Thursday, August 16, 2012

How do we get it back??


    I have never been much to bring up a problem, without suggesting a solution.  The solution of regaining control in our lives must start by going back to an earlier, less complicated version of our life.  A life that was more considerate and kind.  A life full of appreciation.  A life full of reflection and of re-energizing.  Three years ago I began a journey of making Art Note Cards.  The Art is intended to be of a timeless nature.  I pondered over what I wanted to accomplish and, being prone to actual, instead of schematic, I trademarked “Of a Timeless Nature®.” One of my heroes of clear thought is Ayn Rand.  I read Ayn Rand’s, “The Romantic Manifesto” to identify the elements that are important and why.  Below is an excerpt:
 
 
 

     A devout religious fanatic entered a black cab in London. He curtly asked the cabbie to turn off the radio because as decreed by his religious teaching, he must not listen to music because in the time of the prophet there was no music, especially Western music which is the music of the infidel. The cab driver politely switched off the radio, stopped the cab and opened the door. The religious fanatic asked the cabbie, "What are you doing?" The cabbie answered, "In the time of the prophet there were no taxis, so… get out and wait for a camel!"

     Until all of us realize that any kind of control over another person is not politically correct, it is simply not to be tolerated.  Those who push "politically correct" demand a one-sided relationship.  They can say anything that they want, but you are not welcome to your views.  Left unchecked, the politically correct dominate all interaction.