[[ 04 ]] A MESSAGE TO MY PARENTS

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(( I hope it reaches you in time )).

I will be who I am, with or without you. But I would rather it be with you.

If you cannot go where I am going, stay where you are – just watch through your telescope. 

If you cannot hear my songs, still talk to me about the meaning and grace of music.

But to blind yourself to my life and story, is to put out your own eyes – for fear of the sun.

It is what it is.  You neither make it, nor give it light. But understanding -- I will request. 

For Peace through Comprehension is a Divine Mission of all humanity.

Without it, we are deaf, dumb and ultimately damned –

      --  unable to learn from anything we don’t already think we know.

- T.M.

RELEVANT QUOTES FROM CLOUD ATLAS 

                       *Not only one of the finest movies of all time ~ 

                                     but a noble expression of something good, innovative and meaningful.

[01]  "Fear. Belief. Love. Phenomenon that determine the course of our lives.

          These forces begin long before we are born – and continue after we perish."

[02] "The problem you create is a political one. There is a natural order to this world - 
          and those who try to upend it, do not fare well."

[03] "Our lives are not our own. We are bound to others, past and present, 
         and by each crime and every kindness ~ we birth our future.” 

[04] "Yesterday my life was headed in one direction. Today, it’s headed in another."

[05] “. . .my dreams are the single unpredictable factor in my zoned days and nights. 

             Nobody allots them, or censors them. Dreams are all I have ever truly owned.” 

[06] “Mother used to say escape is never further than the nearest book. Well, Mumsy no, not really. Your beloved large-print sagas of rags, riches, and heartbreak were no camouflage against the miseries trained on you by the tennis ball launcher of life, were they? But, yes, Mum, there again, you have a point. Books don’t offer real escape, but they can stop a mind scratching itself raw.”

[07] "Truth is singular. It's 'versions' are mistruths.” 

[08] “Unlimited power in the hands of limited people always leads to cruelty.

[10] “Perpetual encagement endows any mirage of salvation with credibility.”

[11] "A life spent shaping a world I want Jackson to inherit, 

             -- not one I fear Jackson shall inherit, this strikes me as a life worth the living.”

[12] "Yesterday, I believe I would never have done what I did today.

          I feel like something important has happened to me.  Is ...this ...possible?"

[13] "All revolutions are the sheerest fantasy until they happen; 

            then they become historical inevitabilities.” 

[14] "Revolutionary or gimmicky? Shan't know until it's finished, and by then it'll be too late, but it's the first thing I think of when I wake, and the last thing I think of before I fall asleep, even if J. is in my bed. She should understand, the artist lives in two worlds.” 

[15] “History admits no rules; only outcomes.” 

[16] “My life amounts to no more than one drop in a limitless ocean. 

            Yet what is any ocean, but a multitude of drops?” 

― David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas

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[[ 03 ]] MY PROTOTYPE HEART

Earlier today, in closing an email to 'Rika, I attached a picture of a paper heart.
The photo is below.

Being that she is always so sweet and ready to smile, she found it charming and told me so. I seized that opportunity as a moment to express something which I believe is true.

*Its actually rather simple in design. Plain. An atypical valentine - sans all the crazy doilies and such… tradition does not suit my cut. I prefer to make it my own way. My prototype heart… not fanciful enough for Hallmark to sell. Nor something anyone could ever hope to buy.

It’s appearance is unsophisticated, and yet -- the edges aren’t curved, but instead composed of precise, straight lines. As a man’s should be.

Note that it is folded, so that one could write on the front lapels – yet reveal even more depth, within.

Multiple surfaces allow one to add to it’s Message of Love. In effect, allowing me to say More.
In fact, this arrangement exponentially multiplies the surface area of the conventional heart.

We’ll need that space in order to be sure that you - and others, have all the room you need.

And might I also suggest that it’s resemblance to a paper airplane is no mere coincidence?

Of course not, darling! Apply the proper physics and the results will be the same – it will fly.

Little Nova, please remember this equation that I will now share ---

Good Love is cleverly crafted, simple - yet ingenious.

    Customized to suit you, specifically and with great intention.

          Its design, not completely evident until fully examined.

              And when fully revealed, always found to be more full than you’d ever imagined.

       

I made this for you.

For... I am your Scientist.

- C.D.

[[ 02 ]] HISTORY LESSON

Here, we see Missouri pastor Phil Snider delivering a fiery speech against gay marriage.

Its a short video - so please watch it all, but pay particular attention to the message and the ending.

[[ 01 ]] THE SCIENCE OF WHY:

This is a test.

I decided to start a blog on which I could capture and share my thoughts as I proceed through this life. It seems a worthwhile enough idea...   I'm not the same guy I was just three years ago. While I remember who that guy was... what he looked like and how he sounded, I have grown in some rather profound ways since that time.

I believe that personal growth is much like a stepladder. That is, by stepping up from where you were, you ascend. But that can work both ways.  In order to call any movement a true "ascension", I have to believe that I actually know where I'm going.
I have to assume that, at this point - on this rung, I see exactly what should come next.

I don't always get that right, however.  Like anyone, sometimes I slip and fall.
Then -- I start climbing again. My only real destination?  Up.

You see - while I'm a confident guy, I'll admit that only now am I finally starting to get a grip on what's best for me. And I certainly don't know what's best for everybody else.
No one does.
No one is really sure just what direction they're moving on that ladder.
Like myself, everyone is just doing the best they can.

This is only a test.

*You Tube occasionally loads advertisements, including political ads. 

Should that happen when you click the link, please know that these ads are not the work or selection of myself, nor is this a video I made - just one I thoroughly adore.