Jack Spratt

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"To keep the body in good health is a duty... otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear." - Buddha

I’ve been casting about to discern a path forward -- or -- backward. Stepping forward simply out of the prospect: "To save one life is to save the Universe" - Jewish - and not for myself but for others to remain another minute hour or day.

Regardless of source, the issue of pain and suffering being optional, is anonymous yet affirmed by M who should know and does. Yet equally we discuss issues of truth and honesty within what is now across the board; for profit. I don't think she has much faith in the Meyer's Briggs or Enneagram system of personality; I do. Regardless we both seem to agree that medical care has become a humiliating and expensive proposition and of lower class than available in the rest of the 'civilized' world. That said we are now a Third World population owned by China & Saudi Arabia. Why lie to ourselves?

Add to which we are bankrupt our Social Security vacated by those who gave favors to constituents expecting our economy to forever grow while the, by 'divine right of Kings,' corporations sent all our jobs off shore and by them alone by all who gambled, myself included, expected the collective wisdom of our leadership to do something besides accept graft.

I digress. The issue is no longer to adapt, improvise and prevail -- but now -- adapt, improvise and attempt to survive the murderous greed I see ruling the world currently. But that, of course is the norm, has been and will always be. I know myself imperfect yet the rulers of the world are merely psychotic fabricating laws to excuse their selfishness. The best word for it is hoarding. A devise invoked by those of no faith or empathy and by nature not only selfish but grotesque.

Perhaps there's a bit of fight left in this old dog?

I remain bemused by my sense of what Social Media has become: "Look at me! I exist and therefore am important." Slaves to the affirmation of others; the most crippling of the lame. Worse the merchants have flocked to it and made another sewer of lies. And then to add insult to injury they censor our access to alternative modes and venues of learning by insisting that we not violate their insistence that the world needs entertaining extravaganzas of violence . . . expect more of that to pollute the minds of those who seek affirmation and not freedom or independence.

It could be that the person who caused Aurora was desirous of being caught simply to know some truth about himself? Chaos begets chaos = what goes around comes around versus do unto others what you would have them do to you.

Anything and everything I say in judgement or ridicule have I been myself. Remaining so stamping it out as quickly as I discover myself becoming the enemy I otherwise would seek to make aware of their folly.

Love attracts people. When we are together, always publicly, the wait staff and random strangers are attracted to us for our attention. I have chosen celibacy simply for having confessed a desire to make love with a woman before I die, now, today, or for such little time left on my biological clock. When affirmed my sentiment was the first sincere incident of my now nearly locked irrevocable choice. True love will always manifest in reverence for the freedom of choice -- not definitive but close enough for now.

Be well beloved of me, you all, for in life or death I will always be with or for you in prayer.

. . . you do know that prayer works?

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