I Spy Something Disappointing

When they discover the center of the universe, a lot of people will be disappointed to discover they are not it.

-Bernard Bailer

What a strange way of thinking. To be so conceited that no one is better than you. What a dreadful doom. No icons, no role models, no idols, and virtually no inspiration. I watched a program on E yesterday that made me think of America’s fame and fortune. Today so many young people are famous and are in the light for our even younger youth. Paris Hilton or Brittany Spears for instance. Could you imagine your daughter acting like these girls? I would be so ashamed. America’s children thinking it is necessary to be slutty to be cool, now that's gratuitous.
What happened to the Dick Van Dykes’ and Lucille Balls’ of the world? Just happy, good humored, well mannered men and woman that entertained the masses. Problems existed then as they always will, but people handled themselves in a more professional, mature manner. I did not live during this time, so I am not an expert by any means. Just watching the shows that existed and knowing these people were the models of America, I can only imagine what life was like. Family values and a classy image. Men wore suits and hats. They would lay their coat in the puddle for a lady crossing the street. Woman smiled at you crossing paths on the sidewalk because they didn’t think the man was hitting on them. Girls, let me tell you, it is ok to smile back. Just keep walking.
The parents of the fifties were right. Rock and Roll was the devil. It has tainted our pop culture to trash. There is no longer any discretion or discreetness. People will curse you in the drop of a hat. Most children do not find appreciation for the things children back then were forced to. Again, I am not a doctor or an expert. I am just trying to describe what has transpired to me. It only makes sense. The world is too fast. I enjoy some of the things that have come out of the information age, but I would hate to miss that 12 hour drive as a family through the Smoky Mountains and seeing the herds of deer on the side of the roads because I had a DVD player in the car and wanted to watch that movie I have seen 13 times. Singing road songs or playing “I spy” or the license plate game. Those are the times you remember. Those are things that matter when you are old. Can you imagine in forty years telling the story of that road trip you went on. Will you remember the movie you watched or would you remember coming close to death on a 7 thousand foot mountain without any guard rails and your uncle driving like a maniac trying to scare us kids. Do you remember that Sara? Do you remember vomiting way up there? I do. I am sorry you did, but I will never forget it.
All I am saying is, we the people need to give a long look at where we are headed. There is nothing wrong with progress, but let’s not lose our values that made us the greatest, strongest country in the world. We can not just drug our youth into a haze either. Children are children. Let little boys act the way little boys do. We know girls learn in a school environment better than boys. We are a different kind of being. So why not adapt the system to the best way they are able to learn? Naaah, nevermind, just give him a pill and he will be fine.

I've learned that you can't have everything and do everything at the same time

Bore, N: A Person who talks when you wish him to listen.
Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914)

For the past few days I have written about my thoughts and feelings. I have many more but am a little wiped out with writing. Sometimes you just have to read and listen to not be boring. So I do not have anything deep our well thought out to say today. If I write too much this time, it will be boring.
I used to try and learn something new every single day. I know I am learning every day but I have not spent the time to really reflect on my lessons as much as I used to when I was younger. I don’t know if it is the location I am in or what. I just am not doing anything new that has broadened my horizons. It is my own fault, but I have been a lazy thinker this past year and I take all the blame.
Yesterday was my friends Tim’s birthday and we spent it as I said at Chevy’s. We both ended up at the final table but finished in 8th and 9th place. It was a decent day of playing. Once again people calling b.s. hands with nothing and getting lucky. It steals the joy of real good thought out poker. I guess once something is commercialized it kinda throws it out the window. We had a decent time. Not anything worth talking about for a man’s birthday. What happened to the days were your parents would call all your school friends and surprise you with a big celebration? Don’t take this wrong, but I wish I could be 4 again. All I would have to worry about is colors and candy. No girlfriend issues, no responsibilities, no obligation other than eating your vegetables. Just good lazy living. AHHHH, snap out of it. I don’t want to be lazy. I have too much to do today.

What Worries You, Masters You

Life wouldn’t be worth living if I worried over the future as well as the present.
-W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965)

Is it something we can control? Both worry and future? Well, I can not control the future as much as I can control my mind from worrying. Although they are somewhat intertwined. When is the future? Here it comes…wait…here, now grab it! Oh man, did you see it? If I spent every minute worrying about what my future holds then I have pretty much spent my life in waste. You know the line, “Life is but a series of moments, Karpe Diem, seize the day.” In life, the future is inevitable whether you are staring down the grill of a Mack truck barreling towards you with your back to a brick wall or in complete oneness with the world achieving nirvana. It is coming, the future that is. There is nothing you can do about it. There is nothing you can do about it by worrying either. It is inevitable. Although I would rather be a buddhist in nirvana than a man with that slim chance of survival after a truck smashes him to death without God in my life. The point is faith and peace through God is the only thing that can control both your worries and your future (not to mention heroin for a moment may help, but that is just a moment). Whether it is Buddha or Isis, Chrishna or Jehovah and Christ. (Chrishna is a hindu god that has an incredible amount of similarities to Jesus. You can read about them here. http://www.infidels.org/library/historical/kersey_graves/16/chap32.html)
What is strange about the divine is that a lot of gods in the world have an enormous amount of similiar traits. If you would like to read about all the gods in the world, here is a good start.

http://www.godchecker.com/pantheon/egyptian-mythology.php?_gods-list
The problem is, mankind is too stubborn and smart for their own good. Good being God for their future but because we are not able to embrace the true purpose of God in giving, loving and living life for what it is meant to be. We worry and think our good will is enough for life. It could be if you were mentally handicapped. The more I look though, the more I see mentally handicapped people embracing the very existence of God than us normal people. And to add to that, they are the most giving, caring people in the world. Why do we have to be smart? Was Adam retarded? Why can’t we all be retarded? Maybe we would be peaceful and caring, understanding and faithful. I do not know. In every one of my blogs I have said that statement. “I do not know”. I don’t, and I am not going to worry about knowing either. He has a plan and my future is at his/her/its will to make happen.
But I do have one final thought though. On my way to work today, I was pondering the possibilities of reincarnation with every human on Earth. In 1950 the world population was roughly 2.5 billion people and today is approximately 6.5 billion. You can check the numbers in full detail here if you would like to.
http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/world.html
Now if reincarnation only exists within humans (I know some think it exists within all species) then where are all these souls coming from with the growth of population? I was just curious.