“Phenomenal cosmic power, itsy-bitsy living space” –the Genie, Aladdin
I think what I find most annoying is the people who are too quick to judge; the need to categorize so perceivable understanding may be claimed. It’s just a way for these types to remain comfortable with themselves, maybe their own insecurity with an unknown? I’ve been called all manner of names this is what I get for working in engineering which seems to be almost devoid of N’s, lots of Judges though. Sometimes it’s better to just don the persona they expect to some degree, better work flow. I had one job working in the Oil and Gas Industry and this was certainly the thing to do when in the field, Drill Rig workers something about red and neck.
Another situation which drives me crazy is trying to get to know women. By that I mean, and this may be a gross simplification of the matter, but I get the impression a lot of women are able to categorize men in a few types. The Player / Couthless Horn-dog, the Needy / Inept, the Weird / Creepy, and Mister Right, I don’t know off the top of my head the split might be 50-24-24-2%, hey we all may be right. Point is it would be nice if there were a larger percentage of compatible people, any decent person can get along but a relationship has more to it. Whatever this issue is bigger than personality types, social expectations, desires, etc… we need a better social system, a different structure in society I find there’s just way to many quantitative hedonists’ in our culture. We are spoiled and the alarm bells have been ringing for decades.
It’s not like I’m in favor of a Socialist or Utopian or whatever society, that kind of change is too expensive to institute and only come about as a result of war, social unrest, whatever. We are fortunate to have the right to elect the people whom govern our country, but who really controls it, global corporations? Unfortunately we don’t elect the CEO’s and board of directors, furthermore, I don’t get the impression that these people are feelers or even care much about anything but money. Honest I would be hard pressed to think of a successful business owner who wasn’t at some point been a self serving shyster, one who thinks of people before the bottom line, yeah right. I guess I’m a Buddhist Economics dreamer, Economics As If People Mattered. Yeah I think that spells it out exactly why it would be nicer, advantageous, completely necessary to have more of us in the world and in places of power.
The Dali lama met with Obama this week -behind closed doors and furthermore the press coverage was well choreographed, the buzz was how is this going to affect US – China relations. There’s an entire country which is one big corporation, google how many power plants are slated for production in the next twenty years, what good is it if some countries do their part for the planet, Kyoto (laughs), and such a major player flips them the bird. Interesting to note the planet’s population caring capacity is estimated to be reached within five to ten years of the depletion of the worlds crude oil reserves, 2050ish. And we have shows like Jon and Kate plus eight and the other one with 19 kids or so, what are you rabbits how irresponsible is that, how vain and close-minded to the actual world we live in, every couple just needs a kid right. Yeah ever seen the movie Idiocracy?
“How can we sleep when our beds are burning?”
-Midnight Oil