Helveticus
Army veteran - Retired Special Ed Teacher
Joined Feb 2023
Election workers and grand jury members have been living a nightmare after receving death threats by 'anonymous' criminals!
We all know the individual responsible, Donald Trump, and yet...
No judge has decided to lock him up, the only way to shut him up!
How much longer do we have to endure his crazy ideas of widespread conspiracies and wild accusations of innocent people just doing their job??
Food for thought!
#childhood Is there anything more innocent and pure than the eyes of a child?
No, of course not, and whosoever attempts to sully such innocence should receive an exemplary punishment!
Before you buy a home, make sure among other obstacles, to verify hidden costs like HOA (Home Owners Association).
Talk to neighbors to see if they are happy with their HOA!
These groups can be tyrannical, expensive, and intolerant to your needs!
They can make your life miserable so make sure you know their requirements BEFORE buying!
#soccer Neymar, a Brazilian soccer player, was bought by a Saudi club for almost 100 million euros and will earn 2.8 million euros a week or 150 million a year!!
And then we wonder what's wrong with our modern civilization when the best teacher in public schools may earn 80 thousands dollars A YEAR!
Which one is REALLY more important?
Food for thought!
A person's dignity is one of the most valuable components in their psyche!
Whether a child, a teen, or an adult, that person must preserve their dignity above all else!
If that person is the President, a Senator, or a Representative in Congress, the fight to preserve dignity is apparently no longer deemed important!
Food for thought!
#politics Bill Clinton has the nerve to say about Trump's indictments:
"Terrible moment for our country", when he was one of the former Presidents who should have been indicted and sent to jail!
Said the pot to the kettle!!
#life We always have a choice and our choices determine how well or how poorly we live!😀
#politics Every democratic country relies on elections to form their government!
Don't whine if the resulting elected politicians turn out to be incompetent, authoritarian, or corrupt!
That's what YOU chose!👹
LABELS II
The danger however lies in the immense complexity of human personalities. We establish limits that do not include changes and/or other redeeming qualities, thus failing to recognize other facets that could give us a completely different appreciation of our fellow humans.
It is therefore important the reexamine our labels and modify them as needed to better understand other people and ourselves in the process.
Food for thought!
#social LABELS I
Selfish, unreliable, impulsive, aggressive, weak, lazy, corrupt
Smart, ambitious, audacious, good father, sociable, extrovert
Casanova, easy woman, bad wife, out-of-control, violent
These are some of the many labels we use with friends, acquaintances, family
members, co-workers, politicians, people on social platforms, movie stars, etc..
We all do this, a form of personal judgment that allows us to place people in our
environment in convenient mental drawers.
A sad and menacing record: July 2023 was the hottest month on record and scientists agree that the cause is the carbon emissions!
But what is even sadder and a terrifying presage of years to come is the continuation of violent and destructive storms, and unpredictable weather!
Even if we began a worldwide change to reach carbon free energy, or zero carbon emissions, it would take 10 years of concerted efforts by all humans to reach that goal!
Bleak Future? Hell yes!
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Fear of Death (Part Three)
So why is it that most states are refusing to legalize assisted death by competent doctors? Eutanasia is a humane (and human) right when there are no other options!
Food for thought!
Fear of Death (Part Two)
He knows that his chances of surviving that cancer are slim even though there is a 10% chance of a remission. Is he in the denial phase? No, he insists on enjoying life as long as possible.
The end of living is inevitable, naturally, but most of us fear the preamble, that is weeks or months in the hospital with constant pain! We all want to die in our sleep even though the choice is not in our hands!
The Fear of Death (Part One)
A soldier who doesn’t fear death is an idiot according to a famous general.
Death is not a popular subject of discussion. The young live as if death did not exist and that is the way it must be. Senior citizens are acutely aware of their short lifespans.
A friend of mine who just turned 80 was diagnosed with advanced stomach cancer; it is inoperable and usually kills the patient in less than a year. Did he give up? No, he bravely faced chemo and painful tests.
#Living
We may live the same experience (as an event) but each one of us will absorb it differently. Our reactions and our feelings will be perhaps puzzling to our friends and family!
For example. a big loss of money and assets can evoke suicide in some, while others will see it as an opportunity!
Even small reverses can provoke feuds or make new friends!
We all have mind frames which contain memories, pleasant or not; they often play a role in our new decisions!
Food for thought!
#politics
Melania Trump received $155,000 as a consultant for decorating advice for a MAGA event in 2021!!
https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/melania-trump
A job that required at the most 3 hours, assuming she did not delegate this arduous task to one of the numerous aides, means that the hard working spouse of Donald was paid more than $50,000 an hour for her so 'valuable slovenian help'.
A teacher makes that in THREE YEARS doing a job much more helpful to the country than just choosing cutlery!!
Food for thought!
#EVs If anybody still had doubts about the transition to EVs, this article should clear up the future of automobiles:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/toyota-latest-sales-data-reveals-201413395.html
#covid Around 80 Americans still die every day from Covid or Covid related illnesses!
Guess who in particular! Of course, many of them are vaccine deniers who selfishly refused the shot and now they are dying! I can only say BRAVO, Nature's way of getting rid of idiots!