Now that's telling it as it is! I love the direction of taking our health in our own hands. Humans have become dependent and lazy, giving themselves over to pharma, fast food and someone else doing the hard work of investigating issues of merit. Thanks for the direction.
"Modern people don't see God because they don't look low enough"
The above quotation of Jung brought to mind something I heard many years ago, although the context is now lost to me.
A scientist said that in seeking a solution to a problem or answering the question of how or why something in nature works in the manner it does, they always know when they have arrived at the truth when the solution is almost elegant in its simplicity.
The last immutable fact is that we all die at some time - hopefully a good death at an old age with a strong sense of God's love surrounding one - much as my elderly (92) mother died. In the days prior to her death, she praised God with arms raised for 45+ minutes - despite a shoulder that had been frozen and useless for several years. She died during Covid, but not of Covid - living in her own home till 3 weeks before she died - the last week in hospice. Fortunately, she lived in a state which was less crazy about restrictions and family was with her as much as possible. I asked her a few months before she died if elderly were not aware that death could come at any time and to be ready. She laughed and said definitely. She felt the "do everything to save grandma was crazy" - Grandmas do not ask their grandchildren to sacrifice their time with friends, learning, special occasions, religious services so that grandma can go on one more year - sometimes crippled with arthritis or fearful thoughts of encroaching forgetfulness and confusion. Of course the "saving grandma" was a sham anyway, but a more courages people would have stood up better to the fear porn.
a superb post. I have written in my own essays on power that the single greatest practical and philosophical question of the day is this --If no further scientific or technological advances could be made; if, in fact, humanity were stuck with only the knowledge and tools at its disposal today; if nothing new could be discovered; if no novel use of technological power could arise – what would then occur?
Might the renunciation of godlike ambitions result in a fairer and more just world?
The Greek and Roman stoics believed that the trouble with abundance, convenience, and material comfort is that -- in the very act of making our lives safer and easier -- they make us weaker and less able to withstand shocks that no technical advancement could prevent. COVID-19 exposed all of our physical, mental, and spiritual weaknesses.
I loved reading your incisive and extremely intelligent piece on the treacheries of "advancement" at the cost of losing our physical and emotional well being. I think similar thoughts often. Taking responsibility for our own lives and not being overly dependent on others, including the government, to find our own solutions makes us more creative and intelligent as opposed to chasing a more "perfect" or "advanced" self or society which more often than not creates more problems. In the process we lose our soul. Freud said we need love and fulfilling work. We also seem to need nature to "understand the human condition," to remain simple, balanced, appreciate life and beauty, and to heal. But then I'm reminded as I was today of the evil extremes of the WEF whose mission it is to control and surveil turning human beings into transhuman slaves. Thank you for stimulating much thought and I look forward to reading more.
Dr Fauci Frankenstein's experiment, in collaboration with his evil colleagues all thinking they could play God, sadly went horribly wrong. However it has served to wake us all up and to ,in your words, focus on what we do have and working with it.
"it quickly became apparent that the greatest co-factors for serious disease were morbid obesity and diabetes"
...and dark complexion, which are also high risk factors for vitamin D deficiency
I would add processed foods resulting in dietary deficiencies to your list of things undermining health and industrialized agriculture which also results in dietary deficiencies.
Eating products from pasture-raised animals looks to maintain health better than hormones and feed.
Wonderful Sunday reflection! Although the movie image of the villagers, with torches and pitchforks, is emotionally satisfying as a fantasy, perhaps Shelley's advice from The Masque of Anarchy is more apt
Thanks to everyone for reading my Sunday reflections. Please share them with your friends.
I thoroughly enjoyed your piece. Looking forward to more.
Thank you, Kathy!
Brilliant Sunday sermon
Now that's telling it as it is! I love the direction of taking our health in our own hands. Humans have become dependent and lazy, giving themselves over to pharma, fast food and someone else doing the hard work of investigating issues of merit. Thanks for the direction.
"Modern people don't see God because they don't look low enough"
The above quotation of Jung brought to mind something I heard many years ago, although the context is now lost to me.
A scientist said that in seeking a solution to a problem or answering the question of how or why something in nature works in the manner it does, they always know when they have arrived at the truth when the solution is almost elegant in its simplicity.
The last immutable fact is that we all die at some time - hopefully a good death at an old age with a strong sense of God's love surrounding one - much as my elderly (92) mother died. In the days prior to her death, she praised God with arms raised for 45+ minutes - despite a shoulder that had been frozen and useless for several years. She died during Covid, but not of Covid - living in her own home till 3 weeks before she died - the last week in hospice. Fortunately, she lived in a state which was less crazy about restrictions and family was with her as much as possible. I asked her a few months before she died if elderly were not aware that death could come at any time and to be ready. She laughed and said definitely. She felt the "do everything to save grandma was crazy" - Grandmas do not ask their grandchildren to sacrifice their time with friends, learning, special occasions, religious services so that grandma can go on one more year - sometimes crippled with arthritis or fearful thoughts of encroaching forgetfulness and confusion. Of course the "saving grandma" was a sham anyway, but a more courages people would have stood up better to the fear porn.
a superb post. I have written in my own essays on power that the single greatest practical and philosophical question of the day is this --If no further scientific or technological advances could be made; if, in fact, humanity were stuck with only the knowledge and tools at its disposal today; if nothing new could be discovered; if no novel use of technological power could arise – what would then occur?
Might the renunciation of godlike ambitions result in a fairer and more just world?
The Greek and Roman stoics believed that the trouble with abundance, convenience, and material comfort is that -- in the very act of making our lives safer and easier -- they make us weaker and less able to withstand shocks that no technical advancement could prevent. COVID-19 exposed all of our physical, mental, and spiritual weaknesses.
If, by COVID-19, you mean the coordinated government and corporate manipulation and deliberate deception related to COVID-19, I wholeheartedly agree.
I loved reading your incisive and extremely intelligent piece on the treacheries of "advancement" at the cost of losing our physical and emotional well being. I think similar thoughts often. Taking responsibility for our own lives and not being overly dependent on others, including the government, to find our own solutions makes us more creative and intelligent as opposed to chasing a more "perfect" or "advanced" self or society which more often than not creates more problems. In the process we lose our soul. Freud said we need love and fulfilling work. We also seem to need nature to "understand the human condition," to remain simple, balanced, appreciate life and beauty, and to heal. But then I'm reminded as I was today of the evil extremes of the WEF whose mission it is to control and surveil turning human beings into transhuman slaves. Thank you for stimulating much thought and I look forward to reading more.
Sir, you are a scholar and a gentleman.
Cheers.
Thank you for your kind words!
Dr Fauci Frankenstein's experiment, in collaboration with his evil colleagues all thinking they could play God, sadly went horribly wrong. However it has served to wake us all up and to ,in your words, focus on what we do have and working with it.
Thank you for another wonderful piece of writing.
Great and perceptive piece, and a hearty amen to the last paragraph.
Love this! Thanks for sharing your wonderful wisdom John.
Beautifully written truth!
Great write up! 👍
Thank you, Grasshopper. I’m glad you enjoyed my little homily.
"it quickly became apparent that the greatest co-factors for serious disease were morbid obesity and diabetes"
...and dark complexion, which are also high risk factors for vitamin D deficiency
I would add processed foods resulting in dietary deficiencies to your list of things undermining health and industrialized agriculture which also results in dietary deficiencies.
Eating products from pasture-raised animals looks to maintain health better than hormones and feed.
Wonderful Sunday reflection! Although the movie image of the villagers, with torches and pitchforks, is emotionally satisfying as a fantasy, perhaps Shelley's advice from The Masque of Anarchy is more apt
And let Panic, who outspeeds
The career of armèd steeds
Pass, a disregarded shade
Through your phalanx undismayed.
https://genius.com/Percy-bysshe-shelley-the-masque-of-anarchy-annotated
Thank you!