The Last Party

[willows_song]

You never know when the universe is going to end. Every morning I wake up, and am blown away to see that the earth hasn't been hit by a giant comet. "It's still here?" I question, as is my tendency. "My house hasn't disappeared? And the sun- it has risen!" Now, don't go getting all Hallelujah about this. There's a problem and one must decide what

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freedom

[dreamer_stewy]

As Joplin said, "Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose." (don't know if she really wrote that, but she did sing it nicely) As far as living every day as if it is your last, well that is a good idea, as long as you don't think the whole world evolves around you. Which, sadly is what most pagans, and liberals, and whiny baby-boomers, and the like think. The Tibetans have it right--love the whole world and everything in it, always. Then it won't matter if you die today, tomorrow, or next year. Every moment, every second is a beautiful thing, and a gift at that. I am owed nothing for free, except the right to love. My rights as an American were paid for by my ancestors, my rights as a human were paid for by Jesus, and my rights as an artist were paid for by countless other artists. It is the DEMAND of others for things THEY feel THEY deserve that obligates the rest of us with a heavier burden--the current environment of the healthcare system is directly related to the unions forcing employers to provide FREE healthcare to employees, allowing doctors and hospitals to charge whatever they want to faceless companies, thus making us, the later generation pay the true price--for example. Welfare and the rampit abuse therein combined with the apathy it breeds causes higher taxes than the war in Iraq ever will. Nothing in life is free, except for the feelings we have in our heart--which we do occasionally pay for in heartache. We should be thankful for every joy we are blessed with, because we usually don't deserve it; we should be thankful for every second we have to breath, because we've never earned it; and we should smile at least once every day, because we can.

Re: freedom

[willows_song]

The Tibetans do have that right. I love the world, the truth of the whole. "Right to love"... that narrows things down a bit and it makes sense. It feels like that always has been THE right- to love. I think self-love is at the base of most human actions.

I just think basic needs should be free for everyone. It's a pipe dream.

Apathy breeds like mosquitos here, which is sad. And like you said- what's breeding are the causes we support because we feel we deserve those things. That's clarifying. You're saying love isn't something you have to earn. One must have a lot of strength to appreciate. I smile a lot! :) I hope you smile every day.