Eden ends.

Hello my freaky darlings. It's been a long time since I have posted anything. Truth be told my pondering for the last year or so have been somewhat limited.
You know the saying "Life is what happens while your busy making other plans. Well yep that about sums it up.
That and the ever so wonderful one step forward two step back dance. I call it the life cha-cha. It's that thing where "Oh look a light at the end of the tunnel" and "WHAM!" life cold cocks you in the back of the head.
Well that's how things have been for a while but I think I am stress free enough that I had a ponder today.

It occurred to me today that the species of man serves absolutely no purpose on this planet.
Everything on the planet is born, grows, propagates, grows old, dies and turns to dust.
Trees, plants, fish, fowl, critters, bugs, water, air, fungus, all part of this amazing ecosystem called Earth. All contribute in some way to this ecosystem. Providing air. Providing food. Being food. Providing a place for each of these wonderful creations. It's a system that works. There is balance.

Except for man........

Man.........................

Here is one of the more intelligent creatures on the plant and it contributes absolutely nothing....

Nothing..................

Oh he contributes smog. Garbage. Sewage. Genocide of entire species. Oppression, starvation and annihilation of his own species.
One of the few species on this planet with the ability to save itself from almost certain annihilation. Save an entire planet no less and yet.......

Stands by and watches it happen.

The great circle of life. Everything has a beginning, a middle and an end. Everything. There is birth. There is growth. There is propagation. Deterioration. Death.

Everything.......

WAKE UP PEOPLE!!!!!!!

It only stand to reason that if this is true then the planet will eventually die. Or be killed as any living organism can.
And we are killing this planet.

Man.................

Nothing...........

I shouldn't say that because it's not entirely true. There are those who understand what it's all about. Those who love. Who tend our mother earth and all it's creatures. Who look out for there fellow human and lend a helping hand. Those who weep at the harsh reality that mankind has created for himself. Those who catch a glimmer of what we really have.

I do hold out hope. Catastrophes do bring out the best in mankind. He does pull together when the need arises. The problem is that once it passes things go right back to the way they were. There are glimmers here and there. Positive stories on news feeds and social networks. It is there and it is never to late.

OPEN YOUR EYES!!!!!!

Look around people. Can't you see where you are. According to some theologies, mankind was created in a garden for all the creatures. Then he created this species to watch over it all. Care for it.
Look around. See its all there. Everything we need is right here for us and we are just throwing it away.

God didn't throw us out of Eden. He gave us free will and we destroyed it.

Everything we need is right there and we turn a blind eye to it all because we just keep wanting more.

We live in Eden and we are throwing it away.

Will it be the End of Eden.

Freedom

I will not limit myself by conforming to the confines of society's norms. -WLB 2016

Where have they gone.

  What ever happened to our dreams? When is it that we lose that wonder and amazement of life? Do we  catch glimpses of the feelings and emotions that we use to feel when we saw life around us.

Beginings

 Ponderings started with a t-shirt or a bumper sticker. I don't remember which. It said "Your just mad because the voices are talking to me". It stuck with me. It is one of my favorite quotes. That in turn gave me the idea to write a book.
 I have spent a lot of time inside my own head. (I know strange place to be but such is the case). I still do. Seems like a lot lately with all the changes going on in my life. At times my mind wanders in unusual directions. Things that, to me, we miss in our everyday lives.
 Enter "THE BLOG". With the introduction of the internet and the social networking and "blogging" things went from a book to a blog.
 I spent a lot of time alone. Throughout my life I have always only had one or maybe two very close friends but that's all. Still am that way. Got three or four very close friends and that's it. I like my solitude. I like being close to nature. Outside. Fresh air. Sunshine. Gardens. Fishing. Biking. Hiking. Flowers. Trees. Birds. Mountains. Rivers. Oceans. Animals. Life.
 When I first moved to Maine I lived further north than I do now. Very rural, backwoods, nice. Pretty country but nothing up there. Work is hard to come by and things are very far away. I do miss it sometimes but I do like the connivance of the stores nearby. Gotten soft in my old age I guess.
 Anyway I seem to have had a lot of time on my hands for thoughts. Ponders. Things that I see and wonder at that others may not.

The Dark side

There is a side of me that I don't like people to see. Well let's face it we all have "traits" that we would rather the world did not know about and things we would rather not share. Lord knows I've got my share.
I recently had a visit from that wonderful person know as "Anger". He's a mean ugly SOB. He don't care what he does or who he hurts. My anger side is down right scary. I don't like him at all and try not to let him out but every so often he manages to get out. Well he did and I don't like it. I hurt and scared people that I care about.
What I want to know is why is he there? Why do we need anger? What possible good can come from feeling and acting that way?
I know why he comes out. There comes a time when life just overwhelms you but there must be another way  to direct that energy then by turning into a raging monster.
What do you do when you can't walk away ? Out he comes and all hell breaks loose. And now you have the      wonder feeling of guilt and sorrow. How do you make up for being a total AHOLE? Sorry just don't seem to be enough.

What if's........

Do you ever get the what if's. I don't know what to make of the what if's. What if I had done this or that. What if I "do" this or that. So many unanswered questions. Which of course lead to the "why's". I at 50 yrs old can not for the life of me figure out what it's all about. The almighty dollar ? We spend the better part of our lives making money for someone else. You work a job. Your making money for the owners and the "board members" and who ever else has their hands in the til. If you work for yourself your still giving that money away to someone else. Its impossible in this day and age for the average Joe to keep a roof over his or her head, food on the table and cloths on their backs. So this is life and living ? I don't think so. At least not in my book.
Then lets add a little religion to the mix. According to most "religions" we live or exist to walk the path of a higher being. Yet they take money in the name of  "God". They have and still do wage wars in the name of their "Gods". The clergy get tax breaks. Um excuse me but should we lead by example. They should learn to be humble before their lord and live as the meek do. They are no different then us. Live like us.
And what's with these oil companies. Billion dollar profits per quarter and their charging 4 dollars at the pump. What is wrong with this picture.
Our government officials sit on there asses getting fatter while the rest of us have got to scrape the bottom of the garbage can in hopes of some thing to eat. Lets see them live off 27k, 28k a year.What is this world coming to that we can't even take care of each other.
So what if........
Why?..............
What's it all for? What's the point? What's the meaning?

WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT ?

Simple Life / I just want to live

 Why is it that because I choose a simple way of life can I not have the simple things in life. I do an honest days work. I take home an honest days pay. Why can't I just have a house to live in and be able to take care of my family.
 I'm not asking that much. I'm trying. How can I be expected to fulfill my obligations if large company's will not take the money I am giving them. Yes I got behind but I'm trying to give them the money but they keep sending it back. What the hell my moneys not good enough.
 And how many people got shafted into adding on to your home load THEN getting the adjustment through the government. Oh ya smooth move big bank. Now I've got two loans through the same people under different names don't sound right to me.
 How about health care ? Ya right I'm going to take care of myself and my wife with health care costs. I'm not asking for any that isn't suppose to be a part of living and surviving in today's world.
 You big company's, the government, all you who feed off people like me who just want to live. We need jobs, we need affordable health care, we need to be able to get to where we want to go, heat our home, feed our families.
 I don't need a fancy vehicle, just one I can afford and will get me where in need to go. My own roof over my head. I work for a living I should be allowed should I choose to take care of my own place. I don't mind paying someone for helping me get that home but except my money. Acknowledge that I too work for a living. That I am somebody. That we of the simple life are worthy to be alive.
 I think its time for the world as a whole to take a look at itself. I think the people that we have picked to represent us, big business, government, we our selves, need to step up to the plate and do what truly needs to be done.
 Throwing around money is not the answer. Help the people live. Take your big business money and your influence and your power and truly do your jobs and help the people. Help those who make it possible for you to live the way you do.
 I don't want it. I don't need it. I just want to live.