The Sounding

Dr. Martin Luther King 

  The outer title of The Sounding, was a subject not only similar to this, but of the same vein. But today being the day that it is,  the day we comerate this great man of God, how could I not speak of him? But as in the Sounding which was to be a metaphorical poem about the sounding of the great heavy bell of Truth ringing out across the land. And so it was with the good doctor, who was as that bell, a bell of revelation, a bell of Truth. 

  For this bell tolls still, it's sounding rings out reverberating from the rock canyon walls of our great mountain ranges. If the deaf refuse to hear it, it's deep resonance can be felt as it rolls beneath our feet. And as the metaphor of the sounding of this great bell represents the voice of God, so is it so for this great man of God. A man of peace. Sadly, in today's political climate, that voice would have gone unappreciated. 

  His message was simple, his methods peaceful. No violence, no ignorant screaming, just common sense logic, straight from the heart of God. For you younger ones who may not of heard of who this man was, he was like an American Ghandi. Dr. King's call was simple and straight forward. He challenged us as a nation to live out our creed and treat all equally. Not as a black nation, or as a white nation, but as One nation under God.      

What It Is

   Still, after all these years, throughout all of history in fact, there is nothing as powerful as the written word. And though power is a good thing in the right hands, power must also be minded, as power corrupts many, power can corrupt as fast as given gold. Strangely or not, it is the power of the written words, because they are twice as strong when written, rather than only spoken. That power is what keeps most away.   So let it be said, so let it be written. Surely that must be the reason why so many choose not to read? If an accurate poll is actually used, my guess is that more people don't enjoy reading than do. Today, we want to put no effort into anything, and after all, reading makes me tired..    But for those who know, the pen truly is more powerful than the sword. In other words, for most, given the option of true understanding, they would choose instead to follow the blind. 

  Literature throughout the ages is is like the finest art, for as in other art forms, and as is with all things done in excellence, in expression is truth found. And only in truth is real wisdom found. When it comes to the written word no matter how elegant, there is none so fine as are the words of scripture. For in the scriptures you will read the written words of God. The Bible says of itself as written in (Prov. 22: 20, 21); Have I not written you excellent things, things of counsel and knowledge, that I may make known to you, the certainty of the words of truth. Amen

Wisdom

   The days of wine and roses, those days when all seemed fine. We, all of us miss those days, no matter your stripe, no matter who you are. What we all want most is happiness and contentment. It is what we've all really been looking for, no matter your age. In a word, Peace 

  World peace? Maybe don't shoot so high, because world peace is not in the cards. Besides, what can we do for world peace, it is beyond us. But us, we, our individual selves, this we can control. Outer space is beyond our capabilities, but our inner space, ourselves alone, that we can control. Inner peace is better than outer peace. Do you know why? Because you can't control the world, but you can control how you react to it. 

  And what about death? You know, how and when will it happen, And of course, then what? An eternal dirt nap, or a life beyond the constraints of this one, the one where there is no time, a world of eternity. A time when it won't make sense anymore to say, Youth is wasted on the young. Because in youth comes a young and strong healthy body, so generally speaking, who doesn't want to be healthy. But wisdom comes with age, there is no replacement for experience. 

  Death will come to us all, and when looked back upon, we will rejoice in the fact that now we have both, a perfect body, and wisdom for a drink whenever we want, The water of life in big gallon jugs! One of the saddest tales about the American way of life, is that we worship youth, and pay little mind to the Wisdom of years. 

 

The Procedure

Made in His Image

   We are one people, all descendants to the beginning and the first. Tied as it were, to a common base. In the world there are separations, all I might ad, of our own making. But here there are none. Where is here? I speak of the here and now. Because what now is, has been before. Solomon tells us that there is nothing new under the sun, and he's right. As a point of reference, consider wherever you are as you first read this, and to whoever is reading it, for you, your current time is now. But now seems all wrong, surely a change is in order. New and improved may sometimes be one, but not true of both. You're sitting with a salesman, and he says, This is a one time offer, things of that ilk. How ever you interpret what is happening outside your bubbles, however you read whatever is functioning, it has happened before to civilizations we now call ancient. 

  Vanity, all is vanity. There IS nothing new under the sun. 

  Been shopping brain enhancement pills lately, been looking for truth and wisdom, an escape from the maddening throngs? Might I insert a suggestion in your life? I have no pills to hawk, but there is a place for such things. Find yourself a bible, open it to the book of Ecclesiastes, and read it. 

If you really want Honest elections

 Neither side is satisfied in their government representatives. Left and right, we have all been promised what most politicians never deliver. Once they have reached the office that they campaigned for, promises made are usually quickly forgotten. Tired of that? You should be. Common sense tells us that politics was never planned to be a career, but as a short service to the nation. The truth may sound cruel, but we as a nation have reached the point where an election can be bought. Solution? The most obvious is we the people insist on Term Limits. In this time when million plus people are a dime a dozen bunch, it is the billionaires only, who are looked upon as rich. As of this moment in time, we haven't had our first trillion dollar baby yet. In that way, the Trillion dollar mark is sacrosanct. And yet, we now talk openly about spending trillions of dollars on one pork laden bill after another. New laws made up of thousands of pages are passed without knowing what they say as it is a long boring read. We are told by fools, that we should first pass the bill, and then try to understand it latter. 

  We are already well over 30 trillion dollars in debt, and yet the once relatively sane Democratic party has gone from the old days of tax and spend, to where bills nearing the trillion dollar cost are now routinely passed. Each one adding to our spiraling costs for running this huge monster, that the federal government has become. If they keep just printing more paper money, eventually, we'll all have some really fancy wall paper in our bathrooms. Don't look for it, because common sense has long since left the building. The solution? 

  Rather than lay out the whole plan, let's just cut to the chase.' and get to the more concise solution. A highly controlled list of presidential wanna-be candidates gets whittled down within a two year procedure until finally, two or three qualified candidates emerge.  It is generally agreed that to win the presidency will cost about a billion dollars. That kind of cash usually come from special interests groups or so called, Political foundations, usually tax free. That kind of money just breeds corruption. With this new plan, each final candidate will get 100 million dollars each for their campaigns, courtesy of, We the people, the tax payers. Any candidate who spends one nickel more, is reason for immediate dismissal from the field. Reaction? Instead of a ton of silly nemes, posters, and blatant lies, to get the most bang for the buck, surely the candidates will use openly televised debates. Final reaction? The new president will work for the people in general, rather than for the privileged few.         

Rethink This

   The paradox is that this fascination for the so called A. I. machines, is misplaced at best. So much hope and curiosity about this is most probably world wide. Can a machine be smarter than men? in a word, NO. The idea that a machine designed by a team of designers, assemblers, and so on, could ever be smarter than the people who designed it, is not logical in any sense. Now, think to yourself whether you think you are as smart or smarter than these machines. Don't sell yourself short, remember it's a machine against life. C'mon, that isn't even worth your consideration. 

  In fact all you tech worshipers, think for a minute, A. I. is proof positive that intelligent design is undeniable. Whatever emerges as the next super computer, or whatever, could never have existed, if not for the minds of living breathing human beings. 

 The point? Imagine if you can, the odds against this machine, in essence, coming together on it's own, given enough time. All the diodes wires and do dads necessary for the complete machine are laying in a pile. Do you believe that given a trillion years that it would assemble itself? 

  Remember now, we have been talking about machines. Now, compare that to life. If you are still holding onto the primordial soup theory, You might just wanna rethink that.