Out of balance?

I look around and I observe what is going on. Some of the things that I observe, with respect to what I'm discussing, are greed, over-indulgence, obesity, addiction, fundamentalism, and ignorance just to name some. And the question that comes to mind is...why?

I say why because, we have reminders everywhere that enlighten us to the fact that things are not supposed to be that way. What am I talking about you ask? Well here think about this: there are reminders of balance everywhere that we look. Nature tells us that balance is a unforgettable part of existence. For instance physics tells us that every action has an equal but opposite reaction. Chemistry tells us that an equation is not completed until both sides of the chemical reaction are balanced. Mathematics also tells us that each side of each mathematical equation must be balanced before we are done solving for the variable. The waves that we perceive everyday are products of balance as well for there could not be a crest without a valley. Another example, and I'm sure you've seen it, is the yen and the yang. Even the "scales of justice" are supposed to be balanced.

But sadly, this is not the life that the human being seeks. We consume and don't think about how much we consume, or where the products come from, or even where they go when we throw them away. We cut down trees, which are the lungs of the planet and complete the CO2 cycle (that should be a clear example, trees breathe in what we breathe out and vice versa). Even the civilizations before us knew that you were to use as much of what you were using as possible and you honored the earth that way.

Now I'm not saying that we should all be tree huggers and vegetarians, because I like my steaks just as much as the next guy, but I think it would do well for us to come to the understanding that the way life is, is not the way it is supposed to be. Why is society digressing instead of progressing; is it really supposed to be that way? And maybe when we accept the fact that we're being screwed from all sides, we will be able to start working, at least to turn ourselves in the direction that we need to go.

A True Constant

It's weird using a blog, because you start to wonder should I write this on the web or should I put it in my notebook. The way I see it, the two are not interchangeable. Some things I put in my book will probably never make it too the web simply because the web isn't worthy...kidding. In actuality it's more like somethings that come out of my mind are better when they are just for my personal growth and not necessarily for people outside of myself, but if I find something that would be beneficial, why not share it with the world. Besides, not everyone will read it, and not everyone will absorb it, and those that do read will analyze then weigh it to see if it fits their philosophical operation or not.

All that being said, I seem to have a knack for finding employment that is very much interesting, and I always use my employment as a way to learn something or gain a new observation (I think that should be the goal for anything, there's always a new perspective to gain). But I have had the good fortune to be able to watch people. They bob about from their office buildings to the places where they eat lunch. And they have to eat their lunches within a required time frame (gotta be back to work within the lunch hour). But it makes me ask, "How oblivious are these people? What would happen if there was an event that changed everything? How open would they be to change?" I've heard it before, and maybe you have to, that humans are creatures of habit. We settle into our little patterns and that's how we like things to stay, and when something changes or threatens to change that pattern somebody has got to answer.And I remember coming across a quote: "It is not the strongest nor the fastest that survive, but the ones most adaptable to change."

How willing would we be to change what we think is the best life that there is to offer. Better yet, how open are we to accept that this is not the best life that there is to offer. I think people know that, deep down, but the question I want to ask is how willing are we to accept that that is the case. The fact of the matter is, things aren't going to stay the same and they shouldn't.

We also can't go back to the "simplicity" of the "good-ole-days". I think it's time we embrace our evolution and come to grips with the fact that the only thing that is and can ever be constant is change. Then maybe we can get to work really making things better.

A thought...

On a planet that is the result of what happens when things occur the way they do, I am glad to be here existing against the odds. I am the expression of the universe trying to figure itself out through objective/subjective experience/consciousness. It's an extraordinary honor to be able to have said that I lived, when there are so many others that could have, but didn't. I am glad to be...peace and love.

Cologne and Classical Music

I don't subscribe to horoscopes. I don't fit in boxes. I can't be described. I purposely don't do things the right way, sometimes I don't do them at all. I don't grasp laws. I don't judge...because when it comes down to it, who am I to do so. I do work. I pay the toll to exist in society, although sometimes I don't see what the point is, especially when society is terribly confused. I wear a watch, but I'm not always on time...who decided that we have to live by the clock anyways?

What I do do (*chuckle* doo-doo), is exist. I was born, I grew up and I exist. I constantly perceive the world around me. Sometimes I'm impressed, often times I'm not...especially when I find myself observing my fellow human beings. I don't watch the news, I don't really watch tv, for it can be the source of much frustration, fear, dismay, fright, anger (I could go on, but you can fill in the blanks). But when I do watch tv it's mostly just for the cartoons and comedies. I definitely don't watch the news (especially when they started using TMZ in some of their segments); is that really part of the "news"?

I don't subscribe to the stardoms and fanfare, e.g.: the royal wedding...really...really?

I sometimes wonder when I look around at everything, is this the best that we can do? For us to be fallen angels, or god's creations, you'd think we'd hold ourselves and each other to better standards, but who am I to say. In my eyes we are all primates, trying to figure it out. Some of us think we control things. We think that with all of our money and shares in the market, we are better than others but in reality, those people are the same as everyone else...organisms in an environment, just trying to live (I think I've heard or seen that somewhere before).

It's amazing though. Sometimes something comes across my perceptive field that makes a new neural connection. It could be a new solar system that scientists have found, or a discovery about the way that something works, like fire. Do you have any idea what fire is on the molecular level? Ponder it, think about it, concentrate on it, or just google it...you may be surprised with the results. Or maybe you won't be. But when I think about the beauty that goes on, that is hidden from the human eye, it makes me cower in prostration (I think that word fits there). It will make you want to behold nature in all it's gloriousness. I will be forever impressed.

But in the meantime, all I can do is exist. I let the curiosity of just wanting to know what's next fuel me to keep existing. To keep perceiving, and most importantly (at least to me), to keep learning, because that's what it's all about...isn't it?