You Believe.

We all believe. Anyone who denies this is either in a stubborn state of denial or simply has not examined the thought enough. Even an agnostic believes; even atheists believe. The question is, firstly: What do you believe? Secondly, why? Many atheists believe in science as the final and ultimate authority. They believe science was the source of our origin and will be that of our end. They herald the message of science. Even praise the work of science. Therefore, they do not only believe in science instead of God but actually believe in science as God (in a manner of speaking). Is it not so?

Don’t believers in God believe the same principles? That God is the originator of all things; don’t they praise His work? Atheist believe the same foundational concepts but ascribe the credit to a different figure. A figure with no mind, consciousness or sentience–yet somehow it randomly formed beings who have all these attributes which the originator itself did not. Given this truth, consider the second tenet of your (yes, your) belief: Why do you believe what you believe? One can list all of the common aspects of their belief systems but that is often not the only true reason why an individual believes as they do. Especially beliefs that claim no belief. People tend to believe certain things not because it has proven itself absolutely true but because it aligns with what they want in life. How they want to live, who they want to be around, how they want to be perceived by society. Do such inclinations as these influence your beliefs? If so, you will never have the vision and clarity of judgment to differentiate truth from lie until you rid yourself of these prejudicial stances. If it makes you comfortable to believe that there is no such thing as gravity, or that none of your loved ones will die in your life time, does it mean that you can float? Or that you will certainly never see any of your loved ones pass away? Obviously not. In the same way, holding to a belief because it makes you more comfortable with a certain way of life does not make the belief true.

If you honestly do not believe in God, how do you explain living things? The universe? The near-infinite dimensions of space? Did it actually come from nothing? Do you know the answer to the equation 0+0? … Spoiler alert: (whispering) It’s zero. Nothing plus nothing = (wait for it………) nothing. Literally. No. Thing. Something cannot come from nothing. Some thing cannot come from no-thing. Therefore, everything definitely can’t come from nothing. That’s the simple way of explaining it.

You might have noticed earlier that i said “near-infinite dimensions of space.” Some maintain that the universe is actually infinite and never needed a creator. Impossible. The second law of thermodynamics proves that this absolutely cannot be true. Basically it is the explanation for the widely known scientific fact that the universe is constantly running out of energy. If the universe is infinite how can it be running out of energy? The universe is not infinite. (It is ironic that people would be willing to attribute infinite power to a non-conscious, insentient, “something” known as the universe but not the same infinite power to a conscious living being, namely God.) The universe had to be created by something greater than itself with more power than itself. A baby cannot reproduce an adult. Neither can a lesser power in oblivion create a far, far, greater reality in the existence of the universe itself.

Free Dumb

Do you have a clue of how many toxic chemicals we take in through the standard American diet? If not, you should look it up because there are literally thousands of publications about it. But what about the standard American diet of media? Do you have any idea how much toxic, polluting content we absorb? This recent election cycle gave us a glimpse. Through a plethora of media outlets we can be controlled and literally programmed. People develop trained reactions and thought processes by way of media influences. We love what we love because the media has told us to. We hate what we hate because the media has ingrained in our psyches to do so. We proclaim freedom but enslave our minds to a literal onslaught of stimulation and distraction.

We give up the power to think for self because we let the voices in the media tell us what to think. We then repeat exactly what they say. For instance, if the media, along with the majority of society, says a certain person or idea is hateful, the average person will adopt the same perspective and spread that point of view about the person. Even without researching anything in-depth about the person or their views!

We even tend to buy what we buy—not because the products are the best quality—because instructions have been drilled into our psyches to get said products. While there is probably someone making a better product out of a local shop or their own home.

Have you ever just sat by and observed a person who’s been watching television for hours? Have you seen that hypnotized gaze? The dazed, catatonic-like state of apparent powerlessness? It’s not always a news source that is pounding the chisel on the mind. The volition is deadened by repetitious advertisements, buffoonery, even highly stimulating plots, images and creative stories can dull the human spirit. When we give up our own imagination to replace it with, essentially, the work of someone else’s we do a grave injustice. Think about this being done over the course of days and years and decades. What happens to the individual?

How can you become free of such programming? Limit how much TV you watch. I say mute the TV or change the channel when the commercials come on. Turn off the radio sometimes and just listen to your surroundings. Sounds maddening at first but over time your mind will adapt and become more calm. Find something to do with your own mind. Something creative, relaxing or actively fun. Be careful what music you listen to, especially when it’s just playing in the background. And especially look up information about the topics and issues you are interested in. Be objective and don’t just listen to everything you’re told through the media. Live like a human. Not a humanoid robot.

The 400

Four hundred words.

An army equipped for battle.

An arsenal fit for war.

But alas,

That is not what the power of words is for.

Confusion and mayhem are the devil’s doing,

The same are the Lord’s eschewing.

Yet, for what cause are we using?

As words broil above the bent brow,

An acrid substance is sent down

And spewed from the mouth to destroy.
To destroy.

To destroy.
If words could sprout wings

Would a dove soar from your garden,

Or would a dragon roar from your dark den?

Words could set free, if you hearken;

But would you condemn men, or give pardon?

And if you doubt the depth of this which I write,

Recall the tale of Edmond Dantès’ plight.

If you knew words could mold hearts like clay…

What would you say?

Your words can frame a day;

To deplore

Or to enjoy.
To enjoy.
So rare, yet so common.

No other creature on Earth wields words,

While we waste so many so often.

We become hardened,

While our mental fortitude is softened

To the likes of cotton.

Feeding from the bottom,

Surfeiting on forbidden fruit gone rotten.

In a radioactive wasteland

Where toxins blossom.

We harvest poison petals to season food that tastes bland.

With withering, quivering, hand

We feed our neighbor.

We don’t sense the flavor,

But still savor.

A cyclical process,

Implementing the secret of conquest:

To desensitize.

Because, all the while, we do not realize

We are blindfolded.
Blindfolded.

Blindfolded.
A spring spouting tainted waters

Sits amidst our town.

We gather around

And guzzle pounds

Till we nearly drown.

You can hear the sound

Of the concoction roiling

In the aching bellies

As people lay sprawled and toiling.

Survive today,

You may.

And thrive nevermore.
Thrive nevermore.

Nevermore.
Begin again,

My friend.

Examine your quiver,

Is your bow for a hero

Or for a killer?

I beseech you,

Enter the palace

And drink of the chalice.

Learn to live in a world

Of goodness and balance.

And forget not,

A word spoken

Set the worlds in motion.

Do you still doubt the power of words?

Whence come your society’s norms?

Or know you not how created things gained their forms? …

If you persist to deny,

If you refuse to be swayed

About the power of words

You will yet believe,

When you’ve felt its blade.
When you’ve felt its blade.

Its blade.

Ghetto Butterfly

A butterfly flutters through the streetz,
Above the dried bloodstains;
Its wings bat away toxic breaths
Perverse and untamed.

A butterfly flutters through the streetz—
Great beauty of little worth.
Through tears gas, dodging bullets
With wings like the Fellbeasts of Middle-earth.

A butterfly flutters through the streetz,
No smile, no glance, no words to speak.
It wipes away a child’s fresh tear
As it passes by its cheek.

Caution

Before you get caught up in the rapture of romance,
Remember that the origin of every devastating heartbreak is beautiful.

The tragedy of naivety.
The calamity of familiarity.

This warning I submit to you,
Gatsby.

Gifted Betrayal

“You’re born with a gift…& what you’re good at, you don’t take for granted. You don’t betray it.

– What if you do?…betray your gift?

Then you betray yourself. It’s a sad thing.”

– “Along Came A Spider”

We are born with certain abilities and inclinations. There are things we like to do and are naturally good at. As we grow and mature it is important to notice and foster/build these abilities.

Why shouldn’t we? …
For a check? For status? For items?…
At what cost?

The cost of such vanity is our own selves. We abandon ourselves by denying our special abilities and qualities. Our gifts.

God has given us our gifts for a reason. The simplest thing we can do with them is also the most amazing thing.

Use them.

How to be Strong 💪

To be strong you must do one thing as a foundation:
know your weaknesses.

Know your weaknesses then work on improving yourself so that those things are no longer weaknesses. Train your mind to think differently & not give in to those temptations. (Be aware: “train” means to continually practice something over a period of time).

Until that happens, avoid feeding those weaknesses. Do not entertain or indulge them at all.

You must also harness and embrace your present strengths. Use them for the good to the maximum extent that you can. Continually.

And ultimately, just consciously choose to do what you know is morally right. Continually.

These simple strategies will help you continue (or begin) enhancing yourself holistically.

“Let him who thinks he stands firm take heed so that he doesn’t fall.”