Ffolkes,
~~ Terry Pratchett. ~~
The Road Goes Ever On….
Hajime….. The process here at ECR has become a bit choppy, in terms of how smoothly it progresses. This, in turn, may, or, may not have an effect on the Pearls. Either way, I don’t really care, as long as they’re done. Quality, as you know, is NOT job 1 around here; we leave shit like that to Ford. I do make every attempt to make it as good as I can, but, hey, I’m human, and definitely bozoid, so, I know better than to expect reality to match my expectations…. Hell, I’m damn close to having none, anyway, what with the state of affairs on this sad old ball o’mud…..
Without going into THAT subject, which would, no doubt, keep me here relatively indefinitely, we’ll go for some brevity again, & cut this short. In fact, we’ll cut it REALLY short, & end it here. Surprise!…..
Shall we Pearl?….
~~ Euripides, Orestes (408 BC) ~~
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We’re going default today, because, for some reason, I am now running quite late. Don’t know why, but, what is, is. This compilation comes from page seven of the You Tube list of choices in this venue, with the picture that drew my eye…. Enjoy!….
Classical Music
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I’m not late, particularly, but, the piece I’m working on for this section keeps growing on me. Here, to sublimate, is an older piece, from the day after my 63rd birthday, that came out pretty well…. Try to enjoy it, ffolkes; it’s all we’ve got today…. Oh, and, don’t fret about the time/space anachronisms you see today; we were shameless in using the Tardis to get this done, so, I don’t believe ANY of the times will match, or even resemble each other…. Oh, well….
From 11/2/2013:
According to my usual modus operandi, this section would, and may yet be, a rant of some nature. It’s been a while since I took any real shots at the churches, but, then, they are a bit less of a worthy target than are the politicians of the world. Let us not even begin to think about how the shadowy master class of corporate vampires deserve all the disdain, vituperation, and vicious criticism we can heap upon their nasty little heads; whatever we do will never be enough to pay them back for the damage they’ve done to others, and to our world in general…. No, I’d say I have no real lack of usual targets for my critical regard…. What I have is a lack of angst and/or emotional drama to drive that big ol’ truck…. The one I’d like to flatten them with, as they cross my road to the future….
It would be simple to cruise over to a news site, and pick up a current headline or two to work with; there’s no lack of material there, for sure. Even that doesn’t attract my interest; I guess my birthday gave me a good enough chance to get a lot of that out, and there’s not enough left today to drive any further attempts at ranting…. Too bad, actually, as I did have some rather interesting introspective moments yesterday, as the import of my increasing age grew in my thoughts, taking on a deeper meaning than is usual for me during my day…. I love when that happens, though, even if the contentment and serenity it brings me is such that I don’t want to write about it…. It feels too good to talk about it…. Kind of how a joke is like a frog; if you take either one apart to try to figure it out, they both die….
Since I wouldn’t want anyone with the discrete sensibilities of my Gentle Readers to be confronted with that kind of issue, I’ll just fade back ten yards, and punt…. Here is another old-school pearl for your delectation…. Since I’m not ranting about anything today, I’ll let Smart Bee pick out which pearls it thinks should be included, with, possibly, a few comments of my own, in parentheses to avoid any further confusion….. Remember, ffolkes, this is VIRTUAL wisdom…. don’t try to use it as if it were real….
“If you dig a deep enough hole, someone will want to jump in.” — Smart Bee
(It’s always good to start off strong….)
“My indignation, like th’ imprisoned fire, pent in the troubled breast of Aetna, burnt deep and silent.” — Thomson
(SIGH…. if only it had, we’d have a rant today….. 😦 ) 😆
“The silence drew off, baring the pebbles and shells and all the tatty wreckage of my life. Then, at the rim of vision, it gathered itself, and in one sweeping tide, rushed me to sleep.” — Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar
(At first I thought this was here just because it’s so bloody brilliant, in both content and style of execution… Astounding imagery, and powerful yet simple language, expressed with such beauty, the heart aches with it….. It also stretches beyond that, into the outer reaches of credibility and connection, to form a tenuous bond with reality, right here in this pearl…. Amazing, isn’t it?….)
“When great changes occur in history, when great principles are involved, as a rule the majority are wrong. The minority are right.” — Eugene V. Debs
(Mr. Debs, a political activist and reformer in the early twentieth century, had a lot of interesting things to say, many of them equally as true as this one…. If you have the time, look him up; smart guy…..)
“As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light of meaning in the darkness of mere being.” — C. G. Jung
(Yep….)
“We would like to apologize for the way in which politicians are represented in this programme. It was never our intention to imply that politicians are weak-kneed, political time-servers who are more concerned with their personal vendettas and private power struggles than the problems of government, nor to suggest at any point that they sacrifice their credibility by denying free debate on vital matters in the mistaken impression that party unity comes before the well-being of the people they supposedly represent, nor to imply at any stage that they are squabbling little toadies without an ounce of concern for the vital social problems of today. Nor indeed do we intend that viewers should consider them as crabby ulcerous little self-seeking vermin with furry legs and an excessive addiction to alcohol and certain explicit sexual practices which some people might find offensive. We are sorry if this impression has come across.” — Monty Python
(Actually, this sums up my opinion of 99% of the politicians I see in public, with incredible accuracy….)
(No apology from me is, or ever will be, tendered for making these assertions, either…. fuck ’em all……)
(When I say, “fuck them all”, I’d like to be clear that I don’t intend that in any positive way at all…. What I mean is, FUCK THEM ALL!!!…. and the white horse they say they rode in on, too…..)
“And never, ever cut a deal with a dragon.” — Smart Bee
(I’m with SB on this one…. The last pearl brings all the rest together perfectly, while at the same time reminding us that we already know the important stuff… I mean, it’s just common sense, right? Any dragon master knows this…..)
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Life, and/or love, will seldom fit
into any box we keep for them to sit.
Loose and limber, without any reason,
always somewhat out of season.
Surprise, surprise, they seem to say,
we can’t help it, it’s just our way.
If only you would learn, instead of know,
maybe you’d find yourself with one to show.
Deal, just the way it is, now and here,
follow the path, on the other side of fear.
Finding the future isn’t all blood, sweat, and pain,
far, far more than mere joy we stand to gain.
The sages all say not to try, just do,
sounds as simple as putting on a shoe.
I’d say we could really go places,
if we could but learn to tie up the laces….
~~ gigoid ~~
11/1/2013
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Getting There….
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“The great man is he who does not lose his child’s heart.”
~~ Mencius ~~
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“You can easily judge the character of others
by how they treat those who can do nothing for them or to them.”
~~ Malcolm Forbes ~~
*********
“They may forget what you said,
but they will never forget how you made them feel.”
~~ Carl W. Buechner ~~
*********
“It costs so much to be a full human being
that there are very few who have
the enlightenment or the courage to pay the price…
One must abandon altogether the search for security
and reach out to the risk of living with both arms…
One has to embrace the world like a lover…
One has to accept pain as a condition of existence…
One has to court doubt and darkness
as the cost of knowing.
One needs a will stubborn in conflict,
but apt always to total acceptance
of every consequence of living and dying.”
~ Morris L. West, “Shoes of the Fisherman” ~~
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“The highest condition takes rise in the lowest.”
~~ Publius Syrus (42 BC) — Maxim 781 ~~
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Life at its noblest leaves mere happiness far behind;
and indeed cannot endure it. .
Happiness is not the object of life:
life has no object:
it is an end in itself;
and courage consists in the readiness
to sacrifice happiness
for an intenser quality of life.”
~~ George Bernard Shaw, Letter, Dec. 1900, ~~
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“I exist as I am, that is enough.”
~~ Walt Whitman ~~
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“Soon you will have forgotten the world,
and the world will have forgotten you.”
~~ Marcus Aurelius, “Meditations” ~~
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Happily may I walk.
May it be beautiful before me.
May it be beautiful behind me.
May it be beautiful below me.
May it be beautiful above me.
May it be beautiful all around me.
In beauty it is finished.
~~ Navajo Night Chant ~~
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It’s done. Beyond that, deponent sayeth naught. Not only that, but, I’m dropping y’all like a hot penny today, right here, and right now. Well, now…. no, make that now…. Okay, so, when it’s done, it’s done, and I’m outta here…. Bye! See y’all tomorrow, should I survive my own chutzpah until then….
and May the Metaphorse be with you;
Blessed Be, dearest Carole, Mark,Theresa, & Richy
and everyone else, too…
When I works, I works hard.
When I sits, I sits loose.
When I thinks, I falls asleep.
Which is Why….
Sometimes I sits and thinks,
and sometimes,
I just sits.
gigoid, the dubious
The *only* duly authorized Computer Curmudgeon.
PLEASE STOP READING THIS MESSAGE NOW.
“SCRAM!!!!!!!!!!”- Oscar the Grouch
À bientôt, mon cherí….
gigoid 
“Love is all we have, the only way that each can help the other.”
~~ Euripides, Orestes (408 BC) ~~
Modern definition..
Love Is All You Need –
https://youtu.be/dsxtImDVMig via @YouTube
😉
Yep…. John got a lot of it right before he went down….
😉
gigoid
Down where?
Picking at figures of speech now? Ha… he went down on the streets…. passing on to wherever we go when we check out of this hotel…
😉
gigoid
I ain’t in no hotel…
and if I end up in a hotel let it be a 5* one!
Ha!
Since I resumed cooking for myself, my own room is six-star….
😉
gigoid
Nah!
I need waiting on hand and foot!
Not to forget the pool and a drinks waiter, Greek please..
I’m prejudice. grin
*grin*
I’ll see what I can come up with…. I am, after all, a trained maitre d’hotel… I think I can handle a pool and a couple adult beverages….
😉
gigoid
“As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of
human existence is to kindle a light of meaning
in the darkness of mere being.” — C. G. Jung”
This is my favorite quote from your pearl diving
today.. gigoid.. And as synchronicity will have
it.. it now relates
well to another
video i came
across with
this rather
zealous
LoPorto
fellow..
about photons
and plants and
the continuing
quest for liGht
iN aLL DArkness
oF what iS as WeLL..
along the way of those
Symphony oF Science
Videos i shared recently here..
Ah… aLL the iNteLLigeNce oF FloWeRinG PlAnts
requires no human mind or body intelligence
iN ways of feeLinG or senses..
yet.. some humans restrict
thEir purpose iN meaning
now and then.. to only
worded feelings and
senses.. yes..
theRe iS MUCH
more to meaning
and purpose when the
liGht wE are iS the liGht
we make.. now as UniVERse
unto itSelf.. stiLL traveLinG as LiGht..
iN
DArk..:)
A beautiful video; I am both encouraged by it, and, saddened. The concept presented was subtle, and very accurate. It is also well beyond the understanding of an estimated 95% of humanity, for to understand it, one needs to be able to look inside themselves, to where this knowledge already resides, to feel the truth of it…. Whether by choice, or incapability, far too many of our species wouldn’t understand how to make the necessary adjustments….thus joining those failed pathways into non-existence.
But, it’ll be nice for those who can connect….
gigoid
So hard it is to
give up on that
95% or so..
who can’t
seem to
get the
deeper
liGht
of lIfe
iN Truth of
Connection with aLL..
wheRe truLY no words
can describe the
experience
adequately..
not even
poeTry..
nowiN
end and
beginning
of now it iS
a mE gAMe
to connect
back to
aLL..
i could dance beaches
of bliss and never come
back online.. but too.. theRe
is that other 5 percent
who have a chance
to be sparked
to liGht
and
ignited
to greater
liGhts now..
and while i work
for the 95% it is
likely i wiLL only
reach few.. but
each individual
iS a potential
UniVerse
oF Love
just
waiting to
break out of
a canary’s coal
mine oF death iN Life.:)
I know; can’t help myself. I love the stupid fucks, and can only wish I had the power of a natural iconic force of nature, such as Murphy, so I could fix stupid… but, as noted by many, it can’t be fixed….
SIGH….
Ah, well, nothing to do but smile, and keep on truckin’….
gigoid
SMiLes..
smart iS
as SmArt
does iS..:)
*grin*
And life is a poem….
😉
A true feast of featured thoughts.
Thanks; I’m glad you enjoyed it…
🙂
gigoid
Reblogged this on gigoid and commented:
Ffolkes,
For three days now, two issues have prevented my finishing a fresh Pearl. One, SB is being VERY rude, hiding any good pearls behind a ton of poor ones. Second, I’m suffering from a severe lack of ambition, in regards to Pearling at all. This is, naturally, what happens in the midst of demonic wars for sanity, so, there’s nothing to be done for the nonce, but, to go with the flow, & try not to become homicidal. I guess staying out of mundane territory helps, but, sometimes, ya gotta eat, and the only food is out there in the BBR. Ah, well, such is life for those of us who think, and feel, too much…. So be it.
This Pearl is pretty good; it’s from right about a year ago, & shows off several good sections. It got a lot of views & likes, so, there must be something about it that fills the bill for today. In any case, it’s what I’ve got, and it’s all I’ve got.
At this point, I can’t say when a fresh one will be done; all I know is, I’ll keep at it until it is. Until then, try to enjoy this one, & wish me luck in the wars…. I’m gettin’ tired, but, there seems to be fewer demons with each attack, so, that’s progress, I guess….
See y’all later, ffolkes… Gonna go look for my mind….
gigoid, the dubious
“Inside every old person is a young person wondering what happened.”
~~ Terry Pratchett. ~~
It’s opposite
with me..
can’t find
that older person anywHeRe..
at lEast
not..
iN
heRe..;)
And that reminds me of a 65 year
old Lead Life Guard named Arthur..
a retiree of over 30 years of work as a parole
officer and a Vietnam veteran who was always
smiling and out ran and out swam all of the younger
college age life guards he was supervising then..
a retired warrant
officer his
age thought
he should
act his age but
he refused and is still
smiling and performing ballet
in theatrical way as last note to
me in Walmart awhile back..
as happy
as can
be.. and it must
have been the mind
and body balance of
ballet that moved him into
heaven too.. don’t think Vietnam
or Parole Officer work normally has
that blissful affect and effect overall and
free style ballet and marital arts definitely
gets all my emotions regulated and sense
integrated for constant beyond belief as living ecstasy
of life.. in fact a lady today at the bank asked me if i was
feeling impatient by slowly and constantly and artfully moving
around gently at her counter.. and then i said.. haha.. this is moving
meditation and if i could put it in a pill i would make a trillion dollars
but you see you have to work for this as it ain’t a free gift of grace in
heaven any
more than
what the
Jesus dude
was a saying either..
it has to be the trUth and liGht
of course as the so-called Fundie
Christians in my area hate life so much
they want the world to end.. and even voted
for Trump in expediting their hopes for a fiery end of it all..
oh.. Lord.. i’d rather dance.. in fACT that’s all i do is dance and sing
and let
them
fall
with
grace.. hehe..
in hopes of a
fiery end that is
alReady tHeir hell now..
it takes work.. wait.. until a
dirt nap and get a dirt nap..
reAlly.. it’s not funny it’s.. beyond
sad aS it’s
stupid too..
as
stupid
does in hoping
for you only live once
now to die wrong now.. as right..;)
“Love is all we have, the only way that each can help the other.”
~~ Euripides, Orestes (408 BC) ~~
Typical man..
forgetting
luSt
afraid
that women
will run away.. with it..;)
“If you dig a deep enough hole, someone will want to jump in.”
— Smart Bee
Sure..
half a nation
plus or minus
three to five million
folks
of
course
as lies dig deeper..;)
“My indignation, like th’ imprisoned fire,
pent in the troubled breast of Aetna, burnt deep and silent.”
— Thomson
Aetna
sucks..
worst insurance
company.. i ever had..;)
“The silence drew off, baring the pebbles and shells and all the tatty wreckage of my life. Then, at the rim of vision, it gathered itself, and in one sweeping tide, rushed me to sleep.”
— Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar
Be the wave..
polish the sand whole..;)
“When great changes occur in history, when great principles are involved, as a rule the majority are wrong. The minority are right.”
— Eugene V. Debs
As far as delegates
go.. now at leASt..
true..;)
“As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light of meaning in the darkness of mere being.”
— C. G. Jung
Sure.. make iT all
holy and sacred
with meaning
and purpose
and suddenly
all oF iT is synchronicity
As A greatest masterpiece
aLways increaSing iN beauty
every
now
now..
as one
brushes A
painting more
as masterpiece greater..
as any humble person
can and will
do
when
totAlly
free as whole too..;)
“We would like to apologize for the way in which politicians are represented in this programme. It was never our intention to imply that politicians are weak-kneed, political time-servers who are more concerned with their personal vendettas and private power struggles than the problems of government, nor to suggest at any point that they sacrifice their credibility by denying free debate on vital matters in the mistaken impression that party unity comes before the well-being of the people they supposedly represent, nor to imply at any stage that they are squabbling little toadies without an ounce of concern for the vital social problems of today. Nor indeed do we intend that viewers should consider them as crabby ulcerous little self-seeking vermin with furry legs and an excessive addiction to alcohol and certain explicit sexual practices which some people might find offensive. We are sorry if this impression has come across.”
— Monty Python
SAdly.. over 150 to 200 sets
of eYes makes rules necessary
for the reality of survival
to get
alonG
toGeThER
to avoid subsistence
gaining stopping.. death..
so.. sure..
the alternative
to politicians
and politics
is like
taxes..
death for those
who live without rules
in big cities.. prey to a predator
race of scaRcity with no innate difference
to speak
of
at least..:)
“And never, ever cut a deal with a dragon.”
— Smart Bee
And the Lizard
bRain will
save
an
ass
when all
else fAils
iN terms of heARt/SpiRit
And Super Tramp Logical SonGs..
And
Don’T
forGet
A DancE..
bY A Way..;)
“The great man is he who does not lose his child’s heart.”
~~ Mencius ~~
Still can’t
find my
older man heARt..;)
“You can easily judge the character of others
by how they treat those who can do nothing for them or to them.”
~~ Malcolm Forbes ~~
Give
or not
to be..;)
“They may forget what you said,
but they will never forget how you made them feel.”
~~ Carl W. Buechner ~~
Non-verbal
Language
rules as science clearly shows with words..;)
“It costs so much to be a full human being
that there are very few who have
the enlightenment or the courage to pay the price…
One must abandon altogether the search for security
and reach out to the risk of living with both arms…
One has to embrace the world like a lover…
One has to accept pain as a condition of existence…
One has to court doubt and darkness
as the cost of knowing.
One needs a will stubborn in conflict,
but apt always to total acceptance
of every consequence of living and dying.”
~ Morris L. West, “Shoes of the Fisherman” ~~
what’s
next..;)
“The highest condition takes rise in the lowest.”
~~ Publius Syrus (42 BC) — Maxim 781 ~~
yes..
before..;)
Life at its noblest leaves mere happiness far behind;
and indeed cannot endure it. .
Happiness is not the object of life:
life has no object:
it is an end in itself;
and courage consists in the readiness
to sacrifice happiness
for an intenser quality of life.”
~~ George Bernard Shaw, Letter, Dec. 1900, ~~
no adrenaline
junkie.. hear..
all smooth BaLanCE..
and yes.. very Happy..;)
“I exist as I am, that is enough.”
~~ Walt Whitman ~~
like
this..;)
“Soon you will have forgotten the world,
and the world will have forgotten you.”
~~ Marcus Aurelius, “Meditations” ~~
so
what..
i remember..;)
Happily may I walk.
May it be beautiful before me.
May it be beautiful behind me.
May it be beautiful below me.
May it be beautiful above me.
May it be beautiful all around me.
In beauty it is finished.
~~ Navajo Night Chant ~~
aLL
iS Beauty
wiTh wiLL oF HeART
spiRit aS heARt
expreSsinG
miNd
and
BoDy
BaLanCinG
sOUL
as aRt
continUes
to gRoW as liFe
liGht aRt moRe..
Ocean wHole
shORes
exPaNdinG endless beauty more..:)
Now to three..:)
Though I’ve never used them, I can believe what you say of Aetna insurance… since insurance is merely another money scam thought up by unscrupulous manipulators, to cause people to bet on their life’s length, or other life events, and the only way to win, is to lose….
The Aetna referred to in the pearl, though, is the Greek goddess of volcanoes, a nymph, the daughter of Uranus and Gaia… interesting…. I guess in that sense, their choice of the name for their company gives a clue to their duplicity, as it demeans the goddess in the name of gelt….
Nice one, altogether….
gigoid
ah.. yeah my
FriEnd.. just
Being literal for fun..;)