Philosophy of Imagination*Twenty Seven

You're amazing. We know that. Sure, you can occasionally be rude, dismissive, judgmental, petty, caddy, fussy, whiny, obsessive, manipulative, cold, bitchy, an asshole, lame, dumb, unpleasant, smelly, old, loud, annoying, obnoxious, stupid, moronic, unrealistic, vapid, vitriolic, bombastic, quiet, self-centered, egotistical, narcissistic, clumsy, hacky, copy cat, clingy, needy, co-dependent, angry, violent, racist, stereotyper, ugly, gross, greasy, unctuous, overbearing, hamfisted, pussy-footed, scared, frightened, cloying, mendacious, dick, pussy, fuckhead, fuckwad, prick, prat, dipshit, cock, bollocks, hermit, non-communicative, introvert, extrovert, slow, too fast, insufferable and a nincompoop. You're never these things for long. Fleeting bursts of obnoxious. Usually, you're a beautiful human being.

All other people are occasionally rude, dismissive, judgmental, petty, caddy, fussy, whiny, obsessive, manipulative, cold, bitchy, an asshole, lame, dumb, unpleasant, smelly, old, loud, annoying, obnoxious, stupid, moronic, unrealistic, vapid, vitriolic, bombastic, quiet, self-centered, egotistical, narcissistic, clumsy, hacky, copy cat, clingy, needy, co-dependent, angry, violent, racist, stereotyper, ugly, gross, greasy, unctuous, overbearing, hamfisted, pussy-footed, scared, frightened, cloying, mendacious, dick, pussy, fuckhead, fuckwad, prick, prat, dipshit, cock, bollocks, hermit, non-communicative, introvert, extrovert, slow, fast, insufferable and a nincompoop. Other people are never these things for long. Fleeting bursts of obnoxious. Usually, they're beautiful human beings.

If we can recognize this and forgive ourselves and others for their foibles and missteps, then we can know true empathy. If we can learn to see it all the time, then we won't get angry at ourselves or others, because they (and you) are doing the best that they can.

If we can do that, Imagine ourselves in all people and things, see you in them, then our World will immediately become more beautiful. Empathy needs a great Imagination. Practice Imagining. Practice always and like  magic, everything is you -- Amazing!!!

In the Beginning...

Since the beginning of humankind, zealous, god-fearing, rich men have conquered lands and exploited indigenous people. We steal their natural resources, their wealth and their women. We scour the Earth, eyes black with greed, mouths dripping with lust as we gobble up gold, oil, agriculture, minerals. We grab anything we can see and call dibs. Then we try and make them in our image. Teach them our language. Convert them to our religion. Fuck their women so the kids start to look more like us. We've been chasing things.

Let us be the first generation to look back on our history and say;

'We fucked up. We've been chasing the wrong shit for 3,000 years!'

Let's forgive ourselves and each other and set all these things aside.  

Now, we pursue the real treasure in this World. People. We'll absorb their art, their culture and their wisdom. We will leave them be, to be exactly who they are and they will do the same for us.

If we allow people to be themselves, they can follow their dreams and Imagination, the two most powerful things in the Universe. And in following those dreams and Imagination, our World will become a better place fast, a place of confidence and light. 

Because if we don't throw away the old plan soon, if we keep on this trajectory of greed and excess, we will become a blip, a footnote, a failed experiment in evolution.

Love all People. Let them be themselves. Let you be you.

Imagine that.