boats driftwood and the sea of love

we're all connected through the waters of love. all relationships are governed by our love for each other. this is not only interpersonal, but extends throughout all of existence. i love animals. i love trees. i love nature. i share that love with others and in this, we are related.

we all float in this sea of love - this sea of life - this sea of existence - being drawn to those things that attract us..to those things that harness our hearts and our minds.

we all are born to families so none of us is ever alone. we may feel like driftwood at times, but its always good to remember we never leave the boat on which we were born or the boat in which we were raised. each of us can be thought of as wood and love as the nails that bind us into a substantial floating vessel that can be guided and directed in the vast sea of existence for the good of the boat unit.

what makes this weird is when multiple boats are bound. each boat desires to head in similar yet different directions. when boats are not interested in becoming one, but desire to remain individual. those binding the boats are torn. which direction is best. which provides the most safety and structure.

our love often tears us from the boat in which we are most secure and forces us to embark on our own or with another in hopes of forming a new boat. we must be delicate in breaking the loving ties binding us to the boats that offer security because once the ropes of love are too frayed, it becomes difficult to retie he loving knots that bind.

when a storm comes, we all want to be on the boat most equipped to handle the trouble. i guess its best to set sail in good weather and steer the boat around the storms. sometimes that can't be guaranteed though and nobody wants to be the driftwood getting tossed around and torn apart by the harshness of nature.

basically, we must choose our boats wisely and understand that love is what guides all interaction. we shouldn't take advantage of the love offered, but appreciate it and use it for the good of the boat being bound by it. its necessary to keep in mind the types of love binding the self to other boats and to ensure that your actions are not going to harm your ability to remain on the boats that are important to you. - say you're on a frienship boat with a bunch of pals..a girlfriend is on this boat, tightly bound to one of your friends. you should not make advances on the girlfriend unless you are willing to give up your spot on the boat of friends or at least give up your loving bond with the friend with the girlfriend.

it's important to respect the relationships you establish and to be honest with your desires and actions. if you aren't, you can easily be left as a lonely piece of driftwood being tossed around by the harshness.

rapture

what is hell on earth? - who's to say this isn't it..?

the rapture predicts that today the good will transcend and the rest will remain for hell on earth. i'm still here. i hope this isn't hell.

every day people die and their souls transcend singular human being. they are the good because they are doing god's work on earth. everyone being instantiates god's goodness. those who die will die and leave their mark in the impacts they've had. their soul resides in heaven in terms of the role it played in bringing goodness to their world.

there are none who bring no good. so today is the rapture. sure. people will die and their souls will transcend this earth. this happens every day. no need to label this one especially.

what is life and what is hell..?

we're just living and being..animals seeking individual goodness. the pursuit of the selfish good is at the core of our existence. how else to ensure survival..?

we gotta understand that the self whose existence we should work to preserve is the whole of humanity. the greater soul of human culture only reaches heaven when humanity no longer exists. heaven on earth is unachievable as long as humans exist. this doesn't mean that we need hell on earth.

hell is torture. we can't torture ourselves. we should avoid committing ourselves to hell in life. lets keep working for human goodness and avoid torturing ourselves with thoughts of what could have been. if something would be good and it still can be, then let's make it be.

the rapture is just a label of the day. interpretations of the bible often lead to misunderstanding. but if the misinterpretations bring about better action and greater good, then what are they really misunderstanding. the bible is meant to better human goodness. if it does that, then it is doing its job and it is being interpreted exactly as it should.

to those whose souls will transcend human life today, let you be remembered as good. death on the rapture ensures transcendence in heaven..but so does death any day.

hey dude i like food (rhyme-o)

every time i try to type the word food, i accidentally write the word good. they are so similar to my hands and to my mind. i am ready to write "ood" so i automatically type "g" because that is the pattern my hands expect. and both bring me happiness. it is very infrequent that food is not good..so every time i use the word food, i could more generally use the word good. i'd sound weird though. "ahh well go ahead and eat that good..we can chat after." - that sounds weird.

i like to eat. we all should. it's what keeps us living. we need the vitamins and proteins and just straight energy. energy and substance are behind all of life. we can't pretend like we don't need it. tasty energy is so easy to take and use. just consumption. consume what we need. power is irrelevant. its only purpose is to accelerate success through personal persuasion.

i get what i get because it is presented to me. if it weren't, it wouldn't be on my mind. people in power decide what is presented to the people without. there's really not much choice. just ability to attain awareness. transparency is key. appreciate those who are freely transparent. you can usually trust that there is not much they're trying to hide.

and so when a company is transparent with their dining options, you know what you're getting. there is no reason to be upset or to care. they are freely open with you and let you know what you will be getting for your money. tastiness doesn't conceal unhealthiness. as long as you can look into what is providing the taste..you should be good. most good taste is artificial.

i don't want to eat good creatures. but so many creatures are good and are eaten anyway. what living thing isn't good? everything does what it should. who's to determine those who live and those who die? who's to determine the predators and the prey?

i'll eat meat because meat is there to be eaten. i'm not trying to start a movement. i'm not trying to join a movement. i'm just trying to live. Scientifically engineered meat would be nice because i don't like thinking about ceasing brainlife for my consumption of bodily meat. but for now, livestock is the only choice. i'm no worse than a lion. the lion doesn't care about the conscious life of the zebra and i don't care about the conscious life of the cow. if anything, conscious cowness is extremely less consequential that conscious zebraness.

why not just eat what there is and advocate the better meat options. we need the protein and taste. i'm just here to keep the economy churning. let's eat what we like and pump money into the system that will always be flowing.

who are we but what we be

heyo who's that fella over there? he's being ridiculous - that fella is ridiculous. he's being a champ - that fella is a champ. he's being kinda nerdy - that fella is kind of a nerd.

people can only know each other by what they see and observe. we can't determine who a person is by anything other than how they seem to be. the problem here is that even in our conception of their self as being instantiated by their being, we are still only getting a subjective perspective based on our experiential observations.

so when we conceive of ourselves, we can come to a better understanding of the self because our subjectivity encompasses ourself more objectively than any other individual's subjective experience of us could grasp. we know how we are being and we have a basic understanding of why we are being that way. we realize what we are being from our own perspective and try to realize who we are in the broad spectrum. still, we can only understand ourselves through our own perspective. we can imagine how we seem to be to others but we can never know. and really we can never know who we are in the totality of being because we can't grasp the entire causal network that being consists of.

we are nothing but what we be..but we just can't have a complete conception of what we are being. its good to try to grasp other perspectives, but all perspectives are subjective. we want to be happy and we should want to be good. we should strive to let our being be the best it can so that who we are is the best person possible.

we are being. and our selves are defined by what we be. but whose definition really matters? we want to be happy with who we are and we want to be happy with what we do. we should be who we want to be. and happiness will stem from that.

pets are for petting

take a look outside and notice all the dogs. walk a few blocks in the city and realize the number of signs on telephone poles for lost pets. our grocery stores have pet sections. craigslist has an overwhelming number of lost and found pet ads. how has our society come to this?

when I was younger we got Garvey. he was a rescue. we gave him a home. it took time to acclimate him with our family and structure. he was a good dog. we got him because Bud (my big bro) begged for a dog, but he belonged to the whole family. It's no surprise that Bud loved him most.

Time passed. Garvey got sick. We now have his ashes in a wooden box. there is really no need to keep them because we all will remember him no matter, but now we've got a token to reignite the memory.

Dogs (and all pets) provide company. they are something to love. something that will love you regardless of your personal relations. Why do we always need to feel loved? why must our love be reciprocated?

i love a number of things that will never actively love me back. love strengthens the heart. loving alone can do the trick, but so many of us are not happy with loving and receiving nothing in return. Thats why pets are good. they make us feel needed - because we are. Pet owners are the sole providers for their pets. they are the only source of sustainment.

Pets provide purpose. for those who can't commit to larger purposeful relationships, a relationship with a pet can be necessary. for those who have no trouble committing but have excess love to express - those who want to feel that their purpose is as plentiful as possible, they may also feel that pets are necessary. but there is so much other purpose out there.

our society now needs pet-owners because the pet market is enormous. there is no breaking the cycle and there is no need to break it. there will always be people desiring the unconditional love from their pets.

Bud wanted something that wouldn't judge him but would still actively love him. no books or television shows needed him they way he wanted to be needed. Garvey filled that void.

We now have Rex..a little Jack Russell. he certainly needs us. but nobody really wants to be needed. we already have enough purpose in our lives and Rex just barks incessantly. He needs much more attention than we have to give. He's made me question the worth of pets.

that's why i ramble now. pets are cute things that let you feel needed. it isn't difficult to show them your love and they don't judge you by your interactions. Their thoughts are fleeting and their conceptions are relatively stable. They love those who love them and don't ask questions.

As the owner of a pet, you can be as you like with it. it will appreciate any positive interaction you have with it. play fetch or tug of war. rub their belly or scratch their head. as long as you remain their source of sustenance, they'll keep coming back for more.

it all seems shallow to me..but i guess thats what pets are for. shallow loving interaction. like rubbing bellies and scratching heads..pets are there to be pet.