Nightfall

Anyone can carry his burden, however hard, until nightfall. Anyone can do his work, however hard, for one day. Anyone can live sweetly, patiently, lovingly, purely, till the sun goes down. And this is all that life really means.

Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894)

The Golden Rule: Zoroastrianism

Do not do unto others whatever is injurious to yourself.

Shayast-na-Shayast 13.29

The Golden Rule: Unitarianism

We affirm and promote respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.

Unitarian principle

The Golden Rule: Taoism

Regard your neighbour's gain as your own gain and your neighbour's loss as your own loss.

Lao Tzu, T'ai Shang Kan Ying P'ien, 213-218

The Golden Rule: Sikhism

I am a stranger to no one; and no one is a stranger to me.
Indeed, I am a friend to all.

Guru Granth Sahib, p.1299

The Golden Rule: Native Spirituality

We are as much alive as we keep the earth alive.

Chief Dan George

The Golden Rule: Judaism

What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbour. This is the whole Torah; all the rest is commentary. Go and learn it.

Hillel, Talmud, Shabbath 31a

The Golden Rule: Jainism

One should treat all creatures in the world as one would like to be treated.

Mahavira, Sutrakritanga 1.11.33

The Golden Rule: Islam

Not one of you truly believes until you wish for others
what you wish for yourself.

The Prophet Muhammad, Hadith

The Golden Rule: Hinduism

This is the sum of duty: do not do to others what would cause pain if done to you.

Mahabharata 5:151

The Golden Rule: Confucianism

One word which sums up the basis of all good conduct....loving-kindness. Do not do to others what you do not want done to yourself.

Confucius, Analects 15.23

The Golden Rule: Christianity

In everything, do to others as you would have them do to you; for this is the law and the prophets.

Jesus, Matthew 7:12

The Golden Rule: Buddhism

Treat not others in ways that you yourself would find hurtful.

The Buddha, Udana-Varga 5.18

The Golden Rule: Baha'i Faith

Lay not on any soul a load that you would not wish to be laid upon you, and desire not for anyone the things you would not desire for yourself.


Baha'u'llah, Gleanings

Life, The Universe, and Thanks for All the Fish

If Life is funny then Relationships are hilarious. Promises made only to be broken. Lies told, secrets stashed away. Private conversations made public. Sex, Lies, and Video (or pictures at least). I’ll never understand humans. Perhaps if someone in this world could explain them to me I wouldn’t be so misanthropic. I don’t understand always needing. Needing more, wanting more, never satisfied with what you have. Always having to look for someone better, more suited, more like you, more like your mother, more like your best friend….more like anyone other than being happy and loving the person for who they are. Change. Change them into your idea of the perfect mate. Your own little Eve (or Adam).
Believe me I understand wanting more, needing more. More money, more things, More satisfaction in your job, more knowledge. I don’t believe that one should sit content with what life has offered. Up The Ante. Demand more for your life, more of yourself.
That has nothing to do with the constant searching for the perfect companion. Believe me you will never find it. You will never change that person into your idea of a perfect companion. Be loving, loyal, and honest with your partner and you will probably find that they are the perfect companion.
Enough on Life.

"The word God is for me nothing more than the expression and product of human weaknesses, the Bible a collection of honorable, but still primitive legends which are nevertheless pretty childish.
"No interpretation no matter how subtle can (for me) change this,"
Yes.
I’ve been inundated with information about Science and Religion. One of the books I’m reading at the present time is Angels and Demons. Illuminate and such. But I’m with Albert here. Honorable but Childish. And people take it all at face value. Sigh….

Thanks for the fish, Doug



Peace

Dreams, Relationships, and a Million Dollars

I was watching some show the other night….Without a Trace maybe? And the lead character was sent to talk to the psychiatrist. He asked her if she put much stock into dreams. If she thought they had any meaning. She said no. He said I don’t either. Then he started telling her a recurring nightmare that he has. Which I’m sure was something to do with control issues, but that is neither here nor there.
I don’t put much stock into dreams either. It’s sort of like going to the gym for some people. They go to the gym to exercise their bodies and work off stress. They say that working your muscles hard is a great stress reliever. So the same I believe with the mind and dreams. The brain is working off some sort of stress. So there are good dreams, pleasant ones, bad dreams, and nightmares. The type of stress you are feeling dictates the type of dream that you have. The people most in your mind are your players, like exercise partners. Just doing their part to relieve the stresses of the day.
That is what I feel about dreaming.
Now…..there are other nocturnal activities that people think are dreams but are really visions, out-of-body vacations, and visits to other minds or places. These are totally different than dreams.
For a while there I was having some interesting “visits”. At Twilight sleep, every night, I was living someone else’s life. Not extraordinary things, just normal everyday stuff, normal everyday conversations and situations. But it wasn’t me and I had no idea who the people I was interacting with where. I didn’t know anything about these people who I invaded. Even after I left them I knew nothing about them. It was like I was a spirit dodging in and out of people’s lives. Not staying long enough to know them or their names or anything about them. To say the least it was fun. But it has pretty much stopped now. But that’s okay. It will happen again.

That is the funny thing about life. Dodging in and out of relationships, never staying too long for fear of getting hurt. Wishing and wanting the extraordinary, while wishing and wanting the ordinary. People who avoid relationships all together because of the fear of rejection, or of getting hurt. People who avoid “getting closer” because “closer” is unsafe, too revealing, and has the potential to be hurtful. I don’t think that anyone reading this blog can imagine being with one person for 50 or more years. The world is too wide open, too tempting. You no longer have to learn self control anymore. Indulge all you want, there is always another waiting online or at work or at the bar to take the place. Always a line. Too bad really, too bad. And sad, yes o so sad.
Having that love of your life, your soul mate, one person you can count on for the remainder of your days…..what a novel Idea!

A million dollars. Who would have thought it??

Everyday

Read, every day, something no one else is reading. Think, every day, something no one else is thinking. Do, every day, something no one else would be silly enough to do. It is bad for the mind to be always part of unanimity.
- Christopher Morley

The Change

I have recreated this blog. I don't know why but I thought may as well. I'll be posting on the blog frequently as life has taken a turn where I will probably have time to do so.

I've changed some things on the blog and plan on changing more as I have time. I hope that the posts will be interesting and that I gain some readership. Of course I will pass the blog onto folks who may read it. There are two that I know of.......lol.

That is it for now.


Peace

Jill