ECONOMICS

LIFE IS A GAME OF CONNECT THE DOTS, IF YOU DON'T CONNECT ALL THE DOTS OR DON'T CONNECT THEM IN THE RIGHT ORDER YOU NEVER GET THE PICTURE As long as the economy is working for the rich, the poor can take care of themselves. If not the rich will leave the country ( to die) and the poor will have to create a new rich class, it is how it has always worked, everywhere, Russia, France, the US, the poor must know their place. M. N. R.

MORALS

LIFE IS A GAME OF CONNECT THE DOTS, IF YOU DON'T CONNECT ALL THE DOTS OR DON'T CONNECT THEM IN THE RIGHT ORDER YOU NEVER GET THE PICTURE THERE IS NO MORAL LAW THAT REQUIRES YOU TO ACCEPT PROVEN LIES, WHAT HAPPENS? LOOK AT IRAN, AFGHANISTAN M. N. R.

THE NEXT PRESIDENT

LIFE IS A GAME OF CONNECT THE DOTS, IF YOU DON'T CONNECT ALL THE DOTS OR DON'T CONNECT THEM IN THE RIGHT ORDER YOU NEVER GET THE PICTURE THEY ARE BETTING ON BOTHSIDES, SO YOUR VOTE REALLY DOESN'T MATTER, THEYLL OWN THE NEXT PRESIDENT M. N. R. The nation’s wealthy donated millions to the super PACs backing Kamala Harris, Donald Trump and Democrats and Republicans throughout the country, according to monthly reports filed with the Federal Election Commission.

DEJA VU, AGAIN A4

LIFE IS A GAME OF CONNECT THE DOTS, IF YOU DON'T CONNECT ALL THE DOTS OR DON'T CONNECT THEM IN THE RIGHT ORDER YOU NEVER GET THE PICTURE DEJA VU, AGAIN A4 GLOBALISM OR ISOLATIONISM Over 20 years ago, long before I joined Facebook in 2009, I started blogging. Not because I thought I were an expert, but I did believe that I had enough education and life experience to have a rational and reasoned opinion. Having had a military career of over 20 years, having lived in many countries, under many different forms of government, having a BS in Management, a Master's in Psychology and a so on, I was capable. A student also of history and a keen interest in philosophy as well as in business, married now with three kids, I had some understanding. I also had three basic ideas 1. LIFE IS A GAME OF CONNECT THE DOTS, IF YOU DON'T CONNECT ALL THE DOTS OR DON'T CONNECT THEM IN THE RIGHT ORDER YOU NEVER GET THE PICTURE 2. HISTORY IS A LIE THAT WE HAVE AGREED TO ACCEPT AS THE TRUTH 3. IS NOT HOW I SAY YOU SHOULD LIVE, IT IS NOT HOW I WANT YOU TO LIVE, BUT THIS THE WAY YOU WILL LIVE Pretty bold, don't you think? Life is not so simple, and neither is any philosophical discussion. It will be long, there will probably be many many questions, it will also be a learning experience for myself, any counter argument is always a learning opportunity. For most of my reasoning you will have to look back at my viewpoints stated at the beginning to see where is my starting point. Nothing here happens in a vacuum, and all phenomenon are related. We cannot discuss war with looking at the economy, nor can we look at the population, the immigration, the birth rate, or the cost of a postage stamp without looking at the economy or discussing war and peace. We just can't. The politicians divide us by oversimplifying the issues so as to manipulate us. Everything is related, every book must be balanced. Every point has a counterpoint, just like the day follows the night and night follows the day. But where are we headed? I 72 , I am again thinking of the world that my grandchildren will live in, and you have children and grandchildren think about them also. I will write more soon 13 SEPTEMBER 2024

DEJA VU, AGAIN A3

LIFE IS A GAME OF CONNECT THE DOTS, IF YOU DON'T CONNECT ALL THE DOTS OR DON'T CONNECT THEM IN THE RIGHT ORDER YOU NEVER GET THE PICTURE DEJA VU, AGAIN A3 I didn't write last night, I decided not to. There is a debate on TV, in less than an hour, I may watch, I may not. What will you learn, or I will, or anyone for that matter, if you are a republican or a Democrat your mind will not be changed. And that is not even the point. We all know, we already know, right! As they say, lucky for you, you know everything. No, you have not made a choice, you never had a choice. This is the choice you have been given. Reminds me of the chow line in my early military career, whatever you choose will be substandard, barely edible, but you are hungry, you are starving, eat s#it. Trump maybe an outsider to many, but if you had known him from back when he made headlines married Marla Maples and then his casinos, his university and his steaks, etall. And he has admitted that he worked with the politicians of different stripes, he knows the system, and he is still selling ice to the Eskimos, something like that, but people love him because he is the "outsider". Harris came from "nowhere", really? She has no experience? She has been an insider, a (active) part of her party for 34 years, that is actually more than Clinton, Bush, Carter, or even Obama, so there. And how will either do anything new or different. Don't fall for the hyperbole. Don't listen to the talking points, bothsides have made promises in the past that were never meant to be kept. I'LL WRITE MORE LATER TONIGHT REST! 10 SEPTEMBER 2024.

DEJA VU, AGAIN A2

LIFE IS A GAME OF CONNECT THE DOTS, IF YOU DON'T CONNECT ALL THE DOTS OR DON'T CONNECT THEM IN THE RIGHT ORDER YOU NEVER GET THE PICTURE DEJA VU, AGAIN A2 As a father and a grandfather the future of the country (as a whole), and the planet is important to me. My time is near at hand but what world I am, are us, leaving for them. Will it matter more that they do not have access to certain books than that they do not have to face a nuclear Armageddon? Will it be worse for them to treat a gay person with respect than to be able to buy a house? How bad will it be for them to eat lunch with, live in community, where people may or may not have the same political or "moral ideology" than to suffer the consequences of climate change? Years ago, I had mentioned that we do not take rights from others without surrendering some rights of our own. Yet, we are being lied to, we are being misguided into this ideology. It has never happened. When people try to take the rights of others, they always end up losing their own, when we wish to oppress others, we get oppressed. It happened in the Soviet Union, in Germany, in Italy, in China, in North Korea, in Chile, in Cuba, don't try this at home! When the Patriot Act 1 (Bush W.) was signed, I protested, loudly, I called into talk radio, wrote letters to the editors. Today the same folk that were for it all the way are complaining about loss of privacy, but that is the least of it. The Obama signed the NDAA authorizing warrantless searches and indefinite incarceration , and yes targeted killing of Americans without trail, but we forgot, we are busy complaining about having to wear masks or taking a vaccine. We are a lost people, aimless, wandering in the wilderness, looking for a savior to protect us from the invasion at the southern border. But we don't want to work, and our rulers are happy to hire the cheap labor, our whinging and moaning not withstanding. More will follow. M. N. R. 09 SEPTEMBER 2024

DEJA VU, AGAIN A1

LIFE IS A GAME OF CONNECT THE DOTS, IF YOU DON'T CONNECT ALL THE DOTS OR DON'T CONNECT THEM IN THE RIGHT ORDER YOU NEVER GET THE PICTURE DEJA VU, AGAIN A1 I had promised myself that I'll start back writing, regularly, but it hasn't worked out, as you can see. My last post was on the 10th, of January that is. I've been distracted. I apologize. So much is going on in the world. The wars, the economy, the promises of a forever booming economy, the possibility of an Armageddon, the possible population collapse, the out of control governments around the world, free speech being controlled around the world, the AI, and all that before and just in time for the 2024 elections. (OH, did I mention Taylor Swift and the Super Bowl?) But then again I like to write, atleast I used to, then I saw that after 30 years I was mostly repeating myself. I have written about most everything under the sun, and at 72, I see that we have decided not to change our ways, our thinking, and those with the money and the power are using our stubbornness against us. We have the "most important elections of our life" coming up. As it does every four years. I have some thoughts and ideas, what do you want to talk about? Drop me a comment, send a message, let's talk. M. N. R. 08 September 2024

ANOTHER DAY 20 B

LIFE IS A GAME OF CONNECT THE DOTS, IF YOU DON'T CONNECT ALL THE DOTS OR DON'T CONNECT THEM IN THE RIGHT ORDER YOU NEVER GET THE PICTURE ANOTHER DAY 20 B Another day has passed, like any other day, the 8th of January passed and the 9th, now 10th is about to become 11th. Days matter, even when they don't, just like any other day, when nothing seems to be happening, someone somewhere is getting married, being born, having a birthday, an accident, getting a job or getting fired, even dying. Nothing matters, but it all matters, to someone, somewhere. We will talk more about dates and times, the calendar and their significance or insignificance as you like. [ ] But who are we, how well do we know ourselves. It is said that the young people like to explore their bodies, but unless you are a narcissist, you don't spend much time looking over your body, atleast not frequently. Unless one is sick or a hypochondriac, one doesn't spend time worrying about what maybe going on inside our bodies. Or maybe I am just strange. Back I'm my mid teens and into my mid twenties, I cared about what the others will see when they looked at me, ( unless ofcourse I was in uniform, I looked good in my uniform, impressive even,). [ ] Our lives are spent outside our bodies not inside. It makes a difference whether we know it or not. It is convenient and it is the most practical too. But some get so far away from ourselves that we lose control, we not only live outside of ourselves we also start to live for others, which can both be good and bad, depending upon how "we live for others". [ ] Let's talk [ ] I WILL WRITE MORE SOON [ ] M. N. R. [ ] 11 JANUARY 2024

ANOTHER DAY 20 A

LIFE IS A GAME OF CONNECT THE DOTS, IF YOU DON'T CONNECT ALL THE DOTS OR DON'T CONNECT THEM IN THE RIGHT ORDER YOU NEVER GET THE PICTURE ANOTHER DAY 20 A Day 20? You say, why not, it's been a while since I posted last. I have mostly posted links to other sites. News, for what it is worth. Propaganda mainly, it is all propaganda, all brainwashing, indoctrination, if you are only allowed to see one side of the story, agree or disagree, whatever side of the discussion you are on, you must allow yourself to hear something contrary to your views. Education demands it. What is knowledge anyway? Take a coin or a bill, and just look at only one side, always the same side, never the other. Are you knowledgeable? What and how much do you know? When we go to a doctor, we want a second opinion, especially so if the diagnosis is "serious", same with a financial advisor. But I digress. The clock on my screen shows that it is the 8th of January. An interesting date in my life. So many meaningful instances, happenings. What does it have to do with anything, besides I always remember that it is also the birthday of Elvis, why? I have no idea, hope it is a good day for you also. For someone that is fully "convinced" that "time" doesn't exist, I am bound to time, I am very aware of time, nearly 72 myself, I am painfully aware of "time". We go by a calendar of 365 days, at "72" there is 72/365 chance of something peculiar/ interesting/ important happening on a given date. More interesting a life one has lived, better the chances. (72/365 is nearly a 20% chance). Please don't remind me that I didn't take "leap years" into account, I tried to keep it simple). We count years, but why? What does it matter, and why. It does somehow makes us feel important. Makes us feel that it gives some sort of meaning to our life. We want to believe we are important. I WILL WRITE MORE SOON I HOPE M. N. R. 08 JANUARY 2024 HAPPY NEW YEAR

A DARK SONG

LIFE IS A GAME OF CONNECT THE DOTS, IF YOU DON'T CONNECT ALL THE DOTS OR DON'T CONNECT THEM IN THE RIGHT ORDER YOU NEVER GET THE PICTURE MEANINGLESS (A DARK SONG) Don't say! I can't hear anything! These meaningless words The mumbo-jumbo The words are just that Scratches on a paper Or a noise In the wind When We are bound by the same Meaningless or not And pay full price For what could've been had for free Regrets and rewards Choices that we make Make promises With no intention to fulfill A bargain you say At any price I couldn't agree more And that is for sure I've counted the days From that fateful day A bargain was made Choices were made Delivered as promised Life is meaningless After all Or atleast Sometimes M. N. R. 07 DECEMBER 2023

IN OTHER WORLDS 11C

LIFE IS A GAME OF CONNECT THE DOTS, IF YOU DON'T CONNECT ALL THE DOTS OR DON'T CONNECT THEM IN THE RIGHT ORDER YOU NEVER GET THE PICTURE IN OTHER WORLDS 11C Time flies, or time passes slowly. Life is a very short when we consider how long the earth has been around, the solar system, the universe. Doesn't matter what you believe to be timeline. We still imagine ourselves to be "something". Most of the history is still lost to us, doesn't matter what part of the world we come from. Soon we will also be history. All the empires that we know about and study have passed, no children of the Chinese, the Roman, the Egyptian or others are still known to us. Empires that lasted thousands of years, kings and emperors have disappeared. Tsars of Russia went by just as the children of European dictators did, we also will be lost in time, whether the earth (as we know it) survives or not. I am watching the turmoil, whatever happens, who knows, I am on the sidelines, as John Lennon said, " watching the wheels go round". I can also sit back and watch. What is there to watch though? There are no honest presentations. Every channel, every article, every platform is biased, every thing is censored, everyone trying to feed you their own load of bull. Eat all you want, and we don't search for the "truth" we look for "conformation", whatever our viewpoint. I don't want to be censored or "deplatformed" so I censor myself, about certain topics, why even speak if I can't be honest. What is democracy without freedom of speech, what is a democracy where the MSM is controlled by big money, and on must have their opinions cleared by the government. I don't have to agree with your opinion, but I will defend to death your right to say it, is how Evelyn Beatrice Hall explained the attitude of Voltaire on free speech. But it is not just about a happening in a far away place. We are undermining our own democracy by banning free speech and by allowing the censorship by the media and the government. I WILL WRITE MORE SOON M. N. R. 12 NOVEMBER 2023

IN OTHER WORLDS 11B

LIFE IS A GAME OF CONNECT THE DOTS, IF YOU DON'T CONNECT ALL THE DOTS OR DON'T CONNECT THEM IN THE RIGHT ORDER YOU NEVER GET THE PICTURE IN OTHER WORLDS 11B Time keeps moving right along, thank goodness I am at peace, my world is peaceful. I can sleep easy at night. Here it is 1:36 AM, easy for me to talk. While back I discussed "entropy", not important, life changes. I was talking to my oldest daughter about time today, ( she is 34) about life, I am 71, I said, that is 21 years from 50, it was long time ago when I was 50. I have seen this world change, drastically. We had no idea of the things we have today were even possible back then. History keeps changing also, we keep going back and forth, looking for something that will comfort us, we reminisce about the good old days, overlooking the fact that were really not all that great. I am thankful for the way things are now, what with modern comforts, air-conditioning, cars that easier to operate, airfares are cheaper, and I don't have to pay Ma-Bell ( maybe you never heard of her) long distance charges to call across the street, depending on your phone number. How easily we forget. We remember the dinners at grandma, that was the only time we really had a full meal. Everything changes in time, all has changed, most of it for much better. Nothing lasts forever though. Humans have changed the world for the better, we are also capable of destroying it all too. We have that choice. March of history continues I WILL WRITE MORE SOON M. N. R. 10 NOVEMBER 2023

IN OTHER WORLDS 11A

LIFE IS A GAME OF CONNECT THE DOTS, IF YOU DON'T CONNECT ALL THE DOTS OR DON'T CONNECT THEM IN THE RIGHT ORDER YOU NEVER GET THE PICTURE IN OTHER WORLDS 11A It's been a few days since I posted something, a few weeks, a month and a half actually. I am disgusted, distracted, disappointed, blah blah. It is hard to write, to say something when I know that the truth is unacceptable, and balance is unappreciated. Freedom of speech is under assault and we are okay with it because our brains are no longer capable of even looking at a different point of view, let alone consider the basis for it. But who am I to complain, didn't they crucify the "savoir" for saying things they didn't want to hear. Lately my posts are not even being shared to even one percent of the people that like the page. My political thoughts upset the platform apparently. I am under a constant threat of being unpublished. So if you do happen to see this post , please like and share it. If you haven't liked the page, please give it a like also and follow. I promise to start back posting regularly I WILL WRITE MORE SOON M. N. R. 09 NOVEMBER 2023

IN OTHER WORLDS 10 D

LIFE IS A GAME OF CONNECT THE DOTS, IF YOU DON'T CONNECT ALL THE DOTS OR DON'T CONNECT THEM IN THE RIGHT ORDER YOU NEVER GET THE PICTURE IN OTHER WORLDS 10 D In 25 years I'll be 96 (more than likely, long since dead). My eldest child will 59, my eldest grand child 29, so it is. I've long wondered what will the future be like, no idea, actually no one knows, so it seems. Even 20 years ago I wrote a manifest as to what I saw happening in future, with no date certain, but as to what will/ could happen if humanity's direction were not changed, it hasn't. We are still on the same path, only moving faster, over the cliff. The elite may have a plan, but that plan is simply as unworkable as anything anyone else can produce ( or has). We are fast becoming a planet that is unable to support life as we know, and as many humans) as are alive today. It is not being alarmist, only being realistic and honest. It is easy, and simplistic, to hope that in the future everything will be fixed and all the problems will be solved, with more money. If the rich can keep getting richer the poor and the average person will have to suffer and pay the price. If we are to be honest, a million or ten of networth is no longer a whole lot in the US today when an average 3 bedroom house in a city is over a million. Whether "climate change", viral infections, hurricanes are natural or not their consequences are real. Whether one believes or not we are running out of clean water, arable land the fish stocks and basic minerals. Sooner or later we will be out of oil. Recycling and renewable energy are fools errands, not viable or sustainable and of not much practical use. Living in the US with plenty of open spaces and cheap lands many dream of living "off the grid", it is not realistic that our future generations can like the people did back two hundred years ago. Dream all you want. If one is a billionaire and has a private island or a thousand acres of land, Sooner or later they too will have to face the reality of a world without people, or harsh weather of growing crops and all else. Colonizing an other planet will not save the human race, even we could do such, that is hundreds of years away. This just the start. I WILL WRITE MORE SOON M. N. R. 27 SEPTEMBER 2023

IN OTHER WORLDS 10 D

LIFE IS A GAME OF CONNECT THE DOTS, IF YOU DON'T CONNECT ALL THE DOTS OR DON'T CONNECT THEM IN THE RIGHT ORDER YOU NEVER GET THE PICTURE IN OTHER WORLDS 10 D There is a difference, whether we like it or not. When we "think" do we also consider the facts or the evidence that does not support our hypothesis? If not, then are we even thinking? We make excuses for our false beliefs, just as we do for our bad behaviors. Often. Let me step back and start over, when I was writing the last time, I had mentioned that we actually do not have a clear definition (or understanding) of the words that we use, such as human or murder, the list is long and not easy to follow even. No wonder we do not understand "truth" or "moral" those are easy, but what about "brain" or "conscious", so we fail, we try to apply words to things and situations where they do not make sense. And thus we misunderstand ourselves and we are misunderstood. Have you thought about what is "murder", or what is our definition of "human", what did you think? I would like to know, and discuss. Maybe you can "set me straight". We use "circular logic" more often than we know. We call immoral people moral when it suits us, we support corruption when it serves our aims, What is "real", what is a "brain"? Let's talk. I WILL WRITE MORE SOON M. N. R. 13 SEPTEMBER 2023

IN OTHER WORLDS 10 C

LIFE IS A GAME OF CONNECT THE DOTS, IF YOU DON'T CONNECT ALL THE DOTS OR DON'T CONNECT THEM IN THE RIGHT ORDER YOU NEVER GET THE PICTURE IN OTHER WORLDS 10 C "ALL TRUTHS ARE BUT HALF TRUTHS" Kybalion " TRUTH IS, BUT A LIE WITH SOME PERMANENCE " M. N. R. Not just the"truth" though, we use language to communicate with each other, we also use language to tell lies. Sometimes we "lie" because the truth is not yet known to us, and sometimes we tell the truth, as know it, only to find out the information we had was actually wrong, so what is a lie, and what is the truth, not so easy to discern. But we were talking about " humans" as is what is a " human" when we are talking about "human rights". That makes it difficult, not because it is difficult to tell, but because we lie to ourselves when when we call ourselves "humans" in some sort of a way. Life is not so simple, they say, but again what is life? We really don't know. There is a lot that we don't know, actually, what is life? The language fails, years ago I was in a deep discussion. What is "murder"? No one can answer that, correctly, there are tons of words that we use that are meaningless in reality, And isn't reality itself a meaningless word, it is a concept, ask a hundred people and you get a hundred answers. We use words of which we don't know the meaning, take another phrase that many like to use, "abortion after birth", wouldn't that (shouldn't that) be a murder, but we don't know what murder is, right? I WILL WRITE MORE SOON M. N. R. 11 SEPTEMBER 2023

IN OTHER WORLDS 10 B

LIFE IS A GAME OF CONNECT THE DOTS, IF YOU DON'T CONNECT ALL THE DOTS OR DON'T CONNECT THEM IN THE RIGHT ORDER YOU NEVER GET THE PICTURE IN OTHER WORLDS 10 B I am not "religious " I am not "pious", I do have certain moral and character boundaries that "normally" choose not to cross. I am not highly educated, I only got my GED at 24, my Bachelors at 32 and a Master's at 38. I have also read/studied many other subjects from economics and finance to psychology and other sciences, I have read considerable amount of books on philosophy, physics and other subjects, history and politics too. I am not an " expert " on anything in particular. But here I am, I am full of opinions. ( mostly with some background). I spent 9 1/2 years on active duty and made E-7 in less than 9, I joined the reserves and finished my 20. I made E-8. I also joined civil service and retired before I was 57 years old. I have done well on my own also. So what am I going to talk about? The question about human rights, and what is a "human" to us. Let me step back and write the intro to the next Page in this series. "All truths are but half truths" I WILL WRITE MORE SOON M. N. R. 10 SEPTEMBER 2023

IN OTHER WORLDS 10 A

LIFE IS A GAME OF CONNECT THE DOTS, IF YOU DON'T CONNECT ALL THE DOTS OR DON'T CONNECT THEM IN THE RIGHT ORDER YOU NEVER GET THE PICTURE IN OTHER WORLDS 10 A This will probably become a long and drawn out dissertation, or a diatribe, depending upon your perception, understanding, or maybe your reality. Funny how things in life sometimes go around in circles. I have certain ways of doing things, saying things, not always, but most of the time, that may change, one day, or not. I hope you will read, and follow along, for a while atleast, I'll try to keep this conversation stimulating and interesting, depending on how you feel, and also on your own thoughts and concepts. You find my writing desultory , but stay, and comment if you like, it will take a few days or longer even to get to the point, that there is no point after all. That is actually not the point, I had posted earlier that, "Reality is, whatever you imagine it to be" M. N. R. Why did I say that, in a discussion on a previous post, someone had commented about "human rights" while at the same time implying ( not clearly stating though) that some humans are different than others. Who am I to judge? I am keeping this one really short, kind of an intro to further discussion, may be even in a few minutes. I WILL WRITE MORE SOON M. N. R. 10 SEPTEMBER 2023

ANOTHER DAY 18 A

LIFE IS A GAME OF CONNECT THE DOTS, IF YOU DON'T CONNECT ALL THE DOTS OR DON'T CONNECT THEM IN THE RIGHT ORDER YOU NEVER GET THE PICTURE ANOTHER DAY 18 A And the clock says it is midnight, to the one that doesn't believe that the time is real. So what does it matter. It is just another day, I haven't done much of anything productive or otherwise worthwhile. I "officially" retired a month ago. Atleast for the time being. I will take a few days off, a few months even. No rush. At 71 I don't need much, I make more in my pensions and social security than most Americans make working a day job anyway. Times are changing they say, next generations will not be so lucky, their spending is out of control (but a consumer economy depends on people spending all they have), housing costs are through the roof and the interest rates are too high. Who cares? We ( my age group) have created the problems the our future generations will pay for. And we have raised our children with no solid foundation. And we blame the culture and the society, were we not the culture and the society that created this mess. We here in the small town South ( name of the state), or any conservative area claim that we always held the moral high ground, not true, not atall. Yes the racism, the segregation, the Democrats becoming Republicans if that is what you call holding higher morals, add to that oppression of the working poor, lower wages, anti union sentiments, yes, these were not the dictates of our beloved scriptures. "If Jesus came back, we'll hang him again" , and I said that 40 years ago, only my reasons were a little different back then. I WROTE THIS TWO NIGHTS AGO I WILL WRITE MORE SOON M. N. R. 30 AUGUST 2023 P. S. LOOK FOR PAGE "18 B" SOON

ANOTHER DAY 17 B

LIFE IS A GAME OF CONNECT THE DOTS, IF YOU DON'T CONNECT ALL THE DOTS OR DON'T CONNECT THEM IN THE RIGHT ORDER YOU NEVER GET THE PICTURE ANOTHER DAY 17 B I say will write more, more often, days turn into weeks, time passes. Time doesn't change things, things change on there own, time just passes, or sometimes time stands still. We blame time, time doesn't exist. What is time? We have no clue, but it helps to know time, so we invent time, a construct we call it, something imaginary but useful at the same time, sometimes. What is reality, we have no idea. When we are "sleeping" , when we are dreaming, we may travel a thousand miles, we may fly a plane, it is as real as anything, all the feelings, all the sensations are present, until we are awaken that is. One may dream that they are falling the fear is real, the heart rate goes up, one may start to sweat even. One may drink a soda, or coffee, the taste is real, the aroma is real, or one may drink a few drinks and get drunk too, all in a dream. Reality is subjective. Reality is NOT real, not any more than a dream is, how do you know you are not dreaming right now, you didn't know you were dreaming when you were dreaming. We are living a lie, we know, but we like it because it makes us comfortable, and we like it this way, so be it. Same is true of the truth, what makes us comfortable is true, what makes us uncomfortable is a lie. Like I mentioned in my earlier post, " all truths are but half truths" no one has the monopoly on it. It is like if I can afford it, it is cheap, if I can't afford it, it costs too much. And you thought I will talk about "TRUTH", I will, I promise. I WILL WRITE MORE SOON M. N. R. 25 AUGUST 2023