The sun will always find a place to shine through the trees

Lifes Ride

Love;
Will you ride the bus with me, when the Limo breaks down?

Food For Thought? #2

A holy man was having a conversation with the Lord one day and said, "Lord, I would like to know what Heaven and Hell are like."

The Lord led the holy man to two doors.
He opened one of the doors and the holy man looked in. In the middle of the room was a large round table. In the middle of the table was a large pot of stew, which smelled delicious and made the holy man's mouth water.
The people sitting around the table were thin and sickly. They appeared to be famished.
They were holding spoons with very long handles that were strapped to their arms and each found it possible to reach into the pot of stew and take a spoonful.
But because the handle was longer than their arms, they could not get the spoons back into their mouths. The holy man shuddered at the sight of their misery and suffering.
The Lord said, "You have seen Hell."

They went to the next room and opened the door. It was exactly the same as the first one. There was the large round table with the large pot of stew which made the holy man's mouth water. The people were equipped with the same long-handled spoons, but here the people were well nourished and plump, laughing and talking. The holy man said,
"I don't understand."
It is simple," said the Lord. "It requires but one skill. You see they have learned to feed each other, while the greedy think only of themselves."

Remember that I will always share my spoon with you.

Thoughs on Love... from the movie Stardust

"...But to see the way mankind loves
You could search the furthest reaches of the universe,
and never find anything more beautiful.

So, yes, I know that love is; Unconditional
But I also know it can be; Unpredictable
Unexpected
Uncontrolable
and Unbearable
and strangely easy to mistake for loathing...

...My heart, it feels like my chest can barely contain it.
Like it doesn't belong to me any more - It belongs to you
And if you wanted it, I would ask for nothing in exchange.
No gifts, no goods, No demonstration of devotion
Nothing but knowing you love me too.

Just your heart in exchange for mine."

Platos' Cave...

Plato is describes the journey to knowledge--explaining how it is that we come to know things, and the reason that most people are unable to achieve true knowledge (instead, they live by belief alone).

Start on the outside of the cave. There is a horse galloping in a field, illumined by the sun. The person who sees this is capable of knowing the truth about the horse. If a person only sees the reflection of a horse in water, the person can know a lot about horses, but the image being viewed is imperfect and wavers. If a person only sees the shadow of the horse, the individual knows about the movements of a horse, but not its color or size. The closer to the cave (taking his journey in reverse), the less the person knows. It is only the person who has seen the horse directly--in the presense of the sun (truth)--that can truly be said to know about horses.

Now let's go back to the beginning. In the cave the people see what the people behind the partition want them to see. They live in a world where they do not see real objects--only imperfect representations of those objects. That is all they know, so they are unaware of the fact that these are imperfect--as far as they concerned, this is reality.

The one who is turned loose and taken to see the fire and the puppets comes closer to the truth, but it is a painful process. First, he has to get used to standing on his legs. He has to allow his eyes adjust to the light. But as these adjustments are made, he is able to understand the charade that he once called reality. Not everyone makes it that far.

Some actually exit the cave, but this is--once again--a painful process. It is painful to the legs as well as the eyes as the person ascends into the presence of the sun. At first, this person can see best at night, because their eyes are still accustomed to darkness.

The rest of the analogy spills out from this. The light of the sun--which governs all life outside the cave (controlling days, seasons, years, etc.)--is truth, which governs all that we do. It is unfortunate that most people are unable to leave the cave. However, those who do have the privilege of learning truth have an obligation to go back and share with those who remain in darkness--to share with them as much truth as they are capable of understanding.

Just remember that those who re-enter the cave also require a period of adjustment, so they appear to know nothing at first. Like philosophers dealing with lawyers and politicians, they are operating in an arena where their knowledge of truth is not understood or accepted, and they will appear foolish.

Food For Thought

Seems the deepest thoughts spend the shortest amount of time between the ears...
Here i have managed to capture a few:

# We are the Sum; of all the people we have met, and the subsequent actions of both.

# If the man I am today, met the boy I was 25 years ago..... What advice should i give? What would he ask? Would i be proud or reserved?
Would it make any difference to the outcome of either?

# Johnathon Seagull; suggests that the limits to what we can do... are only as far as we perceive it to be.

#Slavery. We work, to purchase items that are either Wants or Needs. Needs consist simply of: food, clothing and shelter.
These are the basic needs and without any one we perrish.
This obviously implys that the other things are wants and not required to live... other than a little more comfortable.

*** What we need to ask ourselves: At what point do the wants become the Slave-Master?

A WAY BACK INTO LOVE

I didn't write this; ...only wish I had
Thankyou to who-ever did



A WAY BACK INTO LOVE

I've been living with a shadow overhead
I've been sleeping with a cloud above my bed
I've been lonely for so long
Trapped in the past, I just can't seem to move on

I've been hiding all my hopes and dreams away
Just in case I ever need them again someday
I've been setting aside time
To clear a little space in the corners of my mind

All I wanna do is find a way back into love
I can't make it through without a way back into love


I've been watching but the stars refuse to shine
I've been searching but I just don't see the signs
I know that it's out there
There's gotta be something for my soul somewhere

I've been looking for someone to shed some light
Not somebody just to get me through the night
I could use some direction
And I'm open to your suggestions

All I wanna do is find a way back into love
I can't make it through without a way back into love
And if I open my heart again
I guess I'm hoping you'll be there for me in the end

There are moments when I don't know if it's real
Or if anybody feels the way I feel
I need inspiration
Not just another negotiation

All I wanna do is find a way back into love
I can't make it through without a way back into love
And if I open my heart to you
I'm hoping you'll show me what to do
And if you help me to start again
You know that I'll be there for you in the end