will then begin to converse with each other.  They will usually share some silly and minor information with each other, and if that information is being interpreted by each of them in a mutually likable and acceptable manner, then the two of them will begin to find each other quite interesting as well.  Slowly, they will begin to like each other more and more.  They will then begin to discover each other's differences, and hopefully, they will find these differences to be rather appealing, likable and lovingly acceptable.  Once the two of them find all of these necessary and preliminary bits of information to be appealing, they will become very interested in each other.  Each one of them will then evaluate each other's interests which they have established for one another, and if everything goes right, they will want to get to know much more information about each other.  That is when the process of "Dating" will begin .  This couple will begin to go to places and to do things together. They will evaluate each other in everything that they may do.  They will soon find each other's actions to be very likable and consequently, they will then find EACH OTHER to be very likable as well.  By now, the attractions which they have established for each other have become quite obvious.  They begin to miss each other when they are not together, and they find that they can hardly wait to see each other, and to be together again.  They begin to look forward to each and every opportunity to be with each other once again.  Then as time passes by, if everything goes right for them (as a couple) and they find that there happens to be no obstacles standing in their way, their attractions to each other will then grow stronger with each passing day.   They have now begun to show their affection for one another very strongly, and they then realize that they had become EXTREMELY ATTRACTED to one another.  Extreme attraction is the very first step which leads to "FALLING IN LOVE".  This is when each one of them will realize that they actually love each other very much.  The very first major requirement; "Step One" of the process of FALLING IN LOVE has now been established.  "Step One" into the process of FALLING IN LOVE, is the first major requirement, which I will now refer to as, EXTREME ATTRACTION.  Now comes "Step Two"; which is the major requirement of LOVE FOR ONE ANOTHER, which always follows right behind Step One.  At this point, each one of them can now realize just how much they WANT each other. So now they enter, Step Three; WANT, is the third major requirement.  There is just one more step which will follow soon after:  They will now be  entering "Step Four".  "NEED".  That's when they begin to realize that they NEED each other more than anything else in the world.  So now, the four major requirements for FALLING IN LOVE have been met and accomplished for this couple.  
So now what????
Many couples will have either planned a wedding, or they may have even married by this time.  Marriage might rightfully seem to be very important and very necessary to many people at this point in a relationship.  However, even though, marriage can be quite influential to one or to both of them, marriage is actually not a mandatory or major requirement for FALLING IN LOVE.  
Here is where all of the magic begins to happen:
You may have noticed that I had not mentioned anything about this couple having SEX at any point during the writing of those first four major requirements.  The reason for this, is that if sex were to have taken place for them, at any point in time, or during any part of any of those four previously mentioned achievement periods; FALLING IN LOVE would have no longer been possible for this couple.  FALLING IN LOVE is not something that people can do for each other; it is something that Mother Nature does for that couple as well as for herself.  
This is where Mother Nature's "chemistry" kicks into overdrive:  
By abstaining from sex for all of that time, this couple has now forced Mother Nature, to finally step in and begin to fan their flames a bit more vigorously, by injecting some of her very special aphrodisiac hormones into each of their bloodstreams.  This is Mother Nature's way of forcing a couple to finally have sex with each other.  Mother Nature always gets her way, so now she has "started the ball rolling".  There can now be no escape.  Mother Nature is now demanding that this couple must have sex with each other, for the purpose of pro-creation.  As those hormones, go rushing through each of their bodies, a very amazing change begins to take place within them.  That couple now finds themselves to be under the influence of natural drugs. These hormones cause each of the them to become very emotional, and this couple is now very much sent into an amazingly heightened state of sexual desire and arousal, which is marked specifically for them.  FOR EACH OTHER ONLY.  This heightened state of sexual desire and arousal only exists between these two people and all others are now cast completely out of the picture.  Now, this couple becomes restricted enough to only see EACH OTHER when they are together, no other romantic interests, in any other man or woman could now come between them and change the way that they feel about each other.  They have now become locked together emotionally, by Mother Nature, and now they (very emotionally), can only belong to each other.  They have now officially FALLEN IN LOVE with each other.  Soon, as the hormones continue to flow, this couple will eventually need to yield to their urges and they will soon begin to share with each other, the most beautiful sexual experiences ever known to mankind.  The passions and the pleasures which this couple will now share and enjoy together, will overwhelm them into a very passionate state of ecstacy, ranking well above and beyond any and all other sexual experiences, which either one of them could not have possibly ever imagined or experienced with any other person, at any other time or place.  The fire of this natural high could go on for a very long period of time and those very unique, precious and wonderful feelings of "FALLING IN LOVE" will always remain within them, even after the fire is gone. "FALLING IN LOVE", will create such beautiful memories for this couple, which will also remain within them for an entire lifetime (even if they don't remain together for their entire lifetimes).  
Now, here's the sad news!!  
This will never happen for any couple who had not been patient enough to abstain from having sex early on, or who had initiated sex at any point in time, during those four major steps, leading to FALLING IN LOVE.  In such a case;  Mother Nature will now find no need or reason to persuade that couple to have sex with each other in her very own sweet and special way, because they are already doing it.  
I guess that some things actually are well worth waiting for after all.  
Almost all people will love someone very intensely during their lifetimes.  Also, many people may love other people very dearly and very intensely, many times during their lifetimes, while never really getting to have experienced that very unique and wonderful feeling of actually FALLING IN LOVE with someone. It has been said that most people will never FALL IN LOVE.  I wonder if those people will ever realize what they had missed?  Also, I can only wonder just how many of our young lovers of today, will actually, and very truly find that wonderful opportunity to actually FALL IN LOVE with someone.  FALLING IN LOVE doesn't come very easily for anyone, but if it were to come to any one couple at all, it certainly would have soon become very apparent to that couple, that the waiting had been very much worth their while for doing so. They certainly would have become a very lucky and very happy couple.  FALLING IN LOVE would always be something so very special, beautiful and wonderful for any couple who waits; because this couple will  always remember that this had certainly been the most unique and beautiful part of their entire lives together.  Fortunately, those couples who may have missed their opportunities to FALL IN LOVE, can also find much happiness together, because they really do love each other so very much.  They also, would most likely and honestly believe that they had actually FALLEN IN LOVE with each other.  However, they would only be deluding themselves, because they now couldn't ever have had any idea of what kind of experience, FALLING IN LOVE might have actually been.  Therefore, they would have never even become aware of the fact that they had actually missed out on the receipt of such a very unique, special, precious and natural gift.   

     

LET'S FACE UP TO THE TRUTH

In very good faith, a very good friend had sent me a "forwarding email" of an Internet posting, which someone had made with regards to the PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE", as well  as the usage of the motto phrases of the United States Of America: "IN GOD WE TRUST" and "GOD BLESS AMERICA".  I did feel the urge to forward that message which my dear friend had sent to me regarding those precious mottoes, but first, I decided to give this entire idea just a little more serious thought.  I feel that most of the citizens of the U.S A., actually endorse those very beautiful mottoes, which had been given to us very thoughtfully,  by our very insightful forefathers.  I know that I certainly do.  They are so very beautiful.  Honestly, I  am now speaking solely for myself when I say this, but I truly believe that we Americans are really not at all worthy to have our money bearing that expression.  It's sad to say this but that is nothing but an outright lie. I believe from another (very obvious) world wide point of view, that the United States (as a country), does not trust in God, in exactly the very same manner in which this very precious motto so states.  I feel that the United States trusts in the "Almighty Dollar", as does the entire world.  I know that I must admit to what I truly feel:  When our forefathers had first come up with those precious mottoes so very long ago; it was a good idea and it gave all of us something to live up to.  It made us feel quite good to think that if we trusted in God, our country would therefore be blessed. These words had been very true, honest and wonderful thoughts for all of us to cherish forever.  However, now in the midst of all of the corruption, scandal and greed which has totally dominated our society, I feel that we have lost that edge and are no longer (as a country) worthy of God's blessings.  I do honestly believe it is true that the overwhelming majority of Americans (86%), of us, do trust in God in a very singular and personal manner.  However, I also believe that this country as an entirety, has missed the boat and now we are no longer worthy to state the claim: "IN GOD WE TRUST".  It would be an insult to God as well as an outright lie.  I feel that we need to to learn to trust in ourselves first, before we can be worthy to obtain the right to trust in God's blessings.  Whenever I think about it, this question always  just pops up inside of my mind:  Why would God want to bless a corrupted society?  As for the "PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE", I feel that it would also be quite wrong as well as deceitful, for us to claim that we are a country "UNDER GOD".  That is simply not true and of course; God knows this. It's a nice fantasy however. Oh how I wish and pray that it were true.  Maybe some fine day, we may once again, be worthy to state those claims,  however, personally, I have nearly lost all hope for us.  I love my country and right or wrong, I will always loyally, honor it and have complete respect for everything for which it stands.  I also believe that we should always cherish and keep these precious mottoes, always within our minds as well as within  our prayers.  I believe that it is truly wonderful for us to pray for these things, but I also believe that our making of any false statements regarding them, is not being very honest with ourselves.  How about you?  How do you feel about this?  

LOVE, THROUGH THE EYES OF THE ELDERLY!

When we grow older, our bodies and our purposes become totally different than they had ever been before, when we had been so much younger.  The elderly person's heart is now filled with so much love and so very much more desire for love, than at any other time during that person's younger life.  This is so very true.  The problem is; that these elderly people have never been old before, so becoming older is quite a very NEW experience for them. They remember their younger years and exactly how all of those things had come to pass so very long ago. However, those things of the past, can no longer apply to their very NEW, elderly status and to the concept of their now, very NEW elderly lives. The truth is that, we really do not know how to begin to start a NEW, relationship with another elderly person; not even with another elderly person whom we might even love quite dearly. We can only know how to relate to other elderly people; specifically, those whom we may have already known and loved for so very many years. This is because we have no other previous experiences or any other frame of reference, regarding this kind of elderly love-life. Most of us elderly people are fearful of failure, while others may lack the necessary confidence. Many of the elderly may also be fearful of new commitments. But to be honest; we just don't know how to do it. It had been done very successfully by many elderly people in the past. However, all of those very elderly people who had so very successfully accomplished all of this so very successfully in the past, are no longer here to give us any good advice. Also, those who are younger than us have no idea, what it feels like to become elderly, so they cannot give us any good advice either.  So we pray a lot; because it would take a miracle for us to find a way to solve this problem.  So, we find it much more rewarding and so much easier, just to give all of our love to our very dear Children and Grandchildren, while hoping that they will reciprocate, by returning all of their love to us as well.

PERFECT ENGLISH

My perception of the English language; as seen from my very own point of view:
My thanks to my dear friend Vicky, for inspiring me to write this!

What I have written here, has all been written with regards to those of us, who have been born in the U.S.A. and those of us who speak English as their primary language.  I invite your rebuttal or any other comments, which you may care to make.  Whether you will agree with my viewpoint or not, I think that you might find it quite interesting....

Babies are born with the quest for language and speech, already genetically present within their brains, and from the moment of their birth and forward, the baby's brain begins to absorb and to process all of the incoming information.  The baby's brain sorts out all of the information all on its very own accord, and it is not necessary for the baby to be required to concentrate on whatever he may understand and just how that information should be interpreted.
Now after saying this to you; I can now tell you for certain, that if immediately after birth, a baby were to be capable of reading a text book, which would very perfectly describe the structure and the process of the English language; that baby would then immediately begin to develop that skill within his brain, and that baby would then be able to speak perfect English, right from the very first moment in time, when his very first words are about to be spoken. However, this is not possible, so the baby must learn by "association".  This means that the baby will then learn very much about speaking the English language mostly from listening to his parents, as well as listening to others around him, who are always very close to him. All of this will then occur, long before this child will ever receive his very first, formal English lesson, from a school.  The baby's brain will always try to interpret the incoming information in the most simple manner.  The baby's brain will always search for the easiest way!  The easiest way for the baby's brain to do this, is to evaluate every spoken word that he may hear.  These are the spoken words which are learned from those who would be there, and very close to him.  Those people around him do not speak perfect English either, for this very same reason. So this problem is now very much self perpetuated.  By the time that baby (child) goes to school, his knowledge and speaking skills will have already been very well established, and as far as the child's brain is concerned, he already knows all that he needs to know about speaking and comprehending the English words. Now, after about 6 years of experience, this child will then go to school. His brain is then struck with some new information from a teacher and some text books, which are now informing the child, that what he had already learned (so far), is really not entirely correct. He is then being led to believe that his brain must now make some very necessary reparations in order to improve his English comprehension and speaking skills. He must now learn how to speak the English language, in the most proper and predetermined manner. The child's brain doesn't like this idea very much, because his brain has already become quite accustomed to, and quite satisfied with the manner in which it has already learned this skill.  His brain is now wondering why, something which works so perfectly well, must be changed. But this child had also learned about discipline very early on. He understands the meaning of order and uniformity, and so the child knows that he must now follow some new rules and instructions.  This child will then listen to the teacher with full comprehension, and he will read his text books.  He will then learn all of the new information as it is being presented to him.  He will now learn to read, speak and to write in accordance with this new English language information, doing this in the very new manner in which he is now being taught.  Much of this new information will change the child's understanding of the English language for the child's entire lifetime.  However, the logic within that child's brain, will allow him to accept only the changes which will allow that child to respond to any new incoming information, in a manner in which that child's brain can determine to be the least complicated. Logic, will then dictate to that child, that it is very illogical to choose to apply a very complex action or thought process, when the most simple action or thought process, will work equally as well. The least complicated manner will also require the use of much less energy and time. Truly, it would require very, very much concentration and self discipline for anyone to totally change their interpretation of the English language, along with that person's methods of applying it.  Many people can actually accomplish this, but most will not.  Now why is this so???  ...When all of us look around, and we witness the activities of others, we can then realize that everything (regarding the use of the English language), is working PERFECTLY well for us. Everyone can speak, write and read this simplified, wrong form of the English language, so perfectly well. So logically, why should we change it?  I am one of such a person.  I have altered and improved my English language perception very much during the course of my lifetime. However, I have done so, only because my choices regarding my learning and my use of proper English, to the very best of my ability, has given me much dignity, respect, and also the rewarding feeling of accomplishment. When I attempt to write something to a very special person, or if I may write something which might require public exposure; I will always try to do my very best to make all of my English statements very properly legible. I would also be following just as close to the correct rules of English, as I possibly could. However, I have not achieved perfection in all of these endeavors.  Now, it would be impossible for me to do any better, because there is that little voice, deep down inside of me which repeatedly continues to inform me of the fact that: Everybody around me still continues to read, speak and write, while using the English language in the most simplified manner.  We can also comprehend everyone's version of the English language very perfectly well.  We experience no comprehension problems what-so-ever from the errors of our grammar. We can also understand those people who use 'perfect English', just as easily as we can understand those who do not. Logic determines that it is a lot easier and much more simple to do it the wrong way, than it is to do it the right way.  So, if we find that there is really no logical reason why we should do it the right way; then why should we do it the right way at all?  When I had been in High School, I had taken a course in English.  I had a very excellent and wonderful English teacher, who had known perfect English, very well.  This teacher would speak and demonstrate very many examples of perfect English to our class, so very remarkably well.  Then one day, I have had the opportunity to accidentally overhear my English teacher while she had been engaging in a spontaneous conversation with another teacher.  While she had been speaking so very eloquently with the use of her English skills, I had still noticed that her manner of speech had been slightly different than the English which she had been teaching in the classroom. It had then occurred to me that she had known perfect English, she could teach perfect English, but she could not speak perfect English while she had been actively engaged in a spontaneous conversation with another person. This had been quite amusing to me.  It has been said that "Old Habits Die Hard"!  I would venture to say that this statement is very true to life.  Especially when those old habits had been formed so very early on, in a person's life.  When we speak in a very simple manner, this leaves us so very much more room for us to apply additional words of power, as well as emotion, to whatever feelings or emotions, which we may be attempting to express.  Poets and Songwriters, have always done this as well, and they still continue to do so.  This is what is known as "Poetic License".  Poetic License, is actually a license to do it the wrong way.  Regarding any of those Poets from the past (even the very best), who had ever written a very beautiful and emotional poem; this would not have been possible, if that Poet would have chosen to use perfect English for expressing his feelings and emotions.  I guess that when it comes to the English language; sometimes even bad things can be good!
My conclusion to all of this, is that people will always love to strive for perfection, even though it is not possible to achieve perfection. There are no perfect human beings.  We may always fall short of our goals by some degree, but we can find so very much satisfaction and pride, with just knowing that we had done our very best in all that we have attempted to do.

SPOILED ROTTEN?

I think it was because I had grown up, in the wake of WWII.  Then only a few years later, there had been Korea!  I had to continue to grow up during that mess as well.  Then, just when I had turned 21 (becoming a young adult), I had been drafted into the "Vietnam Era" as well.  My Country had called upon me for help and I was quite proud to be of service to my country and to the people whom I had loved. My entire YOUNG LIFE had been lived under the influence of WAR!  My siblings and I had grown up during some of the toughest years of modern times.  These times were especially tough for my parents.  They needed to raise 3 children on extremely limited resources.  My parents wanted to give the entire world and everything in it, to us Kids, but they had been stuck in a rut, with very little to offer to us.  These times had been extremely hard for them.  Many times I would see my Mother crying and I would ask her why she had been crying.  She tried to explain the situation to me, but as a child, without very much experience in living, there just had been no way that I could possibly understand the tremendous impact that these hardships could possibly have had upon my parents. We Kids however, did feel the impact of their troubles and we had to go through all of those very tough times, in the dear, loving care of our amazing, struggling parents.  We did make it through all of those very difficult times.  Hardships?  Yes; we had gone through all of it together, and we can remember it all so very well.  However, because of our parent's hardships, we children had grown to become such amazingly strong adults. As adults; we could now understand the hardships of our parents.  We had then turned to our very own children, and we had very desperately wanted to give them everything that we had never had as children.  Almost all parents of my generation had given so very much to their children. Some children had received much, and some children had received much less.  But nearly all of our children had received everything that they had needed and so very much more. They had received all of our love and compassion, as well.  As more new generations come to pass, some very important and interesting questions arise.  Could it be that we had given the children of generations following us, just a little bit too much?  Could it be that we had spoiled them rotten?  They seem to cry, every time things don't go exactly as they had planned.  They seem to be quite irresponsible and they blame others for their very own short-comings.  They never seem to be happy enough anymore.  I could be wrong, but the way that I see all of this, is that we had not had succeeded in making our children stronger as our parents had done with us.  We had made them much weaker.  I, now think of 'Human nature' as very strange, when I find that hard times and very difficult struggles, tends to make us so very much stronger, while good times, and very much abundance, seems to make us so very weak and vulnerable!  Maybe there is a happy medium out there somewhere; but if there possibly is; we certainly are having a very hard time, finding it.                

CULTURE AND SOCIETY IN THE USA

Our culture and society in the USA, is just about as good as any way of life could  possibly offer.  The reason is "Freedom".  No human society is perfect, because humans are not perfect.  This is true all around the world.  We humans are all the same in basically every way.  We all basically need and want the very same things. However; here in the USA, there is nothing to prevent you from becoming anyone or everything that you want to be.  You can have all that your heart desires.  You can go anywhere you please and do anything that you wish to do. All of your needs and desires can be yours in the USA, if it's your true desire.  None of these things however; will be handed to you in the USA.  You will need to want and desire these things with all your heart and soul.  You will need to work very, very hard to improve yourself in every possible way.  You will need to make yourself as strong as possible, both mentally and physically. You must have a very strong  will and determination.  You will need very powerful self control. You will need to keep moving forward without looking back. You must be very determined to fulfill your dreams. All of these things must be done in a very positive light.  You must be very careful not to hurt anyone as you continue to improve yourself. It all takes so very much WILL POWER, but nothing is impossible when it comes to being the person that you want to be.  There are many more factors and situations which will affect everything that you do. You must proceed very cautiously so that you do not overstep your bounds. Such mistakes can lead to disaster. Most people cannot accomplish everything that they desire.  Sometimes they fall short of their hopes, dreams and their goals. You must be wise enough to recognize your limits, and then compromise with all that you had accomplished in the required amount of time.  Most people in the USA work very hard for a very good life and they become quite satisfied with whatever they had accomplished, just as long as they can honestly know and realize that they had done their very best. It doesn't matter if you fall short of your goals and dreams. You will always become a very happy and content person, just as long as you know that you had tried to the best of your ability.  We can't all get to the top of the ladder; but as long as we had done all that we possibly could, we will thereafter, always be happy and content.
Then, there is the "Downside"! There are the problems which so very many other people experience as well:
The lack of will power.
The lack of determination.
The lack of commitment.
The lack of confidence.
The lake of initiative.
The lack of skills.
The lack of intuition.
The lack of creativity.
The lack of responsibility.
The lack of self control.
The lack of family.
The lack of hope.
The lack of dreams.
The list goes on and on. There is so much more. Then; there's the worst one of all:
The lack of caring and loving! Love is something that every human being needs and yet many never can obtain it. For those of us in this category; this becomes the most difficult situation of all. It is ALMOST impossible for such person to accomplish much of anything. The bottom line then, is just plain LAZINESS.  Laziness will always lead to  complete failure and loss.  That is always the case, and that is so very sad, because there just happens to be so very many lazy people. All human beings are intelligent, but in order for us to know just how much intelligence we may posses, we must be tested.  No; I don't mean an IQ test.  Never accept any secondary determination of your level of intelligence.  Only trust and test yourself.  However; the only way you can do this; is not to be be lazy. Give it all you've got; and see just how far it will take you. You will surely find out just what your limits may be. Just believe in yourself.  That is what is most important.
No; ours is not a perfect culture or society, but if there are any societies in this world which are better or without such (or similar) problems; I have yet to hear of it. Dealing with such problems then becomes the responsibility of the government (that is to say; the more fortunate working class people). All of us must deal with these problems, and there is just no easy or fair way out of it, for anybody. Again; we must earnestly apply all of our very well earned values to help those who truly are in need, in the most fair and honest manner and method. This is in spite of all of the ill feelings regarding this matter.  Yes; the USA is a free country, but that doesn't mean that there is no price to pay for the freedom. Unless we have nothing at all; we must pay our dues!  Everything that I have said here is my view of the truth.  However; my information here, is quite condensed. In all reality, things are actually much more complicated in so many other ways. The intelligence of human beings varies greatly.  However; we must all strive to be all that we could possibly become.  You may have more potential than you are aware of; or maybe less.  All things will quite naturally tend to reach a certain, specific level for anyone and everyone. We must therefor accept, just who we are and where we are in life.  The possibilities are endless, and we can never know just how far we can actually go until we try just as hard as we possibly can.

WOMEN VS. MEN - MONEY VS. LOVE

OK Ladies; now don't you go getting angry with me!
I know that the AVERAGE working woman makes less money than the AVERAGE working man.  But is all of this actually being caused by men dominating the work place?  Maybe so, in many cases.  There are "Creeps" everywhere and nothing will ever change that. I do believe however, that if the shoe of dominance had happened to be on the "other foot"; the very same would hold true, only with the genders being reversed. No need to re-kindle "THE BATTLE OF THE SEXES" again. I really don't think that this could be of very serious concern to anyone.  Now; granted; I don't know the exact figures (mathematically broken down) within the nature of all of this; however, I honestly feel that my way of thinking in this case, is most likely the correct way.  I do feel however, that if I were in charge of hiring someone to work for a firm in which I had been placed in charge of employment; I know that I would certainly hire the person who is most qualified for that particular job, regardless of gender.  However; there are some jobs out there which are "gender sensitive" and will always tend to support one gender over another.  This does work both ways however. While it might seem morally wrong in some ways, I'm sure that the law of averages in this type of situation would clearly show that any developing differences would be very minimal and quite acceptable. Let us now face some very basic but very truthful facts:  WHEN IT COMES TO JOBS; women have been at a disadvantage, ever since the beginning of time. It's all because; women have babies and men do not.  History and Archaeology have shown that even during the stone age, men had always been the "Hunter-Gatherers", while women's role had always been, to tend to the personal needs of the family.  I should think that this would have set a very powerful "Grandfathered-in (or should I say; "Grandmothered-in) precedence.  It is a very intelligent and appropriate arrangement however.  It is how mankind had survived for all of the many centuries gone by. It is also why (when it comes to marriage), MOST women still attempt to find the best male provider as a mate, basically (and hopefully) for the benefit of their future offspring.  Yes; over the years and in recent times there have been a lot of changes. Women have made a whole lot of progress when it comes to financial equality.  However, some things have not changed and although the gap between men and women has narrowed greatly, the average financial earnings are still in favor of the man.  Again; this is still because of the "ever lasting" male-female role of man-kind, still existing now, and through-out all of history.  In my opinion; I don't see this ever changing until such time when women will no longer need men. Men will no longer need women; and a time when there will be no sexual bonding between them.  A time when women would be able to purchase semen from a sperm bank, develop their babies in some sort of test tube and/or choose to become pregnant by "invitro fertilization".  Then, after the child's birth; they might employ robots to tend to the child, while they are so very hard at work, making all that great money. I do honestly believe that there may be some folks in this world who would actually favor a time and life such as that, but my feelings about this are:..... OMG!!!!!!!!  How horribly sad would that be? The good news is that I don't feel that such a horrible thing could ever happen. 
The sexual compatibility between women and men is biologically indelible as well as the most important part of who we are. It so happens to be the wonderful way in which WE had ALL come to be. Heterosexual sexuality, (done within its intended purpose), is the most intimate, wonderful and rewarding love that any man and women could possibly share with one another.  It is the gift of life from our divine creator. It is the blessing of primal love, which makes our world so unique and so very abundantly filled with ALL of the highest forms of life. It is the most important responsibility trusted into the hands of humanity. It is the beginning of all of the very many other forms of love which man-kind had ever, or will ever have known or experienced. We do not have the right to ignore it! Sometimes I wonder if some women can truly understand and appreciate just how unique and wonderful they truly are, or just how beautiful it is to become a Mom.  Women are so very special. Being a man; I can only imagine what it must be like, to be a woman.  Of course, there will always be the possibility of unfavorable and unfortunate circumstances between a woman and a man, which would tend to ruin their relationship with each other. Disregarding that however, being a man; I can honestly say that; from a man's point of view; I basically respect and fully appreciate all women.  I place them all on a very high pedestal before me and adore them in a very special way, more than anything else in the world.  No; there is no ladder tall enough for me or any other man (in my opinion) to reach her; even if he could stand up on top of the huge heap of money which he might have had earned during his entire lifetime. Although a man can earn more money on the job, than a very caring and nurturing mother, he could never earn enough money to repay her for all that she has done.  Money could never repay her for devoting her very life and all of her time in doing all of those very amazing, necessary and marvelous things, that all Moms in the past had done for their beloved families.  That is something that can only come from a WOMANS' heart and no money could ever buy anything so very beautiful. So ladies (especially you Moms), if you have children; even if you never work a day outside of your home, you have done so much more than any man could ever do.  Only you could do this.  Although your man and/or your children may not always show enough appreciation for you, or nearly as often as they should have; deep down inside they do appreciate you and love you very, very dearly.  All of us, often have that nasty habit of taking the most precious things in life, for granted. Under normal conditions and situations; your loved ones will gratefully provide you with so very much of the pure, sweet love, joy and happiness that you truly deserve.  There is just not enough money in the world that could ever buy such a treasure. You are the best! All you Guys out there;....Don't you forget that! I know that I never will. 

THE PURPOSE DRIVEN LIFE

I totally believe that the lives of all human beings are driven by divine purpose.  Each and every one of us is born with a very special, positive and predetermined purpose which had been predetermined by God, shortly before each of us were born.  Each of us had agreed to this very special purpose before we could be born, even though we knew that once we were here, we would not remember exactly what this very special purpose might have been. Control of this very special purpose is held within the hands of God and He will always lead the way.  God guides each one of us by constantly changing our direction, through life.  He closes the doors to where we are not to go and He opens doors to where we need to go.  If you are a true servant of God and not someone who may have been influenced by an evil entity, you will follow all of the pathways through which God will lead you. Once you enter a doorway that God has opened for you, you will remain there until all of the required actions within that doorway have been met.  Then He closes that door and opens another which leads you to another phase of your very unique, over-all purpose.  This goes on and on until your ultimate objective (purpose) has been fulfilled.  It may not be quite that easy for some of us however. There may be multiple purposes that many of us (as individuals) had been selected to fulfill. It is possible that some individuals will fail at fulfilling some of their intended purposes, while being successful with fulfilling other purposes. In this case; God will then adjust the pathways and doorways of others, until this particular purpose is finally fulfilled.  What I have said here is a very simplified accounting of what I believe to be "The purpose driven life".  However, all of it is much more complicated than that. We must remember that each of us has been granted "free will".  Free will, always will prove to be very wonderful for all of us who are true servants of God, while it may be total confusion and disaster for all of those who (through their own "free will") choose to turn away from Him.  

THOUGHTS TO PONDER

“THE SECRETS OF HEAVEN”

According to the words taken from the ancient texts found in a middle eastern cave in 1977 and proven by “radio carbon dating” to be authentic of that era and time (about 80A.D.) these words were considered to be and entitled; “THE GOSPEL OF JUDAS”. Judas Iscariot was a disciple of Jesus Christ and according to the four Gospels; Mark, Mathew, Luke and John, he was the disciple who had betrayed Jesus with a kiss for the love of money. According to this Gospel, Jesus had known that the ancient scriptures which had marked his coming needed to be fulfilled in order that He would accomplish completely, his purpose for being. Accordingly, Jesus had told Judas (in private) that he was the one who had been chosen for the role of the betrayer and that he would be hated by the world for doing so. Accordingly, Judas had felt very disturbed that he had to do this and that he really was disappointed in carrying out that role, but Jesus had called him to the side and had a private conversation with him in which He had told Judas that he would be considered to be “The Greatest Of All”, in the eyes of God because his actions were necessary in order for the scriptures to be fulfilled. It was said that Judas had carried out that role for the love of Christ and not as the perpetrator of greed and dislike. Accordingly, Jesus had shown His appreciation for Judas by sharing with him “THE SECRETS OF HEAVEN”. According to the ancient scripts of Judas, these were the secrets:

“THE MYSTERIES OF THE KINGDOM”.

“IT IS A GREAT AND BOUNDLESS REALM WHICH NO EYE OF AN ANGEL HAS EVER SEEN, NO THOUGHT OF THE HEART HAS EVER COMPREHENDED AND IT WAS NEVER CALLED BY NAME".

This text had apparently been circulated in the time of it’s writing and had been taught in the early times of Christianity by the “GNOSTICS” of that era. Later, both the Gnostic teachings and the text were declared as “HERETICAL” by the new Christian Church and they were intended to be stricken from the records and banned forever. This was the case until the most recent finding of the texts which were found in the cave in 1977.
This is a very controversial revolution and stirs the basis of Christianity as it stands today but should never undermine the teachings of Christianity when considering the words: “JUDGE NOT LEST YOU BE JUDGED”.

A POEM FOR YOU!

CHOICES

Life is made of choices:

Some are light and easy to make.

Some are heavy and hard to take.

Some seem illusive and really not there.

Then flee when I try to touch them

To, God only knows where.

Yet Choices, I make them

Through the course of my life

Never knowing where they’ll lead me

Without one’s advise.

Choices will shape me

And mold me into who I am

And into how I appear

In the eyes of my fellow man.

Choices will make me happy

Choices can make me sad

Choices make two kinds of people

The good and the bad.

If I were bad, I’d be hated

And looked down upon by all

To be considered as “Dreadful”

And hoped for to fall.

If I were good

Who would notice or even care?

And whoever could, would distrust me

Disbelieving and beware.

So do my Choices really matter

When I reap no reward?

Shall I stand full of hope?

Or shall I fall by the sword?

It’s between God and my heart

For in the end, all shall know

That through choices of goodness,

I have saved my own soul.

© 1998 Joseph J. Jakresky

MY SHOES WON'T FIT YOUR FEET

Did you ever wonder why there are so many denominations in the Christian faith.? Catholics, Protestants, Lutherans, Evangelicals and those are only a few. This is all so confusing. Why is this? I was born, and confirmed as a Roman Catholic. In my childhood days I was an avid church follower. It was a good time in my life and I felt very close to our Lord. As I grew older I was still asking the same question; Why? I had asked so many people of various religions and never received an answer which would satisfy me. So I went right to the source and asked God to please let me understand so that I may serve Him in the best possible light. It didn’t take long until God gave me the answer. It came to me in the night when I awoke with the answer clearly in my mind. The truth is that we all must walk our own path which leads to our Lord. The path is not the same for every individual but they all lead to the same place. To make it easier to understand, He made it even more simple to me: Each of us wears a different kind of shoe to walk this path. We all wear many different sizes. Many must make their own shoes. My type of shoe and size will not fit your feet nor will yours fit mine. We should choose a type and size which will make us as comfortable as possible to travel our path as the journey is a long one. The important thing is that we arrive at our destination intact. We will all take off our shoes when we arrive at God’s Holy Door. From that point on, nothing else will ever matter again. Since I had begun to understand that, my outlook on peoples various religions had changed. There is not any one which is the “true one”, nor any which are “false ones“. The various religions which people choose for themselves should all be respected by others because we do not walk our path, in their shoes.

THE QUESTION OF UFOs

The question of UFOs is not a difficult one to answer. If we take into consideration the awesome intellectual advancements of the technologies we have gained during the last two decades, we must ask ourselves the question of the future. Where will it all end? Or even better: When will it all end? Or we may ask: Will it all end? It is a common perception that eventually mankind will perish and cease to exist. To me, this means that we are expecting mankind to fail and fall from existence at some point in time. One thing that I know is that anything material is prone to loss. Mankind is of the Earth and the Earth is the material of the cosmos, therefore mankind is also of material and prone to loss. Maybe that’s why we seem to be expecting it. Let’s give a little credit to intelligence.
Intelligence is the divine characteristic of the brain. It is a recognition of facts and figures (data) which the brain converts to many processes of thought. These processes lead us to creation. It leads us to many combinations of thoughts about the various types of information acquired, allowing us to build the most incredible things within our minds without requiring anything that is material. There is virtually no end to the things we can create within our minds without the use of any material. Things which we know and understand as possible and practical, even without the need to physically create anything. All of the wonderful material things that we enjoy, know and understand have all begun with thought. Either through the thoughts of one beautiful mind or combinations of a few to very many. Living in a material world, we must create and materialize from matter all of the things necessary to bring our thoughts to life. I am amazed at mankind’s ability to accomplish this. We have done so very many great things with materials (as well as a few horrible things which we will discount at this time). As I have mentioned before however, Anything material is subject to loss, therefore all of mankind’s creations are also subject to loss. We have to bear in mind that any information which we can possibly absorb and process within our minds in order to create a concept or method for creating something, comes from the cosmos. All of the building blocks of facts, data and thoughts which we have absorbed or ever will absorb, have always been here for us. All that we needed to do was to discover it, process it and decipher it in the proper manner. All of the data for man’s accomplishments has always been there for him, he only needed to discover it and process it. Through the miracle of thought, all things can be made possible. We must understand however, that thought is not a material entity. It is pure energy. Since energy can never be destroyed but only converted, the properties of thought therefore, are not subject to loss. Hence, is the progression of the advancement of humanity. We are capable of so very many wonderful advancements, given all of the time that is required to continue to process the existing information.
O.K. back to UFOs. If there were no reports of UFOs and no phenomena which we find unexplainable at this time, I would be very worried about the future of humanity. I do not want to know the answers to these things as some things are not equitable for us to know at this point in time. I do possess within my heart and my mind, a great confidence in humanity’s abilities to accomplish. I know that when mankind accomplishes the know-how to improve his existence in the future by altering and changing certain key events in the past, we will then understand the unexplained. How can I be so sure that this is actually happening? I know because all of the signs are all around us right now. I have seen a UFO or two during the course of my lifetime. I believe most of the reports from the many, very credible individuals who have reported them. I’m not certain if that at this point in time, anybody in the world knows the answer to, or the explanation of these events but if they did, they would have very good reason not to make this knowledge known. I believe that we are now undergoing “FUTURE ENGINEERING” from the future and for the future. It is imperative that this process must not be interfered with. Once we could know for certain, that we are being engineered for and from the future, other forces then would come into play to oppose it. We would be derailing the future of mankind if we knew the answer as fact. These visions are not extra-terrestrial, they are us, but this cannot be proven nor should it be. It’s just another case for faith. I have faith in humanity. I know that the beautiful side of mankind’s personality will always prevail and I am equally confident in the great faith which brings this belief to me. We should not ask to know the facts of this knowledge for today, We should choose to save them for the benefit of our future.
Good luck Children!

A LOOK AT HEALTHCARE

I believe that the problem with health care in the United States today is that the word "care"
has no meaning in the expression of the word. The "care" is misdirected from the
word "health" for the sake of money. Too much care for the almighty buck and not
enough care for the health of the fellow man. The market on health is 100%.
Everybody needs and wants good health. The problem is that there is way too much
interest in getting richer over the needs of the people. This is social
blackmail. It's not a matter of not being able to afford healthcare, it's a
matter of paying way too much for it. Why do they advertise drugs on TV when
some drugs are priced at from $20.00 to $50.00 or more per dose? TV commercials are not cheap. Who's paying for those commercials anyway? The whole problem is that healthcare is one huge money making scheme. It's a machine designed to bleed the nations people of their last
hard earned nickel. It’s pure greed and nothing more. When you visit a Physician, you
have to wonder if he/she is truly interested in you, the money he/she can get from your insurance company or kickbacks from the drug companies. I don’t like the idea of socialized healthcare. Socialism is proven to be counterproductive. I say; let’s cut back on the outrageous profits and money making gimmicks and give the people a private healthcare system which allow them to pay their FAIR share for adequate healthcare insurance coverage. Insufficient healthcare is an evil and a direct example of the meaning of the words of wisdom: THE WANT OF MONEY IS THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL.

WE MUST GO TO COLLEGE OR SUFFER?

Before I begin, I want to make one thing perfectly clear. I do realize the universal importance of education and in no way is my following comments intended to offset that fact. For the sake of simplicity, I will identify with all of the persons spoken here in the male gender with all due equal respect to all the members of the fair persuasion or gender.
This is what bothers me:
Everyone knows that having a college education is the cat’s meow, the bee’s knees, and the elite of education. How many times have you heard somebody say: “I’m going to give my kid all of the advantages of a college education. He will not have to suffer through a hard working life as I did. I want the best for him”. What the hell does that mean? First of all, this is coming from someone who is willing to save his hard earned money to provide for a college education for his child. It seems to me that somebody who is willing to do this is a pretty good person to start out with. Don’t you agree? One who gives up so much of his hard earned cash for the sake of his child. This seems like a pretty good role model to me. What’s wrong with being just like dad? What’s wrong with working hard and earning an honest wage? Isn’t that what built this nation in the first place? This mentality also implies that if the kid goes to college, he won’t have to work hard in order to make a huge amount of money. Does this mean that a higher education will make this kid so smart and wise that he could just make the money roll in without doing much of anything? Wait a minute! This seems familiar! Isn’t that what the folks who have brought this nation down to it’s knees with scandal and corruption been doing? Did they learn this in college? How to beat the system and make huge gains on someone else’s losses? Scandalous ways? Do we need more people like this taking advantage of this great nation of opportunity? I think I would rather that my kid worked hard for a living and earned the fair and honest wages that he honestly deserves. Let’s face it! Many folks just aren’t college material. They just don’t have the intelligence to accomplish the dreams of their parents and are more than likely to waist their parent‘s money. Don’t get me wrong. This certainly does not apply to many college students who do have the POTENTIAL to benefit from higher education. It’s just that the colleges are full of students who do not have this POTENTIAL and are simply there because dear old dad coughed up the money for them to go there. Many are there because of tradition. Dad had a great time in college and now wants the same for his kid. “Send your kids to college”. This is all your hear about on a daily basis. I can agree with this somewhat but I must ad that parents should be sure that their child will benefit from college. Not all college graduates benefit from their “college education”. Many have ended up with jobs which are less rewarding than the many hard working blue collar folks who have had the intelligence and POTENTIAL but have never had the funds or opportunities for a college education. If good ole dad is wealthy he can send his child to college even if the child does not have the required POTENTIAL. This way he can stick out his chest and say “My child is college educated”. He will never mention the Silver Spoon Factor” however. Dad will guarantee for him a job with his firm at a very attractive salary and will always be able to cover for any inadequacies which his child may possess. He can keep the kid “under the wing” and teach him by experience. Is this not a waste of a college education? This doesn’t work too well if the kid is a child of parents who have spent everything they had in order to send the kid to college. When the kid finishes college, he is then left to face the world relying on his own wits of intelligence. “Lots Of Luck” in this case. The parents are now broke and the kid ends up sweeping floors for a living. Let me ask this question; What if everybody in this country were able to go to college and graduate from there. Where would each individual be on the grand scale of advantage? My answer would be ; NOWHERE. We would just end up with a lot of highly educated street sweepers, window washers etc. (No offense guys). After all, somebody has to do those jobs. We can’t all be Doctors, Lawyers or people of other relatively high profile. Some of us will have to do the “nitty gritty“. I am not trying to downplay the importance of a good education. I am in favor of it. However, I must say this: Everything finds it’s own level. The balancing point is based on intelligence. An intelligent individual will always be able to excel to the top of his classification. This is regardless of the type of work in which he is professed. On the other hand, a highly educated individual who lacks the required intelligence will sink to a level which will provide the appropriate balance. These are the rules of nature. It’s what makes the world round. The only thing that can offset this balance is corruption and scandal and if you do not agree with anything I have written here, maybe you can agree with that.
To close, I would like to offer my best wishes to all of those intelligent individuals who have gone through the college education process and have succeeded in their endeavors in the most sincere and honest manner.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

GOD IS THE GREAT COMPOSER
God is composing the greatest symphony imaginable. The symphony of life. We, as individual human beings are the notes in this great composition. Some notes are more powerful than others. Some notes are sustained longer than others. Each note has it's unique place in the composition. Each note is linked to the others which are also an important part of it. Each note makes it's own unique contribution to the total score. Many notes are alike and share common values. Some notes are so cleverly placed that they tend to complement all others around them. As with any composition, some notes don’t fit in correctly and they cause discord. These notes need to be refined, relocated, changed or discarded. As God continues to compose His symphony, it grows larger, greater and more perfected. Every note in His symphony is equally important and a major component in His total works. Each individual note on God’s page exists for it’s own intended purpose and is fully aware of how it must perform. It carries out it’s own special purpose knowingly, even though it is not aware of just how important it is or just how it fits into the grand scheme of God’s works. I am grateful to take my humble place on God’s master page. I must try to become something that God will be pleased to work with so that I may contribute all that I can to God’s beautiful composition. When God has his Angels play this great, magnificent piece of excellence for all to hear, I will be proud to know that He picked me to be a significant part of it‘s entirety.
© 2008 by Joseph J. Jakresky

THE TOILET PAPER CONSPIRACY

THE TOILET PAPER CONSPIRACY:

Before you read this, be sure that you have read my PAPER TOWELS blog, because everything in it also applies to toilet paper and vise versa. Only toilet paper has a few more snags to top it all off: The kicker here is that the folks who make the (so called) bargain priced toilet paper think that they have figured out a way to make the consumer think that he is getting a great buy in purchasing the multiple roll economy pack. The package must be deceptive in that it MUST appear that the consumer is getting more bang for his buck, without ever realizing that he is not. You see, they think that we are too stupid to ever catch on to their dirty little schemes of deception. They know that they must display (on the package) just how many sheets you are getting per roll, so that a shopper can compare packages of different brands to see which package offers the best deal. They really don’t want to deceive you by lying about the number of sheets you will get per roll (as if the consumer is really going to unroll a roll and count each and every individual sheet to find out). I don’t really know if they are lying or not because I have never actually counted the sheets on a roll but I can’t help wondering if this count includes the several useless sheets that are stuck together at the beginning of each roll and those which are stuck to the cardboard core at the center. They may be lying about the sheet count, I’m not really sure because I doubt that anyone ever really counted every sheet on a roll but they probably are. How can you give them the benefit of the doubt, when their efforts to screw us out of a few wipes is so very obvious. For example; I have noticed that they actually do make each sheet a little bit shorter so that they wont have to actually give you more PAPER per roll than they say they are giving you. They also make each sheet a few mils thinner in order to prevent us from actually getting more toilet paper, so you might ask; Wouldn’t that make the full roll diameter look smaller than it should? It surely would, so how do they get around this problem? That’s simple. They just make the center core that much bigger in diameter so that the consumer won’t notice. Then you might ask: Wouldn’t that add to the cost of making the core? The answer is yes, so in order to compensate for this, they just make the core just the same amount of paper shorter and nobody will ever notice. Wait a minute: since they are making the core a little bit smaller, why not cut each sheet to exactly the same length as the core, and that way they can screw us out of even more usable product. This is business! This is the American way! Always screw the guy that doesn’t have too much, the guy that works hard for the buck and is looking for a way to stretch the buck as far as it will go. Let’s face it guys, this is a lost cause. The ones with the big bucks have all of the power. We are at their mercy. To them, all that we are good for is to make them even more wealthy. To them, we are not much better than what the toilet paper was intended to wipe up. Well, I’m sick of it all. I say; give us longer sheets, wider sheets, more sheets, smaller and wider cores and reduce the prices on top of it all. Only then will I have something nice to say about all of this. Maybe the toilet paper Czar will make it all better.
　

PAPER TOWEL DILEMA

PAPER TOWELS:
Why is it that whenever I open up a roll of paper towels the first few layers of paper are glued together so damn tight that I have to rip away a good portion of this expensive product in order to find the leading edge? When I do find it, I place the damn roll onto the holder and begin to reel off enough paper to satisfy my needs, only to find that there is a fold in the paper and now, all of a sudden the roll is turning the wrong way. So now I have to remove the roll from the holder and reverse it so that it will pay off in proper direction. Then throughout the entire life of the newly applied roll, I begin to attempt tearing off the sheets on the perforated lines separating each sheet, only to find that the towels do not tear on the lines at all. Sometimes they tear diagonally across the sheet. Sometimes they tear on the line and then veer off onto the next sheet, screwing up several sheets all in one attempt. Other times they tear up the sheet vertically for several sheets before I am finally able to rip them off. Why in hell, do they perforate these things if you can’t rip them off on the lines anyway. The great finish to this little story is when there is a spill emergency and I give a tug on the roll in order to remove several sheets to fulfill the need, only to have the entire roll go reeling off onto the floor, allowing me enough product to clean up the mess with the whole damn roll of towels going into the garbage bin. I ask you; Is this the natural consequence of using paper towels or is this a conspiracy to get you to buy even more of these dreadful concoctions? I guess it must be me because I keep on buying the damn things anyway.

BLISTER PACK WOES

Drug Blisterpak Packaging:
I don't know about you but I have had about enough of those silly blister packs that those "over the counter" medications come packaged in. I think that this is nothing but consumer harrassment. People buy these medications because they feel just plain lousy and they need some relief from the symptoms. They may have a cold, flu, or whatever and are reaching for a good product to give them some help. Most of these products are effective and work considerably well for over the counter stuff. The only trouble is getting them out of the damn package. Not all, but too many of these packages are just plain rediculous. They are nearly impossible to open and often prove that they are really not worth the bother when you consider the torture that you must go through in order to open them. Like the ones that are sealed with foil and then they glue a heavy paper to the foil, making it almost impossible to get the damn pill out. Some have a tiny slit so that you can tear it open from there but if you have Arthritis, forget it, you will need some kind of opener like scissors or a knife or a corkscrew, hammer, chisel or dynamite (I think you know what I'm driving at). Some of them have a tiny little corner (that you could hardly see) where the foil separates from it's attached paper. You must then fold the little corner over so that the layers of backing will separate from one another. If you try really hard, you may just begin to slip a finger nail in between the layers and separate them, but NO SUCH LUCK. The paper backing is stuck so fast that it tends not to separate from the foil but to rip itself apart leaving still way to much paper backing to push the pill through easily. These things are supposed to be "tamper detectable" so that if you can see that the foil is broken, the product may be tampered with. It would then be foolish to use it. Why don't all the manufacturers make the blister packs with foil only backing so that the pill can easily be pushed through. I would think that the object of doing this kind of packaging would be to give the consumer an indication that the product may have been tampered with, not to make the consumer's life more miserable than it is already. I believe in safety but this is really overreaction. They simply need to use a slightly heavier foil WITHOUT the paper attached and all manufacturers should make this a standard practice so that the consumer wouldn't need to play guessing games every time they attempt to open another new package. Manufacturers should have mercy on the ill and not harrass them. Will it take government intervention? Everybody seems to object when the government intervenes and forces everyone to comply to a standard of some sort. If they don't like government intervention then why don't they act out on their own to improve things for everyone. Will it take government intervention to solve this problem? Maybe we are ready for a "BLISTER PACK CZAR".