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HAPPINESS

The Epicurean Approach

By

VIKRAM KARVE

Musings on the Art of Happiness

HAPPINESS & PLEASURE

Are Happiness and Pleasure correlated?

They say:

1.  Pleasure is Quantitative; Happiness is Qualitative.

2.   Happiness is a lifelong goal.

3.       Happiness requires cognitive judgment.

4.       Pleasure is not essential to achieving happiness – here I do not agree. I feel happiness and pleasure are not mutually exclusive; in fact genuine pleasure can be the source of much happiness.

No philosopher has better explored the distinction between happiness and pleasure than Epicurus, a Greek Philosopher of the Third Century BC. Epicurus (341-270 BC) espoused a strategy for achieving genuine human happiness by emphasizing the delights of the mind (over which a person has control) rather than the delights derived from material things (which are so often beyond one’s personal control).

Epicurus’ name survives in the team “epicurean” which is used to refer to someone with elevated tastes and a lifestyle centred on pleasure. However, if you peruse his philosophy thoroughly, you will realize that Epicurus counsels a way of life very different from what the popular use of the term “pleasure” implies.

You may feel that Epicurean philosophy champions the pursuit of pleasure as the supreme goal of life, but this does not mean the unrestrained pursuit of excesses of any kind. Instead, Epicurus argues for a life of sober restrain and moderation in all things. The pleasures Epicurus recommends are those that are easy to achieve and simple in nature. The prolonged pursuit of pleasure is best achieved by restraint and enlightened choice.

It may be the prudent to moderate our single minded pursuit of “outward” success and achievement, the mindless acquisition of material possessions and accumulation of wealth, tendencies to showing off and ostentation, conspicuous consumption and lavish unrestrained pleasures; and focus more on the more authentic “inner” pleasures of life such as happy family life, enriching relationships, cultivating the mind and intellect, enjoying the pleasures of friends and companions, and living on the higher plane.

Epicureanism does not advocate the wanton pursuit of pleasure. Also, you must remember that pleasures and pains of the mind are of greater importance than those of the body. Epicurus set forth a strategy for achieving authentic human happiness by emphasizing the delights of the mind (over which a person has control) rather than the delights derived from material things (which are so often beyond one’s personal control). The fundamental premise is that presence of pleasure is synonymous with the absence of pain.

Genuine happiness emanates from pleasures that are easy to achieve and simple in nature. If you have only a few things, we will enjoy them more than if you had many things, and if you do not become used to rich and expensive foods, then simple fare, which is easier to obtain will satisfy you more.

In a nutshell: “The Art of Happiness is in keeping your Pleasures Mild”.

And how do you keep your pleasures mild?

DESIRE & PLEASURE

Are pleasures in any way linked to satisfying your desires?

There are two different types of pleasures:

1. “Moving” Pleasures

1. “Static” Pleasures

“Moving” pleasures occur when one is in the process of satisfying a desire – like eating delicious food when one is hungry.

These pleasures involve an active enjoyable titillation of the senses which most people call “pleasure”.

However, Epicurus says that after one’s desires have been satisfied, like suppose you are fully satiated after eating a heart meal; this state of satiety, a state of no longer being in need or want, is itself pleasurable. Epicurus calls this “static” pleasure, and says that these static pleasures are the best pleasures.

Hence, Epicurus says that there is no intermediate state between pleasure and pain. When one has unfulfilled desires, this is painful, and when one no longer has unfulfilled desires, this steady state is the most pleasurable of all. There is no intermediate state between pleasure and pain – either your desires are fulfilled or they are not.

Epicurus also distinguishes between physical and mental pleasures and pains. Physical pleasures and pains concern only the present, whereas mental pleasures and pains also encompass the past (fond memories of past pleasure or regret over past pain or mistakes) and the future (confidence or fear about what will occur).

The greatest destroyer of happiness is anxiety about the future, especially the fear of death. If you can banish fear about the future, and face the future with confidence that one’s desires will be satisfied, then you can attain a most exalted state of tranquillity.

This we see that the key to happiness is the effective management of your desires – Desire Management.

DESIRE MANAGEMENT

There is a close connection between pleasure and desire-satisfaction.

If pleasure results from getting what you want (desire-satisfaction) and pain from not getting what you want (desire-frustration), then there are two strategies you can pursue with respect to any given desire: you can either strive to fulfil the desire, or you can try to eliminate the desire.

Epicurus advocates the second strategy of scaling down your desires to the basic minimum which can easily be satisfied.

Epicurus distinguishes between three types of desires:

1.      Natural and necessary desires,

2.      Natural but non-necessary desires,

3.    “Vain and Empty” or unnatural and unnecessary desires.

How we tackle each of these three types of desires determines our tendency to happiness [or unhappiness].

Examples of natural and necessary desires include the desires for food, shelter, health, sense of security and basic physical needs, cravings which will necessarily lead to greater pain if they are not fulfilled.

These basic desires are easy to satisfy yet difficult to eliminate (they are ‘hard-wired’ into human beings naturally) and bring great pleasure when satisfied (“Happiness begins at the stomach”).

Furthermore, they are necessary for life, and they are naturally limited: that is, if one is hungry, it only takes a limited amount of food to fill the stomach, after which the desire is satisfied.

Epicurus says that you should try to fulfil natural and necessary desires.

Vain, unnatural and unnecessary desires include desires for excessive power, wealth, fame, and other egoistic ambitions which have all the trappings of status and prestige.

Vain desires are difficult to satisfy, in part because they have no natural limit. If one desires wealth or power, no matter how much one gets, it is always possible to get more, and the more one gets, the more one wants. These desires are not natural to human beings, but inculcated by society and by false beliefs about what we need; (e.g.) believing that being very powerful or wealthy or famous will guarantee us happiness. In fact, Opulence attracts thieves, and power and fame attract sycophants.

Epicurus says that such vain and empty desires should be eliminated.

An example of a natural but non-necessary desire is the desire for luxury food. Although food is needed for survival, one does not need rich expensive gourmet food to survive. Thus, despite his hedonism, Epicurus advocates a surprisingly ascetic way of life. Although you shouldn’t spurn extravagant foods if they happen to be available, becoming dependent on such food ultimately leads to unhappiness.

These natural but non-necessary desires are those cravings that do not necessarily lead to greater pain if they are not fulfilled. These desires are typically recreational in nature: Sexual gratification, aesthetic desires, entertainment, pleasant conversation, the arts, sports, travel etc.

In the case of natural but non-necessary desires you must approach life as a banquet. Think of your life as if it were a banquet where you would behave graciously, when dishes are passed to you, extend your hand and help yourself to a moderate portion. If a dish should pass you by, enjoy what is already on your plate. And if a dish hasn’t being passed to you yet, patiently wait for your turn.

To paraphrase Epicurus, “If you wish to make a man wealthy, don’t give him more money; rather, reduce his desires”.

By eliminating the pain caused by unfulfilled desires, and the anxiety that occurs because of the fear that one’s desires will not be fulfilled in the future, the wise Epicurean attains tranquillity, and thus happiness.

VIKRAM KARVE

Copyright © Vikram Karve 2009

Vikram Karve has asserted his right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 to be identified as the author of this work.

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Appetite for a Stroll

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Nascido em um dia azul – por dentro da mente de um autista extraordinário. Com um título intrigante e uma capa maravilhosa esse livro foi realmente muito mais do que surpreendente pra mim.

Ele começa despretensiosamente como alguém que se aproxima e tenta lhe contar uma história, depois é simplesmente impossível párar de lê-lo e você fica impressionado com as dificuldades e descobertas que um ser humano é capaz de fazer na busca de respostas para sua própria condição e “limitações”.

Daniel Tammet descreve todo seu percurso para compreender o mundo ao seu redor, desde a descoberta do autismo à ataques de epilepsia. Portador da sindrome de savant e asperger, Daniel tem dificuldades de relacionamento, de compreensão de frases de duplo sentido, de captar as nuances emocionais do comportamento humano, além de ter suas habilidades motoras comprometidas.

Apesar dessas limitações, ele tem um altíssimo poder de memorização, facilidade em aprender outros idiomas, fazer cálculos matemáticos complexos e uma característica que despertou a curiosidade acadêmica mundial, ele tem o sentido da sinestesia muito desenvolvido e consegue perceber e associar cores, formas e texturas e até sabores à números.

Nesse livro maravilhoso, Daniel conta sobre a diferença entre os vários espectros do autismo, as dificuldades e conquistas no seu desenvolvimento social, sua percepção sinestésica, a descoberta como homossexual, suas aventuras como voluntário na Lituânia, o documentário britânico que fizeram sobre ele e conta como foi seu encontro com Kim Peek, o autista que inspirou o personagem do filme Rayman.

Daniel tem um projeto de e-learning em idiomas chamado Optimnem, desenvolvido por ele e seu companheiro. O documentário da Discovery Science, Brainman, conta mais sobre quem é Daniel suas habilidades.

Segue abaixo um video seu e o link da Sociedade Nacional de Epilepsia do Reino Unido.

One small feel for man. One giant ass for mankind.

I am loving the online site I DON’T LIKE MONDAYS. While it has designers that you can find on most sites like Alexander Wang, it also carries brands like Deer Dana and Priestless. A lot of the clothing on the site is edgy which is perfect for a city girl like me, or if you just feel like adding something a bit more bold to your closet. They also have AMAZING sales which is great around the holidays!! Here are some of my favorite items.

Tucson, Arizona resident by way of El Paso, TX and Chicago, IL, Gregory Savant Daggett has always possessed a passion for music and literary arts. Involved in general music since age 7, and a trumpet player since age 10, he wasn’t officially exposed to hip hop until age 12. Although no particular emcee caught his ear right away, he was intrigued with the entire concept of an individual or a group of people speaking over instrumentation in an intensely rhythmic lyrical form, oftentimes telling semi-autobiographic tales relating to a fictionalized counterpart. He became inspired to write and partake of the art of emceeing after hearing the 1999 classic Black on Both Sides by Dante Smith and honed his emceeing chops at the lunch room ciphers of Chicago high schools Whitney M. Young Magnet and George Washington Carver. He has since dedicated every verse, every bar and every word to achieving the ever elusive sense of balance in this hallowed art form. His debut, The Delayed Entry EP serves as proof.

Elf freundlich und Fünf laut ist?

Nein, ihr habt euch nicht verlesen. Es geht um Zahlen. Daniel Tammet beschreibt in seinem Buch “Elf ist freundlich und Fünf ist laut” seine Wahrnehmung der Welt. Der geniale Autist erklärt uns seine Welt, denn der Engländer sieht die Welt mit anderen Augen.

In dem Buch erklärt uns Daniel “seine” Welt und gibt einen einzigartigen Einblick in die Welt des Autismus. Er ist fähig in einer Woche eine neue Sprache zu lernen (in dem Fall Isländisch), er kann sich die Zahl Pi bis auf die 22.517. Stelle bildlich vorstellen und rechnet schneller und präziser als jeder Computer. Seine besonderen Fähigkeiten sind auf das Savant- Syndrom und eine gemäßigte Form des Autismus zurückzuführen.

Durch seine synästhetische Wahrnehmung sieht er Zahlen in verschiedenen Größen und Formen. Als er in New York in der Show von David Letterman war, sagte er diesem, dass er wie eine 117 aussehe. Groß und schlaksig. Primzahlen sind seine Lieblingszahlen, wenn er sich diese vorstellt, dann findet er innere Ruhe und Frieden.

In dem Buch sind auch einige Zeichnungen, wie er Zahlen sieht und teilweise sogar seine “Zahlenlandschaften”, aufgemalt. Ich musste oft lächeln, als ich das Buch gelesen habe und kann es nur jedem empfehlen.

Übrigens hat Daniel eine eigene Website, auf der er Sprachkurse und anderes anbietet.

http://www.optimnem.co.uk/

Stephen Wiltshire–”The Living Camera”

This astonishing 18ft drawing of the world’s most famous skyline was created by autistic artist Stephen Wiltshire after he spent just 20 minutes in a helicopter gazing at the panorama.

The unbelievably intricate picture was drawn at Brooklyn’s prestigious Pratt Institute from Stephen’s memory, with details of every building sketched in to scale.

Landmarks including the Empire State Building and the Chrysler Building can be seen towering above smaller buildings after just three days in his spellbinding creation.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1223790/Autistic-artist-draws-18ft-picture-New-York-skyline-memory.html#ixzz0VWxlbCeq

Nearly a decade ago, the Department of Trade & Industry (DTI) began to actively engage in the development of the information communications technology and electronics sector (ICT&E). The broad objectives were to grow the ICT&E industry to increase employment, broaden participation, encourage exports and promote small business development in this important sector… (more)

Most of you know this already. It’s very interesting, though. Gives you a glimpse into life with Asperger syndrome and synaesthesia… Try to ignore the annoying journalist…

If you’re interested in Tammet’s story, check out his blog.

The boy with the Incredible brain….

A second set of clips from this British documentary. In this clip, you will meet the original Rain man, the inspiration for the movie.

I have always been really fascinated by gifted and talented people, just because they are different from us normal human beings. It enthralls me to be able to see the world from their perspective and learn the reason behind these bizarre geniuses. The person I came across today is Stephen Wiltshire. He is an autistic savant. To put this in layman’s terms, savants are people who have developmental disorders but display unique talents in other areas. To have autism also means that these people have impaired social interaction and communication. However most of the time their attention to detail is frighteningly precise. The most common trait of these prodigious savants is their seemingly limitless mnemonic skills, with many having eidetic or photographic memories. Indeed, prodigious savants are extremely rare, with fewer than one hundred noted in more than a century.

In the case of Stephen Wiltshire, he was gifted with an eidetic memory and the ability to recall it at will. To be honest, I come home from work everyday I pass by my house but I won’t be able to even draw the place I live now even though I have lived here for close to 2 years. And to think that this guy hopped onto a helicopter circling London city for 15 minutes and is able to create an exact replica of the city’s panoramic view!! It’s really quite a feat. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to find a picture of the panoramic view. But look at the amount of detail in that hand drawn picture below. And that was drawn from memory. And in PEN!!! I can’t even write in pen for fear of making a mistake and not being able to rub it off (I hate liquid papers or tipex). Yes yes, OCD. I know… Can’t help it though.

Interior of St Pancras Station by Stephen Wiltshire

Plus, he has taught himself to handle social interactions because of the nature of his talent there is a need to travel places, to draw new landscapes. He is also brave enough to take public transport, which would sound like a meager task to us, but is a huge ordeal to a person suffering from autism. These people love repetition and hate change. New surroundings creep them out.

Got to feel amazed at how these people survive in this world where everyone else thinks they are abnormal or to put it bluntly – freaks. Albeit superbly talented ones. Kudos to you Stephen for making the best out of what God has given you.

Manhattan Skyline from top of Empire State by Stephen Wiltshire

Idha zalla ‘alimoun zalla bizallatihi ‘alamoun. (proverbe arabe)

Si un savant trébuche, trébuchera dans sa chute tout un monde. (proverbe arabe)

If a scholar falls, many people will fall with him or her. (Arab Proverb)

Signification: Si un savant commet une erreur, de nombreuses autres personnes seront induites en erreur compte tenu de son influence. Les savants doivent bien réfléchir et mesurer les conséquences de leurs théories ou de leurs réflexions avant de les communiquer ou de les  publier.

Parallélisme biblique

Ce proverbe arabe nous a beaucoup marqué. Nous l’avons affiché dans notre bureau et nous en avons distribué des copies aux étudiants inscrits dans nos cours d’études interculturelles (missiologie). Chaque fois que nous y pensons, de nombreux textes bibliques nous viennent à l’esprit. Nous en retenons deux.

Le premier texte biblique qui nous vient à l’esprit, décrit une situation où tout un groupe social était menacé de mort parce que quelques devins, magiciens, sorciers et enchanteurs (considérés comme des sages, des savants cf. Daniel 1 :17-20) n’avaient pas pu donner une réponse satisfaisante à un roi profondément troublé par un rêve. Les lecteurs de la Bible se souviennent du récit de Daniel 2 :1-49. La colère du roi était si violente qu’il décida ipso facto de mettre à mort tous les sages de Babylone. Il a fallu l’intervention de Daniel, à qui Dieu a donné une sagesse supérieure, pour que le pire soit évité. Imaginons un peu la situation chaotique dans laquelle se trouverait la Babylonie si toute cette classe (à laquelle appartenait Daniel et ses compagnons) était massacrée. Bien entendu, tous ceux qui étaient considérés comme des savants à l’époque (comme aujourd’hui) ne l’étaient pas nécessairement. Beaucoup parmi eux étaient plutôt des charlatans qui exploitaient la crédulité de leurs compatriotes. Mais, il y avait quand même de vrais savants parmi eux. Il n’était pas du tout sage de les massacrer tous. C’est comme-ci, au 21e siècle, on décidait d’anéantir toute l’élite intellectuelle. Les conséquences seraient incommensurables.

Le second texte indique la source de la vraie connaissance, de la vraie sagesse. Il s’agit du texte de Proverbe 2 :6 qui stipule que Dieu est la source de la sagesse, de la connaissance et de l’intelligence. De nombreux autres versets bibliques abondent d’ailleurs dans le même sens tant dans le livre de Proverbes que dans d’autres livres bibliques. Quand nous pensons aux nombreuses dérives de nos savants modernes, quand nous pensons au fait de nombreuses personnes veulent écarter Dieu des écoles et des centres de recherche, nous nous demandons si notre monde est conscient que sans Dieu nous allons inéluctablement vers la dérive ?

Revenons à Dieu, notre créateur. Donnons-lui toute la place qui nous revient dans nos cœurs, dans nos familles, dans nos écoles, dans nos sociétés. Craignons Dieu (nous entendons par crainte une confiance respectueuse) et éloignons-nous du mal sous toutes ses formes. C’est alors que nous réussiront. Et si nous avons commis une erreur, soyons assez humbles pour la reconnaitre et la corriger. Celui ou celle qui refuse de se coucher sur le lit de son erreur, qui écoute avec discernement les remarques des autres, et qui corrige tout ce qui mérite d’etre corrigé est sur la voie de la vraie réussite.  Marchons quotidiennement sur cette voie. C’est alors  que nous éviterons de trébucher et d’entrainer dans notre chute le monde qui est déjà bien affaibli.

© Copyright by Moussa Bongoyok, 2009.

(The emcee Savant is from Chicago and is part of a self-described “hip-hop alliance” called RAREBREED [the other member of the collective is his younger brother, Joey Downtown]. While 206up.com is a space primarily dedicated to Seattle hip-hop, I reserve the right to go rogue once in a while, as I’m doing with this Review. Though it’s not a total tangential exercise: Savant is connected to Seattle through a group called The Emprise so prepare to see him come through the Six and do his thing once in a while. Trust 206up.com will keep you up on Savant’s future movements through The Town. But for now, on with the Review of The Delayed Entry EP…)

On Late Registration’s best track, “Gone”, Kanye says he wants to quit the rap game altogether and open a hip-hop school for aspiring emcees, a desire presumably stemming from his perceived lack of rappers properly representing. It’s typical Kanye: a romantic but somewhat misguided proposition considering it comes from a guy who isn’t exactly known for his ability to stay on task. I’d be okay enrolling my child at The Kanye West School of Hip-Hop, but only if Yeezy’s primary role was that of financier. The actual Emcee Professoring should be left to the rhyme virtuosos, those cats who find love and life in the art of rhyming (not in designing Louis Vuitton handbags). Chi-Town rapper, Savant, might be a worthy candidate for such a position. His first solo effort, The Delayed Entry EP (available for free download here), shines a musical spotlight on a budding rapper who seems hungry and focused on building his resume.

If Savant isn’t quite suited yet for the position of Emcee Professor, then he at least deserves a graduate assistant position or, better yet, maybe that of resident Rhyme Doctor. For nine tracks, Savant holds a clinic of sorts, displaying an ease and confidence on the mic that’s matched with an above-average ability to manipulate rhyme and word. From a technical standpoint, Savant bends tracks to his lyrical will. He displays uncommon dexterity on “Concrete Techniques” (featuring Three60) and on the RJD2-assisted “The Lyricist ThreeMix”. He’s often so focused on performing precise metric surgery on the beats that it comes as a pleasant (and welcome) surprise when he eases back and lets more personality show on the relaxed, “Illest You’ve Never Heard (Could We Go)” and summer-riding, “Bottom To the Top”. And, not surprisingly, Savant stands further out from the emcee crowd when he allows the subject matter to get heavier (see: “Marry a Memory”); it’s evident that dude is talented, but good lyrical content matters just the same.

Musically, Delayed Entry suffers a little from what many underground independent records suffer from: lack of innovation. Not that albums of this form and function should always be groundbreaking; hip-hop like this is generally meant to pay tribute to traditional aspects of the music and limited effort toward genre-bending sonic advancements is expected. In other words: that’s not the point here. But it would be nice to find more unpredictability. Not surprisingly, the best track is produced by the legendary RJD2 (the aforementioned, “The Lyricist ThreeMix”). Another standout is “Illest You’ve Never Heard” which employs a delicate but chopped-up Amel Larrieux sample. Savant’s rhyming generally overcomes any lackluster beats, which is both a testament to his lyrical prowess and cause for optimism for future releases that might feature more interesting production.

As Kanye, Jay, and Weezy continue to fly hip-hop’s flag high in mainstream America, it’s important to remember that the culture is forever tethered to artists like Savant. Folks like him fly mostly under the radar, yet are ultimately responsible for steering the Good Ship Hip-Hop through its rough (read: vapid and uninteresting) times. The underground set (an often fickle and skeptical bunch not affected by politics, popularity, or hype) will probably find The Delayed Entry EP a worthy, if not solid, first effort. It’s a type of recognition that is usually devoid of glitz — to say nothing of abundant financial reward. But acceptance by the underground masses is a sure sign that you’ve arrived. The impressions left in the discerning ears of those critics genuinely matter, as they’re the ones ensuring hip-hop stays healthy. And if the foundational elements of hip-hop are healthy, then the culture as a whole thrives. Savant’s The Delayed Entry EP proves that the emcee element is alive and breathing.

Rex is the story written by Cathlene Lewis about her struggles with having a son that has special needs. Right from the beginning he had to have an operation to remove a cyst from his brain. She was told that he was blind. And the hits just kept coming. The beginning of her sons life seemed to be one trial after another. She was told that he was also autistic just a few short months later. How was he to have a normal life. There were many obstacles to overcome. His increasing sensitivity to sound and touch. Being blind and having autism. Refusal to walk and talk. There seemed to be no way that he was going to be able to a normal life.

Rex’s dad brought him a piano for his second birthday. From that point on things changed. He started to come out of his shell. When Cathlene all but gave up, God gradually began to show his glory and power through Rex as he begins to interact more and more with the world around him. He learned to walk, talk and laugh. The piano was the key to unlocking who Rex is. Cathlene began to see how God was working through her son to get to her. To tell her to walk by faith and not by sight.

This story will bring tears to your eyes and joy to your heart as his mother relates how she felt as she received each new puzzle about Rex. His struggles and his triumphs. To see how no matter what God is there in the midst of their lives and that He is bigger than the limitations Rex has had to deal with.

Audio-După douăzeci de ani!

După douăzeci de ani.
Sunt douăzeci de ani din 1989, anul speranţei.
Ne-am reîntors la dictatură. Una mult mai cumplită pentru că e vorba de foarte mulţi bani şi de foarte mult orgoliu.

Nu e dictatura proletariatului, e una mult mai infecta, e dictatura banului! Numai voinţa populară mai poate schimba situaţia. După douăzeci de ani trebuie să revenim în stradă, să ne cerem drepturile. Nu-mi vine să cred ceea ce trăim acum. Încerc să găsesc deosebirile. În afara celor date de dezvoltarea generală a societăţii, a ştiinţei şi tehnologiei, a accesului în comunitatea Europeană şi NATO, nu văd decât asemănări.

După douăzeci de ani

Ba da, iertaţi-mă, în 1989 nu aveam datorie externă. Astăzi avem o datorie enormă, peste 60 miliarde usd şi ne vom duce
sigur la peste 100 miliarde dolari.
Atunci era dictatura unui sistem ideologic. Astăzi e dictatura unor borfaşi care au pus mâna pe ţară.
Ţaţa Leana din 89 voia titluri ştiinţifice, ţaţa Leana de azi devine expertă în politici europene.
Preşedintele de-acum douăzeci de ani intra în horă la marile manifestări populare, dedicate lui, bineînţeles.
Preşedintele de azi joaca zilnic, într-o ţară în care festivismul de carton e politică de stat. Apoi plimbă un cărucior
printr-un market, îşi dansează soţia pe la vre-o nuntă, spune diverse glume răsuflate sau repetă clişeele învăţate pe navă
şi râde singur de ceea ce spune. Şi bineînţeles o laudă pe specialista în politici europene.
Tovarăşului i se inventau aniversări şi comemorări, generali daci, decrete date de Burebista şi lozinci spuse de domnitorii români.
Marinarului i se pun pe tavă festivităţi extreme, de la sărbătoarea cârnatului pleşcoian la concursul “cine scuipă mai mult pe ţară”.
El e peste tot! Respectul pentru ţară a devenit o piesă de muzeu.
Piesa centrală a epocii actuale a devenit “neruşinarea”. Scuzaţi-mă, uitasem, mai e şi “ticăloşia”.
Şeful Institutului Cultural Român a devenit cunoscut şi promovat prin “mă piş pe ea România”. El a fost primul câştigător al concursului de scuipat pe ţară.
Mi-am amintit asta văzându-l cu ochii umezi şi buzele maronii într-o foto în care-l admira pe marinar. Bineînţeles din spate!
A primit bani buni deşi nu ştiu pe cine a reprezentat!
Societatea declarată civilă încearcă să se îndepărteze de preşedinte după ce l-a girat ani de zile.
Biserica, în spiritul bunei politici a tăcerii, crează sfinţi şi proiecte de palate.
Indiferent de atitudinea lor, gaşca de borfaşi ce-a pus mâna pe ţară îşi vede de treabă. Pentru că sunt siguri că nimic nu li se poate întâmpla.
De-asta-şi permit bătaia generală de joc faţă de tot ce-seamnă ţară, neam, cetăţeni. Ei nu vor răspunde vreodată, pe asta se bazează.
N-au teamă de justiţie, procuratura e la dispoziţia lor, poliţia e subordonată, judecătorii se vor europeni dar nu pot avea iniţiativa cercetării penale.
Dacă vreun procuror se ridică să-şi apere propriul jurământ depus, este ras, scos din joc.
Poliţia tace, procuratura tace, judecătorii tac, noi privim şi ne vine să urlăm, iar ei fură în continuare. Marinarul trebuia să fie preşedintele României. Dar el a rămas bişniţarul ce aducea blugi, cafea şi parfumuri de prin porturi. Iar acum joacă, dansează şi cântă în timp ce gaşca ce-o patronează fură!
Banul, banul, banul şi puterea. Miliarde de euro furate în douăzeci de ani şi ei nu se mai satură.
Pentru că ştiu foarte bine că banul le asigură puterea. Ei sunt ruşinea istoriei noastre. Analfabeţii ajunşi să conducă şi să reprezinte ţara.
Pentru a-şi acoperi furturile au inventat sintagma “ne va taxa electoratul!”. De la director la femeia de servici, ca să ai un loc de muncă trebuie să fii în barca infectă a supunerii faţă de aceşti imbecili ticăloşiţi. Istoria îi va arunca peste bord cât de curând.
Mint, încontinuu ei mint, este incredibil, nu mai există nici un fel de decenţă şi respect.
Lumea fierbe, pe glob se petrec lucruri care ar trebui prezentate şi dezbătute in massmedia noastră
Suntem la un pas de război civil în România. Tot ceea ce am prognozat de doi ani încoace s-a adeverit.
Noi suntem la un pas de război civil!
Lumea se pregăteşte de marile transformări care o vor schimba. Şefii de stat ai “Marilor puteri” ştiu ce urmează, încearcă să adapteze economii, relaţii sociale şi politici de stat pentru trecerea spre noile structuri. Lumea se schimbă radical şi noi suntem obligaţi să suportăm o altă dictatură în loc să facem paşii necesari adaptării.
De ce asta? Traiane, ai o şleahtă de slugi, pe post de consilieri, care în loc să te formeze şi să te informeze, lucrează numai pentru menţinerea puterii.
Pe banii noştri tu ai izolat România! Soarta lumii se hotărăşte în locuri în care tu nu nimereşti axa dar ne tragi pe toţi în fabulaţiile tale dictatoriale.
Tu eşti responsabil pentru situaţia de astăzi din ţară.
Ai transformat România într-un teatru de război, un război civil.
De ce am ajuns ca după douăzeci de ani de la Revoluţia din decembrie 89, să ne înfundăm într-o dictatură mai mizerabilă?
L-aţi văzut la televizor! Preşedintele le vorbea celor de la Cluj că are acasă o machetă a bricului Mircea. Râdea cand spunea asta. Da Traiane, atât a mai rămas, restul le-ai vândut dar ai ştiut mereu să strigi “hoţii”.
Echipa ta are miniştrii anchetaţi dar pe care nici în fund nu-i doare că fură. Tu iei copii în braţe pe la manifestaţii dar nu vrei să răspunzi la drama celor ce-şi pierd copiii pentru că nu se găsesc căteva mii de euro pentru spitalizări în străinătate. În timpul ăsta, gaşca infectă din care faci parte desenează cu oi pe dealuri, umblă cu făclia de Paşti cheltuind zeci de mii de euro, fură bani declarându-i cheltuiţi pe scene de 75000 euro, pe spoturi de promovare, pe turism ipotetic, pe gondole, pe fântâni cântătoare, pe borduri, pe vănzări din activele de stat.Milioane şi milioane de euro furaţi!
De ce sunt liberi oamenii ăştia?
Tu ai depus un jurământ că vei sluji ţara! Traiane, ţara asta nu-i o corabie! Nu poţi minţi permanent pe toată lumea! Nu poţi trage în radă ca să mergi să bei un whisky.
CSMul nu-i dă recomandarea Procurorului General dar tu treci peste! Schimbi guverne, miniştrii, nu mai ai nici o datorie faţă de ţară, numai propriul orgoliu şi mai ales păzirea găştii de borfaşi cărora le protejezi afacerile?
Da Traiane, sunt hoţi, hoţi, hoţi! Şi cei de la PSD, şi PNL şi PDL. Iar tu eşti cu siguranţă în fruntea lor. Altfel, ei ar fi închişi. Normal ar fi să mergi tu înainte să le deschizi uşa din interior. Acolo e locul unde vă va trimite istoria.
Ai pus un ministru al Economiei care e trezorierul vostru de partid şi este condamnat pentru furtul bugetului Municipiului Bucureşti, numit “bordurier” pentru bătaia de joc făcută. L-am văzut la TV, şi-a pus ochelari să pară “mai intelectual” decat “Almanahe” deşi are aceleaşi clase ca şi el. Dar tupeul lui de borfaş depăşeşte orice limită. Dacă împărţea ciubucul de 20 milioane euro , din vânzarea acţiunilor companiei Electrica Oltenia, cu ceilalţi borfaşi, de la PSD, nu mai aflam. E bine cand se ceartă hoţii între ei.
Ministrul de Interne este un vameş care a devenit expert în jocul la bursă, care a luat “împrumut” o jumătate de milion de euro de la nişte persoane fizice. Are voie oare să fie ministru? Tupeul lui de borfaş mi-l amintesc bine de tot din 2005 cand în Portul Constanţa am primit fluturaşi în care ni se sugera să facem comisionarea vamală prin firma lui din Arad.
Pionul caracatiţei din care faci parte e cumva Ministrul Turismului? Ea reprezintă grupul de interese stăpân pe care-l aperi? Are câteva scuze , n-are copii, e tupeistă şi n-o interesează dramele celorlalţi decât dacă se filmează. De-asta defilează cu neruşinare. În vremuri de criză, cand se cere cumpătare, decenţă, măsură, ea îţi e imaginea fidelă. Râde lumea Traiane, ne-ai minţit pe toţi! În judecata de apoi nu crezi şi nici în judecata justiţiei.
Încearcă odată să mai spui că-ţi place brânza cu roşii şi priveşte-te-n oglindă. Vei avea o surpriză de proporţii, unică!
Uită-te atent de tot! Acesta-i semnul!
Îmi voi depune candidatura pentru a fi “Preşedintele României” şi sper să fiu ultimul preşedinte ales prin vot popular. Asta vreau să fac.
Voi schimba statul iar asemenea abuzuri nu se vor mai putea întâmpla.
Şefii statelor lumii se-ntâlnesc în America, în Europa, încearcă să ajungă la o “configurare a lumii de mâine” sau chiar la un proiect mondial iar Preşedintele României căntă pe scenă la Sinaia în timp ce savanta dansează. E ruşinos!

Se schimbă lumea iar spectacolul acestei schimbări ne va prinde în război civil.
După douăzeci de ani!
Athos, Porthos, Aramis şi d Artagnan au rămas undeva în istorie. Frumoasa istorie a demnităţii, a respectului, a datoriei!
Era mai simplu pentru Dumas!
Noi însă nu putem să ne privim speranţele de acum douăzeci de ani!
E ruşinos!