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6 Nov 2008 @ 11:53, by Enocia Joseph
"The more things change the more they stay the same." -- Quark
Times, they are changing. Today America voted its first black American president.
I see Obama's election from two perspectives, however: from the dream and from Reality.
What do I mean by the dream? I believe all forms and ideas are inherently empty i.e. they are free of concepts, beliefs and meanings. For instance if I hear a dog barking, I can either hear it as a dog barking, or I can make up reasons why the dog is barking. I experience that meaning in my own consciousness. Life is what I believe it means for me. In other words, I'm constantly making things up as I go along and joining with like-minds who share my meanings. When I'm making things out of nothing, I am dreaming.
Reality is the emptiness, the light of pure awareness that is free from dogma, beliefs and concepts. This Light interpenetrates all dreams. Light is actually my True Self.
Back to the Obama victory, I see people collectively dreaming they need a change from the old "order" and dreaming up a figurehead who will bring the new order into manifestation.
There are dreamers who see President Obama as an opportunity to empower, inspire and uplift those who are dreaming themselves marginalised, oppressed, and dispossessed. Speaking of which, in the television news this morning, the dream newsreader spoke about how electing Obama had wiped out a cardinal sin. She said that when Thomas Jefferson wrote:
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with inherent and inalienable rights; that among these, are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness..." ~~ Thomas Jefferson on Politics & Government
...Jefferson had slaves at the time. The newsreader believed Obama's victory is not only a realisation of Jefferson's dream of equality, but an opportunity to forgive all those hurts in the American dream.
There are dreamers who see President Obama as a symbol of unity, uniting all Americans regardless of colour or creed. As I was walking to the bus stop this morning and pondering on the election results, I noticed a white guy approaching. He smiled and said good morning. I responded in kind. As he was walking away he said, "Obama, huh?"
I turned round and said, "Yeah, right."
There was nothing else to be said because at that moment we were both sharing the same dream.
I have my own personal dream, a fascination with the number 8 and numbers adding to 8, which I believe is a magic number. It's interesting how Obama was elected in 2008 and he's the 44th president. 4 4 = 8. That has to mean something, surely?
Back in the Real World of Light, it's business as usual. Light remains constant. Nothing really changes.
So what does President Obama mean for me?
Well, it all depends on whether I'm dreaming or awake in Reality.
As I see it, Love-Light is all there is no matter who the leaders are or what I'm dreaming.
Enocia
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8 Nov 2008 @ 05:32 by a-d : GREAT, great, great, Enocia!
I love what you say! In the end it all comes down to each and every one of us humans; what we think and how we act& behave ; our actions and non actions, over all behaviour and decicions on a moment to moment basis in our daily lives! Either we project all those Response Abilities on our Elected ones --or we take charge of our own lives...or should I say to what ever extent we do this... the less we do it, the more we look (up)to our Elected Ones to do it all for us... --or indeed-- we do it!
Thank you, SoulSis, for your brilliant Train of Thoughts in your essay here! You Go,Gal! /A-d
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Thanks for your comments, love. There is only one Leader and it's the Light in me.
Lots of love to you,
EJ
8 Nov 2008 @ 07:40 by Payday Loan Advocate @121.97.230.191 : Payday Loan Advocate
Most people have been conditioned to accept that Barack Obama the leading democratic party candidate will take the lead, Well the never-ending seeking for answer has now come to end.
I mean seriously, who isn’t thinking about the economy these days? A great number of economic experts from the pulpit are screaming, “Back out now!” People hear that the Dow Jones is dropping down towards 8000, thus, they pull their money out of the market, significantly limiting their spending and everything begins to freeze. On the other hand, there are those who believe that we are in the recovery phase of a cyclical recession, not a major contraction. Fox Business Network recently released a video segment of a discussion, which includes economist Jeff Sachs of the Earth Institute at Columbia University and Dan Shaffer of Shaffer Asset Management, pointing towards the light at the end of the tunnel. Sachs commends the Feds for taking on the serious role of resolving the critical problem of keeping a cruise control on short-term money markets. This is an important topic because if those were to freeze, businesses wouldn’t be able to make payroll and it would become extremely difficult to obtain functioning capital. In addition, Shaffer dives into the numbers to offer the worried a more positive sound. Placing America’s current recession in the country’s historical context, Shaffer identified the 14 distinct periods in American History since 1929 where indexes have fallen an average of 40 percent or more. The country has managed to survive in 1973 after dropping more than 49 percent. Furthermore, big-time entrepreneurs, like Warren Buffet, who have the money to invest will jump in and invest in various industries while the price is right. What has been damaged is well on the road to recovery. So, don’t pull your money and hide in a cave! It’s a proven system and the only way we know to keep the economy going for everyone. Understand that short-term products like short-term installment loans are an option for help if you happen to run into some short-term problems. Let’s not be discouraged and let's stimulate the economy.
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