Confusing The Issues?

Lately I've spent much thought in the more philosophic considerations to topics that seem more relevant to the modern concerns of political change and the incremental erosion of both freedom and economic value. I've also spent some considerable time studying on abstract matters that appear to have no relevance to the immediate, prevalent specifics of societal affairs. My mind tends to speedily wander from what everyone else seems to be fussing about, as I not only analyze the foundations of the sources for the turmoil and controversy waging about our busy lives, I also analyze my own observations and conclusions to the deeper meaning driving everyday events. I'm constantly probing various perspectives and possible explanations to the colorful landscape of ideas and actions in the full array of human experience, from the darkest depths of depravity, to the highest joys of virtue. The human species is interesting and can choose the nature of its livelihood, it must either live in good, or extinguish itself in evil.

Alas, what is the matter with me? Why cannot I lighten up? Why is everything so heavy, meaningful, serious, and large scale self-determinism? I keep reminding myself that everything matters because it is real. I take into account so many possibilities and meandering abstracts so as to overlook the more obvious and immediate concerns. In my constant philosophic search for metaphysical truth, am I getting closer to understanding the chaotic patterns of disrupted harmony, or moving further away from finding and clearly expressing both practical and spiritual solutions?

I would think that stimulating my deeper philosophic contemplations as helpful to the enlightenment of a path to prosperity and virtue, or are the distractions along the way too big of a price to pay that it would render enduring peace and happiness ultimately unattainable? Am I taking my thoughts too far from the immediate answers so as to not allow the long term answers come to light? Am I simply just confusing the issues by thinking too much?

I'll have to give it more thought.

What Is The Solution?

I recently sent an email to Rush Limbaugh who asked the question, "What is the biggest poncy scheme?" My answer is the following:

Hey Rush,

The biggest poncy scheme of all in the world is The Federal Reserve: A privately owned company that in junction with the U.S. government took us off the gold standard, giving them the power to control the money supply thus making it worthless paper backed by nothing, and putting the working class in perpetual economic slavery. All that under the guise that the government can solve all the world’s problems, when in fact in can only help by staying out of the way of the free market place. The government is growing in size and power incrementally with the delusion of promising utopia through a socialist agenda, slowly taking away our freedoms one by one in a systematized destruction of the U.S. Constitution. One way; for example, of achieving this is by electing liberal judges who legislate from the bench. Another is to enforce the “Fairness Doctrine,” which usurps the first amendment. Another is eroding gun ownership rights, which usurps the second amendment. Barak Obama himself said that the Constitution is fundamentally flawed. Yet people blindly elected him on pure emotionalism. These government bailouts will not work, because of the economic reality that money from nothing is worthless. The solution is smaller, limited government, more personal and economic freedom, and getting back on the gold standard.

Sincerely,

William R. Melich
Author/business owner
San Diego, CA
619-297-6106
www.lifergy.com

Who's The One Being Controlled?

My mind tends to move too quickly, as I find myself scattered and pulled in multi various directions. I'm not complaining or maybe I'm in denial, it's difficult for me to focus and lately my confusion at all the world's chaos has expanded faster than my intellect will allow. What that means I haven't a clue, and as I explained to an email pal; with my mind whirling, twirling, spinning and turning, I feel as though I emerged from a fabricated worm hole in a time machine created by some discarded mad scientists, and which functions more like a paint shaker on a jumping centrifuge.

A very dear friend of mine, (who just posted a great blog) has a son (Todd) who has an autistic spectrum disorder. I'm now fully aware and amazed at how positive he always is. It seems difficult to be both intelligent and happy, (or is it? maybe I just make it difficult) or perhaps it is my ego that I allow to become an obstruction to seeing that another viewpoint might be a better path to the sacred joy of unconditional love. I often wonder of the thoughts, trials, and tribulations that run through the current of Todd's mind, and I find myself surprisingly deeply envious of him, because he's always so damned happy, oblivious to all the corruption in the world. Everywhere he goes he greets strangers with such a kind openness that most people would only, and not often enough, extend to close friends and relatives. Sophistication serves little good if it overshadows the simple pleasures in life. Dwelling on too much negativity beyond one's control and choosing misery as a primary companion is not smart. So I must ask, which is better - living under a dark cloud of the "delusion" that all the world's violent chaos has rendered one's life unbearable, or smiling all the time and greeting people in sincere innocent joy, stopping others into returning the smile? Of course the answer is obvious, which begs the question: Who is the one being controlled?

I'll let you do the math.

What's The Point?

In the day to day struggles for so many just to survive, getting lost on the treadmill of working, eating, and sleeping. Maybe spend time with family and friends, occasionally smile, say hello, complain, watch TV, laugh, sing, think or avoid thinking, travel or stay at home, feel lonely, sometimes happy, sometimes depressed, a full array of emotions or empty and complacent, reflect on the past, anticipate the future, live fully in the present or too often linger in the past, feel alive or indifferent, expand your knowledge and wisdom or live in the shadowy fog of ignorance. No matter the experiences and circumstances we live, eventually we all die, so what's the point?

It's easy to surrender and forget about the joyous innocence of youth. Life is truly what you make it, why not make it good? No one knows for sure what happens after death, and if you could live forever you would loose any sense of purpose and meaning. Having a limited time on this earth enables you to develop incentives to accomplish goals and create something of value. Everyone leaves something behind, whether it is a book, a song, a building, personal items, or even if only a warm memory in someones heart. So what is the point?

Life is the point and the meaning you give it. You can and do choose how to live, whether in misery or joy, anger or acceptance, reacting negatively or responding with good intentions, cowardice or bravery, sloth or temperance, sin or virtue, and so on. Life truly is a journey of endless possibilities. Moment by moment you choose how to feel, and real happiness can only come from within your soul. Choose well by living life to it's fullest each and every moment of every day, because some day it will be your last. That's the point! (Now if I could only follow my own advice.)

I disagree

After watching the more recent Zeitgeist movie, "Zeitgeist, The Addendum," which is mainly about the economy, I found myself agreeing with it up until the last part. They said we need a system without money. My response to that is; who will decide who gets what and how much? Money is a means of civilised trade, in and of itself it's neutral and definitely not the root of all evil. We need money as a means of bartering in a free market place. No where has this been better expressed than in Ayn Rand's novel, "Atlas Shrugged," a book I think everyone needs to read. In it, one of the characters, Francisco D Anconia, made a speach at a party in response to a lady complaining about greed and concluding that money is the root of all evil. He began with the question, "So you think money is the root of all evil?" And went on to say that it is the root of all good and made his case with irrefutable logic, articulate clearity, and profound meaning. It was a great speach.