A thick blanket of intense focus has wrapped itself around
this place. Heat. The “dog days” of summer are here. Outside now, I witness their calling card –
drooping branches, bleached flowers and burnt leaves. I wonder about the necessity for extremes. Sunshine and warmth are on one end required
for life here; on the other – deadly.
There is talk of a “heat index”. The temperature reads 96 degrees, while this
index tells me it feels like 106. How
does it know? Can an algorithm really
understand what a specific temperature feels like to a human? Are not we uniquely suited to declare how hot
we feel? In a profoundly uncooperative
way, my cat insists on being outside today.
I guess he hasn’t seen the “heat index”.
These may be the ramblings of heat stroke or insanity, yet
they are leading somewhere. Extremes,
degrees, contrasts and predictions are intensely human. Regardless of how free spirited, we are
similar at our core and vastly figure-out-able.
This is why systems of corruption, religion, medicine and government are
effective. They utilize methods that
capitalize on us – both to our benefit and exploitation. The effects of either ultimately serve the
controllers.
It is rare indeed to find a program, action or conversation
that is without manipulation. We witness evidence daily as whistleblowers and
our own heart reveal a deeper purpose to the everyday actions we participate
in. It turns out the only things certain
are not “death and taxes”. The only
thing certain is love. How do we infuse the everyday with agape? Constant consciousness; you are your brother’s
keeper. Pay attention. Listen. Allow.
I’ve been away. A
change of location brings a new point of view.
My primary relationship, photograph and direction have each undergone
some introspection and alteration. I
notice the off world contacts have been pointing my binoculars to places I may
not have seen otherwise. A reference
from this most recent conversation leaves me with this:
Replace the word “government” with “gang”. Then decide, is this what you want to be
party to?
When the experiment ends, there will be left hierarchies and
systems. What is corrupt about them is
their ultimate intent. Those of us here
now, reading this post and others, are here to level the playing field. It’s going to be necessary to start
over. That is our job. Honor each age, nation and process while
creating modifications that allow us all to thrive. This coming generation has new ideas; we are
preparing the field for them. They are waiting.
John Grey talks about men and women wanting the same things,
differently expressed. Men call it respect while women would use the word
cherish. With both attributes as a basis
we’ll have achieved something we haven’t witnessed here. Agape in real time.
This will take action, honor, respect, attention and
love. It requires wisdom. It needs time. Start wherever you are, but
start.
“We may not have
everything together, but together we have everything”; sounds about right.
We are here together for a reason and with purpose. There is no “index” that will tell you yours,
it is discovered in your deepest essence.
Listen. Be patient. Listen some more and begin. You are the One we’ve been waiting for.
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