Styles and morals in our recreational pursuits seem a little misguided. While its all very good to hold opinions and values in everything we do, its just as important to remain flexible. Like the reed of grass in the wind, bend but do not break. At the end of the day these little self-guided adventures we go on in the mountains, deserts, and seas are merely a diversion from the reality of the world which surrounds us. Painful as it is to admit, we are the lucky ones.
While recycling Ziploc bags until they fall apart is never going to solve the world's problems, at least it shows that an effort is being put forth. Eating healthy foods without petrochemical additives is a sure way to prevent harm. Whats the best health insurance plan on the market? Exercise, low stress living, and eating natural/organic foods. It is mind-boggling that society is searching for a cure for cancer, all the while the causes surround us. This is not a debate. Remain human. Taking more drugs is only going to improve the health of the industrial drug/insurance beast.
As I hide here in Montana, the planes fly overhead burning their trails to more important places. Kids are still willing to fight in NYC, London, Rome and elsewhere. Power only responds to power. What is power today? Money. Perhaps we should all pull-out of that little gambling casino they call the stock market. Drop the money in your savings account. That is force. Don't buy that new car, another appliance, more clothes to replace the clothes that are not worn. Growth for the sake of growth is a disease.
Put a stockbroker to work. Hand them some shovels, a hammer, a pair of work boots. Let them feel some true effort. Learn to do something useful today. Leveraging other humans futures is not a career...its a sociopathic illness. These are beautiful times to be alive.
White Squad II by Leon Golub
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