A 6yr old's vision of what society should be...
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Culture like this would only work as long as everybody is prepared to take multiple steps backwards in terms of quality of life.0
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Is the video cute - absolutely. Would it be nice if most people thought innocently and without greed or anger corrupting them - for sure. Is there a lesson to learn - most certainly. Is it realistic - absolutely not. But why? 'Cause in a society ruled by the all mighty dollar - someone's gonna get screwed. Even if you replace money with a barter system - someone's gonna get screwed. How many toilets are you gonna have to scrub so that you can "pay-off/barter-for" that heart transplant you need?
But I do understand and appreciate the message - certainly.
Fun Fact - that video is 18 years old - and that lil girl is now a CEO at a Fortune 500 Company - and has likely bought and sold the soul of someone you know. JK! JK!Your Disciples Are Riddled With Metaphors.
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On "take your kid to work day" this year, you should all just drop your kids off at your job and let them really do the work.
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Blockhead wrote:Is this you speaking from your heart or from reality?...
The question to me is this me speaking from my heart or from my reality?
i speak from the heart. The heart is my reality. Yes your right many people would have to give up something? Now come on..if you saw a man beating a child in public, even if you belong to a Satanic support group, you would make the decision to help her. So in your logic I should ask you a question, If that guy who is beating a child in public takes place in a world yet to come where he carries weapons that compared to yours, you trying to help is futile. Why because of your fear of death and self preservation. So logic and heart are both equal. But see, I am a mother. It's not called Mother Earth for no reason....and I also never allowed violence to enter my son's mind because I evolved from my mother's fearful closed logical mind and I never wanted to do the same to my child. I stopped the cycle. But here is where I will admit to being a hypocrite I say I practice non violence but if i have tried my best to run away or talk my way through conflict, and this other "human" wanted to harm MY CHILD he would be in for a fucking fight.
So look at what your perspective of pure logic has gotten us. Look what kind of fucked up problems YOUR children are gonna have because we didn't open our minds, look to the future, or even care to think about the future because with your logic you would say, hey, it won't matter to me i will be dead. Is that something we should look at? Because mothers think differently. We don't have that sometime ugly chemical called testostrone. Man is always in charge even when women stand next to them and agree, the woman is an has been beaten down for ages. WE THINK DIFFERENTLY. We think more often in emotional feelings or to put it another way, we can so easily put ourselves into our children's shoes and feel what it might feel like to a child to be neglected. We have neglected our children's children. Hey what do I care....NOT my kid.
Can you not agree that we have done to destroy the planet we live because we keep doing the same thing over and over and over again. We resist total change. If a Kkk member ass was being chased by some hollywood alien and do you think he would use logical mind if the only home that offered instant protection was that of a 'NIGGER" My opinion, he would not care because he ass was on the line and at the moment he may not be happy a black family offered him shelter, but he at least he is human. Not alien.
It's time to accept that mankind has been thinking in a box. Woman kind have more intuition and think with the heart. You call us the weaker sex, but we knew as tribal women when the enemy was coming for the tribe before the men. The men were the strength they needed to protect them as a society. They worked in harmony. The heart has long been overlooked. If you are hitting yourself in the head and it hurts but you keep doing it and then you start doing it to your kid, you are insane. All you have to do is stop judging, hating craving and start saying What the fuck have we done to our children's world.?"
if you don't give a shit about chiildren...or evolution..or......kindness like you find in monks, in mother teresa, in all people who try to use their heart to make decisions, and YOU LISTEN TO PEARL JAM ...????
It's kinds creepy. I mean here we are in the message pit. Which is a pit of agrumentative people. The voices of the positive the voices of change don't come here often because of the lack of kindness. You like Pearl Jam...so i assume you like the stories....and can i assume you admire vedder?...if so why aren't you listening to what they are saying? the band has exposed its fan base to books and mags and people who have ideas on how to rapidly evolve us, not fucking techy like, I'm talking the violence has got to stop. If you dont' agree with what the hell are you doing here?
That does not seem logical to my heart.
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Listen, I don't think anyone is disagreeing with this video, its just not reality.BhagavadGita wrote:
The question to me is this me speaking from my heart or from my reality?
i speak from the heart. The heart is my reality. Yes your right many people would have to give up something? Now come on..if you saw a man beating a child in public, even if you belong to a Satanic support group, you would make the decision to help her. So in your logic I should ask you a question, If that guy who is beating a child in public takes place in a world yet to come where he carries weapons that compared to yours, you trying to help is futile. Why because of your fear of death and self preservation. So logic and heart are both equal. But see, I am a mother. It's not called Mother Earth for no reason....and I also never allowed violence to enter my son's mind because I evolved from my mother's fearful closed logical mind and I never wanted to do the same to my child. I stopped the cycle. But here is where I will admit to being a hypocrite I say I practice non violence but if i have tried my best to run away or talk my way through conflict, and this other "human" wanted to harm MY CHILD he would be in for a fucking fight.
So look at what your perspective of pure logic has gotten us. Look what kind of fucked up problems YOUR children are gonna have because we didn't open our minds, look to the future, or even care to think about the future because with your logic you would say, hey, it won't matter to me i will be dead. Is that something we should look at? Because mothers think differently. We don't have that sometime ugly chemical called testostrone. Man is always in charge even when women stand next to them and agree, the woman is an has been beaten down for ages. WE THINK DIFFERENTLY. We think more often in emotional feelings or to put it another way, we can so easily put ourselves into our children's shoes and feel what it might feel like to a child to be neglected. We have neglected our children's children. Hey what do I care....NOT my kid.
Can you not agree that we have done to destroy the planet we live because we keep doing the same thing over and over and over again. We resist total change. If a Kkk member ass was being chased by some hollywood alien and do you think he would use logical mind if the only home that offered instant protection was that of a 'NIGGER" My opinion, he would not care because he ass was on the line and at the moment he may not be happy a black family offered him shelter, but he at least he is human. Not alien.
It's time to accept that mankind has been thinking in a box. Woman kind have more intuition and think with the heart. You call us the weaker sex, but we knew as tribal women when the enemy was coming for the tribe before the men. The men were the strength they needed to protect them as a society. They worked in harmony. The heart has long been overlooked. If you are hitting yourself in the head and it hurts but you keep doing it and then you start doing it to your kid, you are insane. All you have to do is stop judging, hating craving and start saying What the fuck have we done to our children's world.?"
if you don't give a shit about chiildren...or evolution..or......kindness like you find in monks, in mother teresa, in all people who try to use their heart to make decisions, and YOU LISTEN TO PEARL JAM ...????
It's kinds creepy. I mean here we are in the message pit. Which is a pit of agrumentative people. The voices of the positive the voices of change don't come here often because of the lack of kindness. You like Pearl Jam...so i assume you like the stories....and can i assume you admire vedder?...if so why aren't you listening to what they are saying? the band has exposed its fan base to books and mags and people who have ideas on how to rapidly evolve us, not fucking techy like, I'm talking the violence has got to stop. If you dont' agree with what the hell are you doing here?
That does not seem logical to my heart.
That is why my family has their own set of rules and values that we live by...
Start with your family first, then branch out and save the world (by your values/ethics/actions/responsibility), but if you don't do it in your own home, how can you expect to do it on a grande scale and influence others...0 -
well said. but
if you keep opening door #1 and there is nothing there, and you dont ever open door #2, how will you know if what you are looking for is actually there.
Change and value and morals and kindness are keystones in life.
Change starts with only one person. You have to change you. Listen to you heart.
What is it really saying? Do you want to continue this reality. if so you are in the matrix.
that makes me sad for you and everyone here.0 -
Nothing to be sad about...BhagavadGita wrote:well said. but
if you keep opening door #1 and there is nothing there, and you dont ever open door #2, how will you know if what you are looking for is actually there.
Change and value and morals and kindness are keystones in life.
Change starts with only one person. You have to change you. Listen to you heart.
What is it really saying? Do you want to continue this reality. if so you are in the matrix.
that makes me sad for you and everyone here.
Have you ever thought or studied the rarity of life, the abilities that we have and the things we are able to experience.
How lucky we are just to be alive in this blip on the radar existence.
Think abou tthe number of combinations that happened to even bring you into existence, think about how rare that is.
Enjoy this extremely short life you have, because before you know it, it will be over and you will spend eternity doing what you were doing before you were born...0 -
Jason P wrote:Also, when I was six I wanted to play for Bob Knight and the Indiana Hoosiers. Sometime around the age 13, reality set in.
And that reality was that you realized Bob Knight was a huge tool and wanted to play for Purdue instead?0 -
No, I didn't realize that until I was 20. At 13 I realized that I didn't have the skills to pay the bills. :(Go Beavers wrote:
And that reality was that you realized Bob Knight was a huge tool and wanted to play for Purdue instead?Be Excellent To Each OtherParty On, Dudes!0 -
Go Beavers wrote:
And that reality was that you realized Bob Knight was a huge tool and wanted to play for Purdue instead?
C'mon, even a 6 year old that still believes in Santa doesn't believe that Purdue is any good.
I bet there are less than 10 kids that grow up dreaming of being a Boilermaker. hippiemom = goodness0 -
I put the curse of the Hummel upon your knees.cincybearcat wrote:C'mon, even a 6 year old that still believes in Santa doesn't believe that Purdue is any good. I bet there are less than 10 kids that grow up dreaming of being a Boilermaker. Be Excellent To Each OtherParty On, Dudes!0 -
Jason P wrote:I put the curse of the Hummel upon your knees.
Too late, already tore and fixed 1 ACL and probably tore the other. That ship has sailed.hippiemom = goodness0 -
This thread was an attempt to help some people feel there are still altruistic minds in this world and even if they are pie in the sky to some, it's smart people embracing ideas about change. I think the "sarcastic" tones and idiotic jokes about sports is just so caveman.
Many humans revel in the thought of kicking another teams ass. We get off on it. And what does it do to move society forward if we enjoy watching the weaker lose and we become bad winners....so the jokes to take us off topic are not funny because unwittingly these are the minds that need change the most and sadly they are also the ones who would not give a penny or a thought to whats happening in this planet.
And when a little girl says something really amazing and wonderful, rather than something ignorant like "I need an x box or mom, can we spend enormous amounts of money to support what basically is the old gladiator mentality and buy Super Bowl Tickets. I just don't know what to say.
In Ethiopia, little girls are forced to marry as young a 7 or 8 years old to men three times their age. Why, because the parents hope their child will be safer in the world by marrying someone with money. But let's go ahead and make a joke about an 8 year old giving birth to a child that won't fit through her small body. What happens. They either die or they have a torn bladder..You know what happens then? They can't control their urine and due to that, they are shunned by society and even the parents who put them in the situation that cause them harm in the first place. Those little girls do not know what Santa means. To think that little adults (and that is what they are) matter nothing to the jokers on this board and assume all kids are spoiled and clueless like some adults do here in America. I bet that young woman with the ripped bladder would certainly find heaven in this child's vision of the world. This Ethiopian child would absolutely get it. Here......we don't even think about this horrific life many humans face daily, because who wants to watch a depressing documentary when THE SUPER BOWL IS ON! Keep watching, there is nothing wrong.
I think there are few little bridges out there missing their trolls.
I will twist a lyric we all know a bit to make my point.
"The WISDOM that the old and the very young can't give away...."0 -
BhagavadGita wrote:This thread was an attempt to help some people feel there are still altruistic minds in this world and even if they are pie in the sky to some, it's smart people embracing ideas about change. I think the "sarcastic" tones and idiotic jokes about sports is just so caveman.
Many humans revel in the thought of kicking another teams ass. We get off on it. And what does it do to move society forward if we enjoy watching the weaker lose and we become bad winners....so the jokes to take us off topic are not funny because unwittingly these are the minds that need change the most and sadly they are also the ones who would not give a penny or a thought to whats happening in this planet.
And when a little girl says something really amazing and wonderful, rather than something ignorant like "I need an x box or mom, can we spend enormous amounts of money to support what basically is the old gladiator mentality and buy Super Bowl Tickets. I just don't know what to say.
In Ethiopia, little girls are forced to marry as young a 7 or 8 years old to men three times their age. Why, because the parents hope their child will be safer in the world by marrying someone with money. But let's go ahead and make a joke about an 8 year old giving birth to a child that won't fit through her small body. What happens. They either die or they have a torn bladder..You know what happens then? They can't control their urine and due to that, they are shunned by society and even the parents who put them in the situation that cause them harm in the first place. Those little girls do not know what Santa means. To think that little adults (and that is what they are) matter nothing to the jokers on this board and assume all kids are spoiled and clueless like some adults do here in America. I bet that young woman with the ripped bladder would certainly find heaven in this child's vision of the world. This Ethiopian child would absolutely get it. Here......we don't even think about this horrific life many humans face daily, because who wants to watch a depressing documentary when THE SUPER BOWL IS ON! Keep watching, there is nothing wrong.
I think there are few little bridges out there missing their trolls.
I will twist a lyric we all know a bit to make my point.
"The WISDOM that the old and the very young can't give away...."
AH, ok, got me. Sorry for taking it off topic. Got caught up, no harm meant.
As for your really long condescending lecture, seems to me like you just took it off topic yet again.
And the young don't have wisdom, they have idealism. It is refreshing to be around young kids because they ask some good questions that we've just become complacent about. They also see the good in people and situations and never think of the bad or long term consequences (hence no wisdom). But that is also the problem, idealism is great as long as you mix in a healthy dose of realism. You can help work to make your world the ideal, but understand that it is more likely to fall short and that isn't failure.
I can tell you this. I would like for everyone to have a place to sleep indoors at night. Yet I'm not going to be inviting all those people to live in my home. I'm sure some of it is for selfish reasons, but also for safety reasons and the reality that it would be an unsustainable reality for me to try and continually take care of others.hippiemom = goodness0 -
Lecture on...good luck when you need help the most.
Yes, my tone is condescending because many people are just at the end of their rope angry with the selfish and dammit all we are trying to do is help you take off your defensive blinders and realize you don't have answer either and you don't care about the helpless. Fine.
We are all connected. All of us. What happens on Earth will eventually happen to you.
My prediction is that you have to get he last word in so you feel important. Go for it. Your compassion overwhelms me I want to hear more. 0 -
BhagavadGita wrote:Lecture on...good luck when you need help the most.
Yes, my tone is condescending because many people are just at the end of their rope angry with the selfish and dammit all we are trying to do is help you take off your defensive blinders and realize you don't have answer either and you don't care about the helpless. Fine.
We are all connected. All of us. What happens on Earth will eventually happen to you.
My prediction is that you have to get he last word in so you feel important. Go for it. Your compassion overwhelms me I want to hear more.
Good luck when I need help the most? I'll be fine. I have a great family and friends. And I would help any of them out as well. But thanks for wishing me well.
I already realize I don't have the answer. I thought that was clear. But again, thanks for judging me about not caring about the helpless, you don't know me for shit and that was an asshole remark. That's the compassion you are talking so much about?
As far as last words go, what was your point? You attack me and then try to get me not to respond by saying I have to have the last word? It's a messageboard. People can post when they want to. You came here after your thread had run it's course to lecture everyone, last words huh?
Please respond so I don't have to have the last words. Pretty please with condescending bullshit on top.hippiemom = goodness0 -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe1x1UBKlCU
that was a sweet lovely video
thanks for posting I enjoyed
I too want to come out of "here"0 -
BhagavadGita wrote:This thread was an attempt to help some people feel there are still altruistic minds in this world and even if they are pie in the sky to some, it's smart people embracing ideas about change. I think the "sarcastic" tones and idiotic jokes about sports is just so caveman.
Many humans revel in the thought of kicking another teams ass. We get off on it. And what does it do to move society forward if we enjoy watching the weaker lose and we become bad winners....so the jokes to take us off topic are not funny because unwittingly these are the minds that need change the most and sadly they are also the ones who would not give a penny or a thought to whats happening in this planet.
And when a little girl says something really amazing and wonderful, rather than something ignorant like "I need an x box or mom, can we spend enormous amounts of money to support what basically is the old gladiator mentality and buy Super Bowl Tickets. I just don't know what to say.
In Ethiopia, little girls are forced to marry as young a 7 or 8 years old to men three times their age. Why, because the parents hope their child will be safer in the world by marrying someone with money. But let's go ahead and make a joke about an 8 year old giving birth to a child that won't fit through her small body. What happens. They either die or they have a torn bladder..You know what happens then? They can't control their urine and due to that, they are shunned by society and even the parents who put them in the situation that cause them harm in the first place. Those little girls do not know what Santa means. To think that little adults (and that is what they are) matter nothing to the jokers on this board and assume all kids are spoiled and clueless like some adults do here in America. I bet that young woman with the ripped bladder would certainly find heaven in this child's vision of the world. This Ethiopian child would absolutely get it. Here......we don't even think about this horrific life many humans face daily, because who wants to watch a depressing documentary when THE SUPER BOWL IS ON! Keep watching, there is nothing wrong.
I think there are few little bridges out there missing their trolls.
I will twist a lyric we all know a bit to make my point.
"The WISDOM that the old and the very young can't give away...."
The world would be a better place without your judgement. You might be surprised what a sports fan can bring to the table. It's called balance, and an understanding of where sports fit into the individual and group psychology of modern society.0 -
BhagavadGita wrote:So look at what your perspective of pure logic has gotten us. Look what kind of fucked up problems YOUR children are gonna have because we didn't open our minds, look to the future, or even care to think about the future because with your logic you would say, hey, it won't matter to me i will be dead. Is that something we should look at? Because mothers think differently. We don't have that sometime ugly chemical called testostrone. Man is always in charge even when women stand next to them and agree, the woman is an has been beaten down for ages. WE THINK DIFFERENTLY. We think more often in emotional feelings or to put it another way, we can so easily put ourselves into our children's shoes and feel what it might feel like to a child to be neglected. We have neglected our children's children. Hey what do I care....NOT my kid.
Can you not agree that we have done to destroy the planet we live because we keep doing the same thing over and over and over again. We resist total change. If a Kkk member ass was being chased by some hollywood alien and do you think he would use logical mind if the only home that offered instant protection was that of a 'NIGGER" My opinion, he would not care because he ass was on the line and at the moment he may not be happy a black family offered him shelter, but he at least he is human. Not alien.
It's time to accept that mankind has been thinking in a box. Woman kind have more intuition and think with the heart. You call us the weaker sex, but we knew as tribal women when the enemy was coming for the tribe before the men. The men were the strength they needed to protect them as a society. They worked in harmony. The heart has long been overlooked. If you are hitting yourself in the head and it hurts but you keep doing it and then you start doing it to your kid, you are insane. All you have to do is stop judging, hating craving and start saying What the fuck have we done to our children's world.?"
A little off topic, but I am always thinking of how ironic it is that men and women marry and spend so much time together without killing each other. We are clearly very different. But then again, it might be the balance that makes it work so well. Anyways, I saw this article, and although its short and not that informative, I thought you might appreciate it:
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Well doesn't this thread prove why people stay away from this forum and give it a bad name... A bunch of pessimistic posters insist that because the idea "isn't reality", that it can't be discussed reasonably. And that's the problem here. I didn't take the OP's posts as condescending at all, I think this thread proves that people refuse to attempt to open their minds to the ideal that money may be necessary but it does not have to preoccupy our existence. Just because we need it to survive does not make it necessary to stomp on a great ideal of living life based on helping others rather than one's self. There's a reason that greed is one of the seven deadly sins, and we have no one to blame but ourselves as adults for that. Kids have it right and we need to listen and learn from them.BhagavadGita wrote:p.s.
KILL YOUR TV
READ ISHMAEL
CHLDREN ARE THE NEXT CROP OF ADULTS.
READ ADBUSTERS MAGAZINE
Right on, I agree with all four of these.0
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