Damn! I hate it (and yet I love it!) when somebody steals the words right out of my brain and says what I have been fumbling to say for oh-so-long, and says it ten times more cogently, and more eloquently than I could ever hope to do!

"So what does that mean for men who are not among the fortunate few? Are we destined to be lowly peons shoveling muck out of gutters? For many of us, our fate could be worse than that. Gutter cleaning pays fairly well, at least according to the last bill I saw for that service. The future certainly does look grim, but could there be anything redeeming about our new status as disposable goods? Yes, there could, but only when we learn to accept and finally embrace it. . . .


"Accepting such a great loss of security, confidence and trust is a very difficult thing to do, but it is profoundly liberating. Whereas before one was shackled to deceit and resentment, now the fetters are broken, the cell door opens, and suddenly the world is revealed. Feelings of guilt, inadequacy, anger, envy and disappointment dissipate in the open air; ought gives way to is. When one arrives at this state of mind, all of the countless obligations, worries and responsibilities lose their sting. It becomes clear that reality - the way things are - is our only true master. We owe no debt to anything or anyone else. . . ."Without the shock of betrayal and loss, we might have plodded along forever, devolving into something akin to oxen, fit only for heavy burdens and the whip. But that will not happen now. The deal we’ve got is clearly rotten, and there’s no good reason to haul that load. . . . ."

Go here to read the essay in its entirety:http://tinyurl.com/7f239c

This would also be a good time to read (or re-read) the following on CF:
http://tinyurl.com/645hbhand http://tinyurl.com/8tk995

Finally, please note that I lifted the latest Todd Goldman dreck (above) from a cool blog which I have only recently discovered. It is called "Porky's Place", and I learned about this website because Porky himself left a comment on my secondary blog 'WDLT'. But here is Porky's web address:

http://porkysplace.blogspot.com/

Now: go, and find your mountain top!

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