pass it on
This is a funny conversation I had with my 13 year old brother that i wanted to save….he reminds me of me….and teaches me more than i do him.
Me- you should read the old man and the sea by Hemmingway
and then you should read for whom the bell tolls
both hold all things you need to know about being a man
Evan- that’s a Metallica song isn’t it?
or it might be an album.
Me- yeah…but it comes from an old poem
Here it is
"No man is an Island, intire of it selfe; every man is a peece of the Continent, a part of the maine;any mans death diminishes me, because I am involved in Mankinde; And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; It tolls for thee.
Evan- i have been reading quotes.com all day.my mind is full of fuck.
Is it saying to be lenient onto others?
Me- the old man and the sea is a quick read…you could finish it in a day or two
The poem is saying many things, but the main theme is that we are all one
Evan- Woah.
learning is awesome when your learning things that matter
things you want to learn
take what is useful and feels good then chuck the rest
Evan- why does society feed us the extra nothing?
Me- because they want to form you into a capitalist robot
so you do as they say..and think as they want you to think
and move as they want you to move
and they can predict your wants
its all about control
Evan- It’s all fixed. If we are not, what is democracy?
Me- its a nice idea
and it works for those who dont want to think for themselves and just want to be day to day in a cubical …working and buying things they dont need to brag and boast to people who dont matter about things that have little real value….
there are lots of those people
<p class="MsoNormal” style=”line-height:10.5pt;background:white”>Evan- Every day normal guys?
Me- its important to go to school and listen to the lessons they are being taught…so you can understand how they work and think…so when the time comes that you are comfronted with this… you can beat them…or profit from them…or help them.
Evan- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PsnxDQvQpw
We will all be robots like this.
Me don’t get me wrong. There are some great teachers out there who understand this..and teach you usefull things
and you will know them
……..haha that dude is funny
Evan- i know.
Me- listen brother…there is nothing wrong with being normal. a working class hero is something to be…just dont be a slave to anybody…think for yourself. be spiritual but don’t let your soul be chained down by man made religions and governments who’s only goal is control and indoctrination …..
there is a god…but the pope or some bishop…or anybody who tries to sell him to you… doesnt know him…Jesus, Buddha, Gandhi, Muhammad, Krishnan …all these people taught about peace and unity, about wisdom and the danger of fear and greed….then assholes who wanted to use these powerful words to control people got together and created Catholicism and Judaism and isslamic rule…stay away from isms..
stay away from the groups and the people following them.
Evan- … i see.
The government totally sucks.
Me- The government doesn’t totally suck. we need police officers and fire departments…its good to have roads and structure….but anything beyond that is politics…and that totally sucks
those who preach god need god
those who preach love need love
beware the preachers
beware the knowers
Evan- do they do it for publicity and a good rep?
Me- there motives matter little
Maybe its control. or power…or money
or because their daddy did it..who cares why.
Evan- if we crush their desires and purposes they can no longer preach their lies.
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font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:#333333″>Me- you cant beat anything with force Evan…
Evan- we will do it with our wisdom.
we will do it by each passing on what we know, feel, and think to those who will listen…create a new way…a way of freedom of mind and spirit…a simpler way
Evan- A true democracy.
Me- you would be surprised what you can live without…and how much happier you can be without all these things that society makes us think we need…like facebook..
Evan- Yeah I deleted mine for awhile and was doing just fine
Me- See and your in your social prime….if it wasn’t for society making us think we need the constant approval of others and that we have to be skinny and have a trendy hair cut and named brand jeans. then not one person on this earth would have them…because you don’t need them
Everyone would be happy..and honest..and true with themselves and others
music would be free
as it always was before
food would be grown and hunted for in parties of men who understand and love nature for what it truely is….a gift from god
Not super markets with fucking 100 different kinds of nuts and chips and all sorts of other bullshit
Evan- we are killing the planet with our way of life
Me- yes we are…..did you know there is a garbage heap filled with plastic bottles and bags and all sorts of plastic containers the size of Texas floating in the middle of the pacific ocean!?
and it will never go away
it takes hundreds of years for plastic to break down
and we throw more on it every day
the size of fucking texas!!!!
Evan- that seems horrible. Why doesn’t someone do something about it?
Me- That’s the problem evan..everyone keeps waiting for someone else to fix the problem…why don’t you be the one to do it?
every year industrial fishing companies dredged the bottom of the ocean and kill all life in its wake…and every year fish populations vanish and every year the oceans die a little more…all so we can have fish sticks and sushi in every walmart or other superstore across the world…
the planet is over heating…the ocean is dying…the land is being drilled. dug, bombed and fucked into extinction.
free your mind from the slavery of advertisements and the great perpetual American lie.
Live off the land as a simple thoughtful man…teach your people to do the same. build something better.
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:10.5pt;background:white”> One day brother this will all be gone…and only those who never needed it will survive
only those who dont follow.
and we will be Indians once again
dancing with wolves
Evan- that’s awesome…I feel like I have just been kicked in the face by the boot of wisdom!! I will remember your teachings always sensei.
Me- lol…Remember the words young jedi…but question all these things I tell you…take what feels right to you and you only…question everything and discard the garbage…or you have failed before you even started…..now go walk the world standing up straight, wide eyed and solo my little kung foo jedi mind master.
Evan- yes sir…..if i get dad to buy the wood will you help me build a half pipe?
Me- yes i will…after you read the old man and the sea