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Through Life? What The Does it Mean

Through life ? What the hell does it mean.

It sounds like were being towed along, when we say through life. What i mean is, is life a giant mirror, or clear glass tank. Are we being drawn through this mixture of air and water, as we see plankton pulled by currents in the the sea. Could it be somebody’s dream, we being atoms of their imaginings. Do we exist like this at something’s whim, as a thought, or worse as a second thought. Does anyone have an answer, are we not being allowed to share this answer. Education should bring answers to questions, scientist would have the answers, but no one can say what we are for definite. Only what we assume is happening in life, is the word meant to be life. Again these are words we as beings made to suit, I choose the word made, because it means artificial. But what about artificial, is it what it means. True or false.

See we think we have answers to most things, but are our answers just reasons we are given. Are the reasons we are given, just a set of rules made up to control. Who decides what the answer should be, is it just a collection of thoughts. Yes we have councillors, and ministers who give answers and structure to our answers, but where do they get them from.

Could the reason were here be simple, as in were here to live our lives.

Nothing romantic, nothing extraordinary, just a simple were here to live.

And like most organism we are attracted to each other, and choose primarily to stay in groups. History gives an answer, that in these groups there is structure, leaders, marshals, workers. History also gives the answer that, the leaders and marshals were picked from the strongest, or most intelligent, so to have order. But my argument is, now are our leaders the strongest, or most intelligent from the group. Or are they just people who seize upon our idleness, our fears, our thoughts. Being that we as a group are now better educated, have access to more information. Get that information sometimes as it happens. Surely we can see that the people who choose to lead, are not always best for our group.

Being this is the case, what if anything should change. Do we always feel protected in this group, or is there something’s that needs changed. I say yes, crime, reason- the vast majority of our group are against crime, why does it exist. What is crime, Ie! theft, why do people steal from the group, if we are all equal what do they need. Who are the thieves?. If there is crime surely the group is not functioning, as the vast majority of the group are against crime, why are the criminals allowed to stay in the group. Should they not be removed from the group, who decides, and if we think there decisions are wrong. Should they not be removed also.

Poverty what is it and why does it exist, meaning = a state of not being able to take care of basic needs. Sounds really sad that as a group, we are not able to take care of basic needs. Is there a reason that this is happening, do we as a group not have enough basic needs for the whole. Or is it only part of the group that doesn’t receive basic needs, if so, is it a distribution problem. And who gets and who doesn’t, who in the group decides.

Again I reason that if we are all human, then we all should have basic needs. And as I know there is more than enough for all, and it must be a conscious decision to deny some of the group. Where is that, that they are denied, who’s got it and why. Are they not thieving from the group, and if so who allows it. As the majority of the group would not deny a person there basic needs, why does it still exist. Should not the decision makers be removed?. Are the decision makers really making the decisions, or are there others who have power to guide their thoughts.

For hundreds of years now, there have been people with wealth and power. Around these people there have always been another group, courtesans people who would prostitute themselves for money, or just to have the ear of a wealthy or important person. Gathering information and tattle, to sell to the highest bidder and gain favour. I believe today we still have the same, weakening the structure of our group. The courtesans now being the people of wealth, buying the ear of governments that we elect, and never allowing a change to the status quo. Thus denying the most needy of the group there basic needs. And so holding on to there wealth, and guaranteeing them a favoured life. Concluding I would say poverty is manufactured by people of wealth, in collusion with governments. And we are complicit in the group, because we are the majority. There are more people of poorer backgrounds, than there are wealthy. And the majority should throw out the minority, if we cannot achieve an end to poverty within our group. If we cannot end poverty through government, we must be prepared to find some other means…

 

Through life,

I would now put it to you, that going through life should mean just that. Not being towed, or drawn along like plankton, not someone’s dream or whim. And if it is a thought, let it be our own educated thought. Allowing everyone true freedom, basic needs and more, comfort for ourselves and families. And care for the whole of society where need arises, and dismantling the layers in our group which are so destructive…

 

— Roscoe Lane, Dec 30, 2009

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Region, Country: Scotland, Ayrshire land of Burns.., GBR

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