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!