Porn of the Soul

An individual is born. He is breastfed. His focus falls upon his mother and upon himself.

This person grows up: he feeds himself (i.e. he swallows food, he doesn’t savour it); he covers his flesh with cloth; he makes friends; he falls in love or not; he forms family or not; he works or not; he professes a religion or not; he believes in something or not; he builds something or not; he leaves a legacy or not; he does charity or not...he dies.

A priori, it seems like this being did what humans are supposed to do: he was born; he grew older, lived and passed away. 

However, to think and believe that we incarnate in this world solely to have fun, to observe life, to simply breathe, to experience things and just be there is too simplistic and pornographic. 

Souls incarnate in order to ask the right questions in everything they do.

I am born: why? What am I here for exactly? Who am I? Who sent me here?

I eat and drink: what does it taste like? Should I be grateful for it or not?

I get dressed: what is the purpose of wearing x or y piece of clothing?

I work: do I love what I do? Am I competent? Am I satisfied?

I make friends: are they really friends or acquaintances? Do I know them? Do I need them? Are they a reflection of myself?

I find love: is it really love or is it affection out of convenience?

I marry: why? Because I want to or because society says I must?

I have kids: why? Is it out of obligation or because they represent an extension of my love? 

I make charity: with what purpose? Obligation, status quo, fame, need for/to help?

I believe in God: why? Is it because you were told to or because you know?

I don’t believe in God: why? Is it because you were told to, because you’re disappointed or because you don’t want to bother?

I get old: what lessons were learned? Have I evolved? What would I’ve done differently?

I die: I surfed through life. I didn’t think, I didn’t analyse; I didn’t bother cause all I wanted was to be happy; to live without thinking much (too painful). But was I really happy, was I really a human, humane?

Spending an entire existence without confronting ourselves with the proper questions and without answering them is reducing us to a degree of MacSoul. 

Leading a junk-life is trashy, vulgar...Porn of the Soul. 

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Europe Minorities and Immigration Issues

France decided to expel hundreds of Roma, from its territory.
European politicians are decrying this decision, claiming that Europe had vowed never to persecute minorities ever again. They subtly compare the Roma to the Jewish People. Is this comparison reasonable? Let’s see…
The Roma people, in question, are uneducated people (who, in general, insist on not sending their children to school) that live illegally in France (the French law requires EU foreign citizens to have a work permit if staying in the country for more than 3 months), which means that if they work they do not pay taxes, they do not contribute to social security; unfortunately they are known for not respecting the law (which is something this community needs to work on if they want to integrate themselves in society) and many times they live off government grants (which, once again, means that they do not pay taxes and the country’s resources are being used up by people who did not contribute to social security). France’s solution: send them back to their countries of origin with €300 in their pocket.
The Jewish People were (and still are) highly educated, productive and extremely wealthy European citizens; who abided by the law (meaning that the authorities were respected, taxes and social security were paid, and when they immigrated they legalised themselves). Their monetary power and knowledge were object of envy. Europe’s solution: not to send them back to their land (Palestine) but to "simply" gas them. 
So, is the comparison reasonable? No, in fact, it is rather ill.

The media, as always (in its manipulative frenzy), seems to have overlooked the fact that France sought to fight a crescent wave of crime perpetrated by the Roma; however it must be said that, many times, France’s solutions to this sort of problem may set dangerous trends. Perilous measures, that border xenophobia, may show fear and lack of a good immigration policy.

Being a member of the EU should not grant countries like Romania and Bulgaria (for example) the right to dump its unwanted citizens on other EU nation’s backyard and then have everybody crying “PERSECUTION!”
Being a member of the EU bears the responsibility of teaching its citizens what it means to belong to the European community: to be able to circulate in it free and legally (i.e. to register themselves, to work, to pay taxes and social security and, mostly, to abide by the law of the host country).
If an individual, or group of individuals, insists upon remaining illegal then nations should have the right to reverse the situation (lest all the patria’s resources are consumed).

European politicians are hypocritical: ask them what their reaction is when Black Africans and Brazilians “invade” Europe...yes, they quickly shout “Send them back!”...if the Roma were a bit darker no European commissioner would show up on TV uttering “But I make it very clear my patience is wearing thin: enough is enough.”



Image: European Union flag (borrowed from Google Images).

Real Men

Real men need to be returned to us.
I am fatigued of the recently imposed version of men: males wearing makeup; males wanting to interfere with the feminine world (including discussing their menstruation); males being rude; males not knowing their place in the world; males being castrated...

Feminists woke up one day and declared war to men; and thus decided to torture lucid people with their follies – men were to completely change their social behaviour, for example:

• Men are not to open the door for a lady: somehow darling feminists view this as an attack to the concept of equality. Apparently this sort of woman does not want to be respected (yes, because having a man opening the door for us is a sign of reverence).
• Men are not to get up when a lady walks in a room: a terrorist attack to women’s sovereignty. Again, this is a sign of respect and I see nothing wrong with it; au contraire, it is rather flattering.
• Men are not to pay bills or meals: another attack to women’s independence. Feminists are not being practical here for if a man wants to pay for things, women will be left with more money to invest in themselves and in their kids.
• Men are not to throw a compliment and make sexy remarks: sexual harassment. Everybody knows that men, upon seeing a woman, must express themselves. As long as it’s not dirty and as long as they do not grope us...why castrate men? Furthermore, why pretend that we do not feel flattered?
• Men are not to offer to help in certain situations: an insult to women’s intelligence. I’m intelligent and intellectual and I love it when men help me in whatever I need; when they teach me new things. I feel not diminished, by the contrary, I feel enriched by a fellow human. 

Men are women’s complement and vice-versa. Men are not foes, for heaven’s sake.
Are there obnoxious males (whom we feel like beating up from dusk till dawn)? Yes, but women raised those men, so if we are to demand new social behaviours, we must start by the women so that they bring back real men into society.

Image: Isaac Henrique Sequeira by Thomas Gainsborough

Joseph the carpenter: thought Vs reaction

“Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: when His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit. And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man and not wanting to disgrace her, planned to send her away secretly” (Matthew 1:18-19).

Even a just man finds his mind besieged by dark thoughts.
The scriptures suggest that Joseph intended to leave Mary out of concern but was it really?
Joseph was a man, and men (even the most righteous ones) often have accusatory thoughts (when not reactions) when it comes to women and their affairs.

Mary had not been loved by the carpenter yet when she approached him with the news that she’s bearing a seed.
Joseph’s possible thought: “Blimey! I have been cheated upon! Is it possible that I fell into the palatable trap of a wench?”
Joseph’s official reaction: “Dear God, bestow upon me the strength to leave her lest I ruin this woman’s reputation!”

Mary explains that an Angel called upon her to announce that despite being a virgin she’d conceive a child fruit of the Holy Spirit.
Joseph’s possible thought: “Say what? Come now…women are devious, this much I know; however this plot is devilish! Whom does she take me for: a shmuck?!”
Joseph’s official reaction: “I see…everything will be quite all right, Mary.”

Joseph dreams of scurrying off the house in the middle of the night, while sweet Mary lies in her angelical sleep. Notwithstanding, an Angel interferes with his dream saying “Oy Judd, boyo! What do you think you’re plotting? You are going nowhere for Mary is not a wench you can disgrace; she has been touched by the Hand of God: you shall stay!”
Joseph’s possible thought: “Bloody Hell: I am hallucinating!! Reason is telling me to leave, but Satan is telling me to stay: it’s an entrapment...I can feel it!”
Joseph’s official reaction: “Yeah, you’re right! The Lord’s Will not mine...!”

Immediate thoughts may mirror our first impulse.
Final reactions may reflect a product of either Free Will or Destiny...

What do you reckon?

Image: The Visitation by El Greco