Post by Kai'zen on Sept 26, 2011 19:07:15 GMT -6
Everyone is equal. Nobody is the same. We are all individuals.
In our culture we have a lot of things going on, we are constantly bombarded with mind-controlling messages and to be honest, they work. How many people rang, payed by credit card and recieved that unique, one time only, never again offer? How many people did the same thing the day after? If anyone can be different, is anyone really that unique? Most people who want to look "different" go for an out there stereotype, very few actually pursue their own direction and for those that do it's left to ponder. "Am I actually that different from everybody else?"
Everyone has the same rights, we all obey the same laws. In theory anyway, in truth the police aren't Judge Dredd and some people are treated more fairly than others. Celebrities are a prime example of this. Recently in New Zealand, a comedian, whose name remains suppressed, was trialled for molesting his daughter. The Judge decided that his reputation would be ruined if it got out, and let him off giving a public statement. "He makes people laugh". Well done ministry of Justice. If it were anyone else, would they have got away with it? Are we really that equal?
The idea I suppose is that everyone gets the same chances, but in reality some people face biases, prejudices and some people are just plain better at things than others. If we all start at the same point on the track, someone will finish first. The truth is that some people are better than others. Some people see that and form elitist opinions, they become racist, sexist or just full of themselves. When you see a pro, someone who knows their stuff really excel, they don't gloat. When people complement them, most tend to be humble. I recognise that not everyone is equal. By our natures as cultists we are an elite, but rather than looking down on the people below you, look at the people above you, recognise what put them there. Rather than wallowing in your spite and trying to outdo them, earn their respect, become their equal, isolate what makes the people better, and master it. Then, when you reach that plateau, rather than staying there and enjoying the view, find the next peak, and scale that one too, on and on, the Left Hand Path never ends.
Hail Batman!
In our culture we have a lot of things going on, we are constantly bombarded with mind-controlling messages and to be honest, they work. How many people rang, payed by credit card and recieved that unique, one time only, never again offer? How many people did the same thing the day after? If anyone can be different, is anyone really that unique? Most people who want to look "different" go for an out there stereotype, very few actually pursue their own direction and for those that do it's left to ponder. "Am I actually that different from everybody else?"
Everyone has the same rights, we all obey the same laws. In theory anyway, in truth the police aren't Judge Dredd and some people are treated more fairly than others. Celebrities are a prime example of this. Recently in New Zealand, a comedian, whose name remains suppressed, was trialled for molesting his daughter. The Judge decided that his reputation would be ruined if it got out, and let him off giving a public statement. "He makes people laugh". Well done ministry of Justice. If it were anyone else, would they have got away with it? Are we really that equal?
The idea I suppose is that everyone gets the same chances, but in reality some people face biases, prejudices and some people are just plain better at things than others. If we all start at the same point on the track, someone will finish first. The truth is that some people are better than others. Some people see that and form elitist opinions, they become racist, sexist or just full of themselves. When you see a pro, someone who knows their stuff really excel, they don't gloat. When people complement them, most tend to be humble. I recognise that not everyone is equal. By our natures as cultists we are an elite, but rather than looking down on the people below you, look at the people above you, recognise what put them there. Rather than wallowing in your spite and trying to outdo them, earn their respect, become their equal, isolate what makes the people better, and master it. Then, when you reach that plateau, rather than staying there and enjoying the view, find the next peak, and scale that one too, on and on, the Left Hand Path never ends.
Hail Batman!