Vegetarians in Leather Shoes
I had observed the slightly serious nature of my recent postings and thought a touch of Tom Robbins 'enlightenment means lighten up' might be in order before the next set which will explain the secrets of summer bliss - and you thought that was Glastonbury? No, the slippery slope from cosmic mind to cosmic mud just waits to be wallowed.
Let's save the planet: you might not think it but I was around way back when the Americans introduced the 55 mph speed limit on their freeways. They wanted to save money because the Arabs had just put up the oil price. Probably didn't even think about the planetary benefits. But so what? Its the same self-interest that motivates us to save the planet now. Can you even begin to realise the benefits to our environment? Have we done this? has Germany? has France, Italy, Japan, or anyone else? No, they just say the USA aren't doing enough.
Its a Zen thing, innit - you point the finger of accusation and lo! turn your hand over and see three fingers pointing right back at you. Uncle Bob is right: praise them for what they've done and they are far more likely to do some more.
And what about if we do the same, hey? what a shining example we could be. Yes I drive a motor vehicle myself. And the fact that it has difficulty with attaining even 55 mph has absolutely nothing to with anything!
Let's save Africa. Can we do a calculation for each country's debt, deduct how much their politicians have nicked, cancel the debt and sue the politicians for the balance? There must be a few willing collection-agencies. Why do we allow leaders to cheat, rob and kill their own people wholesale and do nothing about it until we think they might be about to have a go at us?
Well, there we are. self-interest rules, ok, at every level, from planetary to individual via national.
Have a nice day - drive at 55 on motorways. You don't have to wait for a law.
Let's save the planet: you might not think it but I was around way back when the Americans introduced the 55 mph speed limit on their freeways. They wanted to save money because the Arabs had just put up the oil price. Probably didn't even think about the planetary benefits. But so what? Its the same self-interest that motivates us to save the planet now. Can you even begin to realise the benefits to our environment? Have we done this? has Germany? has France, Italy, Japan, or anyone else? No, they just say the USA aren't doing enough.
Its a Zen thing, innit - you point the finger of accusation and lo! turn your hand over and see three fingers pointing right back at you. Uncle Bob is right: praise them for what they've done and they are far more likely to do some more.
And what about if we do the same, hey? what a shining example we could be. Yes I drive a motor vehicle myself. And the fact that it has difficulty with attaining even 55 mph has absolutely nothing to with anything!
Let's save Africa. Can we do a calculation for each country's debt, deduct how much their politicians have nicked, cancel the debt and sue the politicians for the balance? There must be a few willing collection-agencies. Why do we allow leaders to cheat, rob and kill their own people wholesale and do nothing about it until we think they might be about to have a go at us?
Well, there we are. self-interest rules, ok, at every level, from planetary to individual via national.
Have a nice day - drive at 55 on motorways. You don't have to wait for a law.
posted by Kris Deva North at 8:14 AM
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