How do you manage stress?
I try to avoid it. Naturally, it still assaults me from time to time. I have seen my part of it. I went through a bunch of it in boot camp. I don’t like it. But boot camp is more than 10 decades ago. In all likelihood it made me a better person. Still, I’d prefer never going through it. I don’t really manage it so much as just learn to deal with it. It’s either that or go nuts. Sometimes I think it’s a little of both.
What do You Know?
A simple question, right? I love the lyric in *A Puzzlement* from the very popular play and movie, The King and I. I can’t remember it exactly but I am sure you can look it up. In it the king of Siam says, there are times I am not certain of what I absolutely know.
I have heard very few quote it or even talk about it. Yet, I am sure we all come to points in our lives we question what we were taught, read, or simply heard…and we determine it must absolutely be true, and then we found out maybe it’s not true. Sometimes we find out it is a totally fabricated lie.
To be sure it has happened to me. Frequently, it has revealed a lot about the person or organization that fabricated it. Sometimes, truthfully it was by mistake. However, sometimes I must admit to myself that the one doing the lying must be a liar, especially when these fabrications are frequent.
In the case of The King and I, the poor king was lied to by his parents, perhaps because of their ignorance. It seems that the error is that Siam is not only the largest country in the world, but bigger than all the other nations combined.
And so it is he found out that what knew to be so, was not so. What a horrible thing; to be confronted by the truth when he discovered he had believed something so basic. Once confronted, the king immediately realized his error and made the appropriate changes in his life.
The movie was based on the stage play, which I never saw. The stage play was based on a book, “Anna and the King of Siam,” which I did not read. My expertise on the history is very small Let us hope that if it is factual that the king really did see his error and he changed his outlook to the truth. I would also hope that those who read this, when confronted with a truth will not hold onto their former belief.
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CAUTION! Shopping on Amazon. Com Can Become Very Habit Forming
Many moons ago I saw my first ad for A projector that could be plugged into a computer What a wonderful thing I thought. Two things kept me from buying it on the spot. There was no way I could afford it and there was nothing I could legitimately use it for. I would have had to invent one, and believe me, I did try.
That was years before Amazon. Since Amazon, I pseudo window shop entirely too much. Since then, I have purchased many things by Amazon. I willingly admit, too many and a few I regret.
This morning, in spite of the known hazards, I went wading through some of the dangers of Amazon ads and I was again about to be pulled in by the undertow. There on my monitor was a beautiful picture of one of those projectors.
Of all things, the picture showed a couple watching a movie using the one of those projectors. Of all things, they laid in a bed and they were looking at a huge 100 inch image on the ceiling.
NOW that was too much, really. I burst into laughter as I considered how it would be for my wife and I. I wanted that projector. Moreover, all I would need to do to afford it would be to give up eating for two weeks.
I was saves from pressing that make believe button by one fact. It would not work in my house. In the middle of each of my rooms is a light fixture and fan. I considered pulling one of them. We really don’t have a real need for all of them anyway.
Besides, the projector had five lasers. That is important for better skin tones. And then I saw one that contained its own battery. Now, I could imagine myself out in the woods, swatting bugs while watching my copy of Kelly’s Heroes. Yep, that’s right. I would visit our wild animal friends just so I would be able to use my new projector.
Then the reality hit me. I do like to eat. Besides, I have seen Kelly’s Heroes at least ten times. I guess the projector can wait. So I purchased some really comfortable socks instead.
Saving Time
I keep getting these requests for surveys, oddly most frequently near election time. If you happen to be one of them, don’t. I don’t do surveys. First, I find they are likely not much more than tools of persuasion. If they really want to know what I believe they have access to my blog year round, not just election times. Moreover, they wouldn’t use questions that are worded for persuasion.
On the other hand, you might want to save yourself some time and read the following. Most of those who read my points will tell tell you I am a little right of Rush Limbaugh in my political views. However, I would have preferred that his behavior would have been more in line with Christianity.
Now if I could get all those surveyors to read my blog. I suspect it would save us both some time. More importantly, it would serve the proper purpose of surveys; to find out my beliefs. Then again, as I have said, that’s not the real reason of the surveys anyway, right?
Violent Crime
Tis buzz words of the day. The politicians love to use the term almost as a battle cry. To some degree it’s a good thing. Certainly it is bad when people use violence or the threat of violence in the commission of a crime.
Nonetheless, I ask the question, would you rather have ten dollars stolen from you at the point of a weapon or a hundred grand by fraud.
My reply is I’d prefer neither. I suspect most would say about the same. My hope and I suspect your hope is that our government would do what it can to hold down violence, but I would hope they don’t forget those that would take our fortunes, our good names, and our shelters from us by fraud or deceit.
My belief is theft is theft rather it be in a court room or by violence. The penalty should be the same. However, when a person uses a weapon, a few years should be added onto the culprit’s sentence. Nonetheless, those that steal IDs ought not be ignored. After all, they are thieves too. Perhaps, they are worse even than the burglar who steals in the night. For he who uses deception and fraud commit their crimes right out in the daylight. In a sense their crime is not against a person, but society too.
They cause a fear in our normal banking and real estate business. Why should the crook in the thousand dollar suit get any better treatment than the one wearing the clothing from the second hand store.
If you agree with me, maybe you can raise your voice a little to those able to do something about it.
You Can’t Take It With You
Not only is it true. It is one of the most well known statements, maybe in the world. Even so, it would seem there are those who have tried. The pharaohs certainly made their try at it. With all the power at their hands, they left it all, every bit of it. In spite of all their efforts, it didn’t work regardless of their beliefs.
Jack Benny had his famous theory: he said if he couldn’t take it with him he just wouldn’t go. That didn’t work either. Truth be told, I suspect he was well aware it wouldn’t work, he did make a good try at it. Though he always claimed to be 39, he was 80 when he finally left his worldly things behind.
There are fakes the world round who try to sell wonderful potions and promise many of additional years of life. My MD prescribes for me drugs that hold my blood pressure down and very expensive pills that keep blood clots from forming, there is nothing mystical or magic about them. However, I must admit, they do seem to provide me for a few more years. However, I have no illusion about it. One day, any day, any time, I too will cease to breathe.
However, I do have, for sure, one argument with the old saying. You see when I go on to be with the Lord, I will bring many of my friends and relatives with me. Some have or will go on before. Some will follow.
Now of all we ever had, wouldn’t it be horrible to find out our most precious of all, that is our children, our friends, our relatives will never ever join us.
Indeed we can take our loved ones with us. However, if they never accept Jesus as their savior, they will remain forever separated from us.
It just might be a good reason to make sure they understand the plan of salvation, without delay.
Then again, the opposite would also be horrible, for them to go on to heaven without you.
You can take your most precious ones with you. My advice, make sure you do.
The pharaohs failed to take their gold and treasure. We have the ability to take that which is more precious than gold with us.
One Thing, Maybe Three
When I was in the Marines, I had a supervisor that told me I tried to do multiple things at once. It was the first time I thought about it but I realized he was right. Before I finish one thing I start another to this day.
I guess it comes from a fear that there is never enough time. It was a subconscious thing I guess. It’s something I fight daily.
On the other hand that supervisor was a obsessive detail oriented person. I don’t mean a little bit either. The first day he arrived, I swear that he touched everything on the desk and reposition it, if but a fraction of an inch.
I suppose we were pretty much opposites. However, we got along well. Some might be surprised by that but, our methods seemed to complement each other. On the other hand, if I had been the supervisor, I wonder how well things would have worked.
I don’t mean to say anything by it. I just find the thought interesting. Is it something that is significant?
A Thought About Democracy
What happens to democracy when 60% of our population votes communist. To be sure, democracy ceases and dictatorship reigns.
If you want democracy, don’t vote for liberals or you will lose your vote.
On the other hand, if you neglect you vote, it will have the like result.
Hitler was voted into office….democratically.
Firing Squads
It has been decided to use a firing squad to execute that character that killed all those men on that Army base. Normally I would say getting people willing to be part of a firing squad would be difficult. Twelve soldiers shooting one man in a blind fold does generally go against the grain of a good man. However, in this case, I suspect they will not have any difficulty finding the men very willing to do it.
