I am a Christian but have always believed that it is not necessary to be one to recognize the wisdom in the teachings of Jesus. He was, after all, a Rabbi. I believe that the Jewish religion taught the principles that enabled the members of their community to live together with respectful rules that minimized the friction that occurs because of the normal human animal instinct to be territorial and selfish.
And I think that Jesus taught principles that showed individuals how to grapple with their own personal emotions in order to live as freely as possible from self sabotage.
To me, turn the other cheek is advice to not let oneself be offended; but instead to use the counter intuitive tactic of dropping your ego and letting an insult go on by. It makes life so much more free.
I think the people who are exclusively invested in their own material welfare have learned to twist ideas, thru skilled practice (and sometimes thru inborn talent) into clever and compelling arguments that in fact are pure shit. Being able to learn from the teachings of Jesus takes a bit of introspection and contemplation, but can lead you to unburden yourself of the ego vulnerabilities that are such convenient handles for unscrupulous people to use to screw around with you.
The people who criticize Greta are merely those who twist logic to defend themselves from someone they see as powerful in the astuteness of her message.
Greta, just like the kid in the story, called out the naked emperor. I'm not her no.1 fan, but bless her for standing up. I would also like to add that Theil protecting deniers and defending the status quo in the name of technology, is ironically misaligned. Climate change has been documented by science. And it calls for massive innovation and technological input. Pumping more dead dinos into gas guzzling vehicles is caveman stupidity standing in the way of innovation, science, and progress. It protects only the oligopolies, the powerful asshats at the top who have a clear interest in keeping things the way they are. I read with dismay, Australian commentators who use the war as evidence that Australia should drill more, refine more, and that they haven't, is the fault of the 'greenies' "wasting" time and money on renewables and alternatives. Just insane. If countries like Australia had put MORE effort into renewables, they wouldn't be as reliant on fossil fuels full stop.
She is a little Viking warrior princess and the gift is her clear foresight of OPPORTUNITY.
For us to wake up to our potential self destruction of the best future for humans on a precious planet that can easily do without us...and will if it must!
Thunberg is our gift. (By which I mean she’s been gifted to us.)
I could not agree more
Agree with every word - Greta will be noted by history as stating only the obvious truth.
I am a Christian but have always believed that it is not necessary to be one to recognize the wisdom in the teachings of Jesus. He was, after all, a Rabbi. I believe that the Jewish religion taught the principles that enabled the members of their community to live together with respectful rules that minimized the friction that occurs because of the normal human animal instinct to be territorial and selfish.
And I think that Jesus taught principles that showed individuals how to grapple with their own personal emotions in order to live as freely as possible from self sabotage.
To me, turn the other cheek is advice to not let oneself be offended; but instead to use the counter intuitive tactic of dropping your ego and letting an insult go on by. It makes life so much more free.
I think the people who are exclusively invested in their own material welfare have learned to twist ideas, thru skilled practice (and sometimes thru inborn talent) into clever and compelling arguments that in fact are pure shit. Being able to learn from the teachings of Jesus takes a bit of introspection and contemplation, but can lead you to unburden yourself of the ego vulnerabilities that are such convenient handles for unscrupulous people to use to screw around with you.
The people who criticize Greta are merely those who twist logic to defend themselves from someone they see as powerful in the astuteness of her message.
Greta, just like the kid in the story, called out the naked emperor. I'm not her no.1 fan, but bless her for standing up. I would also like to add that Theil protecting deniers and defending the status quo in the name of technology, is ironically misaligned. Climate change has been documented by science. And it calls for massive innovation and technological input. Pumping more dead dinos into gas guzzling vehicles is caveman stupidity standing in the way of innovation, science, and progress. It protects only the oligopolies, the powerful asshats at the top who have a clear interest in keeping things the way they are. I read with dismay, Australian commentators who use the war as evidence that Australia should drill more, refine more, and that they haven't, is the fault of the 'greenies' "wasting" time and money on renewables and alternatives. Just insane. If countries like Australia had put MORE effort into renewables, they wouldn't be as reliant on fossil fuels full stop.
Greta really is the universe's gift to us.
She is a little Viking warrior princess and the gift is her clear foresight of OPPORTUNITY.
For us to wake up to our potential self destruction of the best future for humans on a precious planet that can easily do without us...and will if it must!
A powerful multi- billionaire fearing a penniless teenager. Sick!!!!!!
Excellent. You are spot on.
“Thou art My lamp and My light is in thee”
Thanks as always for your clear thoughts😊♥️🙏🏻♥️🇨🇦