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Comment by Oblivion
on Taking Charge Of Our Reality

January 20th 2007 20:36
I am reminded of the movie Donnie Darko. The scene where he is in Ms.Farmer's Health Class and she is forcing him to choose in a situation between FEAR and LOVE. Here is what happens:

Donnie watches as several more students interpret their
respective human dilemmas.

Finally... it is his turn.

DONNIE
Ling Ling finds a wallet on the ground
filled with money. She takes the wallet
to the address on the driver's license
but keeps the money inside the wallet.

Donnie looks at the blackboard.

DONNIE (cont'd)
I'm sorry, Ms. Farmer, I just don't
get this.

MS. FARMER
(impatient)
Just place an X in the appropriate place
on the Lifeline.

DONNIE
I just don't get this. Everything can't be
lumped into two categories. That's too
simple.

MS. FARMER
The Lifeline is divided that way.

DONNIE
Well, life isn't that simple. So what if
Ling Ling kept the cash and returned the
wallet? That has nothing to do with either
fear or love.

MS. FARMER
(impatient)
Fear and love are the deepest of human
emotions.

DONNIE
Well, yeah... OK, but you're not listening
to me. There are other things that need
to be taken into account here. Like the
whole spectrum of human emotion. You're
just lumping everything into these two
categories... and, like, denying
everything else.

Ms. Farmer stares at Donnie vehemently. She can't believe what
she's hearing.

DONNIE (cont'd)
People aren't that simple.

MS. FARMER
(not knowing how to argue
with him)
If you don't complete the assignment,
you'll get a zero for the day.

Is Donnie right, Leewood?

Comment by Oblivion
on The Law of Attraction

January 20th 2007 20:21
Hey Leewood,

Grand writing. Your focus on the individual and the mind is commendable. I'm sure Mr. David Icke would agree as well, he worded it in a strange way. "Don't Comb The Mirror."

Here we go, this is from his "Secrets of the Matrix" DVD:

When we have certain fears, we tend to draw them to us. When we have all these certain fears, fears about this and fears about that. THAT is our sense of reality on a conscious and particular subconscious level. What is that going to do? It is going to manifest the thought field that is representing that fear and we are going to observe those thought fields into holographic realities. We are going to experience through this method and process the fear that we have. We are always drawing to us all the things that are in our subconscious reality including what we fear. MANIFESTING what we fear because it is so powerful. The more that we take on these mind manipulating statements, it is going to become our reality. Because we create the illusion of what we think and what we are in our inner selves. But, in the same way, if we put out a different sense of reality. Instead of being fearful about things, we let the fear go because there is no fear. It is an illusion. It is a creation of our minds. If we put out love. If we put out lack of fear. If we put out oneness the balance of all things. If we put out optimism. We will create that reality. Money and all these things that people like in their lives or whatever desires or form they may take, they are illusions. They are as much an illusion as not fulfilling that desire, not fulfilling that ambition. We are in control of whether we manifest the illusion of manifesting what we want or manifesting the illusion of manifesting failing to get what we want. They are both illusions. We are in control of which one we have.

Til Next Time, Mark

*NOTE* If you are interested, I'd advise looking into "String Theory." You might find it interesting

Comment by Oblivion
on Some of the Questions

January 6th 2007 02:38
Let me try and explain with Logic: you said "IF 'we had all the answers', THEN 'we'd have no reason to strive, dream, or pursue'."

Let A be 'we have all the answers' and Let B be 'we'd have no reason to strive, dream, or pursue'.

IF "A", then "B" -- is true and valid. It follows that IF "Not B", then "Not A" is true and valid. But...look at this Pegasus: IF 'Not A', then 'Not B' is considered not logically valid.

So let's type this out.

1.If we had all the answers, then we'd have no reason to strive, dream or pursue.

If 1 is valid, then it is valid to conclude 2.

2.If we have a reason to strive, dream or pursue, then we don't have all the answers. -- If not b, then not a. Valid

3.If we don't have all the answers, then we have a reason to strive, dream, or pursue. -- If not a, then not b. NOT-valid

The second sentence is what I was trying to point out from what you highlighted. I was questioning the fact that 'who are we to say that we will have found all the answers, even after striving, dreaming, pursuing '?

I am just being facetious and difficult. No disrespect to you. I actually liked your answer. It's much more optimistic in the long run to have that sort of view.







Comment by Oblivion
on Some of the Questions

January 6th 2007 01:46
Why get addicted to making statements when you can constantly re-evaluate the attitude behind your questions?

First... it seems as if your contradicting Thurber's quote... is the question that you supplied one of the questions we should better know? or an answer to Thurber's quote? or a much better quote on points which you think Thurber's entirely misses?

The reason why I'm asking is that your response takes a different step from Thurber. Pegasus's response stays with Thurber's general sense but your response attacks the value of an answer and point out that making that kind of commitment a person is trapping themselves. I could not agree more. Take, for instance, the movie Dogma... Chris Rock says this:

He [God] still digs humanity, but it bothers Him to see the shit that gets carried out in His name - wars, bigotry, but especially the factioning of all the religions. He said humanity took a good idea and, like always, built a belief structure on it.

Bethany (Linda Fiorentino): Having beliefs isn't good?

Rufus (Chris Rock): I think it's better to have ideas. You can change an idea. Changing a belief is trickier. Life should malleable and progressive; working from idea to idea permits that. Beliefs anchor you to certain points and limit growth; new ideas can't generate. Life becomes stagnant.

My other response to Thurber's quote... Pegasus's answer is dependant on the fact that in the end through all our striving, dreaming, pursuing... we will find all the answers. BUT, what if that isn't the case?

My response to you [PMC] is... yes we should not be addicted as you said, but not to the extent of RELATIVISM. Because, through constant re-evaluation, the seriousness may tend to wear-out? Because the fact that it is easy to instill doubt, what would keep a... corruptable source... from supplying answers that we would be originally be incline to reject? Also, include that fact that many if not all of us strive...searching for answers. Indirectly...whether we know it or not... we are searching for answers which we already subconscious accept, as if we are trying to reassure ourselves. Look it this statement, for instance, "When we doubt or deny we must have some positive statement before the mind which we call in question, and we do so in virtue of some other judgement which we affirm or believe." Does doubt really pre-suppose belief?

But, I am getting a little too ahead of myself and, also, out of topic.

Thank you for your words. Otherwise, my words here would not have been possible.

Comment by Oblivion
on World Art - El Greco - and katyzzz

January 5th 2007 08:37
Thanks for that, Katyzzz.

You weren't kidding about 'Toledo'. It would be a tragedy if it wasn't recognized! What I like most is the sky, the clouds. Is it an approaching storm?

In all honesty, even though it may seem contrary to others, rain-storms are comforting to me. Hearing the rain fall as it hits the ground or the roof of the house.

So, Katyzzz, what does it seem to you? A storm, sunrise, sunset, or a momentary lapse before the sun comes out?

Comment by Oblivion
on I Just Don't Know!

January 5th 2007 08:09
Yeah, Don't fret about it. I understand because I am the same way with giving directions.

I can't really speak for anybody else but I know that I'm anticipating a little less involvement in writing. Particularly because I will have to write for other classes or read. But, I'm thinking of ways to combat this.

There is one thing, though, that I wish you could re-consider. Involvement in organizations on campus. I am in my second year right now (same as you I think, happy belated birthday by the way) and school organizations are a great thing to be a part of. Maybe I got it all wrong and you just don't like Medieval society... But still regardless, volunteer work of any kind will help towards your resume especially if you get an officer position like president...opps err...I mean prime minister. I'm sure there's something out there that will catch your eye.

Comment by Oblivion
on Life Is About Simplicity, Not Complexity...

January 5th 2007 02:53
Your last few posts have reminded me of someone. I think you may know who he is, since you are supposedly from England. His name is David Icke, and pretty much a lot of what you are saying goes along with what he has been saying the past 15 years or so.

I learned about him, when a friend of mine, gave me copies of some of his books and some of his videos. The thing is though, he goes way way deeper... and has thrown alot of people away with his writing. Particularly, his "Reptilian conspiracy." He has developed other numerous 'conspiracy theories' along the way. It is very interesting to read. Something very different. Unlike other people, I don't condemn Mr. Icke. I don't just judge or criticize what seems at first, utterly/wholly/and extraordinarily impossible. I think the general idea that I want to express was shown recently in a South Park episode: a two part episode titled 'Go God Go' and 'Go God Go XII'. At the end of the second episode, Cartman is told "the whole world has decided to get rid of "-isms," because they say though "-isms" are good for people who are rational, in the minds of irrational people they cause violence; and the implication seem to be that religious ideas exist but that by decentralizing and eliminating dogma people have managed to live in peace.

Leewood, I have enough trouble doing my own blog. I have school next week and that will hamper my time. I also have plans to volunteer for some organizations on the side. (For some strange reason over the past few months, I've been developing a want to volunteer and do something. After I graduate and maybe get my masters, I have ideas of doing some work in the Peace Corps... going to another country, teaching or doing youth development or outreach work... I don't know yet what I want to do, the fact of the matter is my future is up in the air.... but that's another story.)

P.S: If you don't know who David Icke is and you do look him up and read... try to look at it from an observers point of view because... it can get wierd. It certainly overwhelmed me when I first started reading and listening to him. I don't do so much nowadays, I am reading right now 'The Affluent Society' By Galbraith. Variety...leewood... Variety. Life is a banquet, look at everything...and just don't settle on one thing!

Til Next Time,
Mark.

Comment by Oblivion
on Keeping Cool at Boiling Point!

January 4th 2007 00:49
Interesting read, I enjoyed it. Specifically, how you handled the Questions 'Who am I?', 'Why am I here?', and 'Why do I feel this way?'. Time after time again, from different people [in addition to myself and you] I am seeing the same thing, the same answers coming up again and again. So what does this mean? Jung said it in two words-- Collective subconscious. Slowly but surely... individual by individual is coming to that realization, a shift in consciousness- a shift in focus... the veil is finally being discarded.

Welcome to Orble, by the way.

Comment by Oblivion
on 2007 - Year of the Dolphin

January 3rd 2007 23:50
5 Books not 3, Lilla.

Oh, and I can't swim. I lived in Florida for 6 years.... water, fear of drowning, sharks, jellyfish, sharp, pointy fish with bright colors.... but beautiful white sandy beaches. Worse of all though... I have a fear of tornadoes and I'm living in tornado alley!

Still waiting for a break,

-Ob

Comment by Oblivion
on Life - What Does It Mean?

January 3rd 2007 23:15
Allow me to be the first to welcome you to Orble. I am new myself, to a degree.

I have read some of your posts so far and I have to say... it feels like I am seeing my own self in your writing. As if it is a reflection of my own thoughts... only better worded.

Your first post here resembles my first post. Not exactly, but it's message is the same. In essence, a shift in thought and action.... we, as inidividuals, need to take full responsibility for our lives. As you point out with the million dollar question,"If God is all-seeing, and all-knowing, then why does he allow bad things to happen? Nietzsche remarked once... I can't remember where... that religion (he focused on bashing Christianity more, however) is nihilistic in the sense that it diverts more concentration on the 'next' life than 'this' life. From what I took it as, he was saying that people were not focusing on what matter the most -and they were wasting their lives... looking to 'far' ahead and not 'here' on the present moment. So the idea that God has a plan became, instead of something to hold you up in optimism and escape the naturalistic void, it became a crutch...a mind set that bypassed all the things that are wrong and could,should, need to be amended/changed. At least... that's what I think he was saying essentially. But I'm not totally fond of Nietzsche...his 'will to power' ideas are far too...yeah. That was near the point where he had his mental breakdown.

Anyways, Have a Great day and I look forward to your posts!