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Because life is taxing.
The idea that both sides of a dispute are heard before coming to a conclusion, and both sides coming to a justifiable result, is an obvious way of avoiding the riots of hate that frequent this world.
To accept the hatred in its raw form, as to say it being a result from one's effect on another, can be a tough gig for the hardheaded who have spent many times exerting their influence when no-one else is really hearing it.
It could be a while...
When a critic speaks up against a crowd of believers, the critic will be offset with critics firing back the heat. People wandering around expecting to find a place to dump their frustrations can also expect it to be thrown right back in their face.
As we grow to accept this form of natural justice, we may find ourselves keeping it together and maintaining the levels of karma to a reasonable standard. Or might we say, even raise the bar.
Libations for Adam Yauch, Boddhisatva and HipHop contemporary. Raising the bar since 1987.
We've been doing it since we stopped building our own hydropower stations and paving our own streets. Without money, puppets of state and declarers of war, there is still an underlying mentality of getting around our business with inexpensive and lazy methods.
Exploitation is what comes to mind when, in its raw form, a person is being manipulated into doing what they don't have any intention of doing. Be it for survival or achieving greater goals.
When someone asks you if you want to be famous, it may be best to take the stomach's suggestion and tell them to walk the other way. They may be sufficient in experience and knowledge to help, but it is also for that same reason to move along. You don't want to lose your own sense of self for the sake of prostitution under a more generalised definition.
All's well when everyone is friendly, up to the point where things get suspiciously unsavoury and intimate.
Those well trained in the art of manipulation will know they have sacrificed many a positive human trait in order to get what they want regardless of the incapacity of those required to do as such. Still, one can't be surprised upon the realisation that the streamlined manufacturing machine that is society was what made the exploitation today as rife as it is.
With all our communication and technology advancements, we somehow didn't find the time to nurture that part of us that lets things grow on their own terms.
Maybe we need to take control more than we like to admit, and some would argue its the wrong idea to take control in the first place. Just to make sure we are growing on our own terms every once in a while, without the indoctrine of inbuilt influence, is what pieces us back together.
To step back and observe the after effects after having an adult-sized tantrum is to soak up the rubbish heap one has foolishly made of life.
It is often the case to find the damage is irretreivably interwoven in the mind and home, and it isn't easy to soak in exactly everything that happened - before, during and after. It is part of the human autopilot to not absorb our mistakes, more to clean up afterwards and hope there's not too much need for a temporary fix to heal the wounds.
"But every junkie's like a setting sun..."
Dependence upon false arguments can leave one against the wall as if a representation of the rubble from admitting irrelevance and defeat. Some things are best unravelled and let go of, yet it is understandable that one may not have much else but to stand atop the rubble and begrudgingly accept it is of their own doing.
To unwind one's anxiety, through articulating and understanding why they are wound up, is to make oneself of more relenting character. To not be so fierce and swift in argument would be to find oneself and mindstate somewhat more than a history deconstructed.
Leading one's brute force, either verbally or physically, to self satisfaction is to leave oneself amongst the leftovers in the town of Troy - bigger in our idea of it than what is actually there. To forget the complexes of the day and tolerate in a defnitively relaxed state is to display the inner strength that is expected of civilisation today.
So relent, settle the fierceness, and let your surroundings feel the satisfaction too.
The fresh smell of roasting coffee and breakfast fryups is stirring up the troops. Another day of toil and trouble is all to be expected, yet it might be the day for a bit of extra on the side - get drunk and engage in profound conversation with strangers or however one may want to release and unwind.
Could it be... Friday
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Every so often one may find themselves in a conundrum whereby there is a lack of understanding, and possibly a slight detachment, between seperate parties. Connecting cultures is so much more about preceeding reputation and the impression gathered from one's own perception, rather than demanding an exemption in effort to keep as one.
From struggling artists to harsh critics, it can be natural to pit oneself against a interpersonal relationship that is based on disagreement and disappointment. But for many it can be obvious that a shift in thinking will make the struggle a hell of a lot easier
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We all do it.
What was happening then won't happen again, but the scars and vinegar provided leave a presence we thought might have been left behind. Some things are harder to shake off than one may initially predict
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I've finally been able to pull my thoughts together on what on earth can describe a philosophy that has a name with minimal accepted definition. Whenever I had been asked in the past, I would claim myself a follower of such - if only for it being heartfelt without bothering to build too much on the topic.
I got away with it
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All too often, we come to a point where we have decided to bow to the master for the last time. The flighty will make a rough decision and scan the classifieds before moving laterally. The aspirational will determine exactly when they've had enough of a position - maybe observe the movements of the workplace ladder - and figure at that point they will have gotten what they wanted from the job.
This being the accepted norm of the day, due to economic climate and ease of communication etc, has allowed for a large chunk of everyday folks to move on and play the market as their personality fits
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It has come to the point of no return. My overseas budget is officially kaput. With a bit of introspection and reflection, I've narrowed it down to a handful of exceptionally defining moments that I'll carry through life as being well worth the experience.
1; The six Euro bottles of white port from Porto. Undeniably the best way to get sloshed on a backpack budget
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In one's adjustment to a new environment, there will inevitably be the sense of disappointment upon realising the quirks of the place that are by products of the reasoning to moving there in the first place.
Tolerance is a big one. Knowing you'll fit in easily enough without having to sacrifice your lifestyle and personality in the process. And tolerance can often be a conundrum of a word, standing alone
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Comment by Optomistic Opportunism
on Gillard Processes India A Ticket To Arm Nuclear Weapons
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Optomystic Opportunism
They're making an honest attempt at diplomacy - when there is exclusion there is a certain 'dog whistle' that many believe lead to the undercurrent of prejudice that no-one really wants to be a victim of.
Its unfortunate, and it was Bob Hawke who demanded the exporting of uranium back in the day for more of an economic boom.
It sucks but its the position we're in, Asia is getting up economically and they won't let Australia just observe and reap benefits from their boom.
To make a general point, Imperialism isn't restricted to the USA. Good topic though a sticky one.
Opto