Compassion for Humanity or Misanthropy

I am Aware of the Evil in the World~If some think I am a Polly Ana like figure that has no grasp of the reality of the Dark Side of People and the prevalent presence of Evil in our world, think again. I will be focusing on the positive and leave reporting on the Evil events of life to the often biased and politically influenced News Media. To some extent, Evil touches everyones lives in our era. Some people are more victimized than others.

Because it was the Right Thing to Do~During my short time on the planet I have observed a great deterioration in Human Values and Respect. Our society has become more corrupt than I could have imagined as a child. When I was growing up I was around men that when ask why they did something, they replied, because it was the right thing to do. They truly tried to live by a code that respected others and required that you do what you thought was The Right Thing To Do.

Make Me if You Can~Now I have seen others and myself have been the victim of Cowards that lie, deceive and take advantage of the innocent. They delight in the violation of what others hold sacred. They are hypocrites and cowards that put on one face for the world and another they reveal with glee to their victims. They boast about the evil they do and feel no guilt or shame. They are capable of anything they think they might do without fear of getting exposed or punished. Ask them why and they will reply, because I can and I will not stop unless you can make me. Indeed our world has changed for the worse. Just read the daily newspapers and listen to the T.V. and radio and to will see how depraved humanity has become. We cannot let our children play outside or be out of our site for fear they will disappear and become the victims of Evil Perverts. Yes evil and corruption is everywhere and we can trust no one it seems, so what do we do?

Dichotomy of Humanity ~A dichotomy is the division of a whole into two parts. Everything must belong to one part or the other exclusively. Such as all that is good on one side and all that is evil on the other. In mathematics I remember using a linear graph to show positive and negative numbers. If we used a line graph to show the goodness  or evil of human kind or our own feeling of Compassion or Misanthropy for our species I am afraid both would slide a little more toward the negative side if we view our own kind in our present era. <-+10–+9–+8–+7–+6–+5–+4–+3–+2–+1–0–_1–_2–_3–_4–_5–_6–_7–_8–_9–_10->

It is true that we see so much cowardly, gossiping, jealous, petty people hurting others in our present world. However, among them all I see people that are like frightened children looking and hoping for honest, genuine, compassionate leadership to guide them and show them the way to the answers. Not the Politicians and Wealthy Power Mongering Hypocrites that talk of integrity as they seek deceive and manipulate people as they guard their hoard and seek to take more from those that have less.

So what is the answer?~ Do we become Misanthropist and hope for the worst for this vile species or do we find some hope, some compassion for humanity? There have been some humans that exhibited altruistic behavior and become loving, genuine leaders truly devoted to the betterment of their fellow humans. Jesus, Gandhi, Buddha, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., to name a few. So there is something that by chance appears once in the human gene pool once in  a century or perhaps a millennium that gives us a great leader to show us one more step toward a more noble and enlightened humanity. Amidst all the liars and hypocrites, cowardly murderers and perverts I still occassionally see some goodness, some compassion, some people that look beyond their own needs and desires to do good for others. It gives me hope, to hang on and look to the heavens in the night sky and the humans I see working for their petty self interest and hope that someday we will become more like the greatness that is the human potential.

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Is there a God?

The Reconfigurations Begin, In my family there are Mormons, Baptist, Catholics and even some would be Buddhist and Wiccans. Some of my friends are Islamic, some Agnostics and Atheist. The world we live in gives us exposure the greatest diversity of faiths ever experienced by any generation.  So in this blog you will see references to many faiths, always in a positive light,  although I admit I lean little bit toward the Baptist pole I grew up in

Santa Clause, the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy. I still think there is enough evidence to support a belief in God. However, I am the same guy that believed with all his being in Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy were real until I was about 10 years old. I still remember Chris, the kid across the street that told me there was no Santa Clause. I wanted to punch him in the nose. I could not believe that he would spread such a vile and malicious lie. I did not know whether to be angry with him or pity him because I was certain he had been deceived by some evil demonic force.  In horror I rushed to my mother to ask for her reassurance that all I held so dear was true. She said,”What do you think”? My heart sank to my feet. I was all too familiar with the way my mother carefully structured her sentences to prepare one for disappointment. For the first time I was forced to ponder the unthinkable. So Santa, the Eater Bunny, and the Tooth Fairy with all their Magic were gone forever.

Do You Believe In God? It does not matter if you believe as I and so many others do. Everyone sees the Universe in their own unique way. Einstein saw the presence of order and intellect in the Universe I am told. Because of all the Evil in the World he did not believe in a personal God, but he saw the evidence of design. It is not important to debate over the Ontological, Teleological, or Cosmological arguments or Science verses Faith. It all comes to this. Each of us has a perception of the Universe and Reality. There are some things we cannot know as yet, in this short transient visit to Earth we call life. Perhaps ultimately God will reveal himself through Science or other means. For me, the beginning of our Universe 15 or 20 Billion Years Ago, and the 60 Trillion Cells that work together to make and sustain me and the life I experience are a sign of more than random chance. I think it takes no more Faith to believe in God than to believe that Order just comes out of Chaos by chance. True, that is just me. You decide for yourself.

Living a Fulfilling Life is What is Important. So from now on I will focus on that which helps my friends and readers here accomplish this. You will see articles on Blogging, Technology, WordPress, with a hint of Philosophy. I am working on the drawings of some characters now that I will be introducing to you soon. I am  aware that our attention spans are short these days and we seek answers to meet our needs for education, making a living and survival. So this will be a major area of focus. We will determine what is really important and what we want most out of our short lives. Let us live the best life possible and we will be judged accordingly. God will make himself known and we will not have to be concerned with the question, Is there a God?


 

 

 

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A Purposeful Blog

This site is currently being reconfigured. It has always been my intention to present positive and inspirational material for my viewers. The major focus now will be the Great Questions of Life. I am aware that there are many people that only have time and interest in things they can eat, spend, or make love to. As primitive as this attitude  sounds I truly can empathize with them in the midst of the recent economic downturn. However, we might do well to realize that this shallow mind set may be a factor in the personalities of those so controlled by their insatiable greed that they greatly contributed to the aforementioned economic downturn.

So we will now begin a Quest for some Depth and Intellectual development that takes us to a level a little above the animals roaming the woods living just to survive and gratify their physical appetites.  This site will take on a more Religious feel and often reflect the Religious and Philosophical perspectives of it’s author. While it is not my intention to proclaim the merits of a specific religion one can hardly avoid accessing the frame of reference ingrained into their conscious and unconscious mind by the the religious teachings of their childhood.

I was raised in a Judao Christian environment and received most of my early spiritual views in  small Baptist Church. My father did not ever become a member and always taught me to respect all Faiths, People and Cultures.  As I observed his life I learned not to become too dogmatic and always attempt to be open to new knowledge as I developed my own Spiritual and Philosophical Views. I love to discover the Wisdom and Beauty that can be learned from every religion and I prefer to very pragmatically take from each the Truths and Guidelines they offer for a good life. As this site continues to grow I hope to have sincere Post from members of many different Faiths and Philosophies that wish to contribute to the Inspiration, Spiritual Growth and Happiness of this Blogs Community.

We will still be adding  products here and as our visitors increase in number you will be able to place adds to help you own sites profit. You may notice that soon their will be changes to this sites design also. I will be removing the Photography and Modeling sections and you may see some of it’s content appear with new material in a new site I will be putting up soon. I have the Domains and will be putting a a strictly Photography only site at wetkissphotography.com or .net.

I recently discovered this young Gospel Singer and want to help her as she is discovered. Her voice it truly a Miracle and a Blessing from God. She truly touched me and her witness took me back to Little White Wooden Churches I had long ago forgotten. Please listen and I hope you are Blessed as was I and you find the restructure of this site makes it truly A Purposeful Blog

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Inspiration for a Happy Life

I have been neglecting my work here lately. It is so easy to become overwhelmed by the daily events in life that we lose our focus and neglect our personal goals. This site is intended to Inspire us to see beyond the ugliness of life and savor the beauty in People, Art, and a Positive Philosophy.

The media seems to focus on all things negative and magnify every ugly and painful experience in our world. I have been so busy the last couple of weeks that today was the first time I had a chance to relax for just a little while and have a few moments to myself. I watched two television programs, that absolutely contrasted each other with the opposite pictures of life presented.

The first was a lite story of a family that gathered each year to remember a Son and Brother that died as he saves another child’s life and the cost of his own. It presented a very poignant view of life. The jealousies family members have and the promises we make that we never keep and live forever in regret when those we made broken promises to are gone forever. Yet life goes on, our parents pass away and we have children of our own and begin to age just as those before us did. We hold many of the same values and repeat many of the same old stories that were told to us, as those we love before are apart of us even when they leave this world. If you would like to view this movie it is a Japanese film titled, “Still Walking.” There are subtitles for those of us that are not fluent in Japanese, I truly think you would find great value in viewing this film. Here are a couple of clips for you to examine. The first is the Trailer and the second is a very fine scene that allows us to share in the interactions of a little part of this family.

The second movie as I said earlier, presented a much different view of reality. it starred the gorgeous  Salma Heyak as Minerva Mirabal, one of the Mirabal sisters that spent her short life fighting the corrupt government of an evil dictator.  Here is a trailer for you. I recommend both of these as truly thought provoking and entertaining films. Here is the trailer from, “In the time of Butterflies.”

We read daily about our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan and the atrocities committed by a few evil people that make all Americans look ugly. No wonder other peoples want Americans out of their Countries. Perhaps instead of trying to cover up or make excuses we would do well to publicly expose and punish these criminals so that the people we have promised to protect and help would know we do not tolerate this evil, and when we find it among us we cut it out and destroy it just as a Physician cuts out and destroys a diseased body part to heal the whole. Just a thought, in an attempt to find a way to allow the beauty to triumph over the ugliness and evil in life.

 

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Are We Truly Free?

Perhaps it is time for the evolution of a New Religion. Perhaps there is a God after all and all the Religions that exist have missed the mark when it comes to connecting with him. The Great Religions of the World are all so cluttered and influenced by the Cultures in which they came to be that they lose their ability to transcend the limits of the societies that they develop in to truly view the Divine.

Physics reveals to us that everything in our reality is composed of molecules that are made of Atoms. These Atoms are in a state of constant Flux. They are moving constantly, nothing is permanent and solid as it appears to us. What power or force is holding them together. Perhaps it is God? If we could view this whole religion thing without the rules, and restraints of our many cultures, perhaps we could see clearly, a true vision of the  divine.

We are trapped by the ideas, mores, beliefs and threats of punishment for those that dare to violate these taboos. How can we ever find the Truth if we are threatened with punishment for questioning or doubting the beliefs or values of our present culture. Societies even attempt to legislate morality. There was a time when Prohibition made it illegal to have a drink of alcohol. Speak Easies were the only place a person could party and have a taste of Demon Rum. Now any adult may have a beer with no fear of punishment as long as they indulge responsibly and in moderation.

Do you think we are a truly Free Society? We arrest a teenager for having a little Marijuana on their person and give them a police record for life. This may give law enforcement a little job security, but are we really free when we tell people what they can have, what they can use and how they must live? Another thought, if you truly want to wipe out a Black Market, then legalize and control their product.  I think a truly free society allows every adult to have and do as they choose without living under the restraints of other peoples religions or values, as long as they do not harm or interfere with the lives and freedoms of others.

A mature society will allow it members such freedom. You can do as you will, have anything you choose to indulge in as long as you harm no one. If you harm yourself, that is a part of your freedom. Freedom means I am not bound by your values or beliefs. Life is short, each individual may do as they please with their own short life as long as they do not harm others or interfere with their freedom. However, that would be the view of a much more mature society than our our own, would it not? Are We Truly Free?

 

 

 

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Quality Blog Content

Please allow me to share with you some knowledge gained through personal experience. If you are relatively new to blogging and have been working as sincerely and diligently as I am to make your blog or website a success, then you have no doubt seen the multitude of Guru’s that promise to reveal the secrets of success to you for a price. They promise Massive Traffic, Massive Success, and Massive Wealth, in a matter of months and I believe they are selling you a Massive load of Bull.

I have read their pages and wasted hours listening to their webinars, just to discover that even though I might occasionally  garner some tid bits of useful information, most of it was empty, rhetoric leading me to purchase their product which they vowed was the panacea to all blogger ills. They pitch their products with the same passionate guarantees that the traveling salesman of the Old West pitched his Snake Oil.

After awhile I began to experience the same mind numbing effects that occur after listening to a group of chanting monks for many hours. I am not saying that there are not some people that can help you out there. I am just saying that all those people that claim to have gone from $0.00 dollars to six figure incomes in three to six months were either lucky and at the right place at the right time or else you may want to question the validity of their accounts.

If you want to make you Web Site or Blog a success, then you must Publish Quality Content. People in this era in which we live are pressed for time and in need of solid, realistic and specific information. They look on line for something to help them. Something they can find of immediate value and usefulness. So instead of being distracted by promises of Massive Success, and Easy Money, Concentrate on what is truly important. Stay with the realistic awareness that real and lasting success in almost always achieved form hard work and that most important factor of any blog, is constant input and updating of Quality Blog Content.

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Wiccans,Christians, and Atheist, Oh My!

I suppose I am a rather pragmatic soul. If you will allow me to use the term soul for this post. I think the Christians and Wiccans will be fine with that term as a reference for an individual and if my Atheist friends find it a problem they can substitute the term spirit as in the human spirit.

When I pray, I feel I pray to the same God that the Christian and Muslim Prays to. Irregardless of the differences in Prophets and Holy Books they have much in common I feel. I prefer to allow my self some freedoms that the religious hard liners don’t allow, so I approach life as my Wiccan Friends Do. I try to adhere to their mandate, “Harm None, Do as Ye Will.” This gives both great responsibility and freedom. These are things that I believe.

There is a part of me that is often conflicted by the differences between what I know and what I believe. I have seen in my time upon this planet that people can believe absolutely anything that they want to. Many people have a need to have power over others so Religions are another route to gain this power over many.

So I choose as I have mentioned before I believe to pursue life’s great questions as far as possible with Scientifically Verifiable Facts. I want to know, not simply believe, What is the Truth? When we reach the point that Science no longer has tools to measure or test the hypothesis or conjectures we have to answer the Great Questions, only then do I Seek Revelation through the Divine, the Religions and the Paranormal.

I know many people can just go through life, play it out ad lib, grab opportunities and avoid problems letting each situation dictate the appropriate action relative to it. I prefer to have myself anchored in some system based on all I know and believe. I feel a greater confidence when I have a moral code that does not change with every whim of a society. I think the whole world is looking for something to believe in. So whether you are a Wiccan, Christian, or Atheist, Oh My!  I hope the articles herein will resonate with a hope and direction that will help you as you follow your path through that spooky old forest we call life.

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My Disability and The Crippled Dog

As many of you know I had Polio when I was three years old. I wanted to share this short story with you tonight. My brother told my mother that I should write a book about my experiences as a disabled person and how I have always detested weakness in myself or others. I always thought all the time people spent whining could have been better used to find ways overcome the obstacles that impede them.

You see the man in this wheelchair was not always a man. Once awhile ago I was the little kid named Jimmy that got around in a wheelchair. To a lot of people I was the Crippled kid down the street. I have always been amazed at how ignorant people are. When I wanted to go to school in Arkansas they made me go after school to class with a teacher that was willing to work with me. In the First Grade, sometimes I could hear the other kids from the upper grades playing in the adjoining rooms, but I was not allowed to mix. All the children in my age group had already gone home so they would not have to be exposed to the crippled kid. In those days people often hid such defective children as me at home in shame. I often notice the same ignorance and prejudice even in today’s world. I also notice that in this era there is an added burden to the disabled. Not only are they shunned or avoided by many, there are many others that have no pains of conscious when they take advantage of any weakness and exploit them.

I foolishly spent so much of my life trying to prove that I was just as capable and valuable as those that could walk around on two legs. I have since learned that people are too selfish and self absorbed to care about anything else but their own situation. I hated the way people always wanted to separate me from the mainstream and put me in a pigeon hole with other disabled people. You know putting the cripples where they belong with the other cripples.

Oh yes, that brings my to the point where I came in with the title, The Crippled Dog. I guess it all started for me here. Deeply ingrained into my unconscious mind are the memories of such moments as this in my experience. My Mom and Dad wanted to get me a dog. A pet to keep me company while I adjusted to my Post Polio life style. They were looking at the puppies that were ready to be sold. The woman that worked there was starring at me and suddenly had what she honest thought was a brilliant idea. She said,”we got a Crippled Dog in the back, it has a missing leg, yep that Crippled Dog would be just perfect for him.” My parents were stunned. My mother was hurt and said, no we just want a nice regular puppy for him to have and play with.

I guess that is where it all began for me. So many times that I sat somewhere or observed people and thought, Man, People are stupid. For most of my early life it made me embarrassed to be around other people with disabilities because I did not want to be branded with the stigma I felt us Crippled Dogs endured. I am passed all that now though. I will be writing a book about my attitudes and experiences. Overcoming Obstacles instead of being one of societies whiners. Don’t be a whiner, be an conqueror.

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Purpose of this Site

        Weddings, Artistic Photography, Boudoir, and Model Portfolios

Clearly we are all overwhelmed by the proliferation of information in world. The Internet, News Papers, Magazines and the multitude of Books being published daily. Trying to assimilate all this data and determine the truth from the false is both time consuming and exhausting. When we visit a Web Site we are looking for Specific and Useful Information. We are searching with an Urgency. We want something that is either Unique or more complete and well presented than other sites. The major Focus of this site is threefold. First it will serve to display my Photography and provide contact information for prospective clients. I will be doing Artistic Photography, Wedding Photography, Boudoir and Model Portfolios.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Second, I am aware that there is a great deal of information on the Internet and the Guru’s that claim to have all the answers to make you Rich and Successful are legion. Trust me, you cannot set up a site, put it on auto pilot and wait for the riches to pour in. Success on your Website as in all areas of business and life, will only come through hard work, tenacity and determination. I will be posting articles, a weekly newsletter, and a soon to be released ebook that will save the novice blogger months of research. It will be simple, concise, and complete. I will be Posting Articles that are of an Inspirational, Entertaining and Informative nature.

Finally I will be Posting Articles and Stories of Domestic and International Travel. My own travel experiences and Photography will be published as well as the contributions of guest writers from time to time. This site as all others exist also to support itself and it’s authors. As traffic increases here I will be accepting adds from other businesses and products. So please follow me as we evolve and if you need an affiliate or I can assist you in your goals please let me know.

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Science, Religion and Tolerance

On my Digg account today there was a debate over Evolution verses Religious Creationism. I was amazed at how emotional and intolerant educated people could become over simple debates. I think Religion and Science can compliment each other. I like the way Einstein put it, “Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.” Science can take us a long way on our journey to the answers to life’s great questions, but there is a point where Science with the tools it has today can offer no answers. At this point Religions fill in the blanks for many people. There are some things we may know and some we may only choose to believe. I agree with the person that said, “we need to focus more on the problems of here and now. Look around, Clearly a greater level of tolerance would make the world a better place. Scientist, respect the Religious persons faith, and Religious People, respect the Skepticism of the Scientist.Both of you are holding to systems that have limited knowledge and evidence, and require some faith in a system,neither of you will Know in this life.


Personally I have not denied Evolution or the Value of Science. It has given us Great Advances in Medicine and Technology. It has not offered a lot in the Evolution of Human Values, Heart and Quality Character though. This seems to remain in the Realm of Religion. By the way as far as being Created in the Image of God. Well Evolution does not refute that. God is a Spiritual Being, the Human Spirit is what Religions Claim is in the Image of God My Friend.

 

 

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