Post by artolmaeus on Jul 3, 2024 1:55:00 GMT -6
If only one thing could help you, what would it be? There is never one thing. Perhaps the illusion of the primary gear that seemingly of its function makes the wheels spin. However, it is the many ancillary gears that bear the burden. The majestic eagle sitting at the top of the totem pole has underneath it many other animals holding their place, the last two or three critters at the bottom, of the makers were honest in making it a realistic testament, are unrecognizable as to what they are. They are usually smaller animals yet they hold up all the others. The statue of Atlas holding up the world is a lie, I firmly believe the world, at least humanity, is held firmly, permanently and insistently on the backs of black grandmothers and no one recognizes them, sees them. If you wanted to find what purpose, dedication and what a good and intentional love looks like, then find a black grandmother and ask her directly. Now, maybe what she will say, you may not get, it might sound simple. They pretty much all give it fully and perfectly. The problem is that their answer is too good and it takes both a forensic effort and a focused deconstruction of these words. So write this woman's words down on the first page of a clean spiral notebook and don't worry about how long it will take but do something daily in breaking it down. One, you got to get the context of experience of this lady's take and to recognize your own personal context and where cognitive biases are all entwined and cause not a blockage but a full stop to getting it. Trust me, there is a forest growing fully in what would otherwise be a well worn footpath through the hardest shit life can throw at you. I write this knowing most people will regard this as nonsense or at least a cute, novel suggestion but in earnest, it is a true recommendation that most no one would want to do. I find that a quite normal and helpful endeavor, still no, I never let myself get bothered or chuffed by people who dismiss me as having quirky notions. Then, sometimes, I get a few who have done it and just two who have taken time to talk it all over with me thereafter and Sabrina called me out way long ago as being someone who "matriculates" the experiences and insights of others and I feel I have ran with it to some better ends(I am still not bloody well rich and all living extravagantly hell, sometimes I am probably living closer to extra vagrantly than anything). I mean you can whitewash a picket fence and it might be a lot of effort and if you keep it maintained the fence will last a long time because the oh of lime is alkaline and not acidic so with exposure to the outside effects of weather are not really what is protected by such efforts but rather the microbial agents and properties within wood that are beset in some design meant to help wood rot. Go to the woods and find some rocks in the dirt and turn it over and look at what is under it and with what is under that rock I can 100% compare that system to real life business wins and losses like Fisker EV cars and Tesla electric cars. Bottom, oddly, one subtle change can affect all parts of a system, though not a panacea, can really alter everything. For me, I have atoned, done my penance and have pretty much laundered my karma. This year, some horrible times and events are coming. Strangely, I have never been more hopeful. It is my belief that no one has to subscribe to any religion, but, it may be possible, that if you feel there is a growing system at play which has caused an apathy in the collective of humanity, the one small tweak to make sure your heart does not get hardened is to exercise love, understanding and empathy, which, again, black grandmothers have in abundance. Do everything rightly within your power to endure and thrive and be kind but not a pushover. For me, that is kind of the intentional direction.
