On a blank sheet anything is possible... the potential exists for maximum creativity. The only limiting factor is imagination. Still, I cannot help thinking that there is a simpler approach than the one I am using. Naturally, one gives birth to two... and a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. I have always believed that overcoming inertia was the path to creativity.
Very well then, let’s overcome inertia! Where does one begin? Why not begin at the beginning? The thread is difficult to unravel, because it is tied in so many knots. So, why not just cut through the knot with the Sword of Truth and be done with it?
Life sucks and then you die! No use mincing any words here. To do so would be to begin in a cloud of confusion. And, we don’t want to do that. But, from the start, it must be obvious that whether life sucks for you depends on your state of mind. The thing is, you have to realize that there is a problem or else you are never going to be able to fix it. OK, there is a problem: Life sucks and then you die.
Life doesn’t suck because it is hard, or because it is challenging, or because the Universe is cruel, or even because you are poor and have not had any sex lately. Life sucks because we are constantly being lied to and mostly everybody is a hypocrite (jive ass, as in one who lacks sincerity). There is a simple way to deal with this: Right up front we must cast aside all illusions about humanity and life, and even death. The Universe is a rough, dog-eat-dog place, where the strong survive and the weak perish. And, whatever place you hold in it must be carved out with your own hands. Human beings are nothing more than another species of mammals - animals - and the only image they are made in is the image of utility. (Whatever works!)
There is no need for history lessons, or scientific studies here. You really should have mastered those things while you were still in High School. Personally, I find that kind of dialog trite and boring. So-and-so begat so-and-so - who gives a fuck!? If the essence is bullshit what difference does it make how you embellish it? Paint an outhouse and it is still just a cover for a hole in the ground where people shit. (This succinctly describes religion.)
The problem is, was, and ever shall be, that in order to get your mind right you have to believe in something. This childish belief in luck and magic is what carries you to the destination and works the miracle. Listen carefully: you may have it all figured out, but that just brings you to the realization that life sucks and then you die. Now you need to transport yourself entirely someplace else. But you have already burned your vehicle and then shot it full of holes. Now you are up Shit Creek without a paddle.
Life sucks and then you die. Now what? God isn’t going to take you out of here because you have just killed him. You have met the Buddha on the road... BANG! ...oops. Instant karma.
“Well, what if you were God, man, how would you do things differently?”
If life were perfect there would be no human progress. We would be sitting around all the time in an orgasmic state and there would be nothing to propel us forward (like the fear of pain and death). How would you motivate the human species, or any other species, to evolve? You’d have to put humanity’s collective ass in a crack, and keep it there. So, ultimately, you are probably going to be a worse Master of the Universe than the last one. But, no matter, there will always be another one, because that is the “light at the end of the tunnel.” Without payday very few people would be working in the world today.
It’s easy to kill God, to dash men’s hopes and dreams, but what are you going to replace these things with? The State? Anarchy? How about your ego, glorified and up there in lights? You should be able to plainly see that the choices here are not very good. What do you think your chances are of changing things for the better? Ah, you see, you are already losing faith... and, without faith why bother?
A clean slate, that is what this is about. Light another match, go start anew... Leave all the bologna behind, throw it is a big pile and burn it. Forget all of that goody goody shit and get pragmatic. The Government can talk about freedom and democracy all it wants to, but the bottom line is how they bring it into being. Did anybody vote on attacking Iraq? I do not remember being asked about it. It brings to mind the book
1984: War is peace, Freedom is slavery, and Ignorance is strength!
“How are you today?”
“I am crazy.”
“Why do you say you are crazy?”
“My mother says I am crazy.”
“Why does your mother say you are crazy?”
“Because I do not follow the family traditions.”
“Who makes the family traditions?”
“I do, I am the family.”
“And do you follow the traditions that you make?
“Yes.”
“Then you are not crazy.”
You must decide who you are and what you want to be. Everyday is a new day and everything is constantly changing. Can you rely on yesterday’s solutions to solve today’s problems? Can you put your faith in systems designed for other times and places? Time will be the ultimate judge of who is crazy and who is not....