Release of President Bush
author: Seaseal
 e-mail: Seaseals@hotmail.com
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I don't understand hatred. I don't understand why people think that hatred is the answer. I don't understand why it is in this part of the country. I am so sad to see people who could use their valuable time healing and doing good works that in the eyes of our planetary existance is so direly needed instead destroy themselves and their neighbor's trust. No one changes in hatred.
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This is my first article here at Portland Indymedia.
First of all, I did not vote for President Bush. I don't condone the decision of the Supreme Court, but since I know why we have such a country that has flaws and people not able to think they have any power over their lives, much less vote for it, I know we did it to ourselves.
I sat with the election decision for a long time. The issue of literacy is critical in this country. The best I could see of why Bush was chosen in the highest spiritual manner was actually about a strong First Lady. For Laura Bush her to come into her own power and advocacy in the Unites States regarding her love of teaching and reading. If more people become literate (49% are not, including computer literacy), we won't have the problems we have today. So far she has started the Book Fair of Washington D.C. to follow up her work in Texas. And Texans are better for it.
I don't like the oil business, don't own a car, reduse, reuse, and then recycle the rest of materials I buy, I eat organic as much as I can afford, and use fans to cool down. I heal the earth with my solitary actions, no need for others to know about it.
There is a lot I have worked on in the last year regarding Bush's views and budget cuts. A year ago I spent much time praying, meditating, but also writing and sharing with people the issue of the current administration wanting to get rid of passenger trains - Amtrak. With no consideration to those who simply can't ride an airplane (medical problems) or access to other modes of transportation, and the now celebration of the 200th anniversary of Lewis & Clark Expedition and 175th Anniversary of the first Train/train track system the Baltimore and Ohio (B&O) I was enraged. I was on the Empire Builder when the announcement came about the possible collapse. I instead envisioned an America where we had the technology of Europe and Asia and that Bush would take a train across the United States to see what he has never, nor could ever see again if there was no train. I decided in seeing more and more people choosing to take trains thereby strengthening our ability to be self-sufficient and not need to seek airguzzlers (planes) as our mode of transportation, the main reason for oil purchase.
I recieved an e-mail asking me if I know of any Bush events. This is the original reason why I was inspired to write. I went to Portland Independent Media Center to find that their is only one listing - events leading to take the position of hating President Bush. "P Resident Bush - Evil" says it all. I believe that there is much work to be done, and not taking notice that the president is here would be the best - that no one shows up. People are hurt and animals are dying. How can so many waste time on hatred?
I am wondering if you know what is "Evil." Evil is your whole family dieing in the Holocaust. Evil is having everything you love and cherish destroyed by people who live in the neighborhood you helped save their school from closing and advocating that perceptions of it be seen in otherways. Evil is what you put out thinking that you combat evil with evil. Evil is ones cat taken to be experimented on in a Portland hospital lab. Evil means that there is no redeeming ability.
People have bullets. They are called negative thoughts. And each thought goes around the world whether you like it or not. And things you hve no idea of you may of inflicted. The fearful thought of a certain "bad" neighborhood just adds to someone maybe just marginally thinking about how they are going to have some money to actually closer examining the option and maybe breaking into a car or home to steal something. The thoughts we have, and share grow. The New Testament talks about when two or more are in my name..... Thoughts grow larger and manifest into physical reality. This is true in most religions the belief that two or more can change though processes.
We have a HUGE responsibility in us all living at this time. Our belief systems have drawn deep gaps and imaginary boundaries have become almost physical. We have a responsibility to be ourselves, hence responsiblie for our actions. I don't believe, and I am not alone, that hatred is the answer.
My belief is that one needs to give suggestions of what could be instead.
How about instead of painting signs, paint a building in need of it.
Some of our public schools have burned and are in need ot support. How about painting signs welcoming the students back to school? What a wonderful sight that would be!!!!
How about spending Thursday night tutoring a kid whose forgotten how to read over the long summer?
How about spending Thursday night at the library educating yourself on art, music,science,civics,politics, history of your favorite author, musician, humanitarian?
How about all that money you have put together and bought some non-GMO food and fed the homeless?
How about just sitting in silence, not speaking a word since Silence is the Universal Corrective. No fire, no fuel given, none taken.
I wrote in the description, "I don't understand why it is in this part of the country," refering to hatred of President Bush. Where does hatred come from? Is it easier to hate when further away from Washington D.C.? Is it easier when most of people here never leave more than 50 miles circumference of where they were born? Is it easier to hate when one has less roots, connection to ancestry to the people that founded this country?
I wish for you to have something else to focus on - your grandmother, your nephew, your long estrange friend. I wish you joy and peace. I see people awakened to their infinite power within themselves to change things rather than demonizing others for their pain.
I have suggestions beyond what is here, how we can join, how we can envision a beautiful world and then create it. The sad thing is that I I don't feel comfortable placing my name here. That as you attack others, you might attack me. I don't want to believe that. I choose not to right now, and forever.
Peace,
Seaseals
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