Freundel Stuart has a degree.
From the time I was a youngster I always remembered my grandmother saying “book sense ain’t common sense.” Today of all the lessons that she may have taught me I can say without an unquestionable doubt that this is an unchallengeable fact of life. I’ve also come to realise that common sense may be a much more proficient indicator of that thing we call intelligence. As it stands we look for a name followed by letters to denote a degree as an indicator of intelligence. I’m a believer that a degree does nothing to indicate how intelligent someone is.
Take a look at some of the most revered and idolized minds in history. Vincent van Gogh, Albert Einstein, George Washington, Sir Isaac Newton, Ted Turner, Walt Disney, Bill Gates and a never ending list of other individuals were not stand out students or were considered slow or failures early in life. Some of these were dyslexic and it is believed that others may have had ADD/ADHD and as such were unable to grasp concepts the way most others were. Yet these are amongst the greatest media moguls, computer giants, artist, leader, scientist and inventors in history.
Today to be considered intelligent you need to excel in the stereotypical academic fields and go on to work in an office or be a doctor or lawyer. To ascertain success in these fields you need to get a few certificates and a degree or two to show you are superior mentally to others. However, to me, these degrees more often than not just prove that you are capable of regurgitating and nothing more. They are many persons out there today with a degree whom cannot cope with anything outside the prescribed norm because they have not developed the ability to think for themselves. In short if it does not fall under the A+B=C rule then it must be incorrect. Also there are many of us who don’t care for the relationship between mass and acceleration or the effects of acids on litmus paper but this makes us stupid in the stereotypical eyes. The love for jobs outside the office, medicinal or law worlds is unheard of and should be left for the unintelligent.
To me true intelligence falls in the ability to think for you even if it means challenging the status quo and doing daring to be different. In the past they said that the earth was flat and the scientist, cartographers and explorers who discussed this were thought to be intelligent and the best in their fields. Then along came some weirdos even before the time of Galileo that dare to say that the earth was round and revolved around the sun and that it wasn’t in a fixed location as was common belief. These men refused to swallow what was fed to them as facts and instead examined and challenged the world for themselves.
There are some of us out there who if our lecturers had taught us that the sky was green and the grass blue would sit and repeat this in an exam even if it challenged our beliefs. We would have passed this course and gone out into the world believing that the sky is green and the grass is blue but we would have our degrees. The intellects amongst us would look up and say that there is no way the sky is green but it is in fact blue.
Again I say: Freundel Stuart has a degree.
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Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Nothing but Mammals
Anyone between the age of 16 and 30 reading this may want to take a seat before I go any further. What I am about to say will startle and downright scare some of you. We as humans have grossly exaggerated the importance and necessity to have and partake in sexual intercourse. Sex, be it through the front door, back door or the upstairs entrance these days drives us it seems. Everywhere we turn we are bombarded by sexually related content. Many relationships are bases on the availability and quality of sexual encounters. The thirst for this special attention is not specific to one gender but we as males are, due to societal pressures, the more sexually driven beings. Females however, have a tendency of letting sex lead them to believe more emotions are involved that may be present.
Sex is in its most basic of forms is the basis for the continuation of the human species. A side effect however of sex is an extremely high sense of satisfaction when done right. It can be compared to a drug and some individuals are addicted. Much like drugs it can give you a good high or can be some cheap backyard stuff and offend more than enhance and satisfy. This side effect of excitement and fulfillment has led to sex being turned into merely a process of inserting penis into vagina to reach a climax. For some this climax may take a while to be achieved whilst for others Usain Bolt might be left wondering if such speed is legal. Depending on timing and parties involved the experience can provide that euphoric feeling that is sought. The more euphoric the feeling the more repeat performances are sought.
I say sex is not that big a deal because both parties may be present but both parties do not have to be overly involved or share the benefits. In fact many stories have been told and retold of varying accounts where one party was ecstatic and the other was busy counting tiles waiting for it to end. Take for example if a male and a lady share a bed and he has an exciting dream and his parts arise. She can maneuver and fulfill herself without him waking up depending on how heavily he sleeps, or with more pleasure than if he was actively participating. The fact that many of us have mastered the art of having relations with anyone we can picture. Some lubricant and or the use of toys (batteries may or may not be needed) and these encounters may sometimes be more fulfilling that having the actual parties there.
What I’m trying to say is with sex being something that can so easily be substituted why does it seem to be that one conversation piece that always comes up? A trip through the historical garrison area and the turnover ratio of vehicles making pickups show the almost excessive desire some of us have. Please note I’m separating sex from making love because there is a big difference in the two which I would go into in a future note but as it stands most liaisons are of the sexual nature and not the love making kind. The name of love making is used to mask the fact that we are nothing but mammals seeking the side effects as opposed to the procreation purpose of sex.
I can hear some of you saying that I must be insane because sex is nice and it is required and we as humans can’t live without it. We can’t live without air or we can’t live without water or food. Sex is not needed if not the removal of it from our lives would mean certain death. Right now some of you reading this would have forgotten the feeling of sex and some of us never experienced it but as we all sit here reading this piece we are all alive aren’t we? Unless zombies are reading this article I dare say sex is not required
Sex is in its most basic of forms is the basis for the continuation of the human species. A side effect however of sex is an extremely high sense of satisfaction when done right. It can be compared to a drug and some individuals are addicted. Much like drugs it can give you a good high or can be some cheap backyard stuff and offend more than enhance and satisfy. This side effect of excitement and fulfillment has led to sex being turned into merely a process of inserting penis into vagina to reach a climax. For some this climax may take a while to be achieved whilst for others Usain Bolt might be left wondering if such speed is legal. Depending on timing and parties involved the experience can provide that euphoric feeling that is sought. The more euphoric the feeling the more repeat performances are sought.
I say sex is not that big a deal because both parties may be present but both parties do not have to be overly involved or share the benefits. In fact many stories have been told and retold of varying accounts where one party was ecstatic and the other was busy counting tiles waiting for it to end. Take for example if a male and a lady share a bed and he has an exciting dream and his parts arise. She can maneuver and fulfill herself without him waking up depending on how heavily he sleeps, or with more pleasure than if he was actively participating. The fact that many of us have mastered the art of having relations with anyone we can picture. Some lubricant and or the use of toys (batteries may or may not be needed) and these encounters may sometimes be more fulfilling that having the actual parties there.
What I’m trying to say is with sex being something that can so easily be substituted why does it seem to be that one conversation piece that always comes up? A trip through the historical garrison area and the turnover ratio of vehicles making pickups show the almost excessive desire some of us have. Please note I’m separating sex from making love because there is a big difference in the two which I would go into in a future note but as it stands most liaisons are of the sexual nature and not the love making kind. The name of love making is used to mask the fact that we are nothing but mammals seeking the side effects as opposed to the procreation purpose of sex.
I can hear some of you saying that I must be insane because sex is nice and it is required and we as humans can’t live without it. We can’t live without air or we can’t live without water or food. Sex is not needed if not the removal of it from our lives would mean certain death. Right now some of you reading this would have forgotten the feeling of sex and some of us never experienced it but as we all sit here reading this piece we are all alive aren’t we? Unless zombies are reading this article I dare say sex is not required
Monday, April 18, 2011
The Unpolished Hoe
Prostitution is merely a relationship where everything is expressed before hand and the timeline is short and predetermined.
No people I have not gone insane, at least not to my knowledge. Neither am I serving to trivialize the sanctity of love and honest relationships. What I am saying is that relationships share many similarities to prostitution. Both call for the exchange of something for something. Prostitution is the most basic of the transactions because you know the quantity and duration of the quantities of everything that is being exchanged. In a relationship we exchange time, company, finances or intimate relations. Usually it is a combination of the above with proportions not necessarily being fixed.
In the most basic sense relationships and prostitution are barter systems. In most places it is not the act of prostitution that is illegal but the act of soliciting. I may be wrong but to me this says that if I am a regular customer and I know Jezebel by name and I know her rates that I can drive up to her have her get into my vehicle, drive off and take care of our exchange in private without any legal repercussions because we didn’t engage in any negotiations. Prostitution is like a going to the market to negotiate for some fish. You discuss the price per type of fish and decide if it is worth it.
Male to female relationships be they marital, extra-marital or merely courtship type relationships involve exchanges. There is the surrender of time; some parties give up sex to satisfy the other party. Money and having a listening ear, washing laundry, cooking, picking up after, providing someone to spend time with to beat the loneliness or sex may be the tools of barter. The differentiation now comes in the time span. Marriage is generally expected to be forever but this has been shown to change. Someone can go outside the agreement, people change and drift or someone can die. Normal relationships between two parties fall under the same rules except that there is less expectation for length of time.
Other than time the only other difference is that prostitution is 97% of the time based on sex. Sometimes there is a weirdo who has no friends so pays for company to listen to him speak or spank him with a paddle. Other relationship may include exchanges of duties. I cook whilst you mop and we share the laundry duties, is one example of such exchange. The amount of variables that can be exchanged are innumerable and are usually not stated. I don’t come out and say I want you to cure my loneliness and in return I’m have sex with you and buy you nice things and take you to dinner. In prostitution I come right out and say I have $60 what can I have?
With these fact outlined it is easy to see that I am not that farfetched in my basic interpretation. Whilst most of us reading this may prefer to engage in the uncertainty of the normal relationship there are some people out there who would prefer to have it short and to the point.
No people I have not gone insane, at least not to my knowledge. Neither am I serving to trivialize the sanctity of love and honest relationships. What I am saying is that relationships share many similarities to prostitution. Both call for the exchange of something for something. Prostitution is the most basic of the transactions because you know the quantity and duration of the quantities of everything that is being exchanged. In a relationship we exchange time, company, finances or intimate relations. Usually it is a combination of the above with proportions not necessarily being fixed.
In the most basic sense relationships and prostitution are barter systems. In most places it is not the act of prostitution that is illegal but the act of soliciting. I may be wrong but to me this says that if I am a regular customer and I know Jezebel by name and I know her rates that I can drive up to her have her get into my vehicle, drive off and take care of our exchange in private without any legal repercussions because we didn’t engage in any negotiations. Prostitution is like a going to the market to negotiate for some fish. You discuss the price per type of fish and decide if it is worth it.
Male to female relationships be they marital, extra-marital or merely courtship type relationships involve exchanges. There is the surrender of time; some parties give up sex to satisfy the other party. Money and having a listening ear, washing laundry, cooking, picking up after, providing someone to spend time with to beat the loneliness or sex may be the tools of barter. The differentiation now comes in the time span. Marriage is generally expected to be forever but this has been shown to change. Someone can go outside the agreement, people change and drift or someone can die. Normal relationships between two parties fall under the same rules except that there is less expectation for length of time.
Other than time the only other difference is that prostitution is 97% of the time based on sex. Sometimes there is a weirdo who has no friends so pays for company to listen to him speak or spank him with a paddle. Other relationship may include exchanges of duties. I cook whilst you mop and we share the laundry duties, is one example of such exchange. The amount of variables that can be exchanged are innumerable and are usually not stated. I don’t come out and say I want you to cure my loneliness and in return I’m have sex with you and buy you nice things and take you to dinner. In prostitution I come right out and say I have $60 what can I have?
With these fact outlined it is easy to see that I am not that farfetched in my basic interpretation. Whilst most of us reading this may prefer to engage in the uncertainty of the normal relationship there are some people out there who would prefer to have it short and to the point.
Friday, April 15, 2011
Represent for Your True Friends
If I asked you how many true friends do you have what would you say? I’m now willing to bet that those of you who are in double digits would be shocked and surprised that the actual figure of real friends that you have is about quarter of what you stated. I will admit that a quarter is a bit of a stretch for some people but I am quite sure that for some it may be accurate or even an overstatement. As the old cliché goes a friend in need is a friend indeed and what we need to see is what being there truly means.
Some of us may say that Person A is a friend because when we were down and out they had our backs and they lent you certain things and they allowed you to express yourself and you can be you around them and they support what you do. I agree totally that this is a good example of what a friend is. What I however would like to say is that these traits are just a fraction of what a true friend would do. So how would I define a true friend I can hear you asking and I say to you let both of you be at a position of need at the same point and we will see who your true friends are.
The statement I just made to some may be a bit confusing but let me try expanding on it. Your mother died a few months ago and it affected you greatly. You are still mourning on the inside and the slightest little thing affects you. Friend A and Friend B were with you throughout the entire ordeal. Friend A and Friend B both have personal drama at the same time and they both turn to you. You want nothing more than to be there for them both but at the same time you are still battling your own personal demons so you ask for a little bit longer to pull yourself together so you can be the friend they need. Friend A reacts that you are a selfish self centred person whilst Friend B, even if hurt, understands you have your issues and lets you know that despite their hard times you two can lean on each other to help pull through.
It doesn’t even have to be a personal situation. It manifests itself a lot with regards to material possessions or even something as simple as time. New romances are usually the point in which fake and real friends show themselves. When you are all caught up in the whirlwind of young love you sometimes become so engrossed that you cut down on or cut out fully on time spent with friends. A true friend is the one who will be supportive and understand why and be happy you are happy, once you aren’t being a extra clingy suicidally dependant being. The fake ones usually protest about how your behavior has change and how you no longer have time for them. At this point I want you to stop and think for a moment. Is there someone in your life that you can go days, week, months or years without speaking to and when you see each other the comfort and conversation level would make the bystander think you lived together daily? Then I dare say this person might just be a true friend to you.
True friends are a rarity in this world and or not to be confused with fair-weather friends. Someone helping you when you both are in ideal situations is just the beginning of a true friendship. Will that person be there after you have disagreed on subject matters, when you call them at 4am because you got dumped, will they be able to understand when you can’t be there for them due to your own drama? These plus other immeasurable factors will show your true friends to you. I’m just worried that many of us will never get to find out who those people are.
To those of you who are my true friends I'm thankful to have you
Some of us may say that Person A is a friend because when we were down and out they had our backs and they lent you certain things and they allowed you to express yourself and you can be you around them and they support what you do. I agree totally that this is a good example of what a friend is. What I however would like to say is that these traits are just a fraction of what a true friend would do. So how would I define a true friend I can hear you asking and I say to you let both of you be at a position of need at the same point and we will see who your true friends are.
The statement I just made to some may be a bit confusing but let me try expanding on it. Your mother died a few months ago and it affected you greatly. You are still mourning on the inside and the slightest little thing affects you. Friend A and Friend B were with you throughout the entire ordeal. Friend A and Friend B both have personal drama at the same time and they both turn to you. You want nothing more than to be there for them both but at the same time you are still battling your own personal demons so you ask for a little bit longer to pull yourself together so you can be the friend they need. Friend A reacts that you are a selfish self centred person whilst Friend B, even if hurt, understands you have your issues and lets you know that despite their hard times you two can lean on each other to help pull through.
It doesn’t even have to be a personal situation. It manifests itself a lot with regards to material possessions or even something as simple as time. New romances are usually the point in which fake and real friends show themselves. When you are all caught up in the whirlwind of young love you sometimes become so engrossed that you cut down on or cut out fully on time spent with friends. A true friend is the one who will be supportive and understand why and be happy you are happy, once you aren’t being a extra clingy suicidally dependant being. The fake ones usually protest about how your behavior has change and how you no longer have time for them. At this point I want you to stop and think for a moment. Is there someone in your life that you can go days, week, months or years without speaking to and when you see each other the comfort and conversation level would make the bystander think you lived together daily? Then I dare say this person might just be a true friend to you.
True friends are a rarity in this world and or not to be confused with fair-weather friends. Someone helping you when you both are in ideal situations is just the beginning of a true friendship. Will that person be there after you have disagreed on subject matters, when you call them at 4am because you got dumped, will they be able to understand when you can’t be there for them due to your own drama? These plus other immeasurable factors will show your true friends to you. I’m just worried that many of us will never get to find out who those people are.
To those of you who are my true friends I'm thankful to have you
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Think for yourself
Most people won't agree with this blog but that's your opinion and i'm happy if you have one.Lil Rick sang a song and put a political party into power. Oprah endorsed Obama and he beat the odds. These events show how strong the power of group think is.
Remember as a child when we read the story of The Emperor’s New Clothes? I’m sure many of us may have thought how stupid these people were for going along with the emperor and not stating that they can’t see the clothes. Yet when the little boy stated the obvious everyone was then more than willing to acknowledge the nakedness of the empire. I’m here to say that today the majority of us are acting like the masses instead of being willing to be the little boy. When asked during an interview about his theatrical antics and unique and sexual lyrics Adidja Palmer known as Vybz Kartel simply stated that the people are his sheep and he is the shepherd.
A quick survey of Facebook and what the people have posted will also show this. Daily I’m faced with posting of Babbzy’s Cuntery at Large, Bajan Fari and the entire Santana series with great reviews about the hilarity of them. People of all cross sections of society are on this bandwagon and are quick to forward and repost them for all to see. Those who are not fans are afraid to step out and say that they disagree. That was so until today when I will say Babbzy’s title is very suiting because it describes what her and the other videos in my opinion are. Before those of you who are fans look to attack me notice that I said that it was my opinion. I am not saying my opinion is correct, neither am I saying that it is wrong for many others to find it funny. What I am putting forward is that some people find it funny because the masses do.
Music, fashion, food and even radio stations. In this Mixx we are in Love with The One that is now too Hott to Slam. Let another station pop up with a few choice personalities and reviews from the right people and we will be looking for something new to listen to. As males we all wore big the pants with the large bottoms and I remember when Trinity Chris had one of the biggest dancehall hits with Bun A Tight Pants , now let that song play in a party atmosphere and the younger generation would be in tremendous disagreement since nothing but tight pants are being worn. In fact it seems that all we need to do is write a song about it, have some people model it in the videos and sit back and watch every Tom, Dick and Johnny follow pattern. I’m willing to bet if I can get the right person to post this blog and say it speaks the truth that my reader list quadruples by weekend.
I don’t expect many people to agree with me for I have unpopular taste. I think Kelly Rowlands and on some days Latoya Luckett were the best looking members of Beyonce and Friends or as they were commonly known Destiny’s Child. I would rather listen to Alicia Keys, Kerli, Chrissette Michelle or Jill Scott than a Beyonce song but the last time i said this out loud i was attacked and ostracized for being an opinionated bigot. What I’m saying is the amount of passionate agreement on trending topics makes it hard for me to believe the authenticity of the views. I dare say if I can get Rihanna to sing a song about looking sexy in her pink lace panty that sales for those underwear will go through the roof. These days it seems that revolutionaries are dead. No one is willing to think for themselves and those who do are afraid to speak out about them less they be excluded from the meetings of those who are cool.
The old cliché goes we were all born originals why die copies? It is so sad these days that those who do stand out like the Gagas and Rihannas have become the blueprints for mass production of Mr. Palmer’s sheep theory's victims. All I'm saying is like what you like but like it because you like it not because you are supposed to.
Remember as a child when we read the story of The Emperor’s New Clothes? I’m sure many of us may have thought how stupid these people were for going along with the emperor and not stating that they can’t see the clothes. Yet when the little boy stated the obvious everyone was then more than willing to acknowledge the nakedness of the empire. I’m here to say that today the majority of us are acting like the masses instead of being willing to be the little boy. When asked during an interview about his theatrical antics and unique and sexual lyrics Adidja Palmer known as Vybz Kartel simply stated that the people are his sheep and he is the shepherd.
A quick survey of Facebook and what the people have posted will also show this. Daily I’m faced with posting of Babbzy’s Cuntery at Large, Bajan Fari and the entire Santana series with great reviews about the hilarity of them. People of all cross sections of society are on this bandwagon and are quick to forward and repost them for all to see. Those who are not fans are afraid to step out and say that they disagree. That was so until today when I will say Babbzy’s title is very suiting because it describes what her and the other videos in my opinion are. Before those of you who are fans look to attack me notice that I said that it was my opinion. I am not saying my opinion is correct, neither am I saying that it is wrong for many others to find it funny. What I am putting forward is that some people find it funny because the masses do.
Music, fashion, food and even radio stations. In this Mixx we are in Love with The One that is now too Hott to Slam. Let another station pop up with a few choice personalities and reviews from the right people and we will be looking for something new to listen to. As males we all wore big the pants with the large bottoms and I remember when Trinity Chris had one of the biggest dancehall hits with Bun A Tight Pants , now let that song play in a party atmosphere and the younger generation would be in tremendous disagreement since nothing but tight pants are being worn. In fact it seems that all we need to do is write a song about it, have some people model it in the videos and sit back and watch every Tom, Dick and Johnny follow pattern. I’m willing to bet if I can get the right person to post this blog and say it speaks the truth that my reader list quadruples by weekend.
I don’t expect many people to agree with me for I have unpopular taste. I think Kelly Rowlands and on some days Latoya Luckett were the best looking members of Beyonce and Friends or as they were commonly known Destiny’s Child. I would rather listen to Alicia Keys, Kerli, Chrissette Michelle or Jill Scott than a Beyonce song but the last time i said this out loud i was attacked and ostracized for being an opinionated bigot. What I’m saying is the amount of passionate agreement on trending topics makes it hard for me to believe the authenticity of the views. I dare say if I can get Rihanna to sing a song about looking sexy in her pink lace panty that sales for those underwear will go through the roof. These days it seems that revolutionaries are dead. No one is willing to think for themselves and those who do are afraid to speak out about them less they be excluded from the meetings of those who are cool.
The old cliché goes we were all born originals why die copies? It is so sad these days that those who do stand out like the Gagas and Rihannas have become the blueprints for mass production of Mr. Palmer’s sheep theory's victims. All I'm saying is like what you like but like it because you like it not because you are supposed to.
Monday, April 11, 2011
Knowledge is Power
camouflaged Torahs, Bibles and glorious Qur'an
the books that take you to heaven and let you meet the Lord there
have become misinterpreted, reasons for warfare
we read 'em with blind eyes I guarantee you there's more there-
Lupe Fiasco- America Terrorist
Hmmm?
Now I’m no theological genius but from what I understand of various religions stealing and killing are wrong and you should seek to be kind to your fellow man for the benefit of all is basically something that stretches across the majority if not all. Those of us who may pray may direct these prayers to different beings but be it Buddha, Allah, Jesus or Yahweh we are all calling on that which we believe to be the giver of life and all blessings and the most powerful being in our universe. Similarly the Bible and the Qur'an list the same 10 commandments and the Torah list them too but in many subdivided forms. All the basic teaches are the same and lead us to honour and respect the one God we worship and honour and respect our fellow beings by being honest(not bearing false witness), not stealing, not killing and respect(not coveting or committing adultery).
With all these similarities it amazes me the amount of religious bigotry that exist the world over. The amount of people who exhibit negative views towards the other because they don’t believe what they believe is astounding. A lot of it is due to ignorance and laziness in the sense of seeking out an understanding of the other person. Some of it is also due to small minded ignorance as was the case with one situation I heard about where “Christian” performers made derogatory comments towards another religion holding of cows as sacred beings. The performers stated that they ate the other person’s idols for lunch so how powerful can their god be? This shows a gross level of stupidity and lack of respect for your fellow man, which is something I don’t see as being Christian behaviour.
I’m a believer in God and Jesus and despite failing would say I’m a Christian of sorts but if I stop and think I may wonder with so much in science going on how can I believe in stories from a book about a 1 Being just saying all the complexities of my universe into being; but yet I do. I was not there to say if Joseph Smith Jr was gifted with visions or a visit from beings and directed to golden scrolls that only he has ever seen but yet an entire religion is based on this. Some believe that if they die for their beliefs in fighting the non-believers that they will be blessed with a bounty of virgins. Others believe that only 144,000 of us will make it to Heaven in the hour of reckoning. All these are in fact if you sit objectively and look at them all beliefs that no hardcore evidence can be brought forth to support and can be seen as “silly” by a person of other beliefs, but by which billions of us live our lives daily.
Would it not be disappointing if after all this that we found out that when you die that nothing more happens than you becoming fertilizer and worm food? Suppose your religion was the one that is incorrect would you prefer to go to a version of hell because you called the Supreme Being nonsense, even if you spent your entire life being a model human being? Would it not be better to live our lives as closely to the rulings of the God we follow and be good to each other so that should we be judged on our passing we be judged as good humans regardless of who or what we follow. I would hate to believe that a person who from birth was educated to follow 1 religion and lived as an exemplary being would be cast to hell because he never knew he was calling The Power That Be by the wrong name since that was all they were exposed to.
Here is a scripture from Christianity promoting respect and nonjudgmental behavior. This is a similar piece from the Quran. So why with all these similarities do we still fight each other? The ability to show respect for views not our own would make the world so much more peaceful.
the books that take you to heaven and let you meet the Lord there
have become misinterpreted, reasons for warfare
we read 'em with blind eyes I guarantee you there's more there-
Lupe Fiasco- America Terrorist
Hmmm?
Now I’m no theological genius but from what I understand of various religions stealing and killing are wrong and you should seek to be kind to your fellow man for the benefit of all is basically something that stretches across the majority if not all. Those of us who may pray may direct these prayers to different beings but be it Buddha, Allah, Jesus or Yahweh we are all calling on that which we believe to be the giver of life and all blessings and the most powerful being in our universe. Similarly the Bible and the Qur'an list the same 10 commandments and the Torah list them too but in many subdivided forms. All the basic teaches are the same and lead us to honour and respect the one God we worship and honour and respect our fellow beings by being honest(not bearing false witness), not stealing, not killing and respect(not coveting or committing adultery).
With all these similarities it amazes me the amount of religious bigotry that exist the world over. The amount of people who exhibit negative views towards the other because they don’t believe what they believe is astounding. A lot of it is due to ignorance and laziness in the sense of seeking out an understanding of the other person. Some of it is also due to small minded ignorance as was the case with one situation I heard about where “Christian” performers made derogatory comments towards another religion holding of cows as sacred beings. The performers stated that they ate the other person’s idols for lunch so how powerful can their god be? This shows a gross level of stupidity and lack of respect for your fellow man, which is something I don’t see as being Christian behaviour.
I’m a believer in God and Jesus and despite failing would say I’m a Christian of sorts but if I stop and think I may wonder with so much in science going on how can I believe in stories from a book about a 1 Being just saying all the complexities of my universe into being; but yet I do. I was not there to say if Joseph Smith Jr was gifted with visions or a visit from beings and directed to golden scrolls that only he has ever seen but yet an entire religion is based on this. Some believe that if they die for their beliefs in fighting the non-believers that they will be blessed with a bounty of virgins. Others believe that only 144,000 of us will make it to Heaven in the hour of reckoning. All these are in fact if you sit objectively and look at them all beliefs that no hardcore evidence can be brought forth to support and can be seen as “silly” by a person of other beliefs, but by which billions of us live our lives daily.
Would it not be disappointing if after all this that we found out that when you die that nothing more happens than you becoming fertilizer and worm food? Suppose your religion was the one that is incorrect would you prefer to go to a version of hell because you called the Supreme Being nonsense, even if you spent your entire life being a model human being? Would it not be better to live our lives as closely to the rulings of the God we follow and be good to each other so that should we be judged on our passing we be judged as good humans regardless of who or what we follow. I would hate to believe that a person who from birth was educated to follow 1 religion and lived as an exemplary being would be cast to hell because he never knew he was calling The Power That Be by the wrong name since that was all they were exposed to.
Here is a scripture from Christianity promoting respect and nonjudgmental behavior. This is a similar piece from the Quran. So why with all these similarities do we still fight each other? The ability to show respect for views not our own would make the world so much more peaceful.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
The True Source of Power
I would like to put forward this scenario to the world. As we all seek to see the USA not get involved in so many wars what if tonight as they laid in bed Michelle Obama whispers in Barrack Obama’s ears “honey, it’s time we bring all the troops home.” I’m willing to wager that pretty soon American soldiers will be busy painting road signs rather than bombing anyone all because the true power of the world lies in the power women hold over men. From the first male to all of you currently reading this have in some way or the other has been influenced by the power that females hold over us.
Realistically speaking humans are a sexual driven species and as such much of what we are motivated to achieve is driven by the need to secure that special partner for life or in some cases for the night. We as males are exceptionally driven and motivated by the need for sex. Women seek education, a better body, a good job all to be better than the next lady. If a woman is single she will cry down a married woman because she is not as good as she is but some man got her. Much like a peacock parading around with his tail open many of us as men do some of everything to get a woman and some night time company. Fancy car, gym, good job and even education are all to impress and get that special lady or ladies as the case may be.
Our great-grandfathers travelled the length and breadth of this country by bus, bicycle and donkey cart for those special women in their lives. Some sat outside after these long journeys because the lady’s mother or father didn’t allow them inside the house. Adam existed all happily and peacefully in the Garden of Eden by himself till he got lonely and asked for company. He got what he wished for and then got kicked out over the things he did for love. David sent Bathsheba’s husband out to war for his chance at love. A few of you may be lost as to this story but details can be found here. Endless cases can be seen of the things men have done to make a woman happy.
Let any male fall short of providing a lady with the things she desire and the legs are crossed. Robbed of what they perceive as the nectar of life many males will forsake their entire salary to keep them happy. This is a power than many women know and understand and has seen some climb rapidly through socio-economic ranks. Many committed gentleman can come and go as they please happily once the lady of the house permits it. With all these facts it is clear to see that the power lies in who wears the pants, only thing it is who wears the pants suit.
Realistically speaking humans are a sexual driven species and as such much of what we are motivated to achieve is driven by the need to secure that special partner for life or in some cases for the night. We as males are exceptionally driven and motivated by the need for sex. Women seek education, a better body, a good job all to be better than the next lady. If a woman is single she will cry down a married woman because she is not as good as she is but some man got her. Much like a peacock parading around with his tail open many of us as men do some of everything to get a woman and some night time company. Fancy car, gym, good job and even education are all to impress and get that special lady or ladies as the case may be.
Our great-grandfathers travelled the length and breadth of this country by bus, bicycle and donkey cart for those special women in their lives. Some sat outside after these long journeys because the lady’s mother or father didn’t allow them inside the house. Adam existed all happily and peacefully in the Garden of Eden by himself till he got lonely and asked for company. He got what he wished for and then got kicked out over the things he did for love. David sent Bathsheba’s husband out to war for his chance at love. A few of you may be lost as to this story but details can be found here. Endless cases can be seen of the things men have done to make a woman happy.
Let any male fall short of providing a lady with the things she desire and the legs are crossed. Robbed of what they perceive as the nectar of life many males will forsake their entire salary to keep them happy. This is a power than many women know and understand and has seen some climb rapidly through socio-economic ranks. Many committed gentleman can come and go as they please happily once the lady of the house permits it. With all these facts it is clear to see that the power lies in who wears the pants, only thing it is who wears the pants suit.
Monday, April 4, 2011
One Good Thing About Music
This was not the original topic of the blog I wanted to write today but as I was gathering my thought I came across the below picture on BBC and I am now totally confused and wondering if I can lie about my age to get away from this shame. Whilst looking at some photos on BBC I happen to stumble across a picture similar to this and it hit me that we will be remembered as the era that made Lady Gaga, Soulja Boy and numerous other singers of intellectually destructive drivel famous.
At the turn of the century music was at a high point in every genre for me. Miseducation of Lauryn Hill ended off the millennium and quickly after we had the emergence of the likes of Alicia Keys. Outkast, Ludacris and Marshall Mathers were tearing up the hip hop scene. Edwin Yearwood, Krosfyah, Square 1 and Rupee were flying the flag big for Bajan Soca worldwide. Beanie and Bounty were going at in the war for Dancehall supremacy. Fast forward a decade and what do we have now? Many of the same old artist are still making money on the charts but now we are faced with a proliferation of 808’s and catch phrases mixed in with some nauseating auto-tuned drivel.
If we take a trip back in time to our great-grandparent’s era or even our grandparent’s I can understand why they reproduced in such high volume. They had no Facebook, Twitter or Myspace to spend time on. The television shows were very selective but the final factor was the fact that the lyrics in the music were so smooth and nice that it made you want to cuddle by that kerosene oil lamp light and procreate. Sexual Healing from Marvin Gay is one example of such a song and the era was filled with these lyrically sound songs from the likes of Mr. Gaye, The Temptations, The Drifters etc. If a man stepped out of line women had several anthems in songs such as Hit The Road Jack or R-E-S-P-E-C-T. Now a days we have songs like Irreplaceable by Beyonce which sounds like Mapquest had a malfunction and is just repeating the same directions over and over again. Love songs are now down to the likes of Trey Songs who next to the old school geniuses couldn’t get the ocean moist.
It pains me to think that my children will someday google the number 1 hits from around this era and I will be left to explain why it was cool to “Superman a Ho” or why should ladies “back it up like a dumpa truck.” How will I ever explain why Paula left and why was Contone refusing to let her dress go? I pray that they never ask me to explain who was this being called Lady Gaga and why was she born this way. It seems that the only way I will escape this is by never letting them hear any music from this era because these are the lazy artist that will define us. Live bands are dead, singing talent replaced with auto-tune, lyrics replaced with a catchphrase barely audible over the loud bass in the beat.
Sadly when our children ask us to explain why they can’t be “pretty like a colouring book” it will be our faults as we are the ones happy to support the artist and not demand more for out money, or in some cases bandwidth. I’m just going to hope that I can expose my offspring to some “proper” music before they are exposed to the Gaga’s and Soulja boys of their time so that I do not have to watch them crank it or watch them roll
Explain this to your child
Or even this one
What the hell is this?
At the turn of the century music was at a high point in every genre for me. Miseducation of Lauryn Hill ended off the millennium and quickly after we had the emergence of the likes of Alicia Keys. Outkast, Ludacris and Marshall Mathers were tearing up the hip hop scene. Edwin Yearwood, Krosfyah, Square 1 and Rupee were flying the flag big for Bajan Soca worldwide. Beanie and Bounty were going at in the war for Dancehall supremacy. Fast forward a decade and what do we have now? Many of the same old artist are still making money on the charts but now we are faced with a proliferation of 808’s and catch phrases mixed in with some nauseating auto-tuned drivel.
If we take a trip back in time to our great-grandparent’s era or even our grandparent’s I can understand why they reproduced in such high volume. They had no Facebook, Twitter or Myspace to spend time on. The television shows were very selective but the final factor was the fact that the lyrics in the music were so smooth and nice that it made you want to cuddle by that kerosene oil lamp light and procreate. Sexual Healing from Marvin Gay is one example of such a song and the era was filled with these lyrically sound songs from the likes of Mr. Gaye, The Temptations, The Drifters etc. If a man stepped out of line women had several anthems in songs such as Hit The Road Jack or R-E-S-P-E-C-T. Now a days we have songs like Irreplaceable by Beyonce which sounds like Mapquest had a malfunction and is just repeating the same directions over and over again. Love songs are now down to the likes of Trey Songs who next to the old school geniuses couldn’t get the ocean moist.
It pains me to think that my children will someday google the number 1 hits from around this era and I will be left to explain why it was cool to “Superman a Ho” or why should ladies “back it up like a dumpa truck.” How will I ever explain why Paula left and why was Contone refusing to let her dress go? I pray that they never ask me to explain who was this being called Lady Gaga and why was she born this way. It seems that the only way I will escape this is by never letting them hear any music from this era because these are the lazy artist that will define us. Live bands are dead, singing talent replaced with auto-tune, lyrics replaced with a catchphrase barely audible over the loud bass in the beat.
Sadly when our children ask us to explain why they can’t be “pretty like a colouring book” it will be our faults as we are the ones happy to support the artist and not demand more for out money, or in some cases bandwidth. I’m just going to hope that I can expose my offspring to some “proper” music before they are exposed to the Gaga’s and Soulja boys of their time so that I do not have to watch them crank it or watch them roll
Explain this to your child
Or even this one
What the hell is this?
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