The Ludicrous Fascination with Guns in America

Those who would do us harm, should never be our own countrymen, for why do we gather under the same flag, the same ideals and beliefs of freedom? The right of being armed and taking life is an act against God, not an inalienable right of any constitution in times of peace, and therefore void of any reason.

Killing begets killing, as in times of war, the defense of family and country against invaders, but in the streets of any city, town or society, the notion that being armed is a right, is ludicrous. If you carry a weapon on your person it will be used in contentious moments, out of fear, out of anger, out of confusion, and people will die because you are armed.

The reasoning behind being able to protect yourself, is an invitation to engage deadly force, that otherwise would not come into play, even if the assailant is armed. Those people in any community who choose to be armed, are a risk to public safety and in normal circumstances are either police, security or criminals, the latter to be disarmed as a matter of law keeping.

The contention that the constitution states a right to defend yourself and family, does by no means suggest a century later, that everyone should be armed. That is a ludicrous interpretation. The gun lobby has too much political power, too much money invested in arms, and has never had the safety or welfare of the American people as a priority, just money.

America: highest rates of gun ownership, highest rates of death or injury by guns; do the math!

If any Prime Minister in Australia wishes to introduce the right to bare arms into our peaceful culture, he should be driven out of office. This is not our way.

Tony DeLorger © 2016

The American Presidency

If nothing else, the American presidential race proves beyond doubt that the system of government is so fraught with corruption and inadequate systems, a chimpanzee could become president., given the right cash and media hype. What a joke the system is, but I guess it really doesn't matter who sits in the seat, the president certainly doesn't run the government anyway.

Corruption runs deep, deeper than anyone could imagine. Who owes who is far beyond a simple graph and ultimately few really know who pulls the strings. But this election is particularly revealing. On one hand you have a multimillionaire conman with always dubious business dealings: a loud mouth with no self-control, who could in fact be another Hitler. On the other hand, you have another narcissist whose corruption and reckless self-preservation knows no bounds. Both to me are far less than common thugs in expensive suits and who will no doubt have many personal agendas that will compromise their would be office.

Dumping Bernie Sanders was a grave mistake, as he was truly the only one worthy of the post. But that's the system for you. Let money buy what it can and all side with the proposed winner, regardless of the collateral damage, regardless of credibility or integrity.

I love the American people, more friendly and accommodating than most people of the world, but my God, the system of government and politicians in the USA are so completely void of common sense as money alone drives everything. There are so many secrets that even presidents and high up leaders hardly know what's actually goes on. The real rulers remain in the shadows, the world bankers and their black ops cohorts running everything.

So, to most of the world the US is a joke, an utter failure of a system that is so corrupted and having driven people to actually pursue that 'Great American Dream', let them down over and over to the point of implosion. The war on drugs, the war of terrorism, the persecution of colored Americans are all just part of the plan, the most corrupt and oppressive society on earth, delivering all the cash to the few, and keeping the masses dumb and distracted while they go about their one world order program.

Who cares who wins this presidency, because basically no-one wants either of them.

The Spiritual Path in a World of Misery

How truth divides us completely, each view alone righteous, a spike to drive into the chest of opposition. I cannot dispel the thought that never will there be peace, when man imperfect, chooses to breach his own morality for some grace of belief that insists delivering outcomes justified by means, is acceptable. The common good is rarely real, as those who quote it are striving for their own deliverance, their own personal agendas. The common good deeds includes collateral damage in displacement, injury and death, never seen as an obstacle to wanted outcomes.

How can the world become spiritually aware, when life is in tatters, greed and consumerism our false gods and competition rather than sharing has become the paradigm for life. Surely we are barking up the wrong tree, for this superficial world delivers nothing but anguish and pain, and this kind of striving is not honorable but blind, for the more we invest in the lies, the more we become one. When the light finally turns on and your life has dissipated, with nothing but trinkets and high blood pressure, a divorce and estranged children, maybe then you will see that the dream was a nightmare and the pursuit of wealth is an empty vessel.

The mark of a spiritual life keeps all this in balance, keeps the focus on love, compassion, sharing and evolving from the inept beings of our beginnings. No matter what we do in life, the only importance is how we respond to the world and each other, our innate nature to be molded by experience and uplifted by spiritual understanding and knowledge. All deceit and lies and manipulation just keeps us tied to our base reality, our caveman ancestors, who had to fight for survival. Now we choose how to act, to deal with life: to accept, to reject and make decisions based on knowledge and experience. In a spiritual state of mind we do not attract contention, rather create a smoother and more worthy passage to whatever dreams we deem important.

Pursuing any dream including a career doesn't have to be motivated by greed, the pursuit of wealth or any negative aspiration, but simply a choice of path in which we may adhere to all our spiritual aspirations and treat life in the same way as you would in any job, in any situation. We have the potential to be great, to achieve whatever we so wish, but only through balance and a spiritual path shall we rise and realize our innate potentials, where kindness and compassion lead our steps to further understand this human experience of life.

Respect also is paramount in the acceptance that all life is of value, that no life is superior to another, just because we have cognitive ability. In reality, the plant world for instance have learned many lessons that humans have not, unconditional giving, sharing, and the acceptance of natural cycles. We humans struggle with all of it, too arrogant and self- serving to even give thought to seemingly lower forms of life. The treatment of animals is a perfect example as to how base and ignorant we are. Animals all have feelings and understand much more that we think and respecting them just as important as respecting each other, both of which we struggle globally.

The spiritual path acknowledges life and its ultimate value, each life a place within this organism we call earth, and the more we respect that the less we will inhibit its natural evolution and rightful path. All the answers are within us, not in any external belief structure or ideal, for so much has been corrupted by greed and narcissism, and its about time we grew up and became aware of our true potential as living, responsible, sentient beings.

Get Tough, Not Weak!

Firstly I am not a racist, I have no religious bias and take people for who they are and present themselves. It is not my job to judge how people wish to live, but if those choices effect the greater good, then perhaps then I will speak up.

Islam is under fire continually, only because the terrorist of the day choose to use their religion as an excuse to kill and seek power. Muslims on the whole are people like you and I, wishing to live in peace and work to maintain a good life for their families. Their religious aspirations are none different to Catholics or Protestants or virtually any other religions, Hindu, Buddhist or whatever.

The problem arises when a religion extends so deeply into culture, it virtually segregates them from all other peoples. In an Islamic country, that is of course not a problem, and culture and religion work hand in hand, but should those of the Islamic faith chose to live in say a Christian country, how then should they behave culturally, so not to impact on their country of settlement?

The answer is clearly they must compromise to assimilate into the new country, as that is the culture in which they now will live. If they will not, then they are not eligible to settle; for that is surely part of an immigration expectation.

The widespread refugee crisis from war-torn Syria has created a word-wide problem of escalating concern. These displaced people feel it is their right to do as they please in their new countries of settlement, demanding they live as they have always lived , regardless of the culture of that country.

Recently in Australia and elsewhere, Muslims are demanding that they have lands and settlement as a group of religious peoples, so they can live as Muslims, both in religious practice and culture. What right has any religion or ethnic group to demand anything of a chosen country of settlement. Refugees are welcomed as are immigrants, based on their agreement to learn the language and the culture of that country so they can assimilate. Creating enclaves of any group simply separates, and division creates disharmony. If any group whether they be Islamic or whatever, refuse to assimilate, they have no right being in that country.

Hell, those displaced peoples of Syria, should be bloody thankful that a country takes them at all, let alone demanding they life how they wish. Any government that bows to these requests is creating a very tenuous future indeed, and with all those radicalized Muslims, no doubt among those who truly need re-settlement, is it any wonder people are nervous.

Any country who just opens the doors and gives these people an opportunity to recreate their own ravaged countries, in culture and religion has got to have a screw loose. Those families who truly accept resettlement and assimilation cause no problem for their host country, but those who start trying to control and demand rights they do not have should be dealt with smartly.

The world is not Islamic, and never will be, despite what many fundamentalists think. The world needs to be much tougher on immigration and refugees, offering a hand to those who truly need it, and ridding themselves of all the troublemakers who demand rights that just do not have.

The Eternal Balance: the Good and Evil Within

I am not a negative person and have always lived with positive paradigms, courtesy and kindness a daily practice as I know love is the only way to peace, to a serene heart and to experience this journey with gratitude. However, when we acknowledge the darker side of human beings, when we realize that we all inherently have sin woven into our free will, it is often hard to accept what is happening in the world, the extremes to which people will go in their quest of evil.

Human beings are basically narcissistic, and no matter how we practice kindness and the ideals of love, self-protection, self-interest and self-gain relentlessly hounds our pre-preemptive intentions. When tested most of us fail to be the people we envisage and our perceived halos fall quickly to our shoulders, if not feet.

All we can do is aspire to be better, to minimize the darkness and walk with positive intentions with love as our guiding light. But life has a way of defeating these hopes, by way of the daily necessities of striving for money, possessions and status in a society that has become more than consumerist, more than competitive and breeds lies and deception each and every moment.

As a consequence we become cynical, non-trusting and hardened to the reality of being manipulated by others. We become harder, less loving or kind because we have doubts about everyone. Terrorism, increases in crime and violence doesn't help as the world leans more to the darkness, and in response we too lean more to the darkness in the righteous belief that ridding those of sin will cleanse the world. The reality is we simply lower ourselves to their darkness and sin, regardless of our righteous belief.

Perhaps it could be said that humanity is doomed from the beginning for this darkness we bring to life. Perfection may be our path in purpose, but the dark side of us is powerful indeed and the world if nothing else just gets worse not better.

Personally, I engage less and less with the world physically, so not to have to witness the constant manipulation and delusion, which upsets my own sensibilities and heart. I don't claim to be perfect, or above any-one, as often I wish I could escape myself. But in the end, the less I connect to human beings in a daily sense, the better I am. I have some wonderful people in my life, but they are few and frankly I prefer to be with animals, who are what they are, no pretense, no ulterior motives, just love and devotion.

I believe we should embrace darkness as it is part of us, but then keep it in balance and live life to aspire to realize our potential. That is our purpose, I believe. But as the world is, I do wonder what lies ahead. 

Someone Else's War

War echoes in humanity,
a hard culling, a cyclic placation
of all that love is,
and the blood spilled in belief,
of righteous lies and deceit,
is but a reminder of fragility,
and in the end who other than greed
benefits.

Young men face fear direct,
and against all odds fight
for country, family and belief,
a delusion of questionable truth,
and what they see, touch and feel,
shatters all that could have been,
in a just world,
of potential.

Instead minds are changed,
beyond redemption beyond return,
when torturous death and gore,
resounds in nightmare minds,
forever to be the canvas of any life at all,
and those who return,
live in guilt for having survived,
while mates and comrades live forever in pain.

Purpose sought and rarely found,
haunt the mind relentlessly,
fractured pictures of fire, blood and limbs torn,
smoke and rumbling earth,
the cries of fallen, alone and fading,
within a mind in comfort, now,
just too much to bear,
too much to assimilate.

And so they drink and smoke
and try to dull the memories,
etched hard in cognizance,
a secret wanting to join their mates,
remove this weight upon them,
and the pain, like scraping dull blades consumes,
caught between life and death,
from war, a shell, a hope yearned, bereft.

Silently they whisper,
it was someone else’s war.

The Seeds are Sewn

Seeds of what may come haunt my mind,
not fear but possibility echoes hard,
like cold metallic pings, relentless;
and knowing a humanity that cares not for change,
may cause an implosion of no recompense.

Truths like smoke waft in and out of consciousness,
ethereal plumes filled with outrageous reality,
burdens of unthinkable dreams alive,
as if fancy proven true and reality as we knew it, a lie,
spoon-fed from beginning to end.

Sad the truth of our distracted lives,
oblivious, smiling refuges from actuality,
amused and numbed and not caring at all,
what ensues before our very eyes,
and what’s hidden to finally, suddenly be realized.

What if all the pawns, we sacrifices for our own good,
were to crave the power of queen or knight,
to know what plans tether all,
made by those very few, who hide truth
and hold the world on delicate strings, forestalled.

Just who is in control is my greatest fear,
is it here on earthly realms or perhaps elsewhere,
in conflict of struggles immemorial,
beneath our radar, above our pay-grade,
soon to be exposed.

The seeds are sewn, and truth eventually rises,
regardless of intentions, of plans laid in concrete,
for no-one is above truths persistent call,
its striving for light, its mirrored soul,
and when it announces its coming, the world will still.

Control- Out of Reach

Complicit in the contentions of the world,

we, each one, bare the burden of humanity's sins,

for if not aided, abetted in our complacency,

our choices of inaction ensue.

We may blame the unrighteous, unholy

acts of terrorism and violence,

yet we, collectively allow these atrocities to happen,

because we are less engaged or concerned regarding

those who rule and how they rule.

Global politics and power brokers rule

those with whom we entrust our fate,

never to be clear who decides definitively,

and why the struggles for power and wealth benefit nations.

Is reality within our grasp, within our power to change,

sadly not I feel, for wealth rules without morality,

and consequences judged by them as necessary,

regardless of how we feel, how we disagree.

Democracy is a ruse, the seeds of which,

like a shiny decoration to impress the impoverished,

proffers far less than its ideal suggests,

and our vote just a digit in eternity,

the same result, regardless of political party or belief.

The systems are inherently corrupt,

they can't be anything else, for all is based on money,

not welfare, compassion, love or even protection,

the systems are cold and clear cut,

the hierarchy based on wealth equals power,

in government and outside of government.

So how can we average citizens make a difference,

when who appears in government is not in control,

when all contingencies are fore-planned regardless of ideology,

and what will ensue far beyond our reach or influence,

in this, a world running out of ideologies that matter.

Not one political of social ideology has worked,

without bleeding from corruption,

until now when corruption is so complete,

corporations and banks rule the world, if not in light, covertly,

and we have not the money or power to resist them.

Sadly, the fate of humanity lies in revolution and drastic change.

Up _ _ _ _ Creek Without a Paddle!

I simply don't understand why politicians are so shallow, so self-serving that most of their actions in office are marked by their own perceived legacies, rather than what is required for the people whom they represent. Don't worry about our failing health and education systems, just spend billions on roadways that will help some local poli in the coming elections. That sounds fair enough doesn't it?

The Australian governments of the last several years have slowly but surely lost the plot, both state and federal, and from the people's perspective, we are losing our standard of living, losing industry and jobs to foreign ownership, and simply suffering from bad policies from which we will suffer the ramifications for decades.

What does a country need to be successful in world markets. 1/ Education: without it we can never be competitive in world markets nor be innovative in areas of growth that can sustain the future economy. 2/ Healthcare: If we do not take care of our people, both the young as those carrying the weight of our future, and the old as those who sustained our past, what possible future do we have?

So what have governments done to protect these two vital necessities? They are tearing them both to shreds, cutting funds for both to the point of utter disaster. While the state government of South Australia mismanages the new Royal Adelaide Hospital: blown out budgets, time delays, impossible systems and a plethora of problems that should never in good management exist at all. And in the end, the health system is at critical point with diminished funding. As I said before these ambitious projects are more about who built them politically, that about why they are being built.

Australia is facing a black hole, with Asian labor destroying our own manufacturing industries,

overseas commodities undercutting our local producers, and jobs at their lowest ebb, who is going to drive the innovations that could save our long term economy? Just think of all those brilliant minds out there who can't get into university because of the costs and lack of placements.

It's about time someone put a blanket on these self-serving, self- maintaining politicians who earn ridiculous amounts of money and for some, just to sit in parliament of a few sessions, say nothing, contribute nothing and still earn what most of us couldn't even dream to earn. There's no control beyond themselves; and how can you trust any of them. I Certainly can't.

Politics is becoming a joke, and dare I say, becoming like it is in America. Now that's frightening! We, as the people have barely any influence other than a single vote, which right now gets us nowhere, whoever we vote for. Where have all the eloquent, trustworthy, honorable public servants gone? Got me !

Of Self, Love and Potential

Tony DeLorger © 2016

The antithesis of folly,

is the focus of self,

for when empathy and awareness

of others fades,

obstacles rise in balance

and struggle ensues.

It is not a point of morality,

but of cause and effect

that guides the undulations of life,

and the persistent will of self

can disarm plans quickly,

to render a rugged landscape.

Inversely, the giving to others freely,

elicits a gathering of positive energy,

which can placate negative circumstance,

and we in turn receive more than we give,

life's bounty a gift,

in circumstance, in understanding.

The morality of religion

is in fact a conscious understanding

of the mechanics of life,

and in selflessness we discover

acts of compassion,

and the core of what love means.

Spirituality for me,

has little to do with religion,

more, a belief in human potential,

what we truly are beyond the flesh,

and connecting to the very energy

that binds all life and existence.

Dealing with Ourselves

Tony DeLorger © 2016

No matter our intention,
no matter our underlying predilections, 
life will always challenge us
to the point of breaking:
that is the point,
the purpose of being here;
so no matter how indignant,
no matter how disgruntled we become,
remember, learning is the path.

We can squirm, complain,
play the victim all we like,
become paranoid, angry,
hateful and a nightmare for all around us,
but in the end
we either learn and move on,
or keep the cycle going,
plunge ourselves into eternal strife.

So, without deep contemplation,
epiphanies of earth shattering magnitude,
we should just know, that
accepting circumstances and facing them,
in a positive way,
is the key to learning
and finding meaning in life.
It is our chosen path; deal with it!

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The Facts are Shocking!

Anything is possible!

Donald Drumpf- Incessant liar and manipulator

Tony DeLorger © 2016

If you want the proof to all the lies and claims of this would be president, the John Oliver Show just delivered all that and more in his latest hilarious offering. Trump the man is clearly a narcissist of the highest order, deluded on such grandiose levels that even he believes his twisted viewpoints to be reality. He is clearly not what he appears, in wealth, in character, in business, his intention and the lies are so complex, this man is a joke, especially when he is being considered for presidency. This is a horror story, as funny in its truth as it is dangerous in its possible ramifications.

Before you vote for the showbiz Trump, you owe it to yourself to watch John Oliver, when all the stats and truths are researched and the veil of lies removed.

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Ensuring a Future

Tony DeLorger © 2016

What two things, apart from a healthy economy, does a country need to maintain to ensure the future prosperity of its people? Education is the first, ensuring future generations can embrace technology and change as the world changes. Second is healthcare, ensuring the next generation is fit and able to cope with an uncertain world, and the elderly, who have already worked their entire lives, are taken care of in their twilight years. Yet in many countries, countries with the supposed highest living standards in the world, these two areas of responsibility are sadly neglected, as the struggle with economics and keeping balance sheets in the black force decisions to cut basic needs.

As the great divide increases between upper and lower classes, poverty is becoming a disease within many first world countries, who spend more on weaponry than education, and whose health systems are failing catastrophically. The failure of economic policies force leadership to strip these areas of necessity to bolster their own perceived successes and the people suffer as a consequence. Surely education and healthcare are together the most important means by which any government ensures a positive future for a country. But sadly politicians are more interested in their own careers rather than the future of the constituents they represent.

The so called middle classes are diminishing, either forging ahead in ascension or becoming poorer than they could have ever imagined. Yes they may have a nice car in the drive, and a huge mortgage on their house and pool, but how safe is their superficial lifestyle, if the economy goes belly up? In this day and age, the possibilities are far more a threat than they used to be. In a world where war is commonplace, and refugees by the millions strewn across the globe, the stresses of economic instability are taking a toll. War costs money, supporting refugees costs money, and when third world countries become the hub of manufacturing, traditional industries in first world countries are lost. Change dictates drastic measures and many governments in desperation are slowly picking away at essential services to try to maintain the coffers.

In Australia, we have slowly been losing our manufacturing industries for years, lost to cheap labor in our neighboring Asian region, and as the mining boom begins to fade, we are faced with huge problems, desperately seeking innovations to fill the holes than manufacturing leaves in our ability to trade in world markets. So where does the money come from, to maintain essential services like healthcare and education, if we are not selling more than we're buying? More taxes?

I don't want to be the voice of negativism, but to what do we invest our thinking: war and righteous quests or taking care of our people? Do we keep paying CEO's and politicians ridiculous amounts of money, while half the populations can't afford health insurance, and must wait up to four years to have a necessary operation like a knee replacement? Inequity in capitalist society is beginning to look a lot like communism; those at the top living is absolute luxury, the rest of us bordering on poverty. It's really not much of a stretch if you think about it.

The world is continually evolving, and the changes can bring about much upheaval, but common sense seems to have been lost on many levels. It's something to think about.

Polls- Never Definitive, but an Indicator

Tony DeLorger © 2016

Derived from questioning a cross-section of society, both geographically and socio-economically, polls can in no way predict political outcomes, but they certainly show trends and can indicate when all is not well. Malcolm Turnbull entered the leadership role not voted in by the Australian people but by deposing the then Prime Minister Tony Abbot. Although he had become unpopular through making some hard economic decisions and several faux pas which gave the media a field day, the masses seemed to embrace the new PM and the honeymoon period ensued.

But reality soon intervenes, and some months later Turnbull's miraculous polling results for preferred leader and Primed Minister have gone to virtually 100% down to 50%. Considering that Turnbull's opposition is Bill Shorten, the most inept leader in Australian political history, and who no-one in their right mind would vote for, a 50% share really says something. Although Turnbull still holds the reigns as our PM, the parties are both on an even keel. That must be a huge kick in the guts for the Liberals.

Malcolm Turnbull is an opportunist, joining the Liberal Party because he believed not in their policies but as the only way he could become the Prime Minister. He was right, but is he up for the job? I believe the Australian public are now seeing a man who can't make up his mind, is too afraid to make decisions and who can play the political games and talk his way out of anything. But is that what we want? What has the man done for our country? Virtually nothing.

I believe that this man is a pretender, and not a loyal one at that. I also believe that the public are figuring this out, which isn't good for the Liberal Party. Labour are of course scratching their heads, wondering what to do with Shorten, the most unpopular poli in history. Get rid of him, for God sake, he'll take Labour nowhere.

So what have we got, we, the people of Australia? It feels like we're all caught between a rock and a hard place. Replacing Abbot was a mistake, and although he had a rough patch, he would have risen above it, because he was doing the right thing for the country, which at the time, no-one recognised. Parties imploding and deposing one another does not create any kind of political stability, and that's what we're now seeing.

This coming election is going to be very interesting.

What Remains

Tony DeLorger © 2016

Elements of me can still be seen,
for most have faded in life's time waged,
worn down resolves, hope and dreams, 
lost to the evolving experiences of existence,
and reflections just attest the loss,
show what remains, 
an often unrecognizable remnant
of a gradually bleached memory.

In the wake of life, as cells regenerate, 
replaced within the parameters of cycles,
so do thoughts, dreams and intentions,
evolving into plights far from wants,
and in that we see the new in a strange,
unidentifiable form, a stranger
in the mirror, peering back pensively.

And when those eyes beg resolve,
that maudlin expression questions,
what can reality say but shrug,
the pathways inexplicably tangential,
lost to original will,
and seeking answers to all of it,
every deviation father from plans.

What recognition remains is profound,
as it has survived like no other aspect,
and perhaps those are the true wills, 
the true pathways of realization,
those that sit at the core of who we are, 
and so I hold them close, 
move on when all else is lost.

No dream is clear-cut, no intention secure,
regardless of righteousness,
for it's the deviations that bring us clarity,
to see the real path, 
who we are, our destined place in this,
our evolving soul, 
our fleeting human life.

Is Love So Difficult?

Tony DeLorger © 2016

Many times I've wondered, let mind and soul to freedom, in hope of love's warm embrace and a wordless understanding. And many times, love fell short in people's capacity to give, unconditionally. I ponder this abyss of irresolute love, those unwilling to surrender to its pure intent, and realize so few accept love's will, instead the self pushes forward, always at the top of the queue.

I wonder why a simple acknowledgement, a reasonable choice to partake in love's sweet elixir, is so difficult for so many, always receding to a shell within which the heart is shackled and wary of all who wander too close. Such apparent fear drives may people, and in accepting fear, they miss out on life's riches, life's greatest rewards of loving freely and being loved in return.

Living life so afraid, living within controllable parameters and within a shell of protection, surely must inhibit all aspects of life, down to simple pleasantries, day to day manners and acceptance of people wherever we go and with whom we deal with in daily living. Imagine how much more we could experience if we brought our A-game to every interaction, with every person we see, speak to, negotiate with and share with in all aspects of living. This secret joy awaits all who dare to live life with love, to share and experience life with a positive and warm intent, not hiding but interacting with humanity in an open and profound way. Wouldn't that be a different and better world?

When we are grateful for every breath, every connection with people, we shine like beacons of light, joy the only circumstance that can exist in our experience, and therefore shared with everyone we contact, whether it be a 'good morning', opening a door for someone or simply a smile of acceptance; the world responds in like.

Either we are driven by love or fear, the choice is ours, but wouldn't it be easier if love ruled our lives? Love isn't that difficult, surely?

One True Direction

Tony DeLorger © 2016

We are a tribute to the light within,
if only we would let it out,
to shine as is meant, 
to reveal what we offer
to a world in thirst of light.

Striving, accumulating, driving
a life to ends dreamed, 
is all worthwhile,
but if we are not who we truly are,
doing what we truly love,
we are fraudulent.

Compliance, necessity, responsibilities,
are all accepted reasons, 
but only if by them we are true to the self,
doing what we do through our talent,
our expression of love to the world.

Love or fear are our choices and path,
from these two we forge our lives,
and when love is chosen, light revealed,
there is nothing impossible,
a universe of ceaseless joy accommodates.

Despair is the crutch of disillusion,
and disillusion is simply the knowing 
of a light-less life,
and joy the realization of a true self,
uninhibited by other concerns, love pervading all.

Potential is boundless,
light eternal and inexhaustible,
it is we who must decide,
who we are, and what we wish to do in life,
there are no other truths that delivers us, 
but through love's light.

Hitler Incarnate

Tony DeLorger © 2016

WTF!!!! I simply do not understand how Donald Trump can have anyone following him, and worse think that he, in any way could be a president of the USA, with all its influence on world economy and politics. This man truly is a lunatic, so swept away by his own ego, it would be impossible to pick which way he'd go on any issue. If by some curse of circumstance this man becomes president, I honestly feel our planet has run out of any hope at all and the end is nigh.

His runaway rhetoric surely proves where the man is, mentally, psychologically. His uncontrolled outbursts and attacks on anyone that crosses his own beliefs, is chilling. Imagine a global crises and he making the decisions?

Am I crazy, not understanding how people can get caught up in his flamboyant and showbiz type performances? I guess people are fed up with all the promises and downward spiraling of America's fast waning dream. Perhaps he allows them to vent, make themselves feel better, and perhaps developing rage gives them some feeling of power, of control, when reality simply confirms their worst fears.

America is in a mess, on virtually every level. Corruption has become the norm, and class distinction now an oppression. The merry-go-round of racial hatred and bias has driven the law to ridiculous lengths and with the highest inmate stats per capita in the world, is it any wonder people see no hope for a future, just a continuation of death by constitutional weaponry.

In this circumstance, people honestly want Donald Trump for president? He being the savior, perhaps like Adolph Hitler looked unifying Germany, instilling a swell of patriotic fervor as he gains control to slowly exact his true ambitions   at the cost of all, except himself.

These are dangerous times, surely.