Nov '23 • General discussion
Lessons Unlearned
Life is a great school of living experience for a spiritual being existing as a mortal instrument.
We have every day the opportunity to scale the tree of the universe or to dig around in the roots.
Both have advantages and disadvantages. One must consider that neither one can exist without the other.
Direct opposites of efficiency. Of efficient consumption and the generation of waste. Life abounds at each end of the spectrum of the activities of life.
All are very much reliant upon each other to do so.
And yet we would ingnore the exploration of such things.
Look at what time and history have shown us.
That great men and women have always gathered together to discuss our part in the known and unknown aspects of the universe.
Of our interaction with the adjacent realms of reality.
Of our ability to build nations, empires, and relationships.
One could probably very safely assume that every TV News anchor considers themselves a modern day spokesperson for the leader of the ancient discussions
Riding on the shoulders of men achieving true advancements in society while never truly producing anything other than perfect teeth and righteous indignation
And the masses buy it. By and large, they consume this product believing it to be on par with the groups of men and women who spoke of ancient gods, high ideas of liberty, and the workings of the universe.
It would be a shame indeed were we to loose these discussions of high intellect and moral courage.
The return to tribes and the rebuilding of families is a natural expression of this innate and very positive force for life.
The nuclear family (grow up, go to college, get a job, get out of the house), the war on poverty, the war on drugs, the social revolution of the late 60’s has left us alone, dependent on others who do not have our best interest at heart and yearning for connection. Wait a minute! Hold the phones! Let’s build an internet.
The same way the Dawes Commission kept the tribal members that finished the Trail of Tears from regathering, the same thing is happening to us.
Accepted social norms make for a lonely life. A life that can be devoid of the discussions a grandfather has with his grandson.
People trying to tell us that this is good. That the pain we can get over is something we have to deal with to be free. This or that drug will correct that which is wrong with us.
That even though we sacrificed the man and woman making ceremonies of the past for convenience and left out the creation of understanding what it meant to be each, that it will really be OK.
Do you feel like this if all OK?
Because somewhere, deep within my ancestral DNA, or memories, or heritage, I yearn for the that feeling of sitting at a table with family, or sitting around a fire with good men, or just being in the wilderness with my loved ones, and discussing those ideas that inspire within me a desire to live up to a mantra I have followed for years
“This We’ll Defend”
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