Darren Daz Cox, now in Pekin Illinois!
How to end war and use social networking properly
Two unrelated topics from email i received today.
First one, from my friend Jerry who has recently discovered Alex Jones, talking about how ‘president Obama will not stop war’.
War is possible when two sides feel that they are justified to impose their will upon the other. When humans decide that their particular version of right and wrong is stronger than the general concensus of humanity then war is possible. So why not work towards a world where war is less likely rather than sinking into a gloomy slump of negativity?
Ending war begins with you my friend. perhaps you’ll feel less hopeless if you can stop dividing humanity into groups based on differences and start thinking about humanity in terms of what values we share.
So what if Dick Cheney and his evil lizard man Illuminati hit squad and Osama Bin Laden are out to get you, you can’t stop them from killing you out if they choose to but you can stop them from making you into a miserable cowering wretch who feels cornered and oppressed. As Abe Lincoln said, and I paraphrase, I’d rather be assasinated than live in fear of being assasinated everytime I turn around.
Be the change you want to see, as Gandhi said. If you want war to end then resist the temptation to ‘kill for peace’. Albert Eienstein said that you cannot simultaniously prepare for, and prevent war.
War is only possible when there are two sides. People are on the same side, even the evil ones. If you want evil to go then love things as hard as you can and appreciate what you have but don’t expect to hate away evil or kill it off and especially don’t expect someone else, like Obama to do it for you.
"I had to put an end to war, it didn’t make much sense to shoot at myself" – The Dead Milkmen
The other email was a polite business-like request for a recriprocal link exchange. I put a link for the corporate art site on my blog and they add me to their list so that we can both profit!
Ha hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Apparantly that person hasn’t read this blog at all. I have nothing for sale and no reason to cash in on my Google ranking and value social networking rather than trade offs.
As Chris Brogan and Jeff Pulver, two people who use social networking efectively, would say, if you want me to do something for you then say hello to me first. So to the "online marketing consultant" who took the time to propose that fabulous opportunity for me to get more readers I’d suggest that you talk to me directly rather than to appeal to my perceived greed.
"You cannot petition the lord with prayer!!!" – Jim Morisson
Angel Bears – fine art illustration liquify filter art by Darren Daz Cox.
Originally posted 2008-11-19 00:01:58. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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November 23rd, 2008 at 4:21 am
Similar to the sentiments expressed in this email are that of the Dalai Lama, who emphasises that when we meet someone we should focus on what we have in common rather than difference. Two women may meet, one may be Muslim and the other Buddhist, but they may both be mothers. They are both daughters, and both women. And so on…
Thank you for this thought provoking blog entry with some fantastic quotes.
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