Special Note: Happy Holidays to everyone worldwide!
We sure hope that the coming new year brings, with it, more sense and more compassion in people. People, unfortunately, are very gullible and it is easy for the fat-cat bureaucrats to get people to believe just about anything. Please do not get all wrapped up in belief; please intelligently go beyond all belief and tradition-oriented presumption. Do not ever merely believe what i write within this blog; i do not wish to be your authority. (There are plenty of charlatans out there who will gladly be your authority, if that is what you wish.) Each one of us has to deeply question things and look beyond all of the propaganda. If the world has any hope at all, we need to go beyond the ruts that we are mindlessly entrenched in. Governments that rob the poor to feed the filthy rich (and that neglect environmental health and global unity) need to be radically questioned/altered. The world is very small and fragile and it will not last — in its balance naturally as it has — if we continue to lack seriousness and continue to act with negligence regarding the delicate whole. Despite what you were “taught,” you may not be anything separate from all of the fragile creatures and humans of this planet; it may be that you are them. If you do not care — and continue reacting as the fat-cat bureaucrats want you to — it may be like the right hand not at all caring about the left hand (and thinking it is separate).
Alleged saying of Jesus… from the ancient Nag Hammadi Gospel of Thomas (that the hierarchical fat-cats rejected):
Jesus said: “The dead are not alive, and the living will not die. During the days when you ate what is dead, you made it come alive. When you are in the light, what will you do? On the day when you were one, you became two. But when you become two, what will you do?”
Do not ever think that you are something separate. Wash clean of cold deception, false accumulation, and dead tradition.
Mostly alone… Photo by Thomas Peace c. 2017
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Happy holidays! Wishing you nice cheerful days! 🙂
We must question everything if we have any hope of finding reality.
Regardless of the reason, it’s good to have a day where we openly acknowledge those around us whom we find meaningful, cherished.
A day when it is “better to give than to receive”.
Some people need a day, a prompter.
Some of us live this way throughout the rolling year.
May the peace of the season find you and keep you.
Paz
Happy Holidays!!
Great piece. If only you could get several hundred million people to read and follow it, just maybe the world can be saved. Happy Holidays to you and yours.
I would elect you as president, Thomas:) At least you are more intelligent. Have a wonderful X’mas with wife and Tweetie etc. , regards Mitza
great philosophy. Enjoy the holidays.
Happy holidays Tom, look forward to your writing’s in 2018.
Your posts always make me think hard.
Love the ice photo and wishing you and yours a very Happy Christmas 🙂
caring holiday message!
may your holiday
be relaxed & happy 🙂
Gorgeous photo and great quote. Tom quoting Thomas. A wonderful holiday to you and yours! Peace to all.
Peace to you, my blogging friend.
I wish you a peaceful holiday! Thank you for sharing your beautiful pictures and pearls of wisdom!
Happy Holidays and yes, we do all need to think for ourselves and not just follow like cheeps do.
Merry Christmas Tom! Love and peace in your heart! Regards Marcela ! 🙂
Merry Christmas! Cheers! 🙂
Nice…😊
Happy holidays..😊
Well spoken sir. Deserves a follow I think. Thanks
Merry Christmas.
All the best for 2018!
Happy holidays!!