In 2007 The United Nations was having difficulty defining the Concept and Act of Terrorism so as to properly initiate laws governing the responsibility of the U.N in assisting Governments in the control and punishment of Said Crime.
My response was quick. I considered it ludicrous that they couldn’t define Terrorism. So I did it for them. And this is what I faxed them.
Terrorism defined
What is a terrorist?
1. Any person or group that has no political or religious foundation that can be reprimanded or controlled within its own system.
2. A person or group that operates outside any accountable entity, so that any negotiations can legitimately sustain any agreements made during negotiations.
What is terrorism?
1. Violent action taken against members or citizens of any government or religious group that have no direct influence in political or religious decisions making effecting assailants reasons, religion or cause.
2. Any action, physical or emotional to subjugate any government, religion or race of people into fear of wellbeing from a defined terrorist.
This is the core of a general definition. As long as the added definitions do not alter the above definitions ability to properly categorize a terrorist or terrorism, you should be safe.
Terrorism begins when people have either been raised to believe there is no other way to resolve their situation or have been victims of terrorism themselves. If you want to abolish terrorism & terrorist then you must define ways to assist people in their cause to be defined as a viable entity, so they can stand up & be defended and heard.
If a terrorist group were to have a legitimate claim to be considered as a religion, government or race of people. Then they are to have an accountable leadership that can control said religion, government or race of people.
Man was that hard!!!!
Thursday, May 28, 2009
The Quest (unfinished)
The quest.
Chapter 1. The choices
The story begins in Ancient Pangaea, Where humans where gods and able to change their shapes, many chose shapes of the creatures that they shared the land with such as lions and bears, others chose to be a little more creative and combine the shapes of many creatures, such as horses and men (centaurs) or bulls and men (miniatures) but no matter what they created, they loved, because love was not an issue, all humans where connected and loved each other.
All people strived to be like their God King, King Iam, this King was a good and loving King and he gave them everything to be happy, but they could not share one feeling with their King, which was parenting. And King Iam’s own goal for perfection created more and more beautiful humans. Until the one thing he had to do to complete the most perfect soul was to bestow upon the soul, choice; The ability to decide for itself. the other souls had no room for jealousy, but they did have desires. Once seeing that the most beautiful soul have the freedom of choice then they desired that. The great king Iam decided that all humans where to be given choice, to decide for themselves what they wanted and which direction they wished to go. But with that Gift there had to be a sacrifice. They had to give up the one thing which could not function with Choice. That was the connection of all souls. In one great motion all souls where disconnected from each other, so they no longer sensed their brothers and sisters feelings and desires as if where their own. This made some of them lonely, others confused, others had to create the feelings of love and joy within themselves a learning experience that was a trying one. But they learned. And succeeded in becoming independent and caring loving creatures, the great king Iam was pleased, he saw his children grow and learn as never before. Now King Iam had a Wife called Queen Asherah, she forewarned the King, and said “Beloved husband you stand above all and revered by our children, your children are bound by nothing except their love for you, and choice begets Jealousy. Jealousy will foster the black desire which you have severed from your soul. As I love our children they still, must be bound to the earth and shape they keep.” The king pondered the words of love given to him by his Queen, and said to his Queen, to bind them to the earth would be to have them leave our presence, can you bear having your children leave our home?” as the Queen Wept she replied “my lord and master, I as a mother must let my children go unto their own lives, such as the birds leave the nest. You have given them choice so no longer are they ours to hold forever we shall watch over them for eternity” as the humans where bound to the earth, and they no longer could see their fathers castle they began to come together and discuss their new level of existence.
The lost realm of frozen hearts and souls
Relationships
I came across this article and Decided to print and give it to all the people I Love and care for. I didn’t do it because I felt that any one person needed it specifically, but because I care for the Health and welfare of those in my Life as well as people whose life you touch. Read it show it to your love ones, share it with your children and friends. There is no such thing as having a good relationship, just creating it…
signed The Reverend
Article
Human beings crave intimacy, need to love and be loved. Yet people have much trouble doing so.
It's clear from the many letters I get that lots of folks have no idea what a healthy relationship even looks like. Because I care about these things, and care about the environments children grow in, I'm using this space as an attempt to remedy the problem--again.
From many sources and many experts, I have culled some basic rules of relationships. This is by no means an exhaustive list. But it's a start. Print them out and pin them up on your refrigerator door. I won't test you on them--but life will.
* Choose a partner wisely and well. We are attracted to people for all kinds of reasons. They remind us of someone from our past. They shower us with gifts and make us feel important. Evaluate a potential partner as you would a friend; look at their character, personality, values, their generosity of spirit, the relationship between their words and actions, their relationships with others.
* Know your partner's beliefs about relationships. Different people have different and often conflicting beliefs about relationships. You don't want to fall in love with someone who expects lots of dishonesty in relationships; they'll create it where it doesn't exist.
* Don't confuse sex with love. Especially in the beginning of a relationship, attraction and pleasure in sex are often mistaken for love.
* Know your needs and speak up for them clearly. A relationship is not a guessing game. Many people, men as well as women, fear stating their needs and, as a result, camouflage them. The result is disappointment at not getting what they want and anger at a partner for not having met their (unstated) needs. Closeness cannot occur without honesty. Your partner is not a mind reader.
* Respect, respect, respect. Inside and outside the relationship, act in ways so that your partner always maintains respect for you. Mutual respect is essential to a good relationship.
* View yourselves as a team, which means you are two unique individuals bringing different perspectives and strengths. That is the value of a team--your differences.
* Know how to manage differences; it's the key to success in a relationship. Disagreements don't sink relationships. Name-calling does. Learn how to handle the negative feelings that are the unavoidable byproduct of the differences between two people. Stonewalling or avoiding conflicts is NOT managing them.
* If you don't understand or like something your partner is doing, ask about it and why he or she is doing it. Talk and explore, don't assume.
* Solve problems as they arise. Don't let resentments simmer. Most of what goes wrong in relationships can be traced to hurt feelings, leading partners to erect defenses against one another and to become strangers. Or enemies.
* Learn to negotiate. Modern relationships no longer rely on roles cast by the culture. Couples create their own roles, so that virtually every act requires negotiation. It works best when good will prevails. Because people's needs are fluid and change over time, and life's demands change too, good relationships are negotiated and renegotiated all the time.
* Listen; truly listen, to your partner's concerns and complaints without judgment. Much of the time, just having someone listen is all we need for solving problems. Plus it opens the door to confiding. And empathy is crucial. Look at things from your partner's perspective as well as your own.
* Work hard at maintaining closeness. Closeness doesn't happen by itself. In its absence, people drift apart and are susceptible to affairs. A good relationship isn't an end goal; it's a lifelong process maintained through regular attention.
* Take a long-range view. A marriage is an agreement to spend a future together. Check out your dreams with each other regularly to make sure you're both on the same path. Update your dreams regularly.
* Never underestimate the power of good grooming.
* Sex is good. Pillow talk is better. Sex is easy, intimacy is difficult. It requires honesty, openness, self-disclosure, confiding concerns, fears; sadness’s as well as hopes and dreams.
* Never go to sleep angry. Try a little tenderness.
* Apologize, apologize, apologize. Anyone can make a mistake. Repair attempts are crucial--highly predictive of marital happiness. They can be clumsy or funny, even sarcastic--but willingness to make up after an argument is central to every happy marriage.
* Some dependency is good, but complete dependency on a partner for all one's needs is an invitation to unhappiness for both partners. We're all dependent to a degree--on friends, mentors, spouses. This is true of men as well as women.
* Maintain self-respect and self-esteem. It's easier for someone to like you and to be around you when you like yourself. Research has shown that the more roles people fill, the more sources of self-esteem they have. Meaningful work--paid or volunteer--has long been one of the most important ways to exercise and fortify a sense of self.
* Enrich your relationship by bringing into it new interests from outside the relationship. The more passions in life that you have and share, the richer your relationship will be. It is unrealistic to expect one person to meet all of your needs in life.
* Cooperate, cooperate, cooperate. Share responsibilities. Relationships work ONLY when they are two-way streets, with much give and take.
* Stay open to spontaneity.
* Maintain your energy. Stay healthy.
* Recognize that all relationships have their ups and downs and do not ride at a continuous high all the time. Working together through the hard times will make the relationship stronger.
* Make good sense of a bad relationship by examining it as a reflection of your beliefs about yourself. Don't just run away from a bad relationship; you'll only repeat it with the next partner. Use it as a mirror to look at yourself, to understand what in you is creating this relationship. Change yourself before you change your relationship.
* Understand that love is not an absolute, not a limited commodity that you're in of or out of. It's a feeling that ebbs and flows depending on how you treat each other. If you learn new ways to interact, the feelings can come flowing back, often stronger than before.
signed The Reverend
Article
Human beings crave intimacy, need to love and be loved. Yet people have much trouble doing so.
It's clear from the many letters I get that lots of folks have no idea what a healthy relationship even looks like. Because I care about these things, and care about the environments children grow in, I'm using this space as an attempt to remedy the problem--again.
From many sources and many experts, I have culled some basic rules of relationships. This is by no means an exhaustive list. But it's a start. Print them out and pin them up on your refrigerator door. I won't test you on them--but life will.
* Choose a partner wisely and well. We are attracted to people for all kinds of reasons. They remind us of someone from our past. They shower us with gifts and make us feel important. Evaluate a potential partner as you would a friend; look at their character, personality, values, their generosity of spirit, the relationship between their words and actions, their relationships with others.
* Know your partner's beliefs about relationships. Different people have different and often conflicting beliefs about relationships. You don't want to fall in love with someone who expects lots of dishonesty in relationships; they'll create it where it doesn't exist.
* Don't confuse sex with love. Especially in the beginning of a relationship, attraction and pleasure in sex are often mistaken for love.
* Know your needs and speak up for them clearly. A relationship is not a guessing game. Many people, men as well as women, fear stating their needs and, as a result, camouflage them. The result is disappointment at not getting what they want and anger at a partner for not having met their (unstated) needs. Closeness cannot occur without honesty. Your partner is not a mind reader.
* Respect, respect, respect. Inside and outside the relationship, act in ways so that your partner always maintains respect for you. Mutual respect is essential to a good relationship.
* View yourselves as a team, which means you are two unique individuals bringing different perspectives and strengths. That is the value of a team--your differences.
* Know how to manage differences; it's the key to success in a relationship. Disagreements don't sink relationships. Name-calling does. Learn how to handle the negative feelings that are the unavoidable byproduct of the differences between two people. Stonewalling or avoiding conflicts is NOT managing them.
* If you don't understand or like something your partner is doing, ask about it and why he or she is doing it. Talk and explore, don't assume.
* Solve problems as they arise. Don't let resentments simmer. Most of what goes wrong in relationships can be traced to hurt feelings, leading partners to erect defenses against one another and to become strangers. Or enemies.
* Learn to negotiate. Modern relationships no longer rely on roles cast by the culture. Couples create their own roles, so that virtually every act requires negotiation. It works best when good will prevails. Because people's needs are fluid and change over time, and life's demands change too, good relationships are negotiated and renegotiated all the time.
* Listen; truly listen, to your partner's concerns and complaints without judgment. Much of the time, just having someone listen is all we need for solving problems. Plus it opens the door to confiding. And empathy is crucial. Look at things from your partner's perspective as well as your own.
* Work hard at maintaining closeness. Closeness doesn't happen by itself. In its absence, people drift apart and are susceptible to affairs. A good relationship isn't an end goal; it's a lifelong process maintained through regular attention.
* Take a long-range view. A marriage is an agreement to spend a future together. Check out your dreams with each other regularly to make sure you're both on the same path. Update your dreams regularly.
* Never underestimate the power of good grooming.
* Sex is good. Pillow talk is better. Sex is easy, intimacy is difficult. It requires honesty, openness, self-disclosure, confiding concerns, fears; sadness’s as well as hopes and dreams.
* Never go to sleep angry. Try a little tenderness.
* Apologize, apologize, apologize. Anyone can make a mistake. Repair attempts are crucial--highly predictive of marital happiness. They can be clumsy or funny, even sarcastic--but willingness to make up after an argument is central to every happy marriage.
* Some dependency is good, but complete dependency on a partner for all one's needs is an invitation to unhappiness for both partners. We're all dependent to a degree--on friends, mentors, spouses. This is true of men as well as women.
* Maintain self-respect and self-esteem. It's easier for someone to like you and to be around you when you like yourself. Research has shown that the more roles people fill, the more sources of self-esteem they have. Meaningful work--paid or volunteer--has long been one of the most important ways to exercise and fortify a sense of self.
* Enrich your relationship by bringing into it new interests from outside the relationship. The more passions in life that you have and share, the richer your relationship will be. It is unrealistic to expect one person to meet all of your needs in life.
* Cooperate, cooperate, cooperate. Share responsibilities. Relationships work ONLY when they are two-way streets, with much give and take.
* Stay open to spontaneity.
* Maintain your energy. Stay healthy.
* Recognize that all relationships have their ups and downs and do not ride at a continuous high all the time. Working together through the hard times will make the relationship stronger.
* Make good sense of a bad relationship by examining it as a reflection of your beliefs about yourself. Don't just run away from a bad relationship; you'll only repeat it with the next partner. Use it as a mirror to look at yourself, to understand what in you is creating this relationship. Change yourself before you change your relationship.
* Understand that love is not an absolute, not a limited commodity that you're in of or out of. It's a feeling that ebbs and flows depending on how you treat each other. If you learn new ways to interact, the feelings can come flowing back, often stronger than before.
Going forward in reverse.
Going forward in reverse.
The remnants of a long forgotten song echo in my head, as I stand thinking of the dark cloud’s looming in the distance I no longer can tell if it’s just a sweet summer storm or the evolution of a future filled with inclement weather. With fleeting faith in our governors and equaled faith in the humanity of spoiled children, I fear our future may be compromised. It brings into me the fear of losing my faith, which leaves me to fear the loss of love and happiness. The end of times in reality is the end of me. I would leave my seed to fend for a world that no longer wants to sustain them. I am in the hope that my one message will be heard and heeded.
GOING FORWARD IN REVERSE
Life as we know it must change. We can no longer as a species survive by taking from (Gaia = Mother Nature) without compromising our survival. So the only answer is to control ourselves. Not our governments not our religions, but ourselves. We must go back in time (go reverse) and pick a point in history that we lived in harmony with nature and dissect it. Review it. Analyze it. Apply our modern technical advances and begin to re-live it. We must go forward into our future but in reverse. This is all a state of mind that will begin to change the state of our environment, and as I suspect (and hope) our state of existence. This will force leaders and religions to look for the total health of our species, Instead of just their own and their constituents
GOING FORWARD IN REVERSE. – Means.
Look to our past for the answers.
Live in harmony with Gaia.
No matter what the situation is the answer is the humanity of life, for all people.
All you need is love.
Fix It. And if it’s un-fixable then repair it.
Believe that they believe they are right. And have faith in their conviction.
Make room for all life in your life. (Not just human)
Stop and stare at the stars (look beyond the boundaries of your life)
Shoot for Pluto, if you get to the moon you have succeeded. But only if you continue to shoot for Pluto.
To truly succeed you must do everything you can for the greater good.
A true goal is one that you may never succeed but continually move towards.
The remnants of a long forgotten song echo in my head, as I stand thinking of the dark cloud’s looming in the distance I no longer can tell if it’s just a sweet summer storm or the evolution of a future filled with inclement weather. With fleeting faith in our governors and equaled faith in the humanity of spoiled children, I fear our future may be compromised. It brings into me the fear of losing my faith, which leaves me to fear the loss of love and happiness. The end of times in reality is the end of me. I would leave my seed to fend for a world that no longer wants to sustain them. I am in the hope that my one message will be heard and heeded.
GOING FORWARD IN REVERSE
Life as we know it must change. We can no longer as a species survive by taking from (Gaia = Mother Nature) without compromising our survival. So the only answer is to control ourselves. Not our governments not our religions, but ourselves. We must go back in time (go reverse) and pick a point in history that we lived in harmony with nature and dissect it. Review it. Analyze it. Apply our modern technical advances and begin to re-live it. We must go forward into our future but in reverse. This is all a state of mind that will begin to change the state of our environment, and as I suspect (and hope) our state of existence. This will force leaders and religions to look for the total health of our species, Instead of just their own and their constituents
GOING FORWARD IN REVERSE. – Means.
Look to our past for the answers.
Live in harmony with Gaia.
No matter what the situation is the answer is the humanity of life, for all people.
All you need is love.
Fix It. And if it’s un-fixable then repair it.
Believe that they believe they are right. And have faith in their conviction.
Make room for all life in your life. (Not just human)
Stop and stare at the stars (look beyond the boundaries of your life)
Shoot for Pluto, if you get to the moon you have succeeded. But only if you continue to shoot for Pluto.
To truly succeed you must do everything you can for the greater good.
A true goal is one that you may never succeed but continually move towards.
The strong man and the willow tree.
In the early days of Mother Nature, there lived a man tall with health and arms as thick as the biggest oaks. Because of this mans good heart and giving ways many people took to him as a pillar of strength and protection, the good people of this village always gave him good tidings. One day as he walked his mothers lands he came upon a fair maiden weeping, she wept because her family had raised her as a servant as she grew older she realized the wrongs they had done her and when she protested the treatment, they abandoned her to the wolves of the forest, the man being one of honor and compassion, took her as his wife and shared with her all that she had. He left his mothers lands to give her a home of her own, he cared and nurtured her until a strong, independent and respected woman did she become. As time went by the woman’s family feared that she may resent them and cause ill will towards them. So they returned with her as wolves in sheep’s clothing to beg for her forgiveness, saying unto themselves let us use this new member of our family to gain respect and invoke his name in dealings so as to prosper. The man knowing their reputation forewarned his wife to step lightly and cautiously, but she was in need of their favor, she wanted to be loved by her family. As strong as she had become this was a void the Good man could not fill. So she forgave the family and announced to the people that this was her and her husband’s family and they honor us in their presence. As time progressed the good man began to fall out of favor from the people, they considered him as a danger, “a man so big and strong may look to dominate us, and he no longer protects us unless his family redeems contributions for his services.” When the man looked for comfort from his wife, she would deny him comfort unless he was cooperative to her needs and wants, he being a man of good faith and love of his creators commands in consummated unions he regretfully gave in to those demands, but he no longer looked for comfort, if such a price was his own dignity. The end began when he journeyed to his mothers lands and as he entered even the crows began rebuking his presence. By the time he entered his mother’s courtyard the ground would give under his weight so as not to allow him to enter her home. When he finally reached the door and opened it, there in the middle of her cottage lay a frail woman with nothing more than a wisp of hair flowing from her head. As he entered the room she looked at him and said “Son your sadness has reached me even into my heart, do not forsake your ways. You are a good man, be strong and give safe haven to those who seek your shadow. As a good mother does, I love you” as she laid there, he smelled the sweet fragrance of lilies and Roses in the air, he then knew that she had passed. As he buried his mother until the last stone was placed on her hearth. He wondered what he would do to resolve the issue in his life, for his mother would never be happy until he was. So he traveled north to seek council with the great northern wizard. As he entered his palace of ice and stone. He was greeted by a fairy who said to him, you have left your wife alone to deal with her family. He said unto the fairy I have also left my mother alone to die in sadness. As the fairy looked into his eyes he saw this great man sobbing in his heart. He said unto the man you may enter the chamber of the wizard, but you must be willing to leave all behind. The man said to the fairy, I have nothing left but my strength and shadow. The wizard may take those as well. And your promise to your mother? Said the fairy. I intend to keep it for as long as a piece of me exist. So be it said the fairy. As it opened the door of the chamber. There ahead of him sit the wizard staring intently at him. As he entered the wizard said in an old and commanding voice, neither a sound nor a word shall you speak, I have pondered you case since before the weeping maiden you came across. As you where a gift to the people and lands of your mother, you shall be a gift to the people and lands of us all. Be tall be strong cast a shadow of comfort, but for as long as a piece of you exist you shall do so, but one price you must always show. You must weep.
In the lands of his mother stands a tree with trunks as large as an oak that cast a shadow over a peaceful pond where people enjoy picnics and fan fare the tree a weeping willow.
In the lands of his mother stands a tree with trunks as large as an oak that cast a shadow over a peaceful pond where people enjoy picnics and fan fare the tree a weeping willow.
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