The obvious answer

When the alarm bells cease...

I dizzily fall into bed again. Acclimate to the shock of being jerked out of a dream. Eventually, sighing, sleepy, I'll turn off the alarm clock and make my way back to reality.

Or... I walk lazily into class, no particular hurry... don't need to impress anybody.

Maybe... I gather up my things and make my way out, or jump off my desk and hurry out of class...

Just a simple... Alert and at ease all at once. A cell phone chirps and my skull, pierced, lets out a sigh of relief and thinks "Refreshing nap..."

And don't forget... BUSTED.

Dogma vs. Truth: With Supreme Truth, Nobody Wins!

I would much rather be a robot of a schemeless nature, uninfluenced by anything with its own will, than a robot ruled both in thought and action by other sentient beings or cohesive organizations that wish to influence me in ways that further an agenda which hurts and destroys anything or anyone that doesn't conform to the being's or organization's concept of Truth.

I know how easy it is for one's mind to be corrupted by tricks and lies, from others as well as from oneself. Truth is something I value, and Truth comes in two forms: 1st Truth, from facts and explanations supported by evidence, and 2nd Truth, from stories that hold truth even while they are not literally factual. There is a third state, a sort of pseudo-Truth, if you will, that asserts itself as Supreme Truth, but is, underneath its convincing disguise, a mixture of some 1st Truth, some 2nd Truth, and some kernels of pure mind-control. It may be True in pieces, but when it asserts itself as Supreme Truth, its underlying Truth is stripped of its integrity. A Supreme Truth is dangerous, because it impedes the furthering and expression of 1st and 2nd Truths not supported by itself because of its very nature: Supreme Truth is hostile toward anything that may undermine its agenda.

One of Supreme Truth's oldest tricks is using people, usually those who are strong-willed, stubborn, and gullible. When Supreme Truth reigns these people in, it can use their strong will to spread itself. If it is done correctly, Supreme Truth can infiltrate the minds of people who hold power, and in this manner can spread itself even under opposition from other powerful people.

Supreme Truth imprisons the mind, and is never conducive to free will or to free expression. Supreme Truth is always hostile. It may seem peaceful in some situations, but only when the 1st and 2nd Truth contained within it is understood well AS 1st and 2nd Truth, and when the dangerous pieces of mind control are thrown out. When this happens within a person, is it truly helpful to retain the labels Supreme Truth has provided?

I believe it is far easier to live as complex individuals without labels taken from Supreme Truth. Labels breed hostility only and make peace impossible. Labels help Prejudice rule us and remove parts of our free will.

Like I mentioned before, I'd rather be a robot of a schemeless nature. I value my freedom above my image, and above my comfort in an unforgiving society.

What do YOU really believe?

Rainy Days

The wind, a soft kiss against my cool lips... I'm warm inside...
The aftertaste of this garden shower hangs in the air.
Mist sways, still, heeding no unseen warnings, craftily.
And, oh, what a mockery the unseen makes of the mist, as, naively, it fades slowly away.
Still-green fallen leaves line the lonely streets, nestling in comfortable gutters to hide
From what will, sometime soon, prove to be the reddening of everyone
They left behind.

We all leave something behind.
Please, just stay still long enough that my restless soul can make an imprint.
I'll give you my mirror image. A piece of me for eternity... but be careful!
Don't stand too long in the rain...

At some point the clouds will begin to clear, it is certain.
Then we can all be witness to what would be magnificent effulgence
If only we could escape the toxicity of our superficial monotony.

Once every so often... I cast off the shrouds of rational life and lose myself.
All around me the voices cease and I can unfold.
I open the doors of my mind and let the world seep into my thoughts.
And gently, the wind will come to settle my spirit.