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Friday, November 2, 2012

Commercial Mythology



            Ever wondered why it seems that lawyers seem to be such a big deal?  Most of us heard that when we were growing up, right?  I know I did.  Usually it went something like this:  “You’re really smart.  Study hard, keep your head in those books and make good grades and one day you could be a lawyer or a doctor.”  Personally, all I ever wanted to be was a bird, myself, or the starting firstbaseman for the Houston Astros, who also in the off season was the starting shooting guard for the Houston Rockets.  But for those of us who might not have been deemed that “smart” by our parents/peers/teachers, maybe we didn’t get told that we should be lawyers or doctors.  My point is...why are these considered noble positions in our society?  (If you are a lawyer or doctor, I’m sorry this might sound a bit harsh, I’m not trying to knock you, I’m just exposing the foundations of your profession, much of which you may not even know about). 

            Think about it, though.  What little kid wakes up on a Saturday morning and wants to be a lawyer or accountant or doctor?  NONE OF THEM DO.  The kid wakes up and he/she, wants to be a unicorn, or an astronaut, or a cowboy, or a Robin Hood pirate ninja, that sails around everywhere and does karate, but never has to steal anything because anything he/she wants just magically appears at the thought of it.  But then our parents, society, etc, tell us to be this or be that and then all of the sudden we have an alleged “dream” in terms of a pathway towards a career, that actually had no root inside of our heart of hearts to begin with.  It came from the outside, and through consideration (or lack thereof) and massive indoctrination and distraction, we begin to believe that a so-called dream about a career, or maybe even it’s a job that we do, our identity becomes rooted in it. 

            Why don’t parents/teachers/etc encourage their children to be tree cutters, or landscapers?  One of the most fun jobs I’ve ever had was working for a small company a friend of mine’s dad owned.  We built and framed houses, poured concrete, and did random stuff to improve people’s property value.  Think handyman, but for a contractor.  This job was way more fun than any “profession” I’ve had.  Why wasn’t I encouraged to do this?

            You guys catch my drift, though.  Doctors, lawyers, etc...we are encouraged to pursue these avenues why?  Because these are societal status symbols attached to a value.  Meaning, that if you’re a lawyer, you probably make a lot of $$$.  See my point?  Maybe you can be a defence lawyer, make a lot of $$$ and help people.  A noble cause, right?  Yet, we are encouraged even from birth to be subject to and begin to make value judgements based upon potential to earn $$$.  If ditch diggers earned the same as lawyers/doctors/CEOs, would ditch diggers be considered noble in their profession? 

            I’m just interested in trying to locate when doing a work that provided nothing real and of substance into society became noble, and began to override the craft of a man/woman handling their own matters and providing for themselves?  It seems that there is a massive separation that is illustrated a growth in the current generational gap, in what it means to “earn a living” or “provide for oneself.”  If you’re of similar age to me (20-30, of course there’s a little leeway in that),  you grew up under certain assumptions:  Go to school.  Get good grades.  Get into a good college.  Get a good job.-all of this will lead you to a nice income and stability.  Sounds fun, right? 

            If your experience has been anything like mine, you did all of that, yet the big $ job never happened, and neither did the stable income.  (That’s okay, not knowing how the bills are going to get paid is fun when viewed in the right light.  You'll never get bored, and you can pack up and leave town at a moment's notice.)  For some of you, maybe it has worked out, but after a few years of doing this now you’re starting to get bored and wondering where all your dreams went.  In either sense, one of us is honoured by the generation of our parents, and the other is generally dishonoured and labelled a bum, or lazy, or a moocher, etc.  In the state of who we really are, there is no difference in being between either of us.  As the Paul encourages us in 2 Corinthians 5:16-17, “ So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer.  Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!  In the perceiving of anyone or even any circumstance based upon merely the outward appearance is a crime, that fails to see the heart or the legitimate point of origin of any person or circumstance.  But it is exactly these types of outward value judgments based upon earning potential and the ability to accumulate materials that the system we have bought into calls us to view.  Thus, when we define ourselves this way, we begin to define others the same way and through this perspective confine ourselves to a mere definition, the scope of which only exists in a fake realm of commercial enterprise. 

                YOU ARE NOT A COMMERCIAL ENTITY!  So why would you agree to not only have yourself defined that way, but agree to see others in the same light.  It’s not all your fault.  The system of Western Capitalist Communism Indoctrination has been foisted upon you since before you were born, constructing a fake version of reality upon you, in its attempts to distract you enough to believe in it.  The State wants you to believe only in commercial enterprise and thus define yourself that way as your primary identity.  As I referenced in one of my pasts posts (you can read it here:  http://beardsloveandhappiness.blogspot.com/2012/10/who-gets-your-vote.html) this is why you have a Social Security Number, Driver’s License and any other kind of license.  As far as The State is concerned, you are solely a commercial entity, a franchise of their larger corporation, and thus are subject to all of their rules, regulations, and thus further, your rights are now privileges, and privileges can be take away, taxed, fined, and deemed as deposable, as long as The State is protected.  You are not any of this, nor are you subject to it.  In fact, you are so mysterious and worthy that you are undefinable,  The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit” (John 3:8).  Never allow yourself to be contained to a definition or an idea.  Living beings are not ideas, they are real people in relationship.  An idea is simply that:  it is an idea.  An idea about a person is not the same as actually knowing the person.  The same goes with you and with God. 

                Maybe I haven’t made my point clear enough.  What I’m getting to is that everything we have been taught to be a” good citizen” and even been encouraged in by our parents and grandparents has been grounded in utter trust and dependence upon a system and a group of agencies who do not have our best interests at heart.  This is where the animosity in the generational gap has been the heaviest.  Many who fell in line with the system and received the benefits thereof have encouraged the younger generations to do the same, but when exposed to it, the younger generation:  1.  Hasn’t received any benefits, because in a debt-based society, all the benefits have been sucked dry....and 2.  Has been exposed to the flaws/lies of how they are taught to base their core values in perspective and identity.  Essentially, we have been duped into dependence and thus consented in placing our security and hope upon and into things that are not real.  Once again, and you will hear me say this time and time again:  Any agency, entity, etc...that includes your employer, the government, Social Security...all of these are nothing but stacks of papers.  You are a real person, so act like one.  Real people, living beings do not, nor were we designed to be, dependent upon things that are not real.  The only action or value, the only power anything has is through your consent. 

“Where it concerns a sovereign Elector moving In Law, a license IS a contract In Fact which he may Lawfully refuse as a condition to the free exercise of his Rights and Powers.”—Augustus Blackstone.


      It only through our consent that the system we all complain about so much is allowed to operate.  Even according the so-called laws of our land, our public officials only have the authority that we invest in them.  Do you understand what this means?  You as a sovereign elector have the power to choose what happens and command public officials to serve you.  This is the way The Constitution laid it out, and how we are supposed to operate and function in the realm of the establishment of the United States.  What has happened is that we have traded our sovereign rights, for a reduced qualified elector status and thus subjected ourselves to a majority rule that implicates us in the participation of a mere system.  Now sure, we receive, so-called benefits from the system, but the danger is that in this model you become the corporate property of the majority and are no longer have any right or responsibility to handle your own affairs.  In fact, when you attempt to handle your own affairs, you will be taxed, fined, penalized, thrown in jail and have your property and $$$ confiscated for payment.  You relinquish your responsibility to stand on your own two legs, and thus consent to give administrators jurisdiction to handle your affairs for you.  Basically it’s an agreement that says, “I’m too lazy, or too stupid to handle my own business, so you guys do it for me please!”  Like I said, earlier, it’s not your fault.  These things have been part and parcel of a massive, global indoctrination that has unfolded over several hundred years.  I just want to encourage you to stand on your own two feet, to love yourself and your neighbours and thus you will see that:

    You are second to none!  You are way more powerful and mighty than you give yourself credit for!  Read that again out loud to yourself!  God is your only authority, and He has made himself one with you in effortless union, Colossians 2:9-10, “For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, and in Christ you have been brought to fullness. He is the head over every power and authority.”

In the same vein, next week I will detail, why never to let a lawyer handle your legal matters.  Stay tuned for the next episode.     

Take a hold of the dream you’ve had since you were a child, or even before you were formed in your mother’s womb.

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