It is Wise to listen to The Wise

People who believe that the wisdom of their elders is not needed are very foolish indeed. It was not many generations before this that people took care of their parents in their own homes instead of elder care Centers. Not to misalign this. Not at all, sometimes it is truly important and necessary for a parent or other elder family member be taken care of professionally. Understood. But, sometimes by extending a little more care and time why not surround them with love for the last of their days? And what about all of the wisdom that was being imparted to the young ones. But I digress.

It seems that the young always seem to think that they invented the “Game“. There really is nothing new under the sun and with the cyber thing very little one can get a way with. Your elders will tell you that , if they care bout you. You see they were at the age of; 5, 10,15,20.25, 30, etc, before you. In other words they have traveled the paths you may now be traveling or know or have known some one who has and they can make excellent navigators in this vast sea called Life. I don’t think that I would want to set sail with out one, and I really feel for those people who lost, or never had their parents to guide ( navigate ) them in their lives. I guess that’s where feeling of being lost comes from. How desolate an emotion.

We should remember that no one person is disposable for all of our successes or failures , faults or foundations, we are valued because we simply ARE. Their must be a divine purpose to all existence - open your mind up the to possibilities. Be energized by the challenges. Stimulate your mind in order to elevate your existence and enhance the existence of others. Intellect or rather your intelligence is your greatest asset.

I believe that minds of our young people are being vegetated by television programming and contaminated by what passes as music but seems more like processed anti-social behavior. Scary stuff. The more they seem to be into it the less they care about themselves or others. It is such a waste. They miss out on the richness of the relationships that associations with their elders could bring. They have so many interesting stories to tell. For those who don’t have grandparents or elderly relatives take the time to talk to your neighbor. Provided they are not axe murders or perverts - but then that is an out of date term because what use to be considered perverse is now acceptable behavior. ( With the exception of child molesters which will never ever be acceptable.) Or volunteer time at a senior home, they could use the help and you can make some lonely senior very happy for the company. A lot of History was oral, long before their was books there was oratorical history. I actually think it would be more lively to listen after all you can’t ask a book a question can you?

I mean I'm just say'n...

REFLECTIONS

Sitting here reflecting on life and all the possibilities it encompasses. What could it be that holds me back? Me. You see when you live in fear you live with a disability. A terrifying one at that. Life is an adventure… It is suppose to be one. When you are born you are a blank tape. Ready to be filled with what ever emotional, intellectual, Spiritual data that is available in your surrounding environment. There in lies the answerer to a lot of people’s ponderings as to “why I feel this way?”, is that some where along the line your blank tape got filled with a lot of BS that you are not even aware of and will probably never have the details. UN less you originate from a highly dysfunctional family and for you that’s the norm… Me I have had a highly dysfunctional life. My family is highly dysfunctional by anybody’s standards. And I am coming to realize that my own personal issues rise from all of the baggage from my less than pleasant childhood… I am at times a less than pleasant adult but, I don’t want to be. And there’s the key. What I want to be. Not what I have allowed the world to make me. There comes a time in one’s life that you make a decision about what you desire, what you will allow, and what you need, and what are you going to do. Sounds simple but it’s not. Because figuring all that out sometimes takes a lifetime. Meanwhile you are contending with all the other individuals in your ever changing environments as well. What a headache that can be, the artistry is finding and surrounding yourself with the Joy that life offers.

For me, finding the Joy starts within myself. Although there are some external things that I feel I need to help it along, over all I believe that if I live in a state of kindness I will find happiness. Weird sounding though it maybe this is what I am trying to achieve for myself. I find myself though in constant Flux, Ever changing and evolving, this is what growth is all about. To be constantly growing is living and living is learning, to be learning is to be evolving, the circle continues. In the process of this within the things I do I try to treat people as I would wish to be treated with kindness and some measure of understanding. Not always easy but definitely worth the effort. Anyway, I am continuing my journey, my adventure through life and I will drop in from time to time and let you know how it goes and what’s on my Mind, if you interested we can talk about it……Over a cup of coffee.