46 Reply by Auendove (edited by Auendove 2004-12-31 05:08:00)

  • From: terra incognita
  • Registered: 2004-03-25

Re: "The Hive Mind: Rebirth or the End of Humanity?"

Hi ya czyx,

Oh, I am very interested to read your work, you have been a "shining star" on this thread, and I am grateful beyond the right words to explain about how you've involved yourself to the awesome, insightful degree that you have... but I, and I'm not proud of myself for getting this way, had just become overwhelmed with the feeling like it's so far gone, already so ingrained into our future (TPTB seem to have competently put their ducks in a tight row on this one)... I began to feel it is a hopeless situation sad . My insidious, and really, really kwappy thought at the time was 'I'm older, I'm going to be dead before all this kwap comes down anyway'. As I said, I'm not proud of myself for my thoughts. Not at all.

I'm sorry, sorry that I've allowed the topic to make me feel such defeat... defeat is something I rarely feel, much less take to my heart as I had. I've had a post I was going to submit saved for so long, and just couldn't get over the feeling of 'what's it worth' (my thoughts' worth) to post it... what a pansy, eh? (rhetorical, I'm sure you're too generous of spirit to agree with me there) I even wanted to make a post about my feelings of defeat, but felt like such a doo-doo brain for letting it get to me that way that I couldn't.

Anyway, I will definitely read it and see how I may contribute... because you know what? Now that I've taken a break, and I think a little more clearly about it, it's not about "saving" our society from this travesty, just you or me alone can't take back what TPTB have put into place, but with education at least more can be made aware, and we can never know how a collective awareness can change the shape of the future... no doubt an uphill battle on the steepest of slope, but it's gotta be better than giving in and rolling over, and that's undoubtedly what I was doing.

You know, it's true, what they say about confession (confessing here my unsightly, ugly feelings) being good for the soul, I think I may be back on track now... nope, there's the hope I'm so used to embracing... I AM back on track now smile.

I would really like to gush over you some more, but it'd probably only serve to embarrass you. Please just know how much I truely appreciate you and your efforts czyx. In my "eye" you are a shining star.

BTW--just so you know, so you know "connectivity" is alive and well on NR, I wondered yesterday how you were coming along with your research, and Viola!, here's the reply this morning. I love it!

Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
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Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we're here we might as well dance.
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If you spin around on your chair really fast, things around here will make a lot more sense.

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  • morningsun76
  • morningsun76
  • the answer has been with you the whole time
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  • Registered: 2004-09-10

Re: "The Hive Mind: Rebirth or the End of Humanity?"

Auendove wrote:

Now that I've taken a break, and I think a little more clearly about it, it's not about "saving" our society from this travesty, just you or me alone can't take back what TPTB have put into place, but with education at least more can be made aware, and we can never know how a collective awareness can change the shape of the future.

That's the important point.  No one expects you to be an Atlas and bear the weight of the whole world.  Just do your part to enlighten others within your own circles of people.  As they say, think globally, act locally.  Anyway don't take the state of the world personally, just figure out what part you can play and do it.

Imagine what it would be like if you were the ONLY one aware of what was really going on.   You could just give up right away, or be that first person to inspire a new way of thinking for all of humanity.  Luckily, of course, you don't have to do that, as there's millions of other people already wide awake or in the process of awakening.  Isn't that great?  So there's no excuse for giving up.  Throughout your days, focus your mind on what it is that you want to accomplish and then pursue that mission.  I'm sure we've all seen the video of the little old ladies participating in the civil rights movement in Alabama and other southern US states, always facing the possibility of physical assault.  But they viewed what they were doing as a military mission, and accepted the risks.  Today, trying to wake people up to what's going on is the same thing.  So, why waste time getting upset about it?  Look at it as a game, and shoot for the high score.  It's possible to have a lot of fun along the way.

  • From: terra incognita
  • Registered: 2004-03-25

Re: "The Hive Mind: Rebirth or the End of Humanity?"

morningsun76 wrote:

I'm sure we've all seen the video of the little old ladies participating in the civil rights movement in Alabama and other southern US states, always facing the possibility of physical assault.  But they viewed what they were doing as a military mission, and accepted the risks.

Thanks for this reality check m'dear. I've always admired these Granny Freedom Fighters! They've definitely got some bodacious kahunas on them! ... or spirit, whichever way one would prefer to term it.

I was thinking about my post this morning as I was driving around. My problem is that my only intellectual line of defense about all the nanotech and those preparing to manipulate it, and my thought is so gosh darn simple that's is easily avoidable--What they're talking about doing is JUST NOT NATURAL! Not much of a defense, or expose, though it's probably the most pointed, it's just not natural. I get drawn between that thought and this other one, and this other one is apparently even less viable... if but only this technology could be used for the "good" and betterment of society, and not the power to manipulate society.

Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
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Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we're here we might as well dance.
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If you spin around on your chair really fast, things around here will make a lot more sense.

lol