A little Gem….
Posted by Leeb - 18/11/08 at 08:11:29 pmToday I witnessed a big tough guy take an hour off work to rescue a fledgling chick that had fallen from it’s nest…
He put some cloths in a box, phoned the SPCA, took an hour off work [thus losing pay] and drove across town to deliver this bird to possible help.
He could have killed it -but chose a better [in my opinion] path and showed some compassion.
Good on you Elliot.
If only everyone thought and acted like this, wouldn’t that be an awesome World.
Are you a witch? Discuss.
Posted by Leeb - 11/11/08 at 09:11:14 pmThis is sometimes how I feel when I talk to people about new concepts that may not mesh with their reality right away. I almost feel as though they might at any minute point and shout “witch….burn him” [do guys qualify as witches?]…
An outcast, nutter, paranoid, conspirator are some suggestions people have offered.
Today I had a chat [and I know I can be a soapbox artist with the best of them] thus I moderated myself in the 3rd person so as not too get too ‘enthusiastic’ 
during the discussion. Todays chat was regarding our new leaders - and whether a multi-millionaire investment banker would be putting the welfare of Average Joe Smo, ahead of his Boys Club mates. I cannot say for sure. Hence the chat.
Anyway, this discussion evolved into whether or not the anti-social behaviour suppression laws such as murder, rape, serious assault etc were in fact put in place for the sake of economics or for personal rights protection. I argued in favour of the former. Stating that in my uninformed opinion -all these particular [but not limited too] laws were to protect the flow of money indirectly or directly. My reasoning being, that if people fear being murdered - they aren’t likely to shop etc ect etc.
I suggested a different approach to life> “wouldn’t you [Person] like to live in a non-money or barter-based World?”, meaning everything was ‘free’ and people worked to better themselves like in “The venus project” and asked [person] what he thought that must be like. He could not understand me and the whole conversation seeemd to centre right back to his ‘programming’ of this normal life we [I mean me] all seem to live that goes like this. “If she gives me that, what will she expect me to give her in return?” How do I know that she isn’t unconditionally giving me the [whatever]…? My programming takes over and makes me sceptical.
Our entire conversation centred around what I think he saw as me trying to change his mind on what he thinks as as ‘normal’ and me trying nothing more than trying to engage his imagination as to new possibilities. I don’t think it was my tone, or demeanor or stance etc but he would not even entertain the thought of imagining a resource based economy [even though we both knew and are secure our current reality] and called me paranoid as to my perceptions of what I perceive as all the controls on me within Western society.
In wanting to share a new experience I felt like a pharmacist in a 17th century village. Completely out of touch with my coleague and friend! And especially so when other people joined in the conversation with similar outlooks as my friend. Outlooks centering around scarcity, never having enough [of whatever] and always wanting to get something for giving something.
Lest we forget…..history.
Posted by Leeb - 22/10/08 at 02:10:00 amI have just finished watching the latest [more polished -somehow shinier] zeitgiest offering. www.zeitgeistmovie.com
Want to carry on being a slave? then don’t watch it.
I love the idea of resource bas ed economy….only had the chat with my missus yesterday about metal electricity carrying induction grids laid into the roads. All cars are induced [like the toothbrush/razer non-contact chargers...] and the odometer is the electricity meter! Simple. We can have member measuring talks over the size of our "is yours a 50kW AC or DC motor in that mate"…or "lead yeah? oh, mines are lithium-ion!" electric cars.
Where can I buy one I hear you cry?….you can’t yet…cos we’re still entrenched in our money-based society……
…Oh and pedestrians won’t get electricuted either….’cos they will be on a www.baxi.co.nz…and the grids are buried -remember?! ciao.
waiting for something?
Posted by Leeb - 07/06/08 at 01:06:00 amI am an athiest. Agnostic at best, and then I only believe in aliens.
If you believe in something else, something better…how can you put 100% into this life?
I only have one life in the closet..and I am going to do EVERYTHING I can…
If I die in a small plane [crash], then so be it. Apart from the burning to death bit…I will be doing something I love. Could I ask for more?
Reckon the millions of Eygptians who built the pyramids would have done that if they realised that they had only the one life? I think not.