Blog 6.  El dia del autobus.

I learned something today.  From a movie.  In Spanish.  Which means..... :)

Sometimes I can understand movie Spanish.  Which is huge.

I was reminded of a way of looking at the world.  Namely, consider that there are only two types of people in the world.  Those who do good when possible and those who do bad when possible.  This obviates assumptions of character and personality based on religion, culture, history and instead enforces reliance on a study of action to draw conclusions of the person's self.

While not quite so simple as that, given no one can do good every time, I do believe that the concept can apply to a summation of instances and is a great place to start.

Maybe its cause I'm in a bus and will be for the next thousand hours, but I feel like elaborating.

I know a lot of this is obvious, but it is what I believe.  So if you already know it, at least now you know it represents me.

 So.  We will have to start by outlining the basics.  Humans are individually weak and pitiful. Isolated we are barely worth the Carbon we are made of.  Obviously I hyperbole, though slightly.  I speak strictly in comparison to our true power, that of relationship.  We have the power to affect each other, and through each other the whole world through all extant time.

Pretty cool eh?  This is the power of ideas, of inspiration, of interaction, of consideration and mutual devotion to the selfless quest for Truth.  Most importantly, this is a power we all have.  We all have relationships, we all are effected and equally affect daily.  Hourly.  I affect you by writing this.  You affect me by reading.

So become aware.  Recognize.  Understand. Embrace your innate power of humanity.  Most importantly, use it intentionally, use it hourly.  Know that no matter what you do you are using it.  When you are doing bad, good, or nothing you use it.

OK, so with this established we can see that the most important things for the world are those things we put in it.  Our beliefs form our concept of self and our  identity.  From this should come how we want to act.  From this should flow the blueprint of the effect we want to have on our neighbors, our society, our world.  From this blueprint should come our actions.  Everything we put into the world: words, print, action, inaction.

The next step is to note that part of your impact on your world is what proceeds you: how you will be received.  This depends on the perception of your personality and character, which brings us back to our first concept.  You are often battling stereotypes, preconceptions, connotations.   Acknowledge this, and take care of your reputation, which will hopefully be based largely on your previous actions.  Sometimes, if all goes well, it is all you've got.

So, to wrap it all up, we have three jobs at the end if the day.

First, remember that with every action and inaction you are defining yourself.
Second, remember that every action, inaction, and your carefully developed character does in fact somehow affect those who surround you. Perhaps magnificently, perhaps minimally, but everything has an echo.  Everything.  So act intentionally.
Finally, remember to give others the same benefit of action-based judgment.

So here I sit.  Inactive.  On a bus.  Still understanding movie Spanish.  Afraid of the future, though well excited to get on with it.  I hope that something here affects you, somehow, as you have affected me.

As always.

Love
Always.

Seriously.

Stewart.