tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29100128.post7285678883383513385..comments2023-09-10T21:53:41.949+10:00Comments on "SEEKING UTOPIA!": BEWARE THE ARMAGEDDONITES!Danielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02798600572745255535noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29100128.post-56556095496170720522007-04-01T07:37:00.000+10:002007-04-01T07:37:00.000+10:00We have to keep believing that somehow the better ...We have to keep believing that somehow the better part of our nature will assert itself, Betmo. <BR/><BR/>The staggering things is that those who are manipulating the whole world for their benefit are probably not more than 5% of the world's population.<BR/><BR/>We, the majority, could take back our world tomorrow if we had a mind to!Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02798600572745255535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29100128.post-85533550021821698652007-03-31T22:46:00.000+10:002007-03-31T22:46:00.000+10:00it starts by people having children for whatever r...it starts by people having children for whatever reason- and then not teaching them anything. your core values- who you are as a person- comes from your formative years. bullies aren't created in a vacuum and neither are religious fanatics and power grasping despots. yes, culture and peers have a huge influence but decent parenting cannot be discarded. having said that- i am hoping at this point that the world doesn't end while i am still alive. that's about all of the hope i have. nature cannot quell the uneasiness i have about the state of world events. i can take a walk in the woods anytime i want- and all i think is- this may or may not be here soon due to global warming or nuclear annhilation. my own government has done this. if i ever had faith in human nature, it has evaporated.billiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16206096509976316141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29100128.post-86070650954728423292007-03-31T21:26:00.000+10:002007-03-31T21:26:00.000+10:00Sadly, I think the seeds of evil are there right f...Sadly, I think the seeds of evil are there right from the beginning, Coffee. Children at play can be very cruel and selfish with the larger ones often dominating and hurting the smaller. Thanks for dropping by!Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02798600572745255535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29100128.post-64644070657608343372007-03-31T20:55:00.000+10:002007-03-31T20:55:00.000+10:00I still maintain, that children do not manifest th...I still maintain, that children do not manifest these traits until they are conditioned by peers and the media, whatever form. School too, at least here in the US.<BR/>Once in a crowd a bully shows up, and the others feel as if they must join in.<BR/>There's something to be said about manipulation and what would happen if it never took it's hold.....Coffee Messiahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16908162048706236634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29100128.post-52761107440427849452007-03-31T11:50:00.000+10:002007-03-31T11:50:00.000+10:00Beep and Zoe, I'm convinced that you can know too ...Beep and Zoe, I'm convinced that you can know too much about this world. Then you're in the unenviable position of seeing all the problems yet you know that there is little you can do about any of them. 'Whatever Will Be, Will Be,' wasn't it?<BR/><BR/>I'm making a quiet place down by the small creek which has a little water in it after recent rain. I have a beautiful statue of a Buddha there and I have planted some flowers. <BR/><BR/>I sit there alone and watch the birds drinking and bathing and listen to the wind in the leaves, and I concentrate on breathing in and out, in and out, slowly, slowly, and, after a while, the ugliness of the human world disappears and I feel peace and even a touch of enlightenment.<BR/><BR/>Namaste!Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02798600572745255535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29100128.post-80070134876530088122007-03-31T11:34:00.000+10:002007-03-31T11:34:00.000+10:00Absolutely frightening stuff, Dan! I think the day...Absolutely frightening stuff, Dan! <BR/>I think the day of world peace will come when there are NO humans left on this planet. We seem inclined to just keep fighting amoungst ourselves over one damb thing or another!<BR/><BR/>Makes me angry!<BR/>Zoe XXXAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29100128.post-51133489358800350322007-03-31T10:40:00.000+10:002007-03-31T10:40:00.000+10:00World peace?Not while humans are in it. I don't h...World peace?<BR/><BR/>Not while humans are in it. I don't hate humans BTW, I just recognize that we are a quarrelsome lot.<BR/><BR/>And I think this is due in part to our genetics. We are competitive. We can't seem to help it. But perhaps this innate competitiveness is also fueled way too often by our political protagonists whose agendas may not be compeletely pure.beepbeepitsmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12931640447011071849noreply@blogger.com