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The active verb blessing indicates an event that occurs within the present; the noun blessing, then, I take to indicate a present act.  A blessing continues to give & to yield, then, like a plant that continues to grow throughout time.  My daughter's intelligence made me marvel when she was an infant; it continues to do so, so to me she is blessing (i.e., gift), in the present.

A blessing is not something that happened once; it is something that does not know how to stop happening.

Ya Smell Me?

We always hate suffering, & become glad when it is over; we hate even to see it coming.

If a man wants to take the crown from the Champion, but his training never includes suffering, he will probably rest among the losers.  If he is to be among the winners, his training will always include suffering.

Suffering is like a fart: it is better that you go through it than to let it keep going through you.

What Grows In Outer Space?

Better is an adjective that means comparatively superior to one alike/similar in form &/or function. 

To become better is a choice. This means that, based on people's tendency to improve themselves, some people will achieve higher degrees of self-worth; also, a man's value is determined by his sense (knowledge) of self.

Better is, at least in part, alien to common. The better man is, at least in part, alien to the common man; if they are unable to communicate, a state of war will easily grow -- the form of one's word (intent) is determined by the speaker, but the message by the hearer. 

 What is our assessment of ourselves, who live on Earth? We have named our planet uniquely among the others that exist within our neighborhood -- they, unlike us, are all named after gods.  The common soil is, by definition, inferior to the divine (yet we tend to believe that life only lives here).

Understanding (peace) exists only where a word's form & message intersect.

Solitude, is darkness.

"O, what type of ignorance is this? It's just like a ni77a, to say, Ignorance is bliss." -801

Everyone seems to know (something). Everyone seems to think they know (something).  Since I know that it is true that they seem to know (something), I am forced to ask a question: Does everyone only seem to know, or does everyone actually know (something)? What can be known that can be definitively deemed qualified to be called knowledge?


Many more arguments (problems) exist than people. There are approximately 6.8 billion people living on the planet Earth; it is not possible that everyone knows (whatever they know). I am forced to ask myself, "Does anyone know (anything)?"

Knowledge emerges from what can be verified by the senses (or, sensibly); all else exists only within the real known as Imagination.  If people choose to base their views on many things that cannot be sensed, there will almost certainly be a good deal of senseless behavior.

Insensitivity is the best solution for anyone who fears pain; knowledge of self begins with a study of self.

Keep your enemies close.

"If you want to make peace, you don't talk to your friends; you talk to your enemies." -Moshe Dayan

Anxiety is a decision; so is peace of mind.

Stop hitting yourself.

It is apparent to me that nature is not full of "forces." The word force indicates offense & defense, which embody competition. It is evident that nature is a cooperative system.

As heads is opposite tails on a coin, so is receiving opposite giving. (What, then, is opposite taking?)

A person who worries much is frequently divided against self, to one's own hurt. Why should a person worry, for instance, about throwing away food when it provides necessary organic matter that will some day help a landfill become a forest? New ideas naturally grow from new perspectives.

Stop worrying; Big Brother is watching you.

Have no fear.

How is it that there have been many generations of sons born to men, & men have yet been waiting for the coming of the Son of Man?

It is written that the truth will set you free. If you are truly not free, neither your science nor religion are built on truth (facts).

If you are in bondage, it is by choice. All agreements originate in the decision to temporarily relinquish one or more liberties. A bond is the basis of all mutual agreements.

Like A Thief In the Night

"I'm not questioning your powers of observation. I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is." -V (V for Vendetta)

Wikipedia defines the Super Hero as a fictional character of 'extraordinary or superhuman powers' dedicated to protecting the public.

The Super Hero doesn't uphold the law. The Super Hero is a vigilante; he shows & proves that one takes the law into one's hands only to break it.

Black's Law Dictionary, 1996, says that "a bad person represents the best test of what the law actually is because that person will carefully calculate precisely what the rules allow & operate up to the rules' limits (cf. bad-man theory)."

The Super Hero goes beyond the bounds of law to carry out his plans & uphold an independent set of values--further than the so-called "bad-man," who accepts common rule of law, popular ideas, & the values adopted by society. Thus, at best, the Super Hero is bad.

If the Super Hero is the Criminal, who & what is the Villain?

Growing Up

Single-celled organisms operate completely according to what they feel; they have no other way to interact with their environment.

Humans are much more complex than single-celled organisms.

A Healthcare Plan...Part 2: Dismissal of Illusions

Time is the sense derived from the related motions of celestial bodies (planets, stars, etc.). All living things on Earth exist according to "time," or seasons; times/seasons are derived from the changing positions of Earth as it moves around the star we call "the sun."

Most vegetation & foliage grow within particular seasons, & recede in others (if this cycle is very long, it is undetectable by basic human observation). Most animals live differently in summer than in winter. Humans wake at approximately the same time year-round, performing most of the same duties at the same times daily without regard to the season (position of Earth as it moves around the sun). We make attempts to force our sleeping habits according to the demands of society, rather than to the dictates of nature. This does not promote physical health; it is life according to the motion of a complex machine.

All societies found within "history" on Earth depend for their existence on the planet; the planet could exist with any, all, or none of said societies. The originating circumstances of all societies on Earth grow from what we call the "time" (position of Earth around the sun). It is important for the builder of any society on Earth to have a concrete understanding of how to live according to the time, if that contributor to the construction of society is to promote growth & healthy living. If a person does not promote healthy living, that person is promoting unhealthy living (decay, which is the opposite of growth); the Dead have no dependence on time, & find it impossible to contribute fruitfully to life.

Even a society that can change the course of history can do mostly nothing to change the course of a planet, & may therefore achieve nothing that changes the world.

A Healthcare Plan That Pays: Part 1

The human body is approximately 3 4ths water. Clean & accessible drinking-water is one of the highest priorities of an intelligent person.

Water is made when an oxygen atom builds a connection with 2 free hydrogen atoms in the form of an electrical bond.

Carbonation occurs when carbon dioxide is added to a watery solution. Carbonation reduces the availability of free (usable) oxygen in a beverage.

Drinking-water is (relatively) an oxygenated beverage; physiologically, the effect is opposite to that of a carbonated beverage. Highly-oxygenated beverages are better for the human body than highly-carbonated ones. The more carbonated a beverage is, the more dangerous it is.

Drinking water with a high degree of carbonation is like continuously breathing air from a sealed bag that has been secured around one's head. Breathing is a natural process that removes carbon dioxide from the system. The consumption of carbonated beverages counteracts respiration, which is necessary for life.

Adopting a habit of primarily drinking clean water is a health care initiative that immediately pays dividends.

A body with higher amounts of active water conducts electrical signals better than a body that consists mostly of de-energized water, & is less useful & productive; the more useless a body is, the more of an unsustainable drain it is on the environment.

What is Time

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