Dark Days

Prologue: The Dark Knight is not one of evil and is such because his cause is not that of good or evil but is one of balance in that not all things are so divided into good and evil, black and white, or right and wrong.  The other point of note is everything from the knight to his fortress is all a metaphor.  In truth the torch is a lost love that still resides with him.

The Dark Days

We join the dark knight as he stands on the tower of his fortress looking out over the darkness.  As he watches the moonlight kisses his battle worn armor and all is quiet.  As the boredom of a dead night washes over him he remembers it wasn’t long ago that he had one that was his light.  The torch of her love kept his eyes keen and his heart pure.  Those days are over although he never knew what put the torch out, he still wonders if it still burns and has been veiled to him for he has seen it spark and flare time to time just enough to give him hope.  With the evils that has washed over his land that he has only been able to fight to a draw, he has been left to wonder if maybe all that he has known has been corrupted by the plague of his land.  He fights long and hard yet the plague remains, for a while he has held up in his fortress to rest and heal before the next battle, but with the quiet nights comes the doubt that he has nothing left to fight for.  His torch has gone out, his squire has abandoned him and those who seek refuge in his fortress are those whom are too injured or too weary to travel on.

His life has been devoted to offering shelter and protection for any that would seek it, his heart and land had been a bountiful land that produced more than was needed most of the time. In time of hardship and despair his fortress had been a point of hope.  Now the dark knight is alone and scavenging to provide for those who cannot leave.  His evil ravaged fortress trembles in effort, trying to remain intact and not fall to rubble.  His persistence is all that give the mighty walls the strength not to fall, and keeps the vile beasts at a distance, although f the beast caught the scent of his doubt they would be upon the fortress walls and all would be lost.

Which s more important Mind/body or spirit

All three are important is neglecting one’s self.  The body is a vessel that carries you through your life.  Neglect or abuse of it will catch up and make one suffer for it.  The mind is very important to a person as it not only carries the intellect but is also the link between body and spirit.  The spirit is important as it carries one from this life to the next. 

To choose to prioritize them is a mistake as they are all three important and there needs to be balanced that only come through equal attention to each.

A Summer Day

Describe the perfect summer day. What would you do on that day?

The perfect summer day would be where I have a day free, sunny, around 90 degrees and a full tank of gas.  Ideally I would have ammunition for my rifles and a full tank of gas.  I would go out to the local shooting range in the morning shoot off a couple of hundred rounds, then I would continue up the road to Sheridan lake and have a picnic lunch and enjoy the rest of the day at the lake. 

If I had more than one day I would go camping as well.  I love nature and being outdoors. 

Club

If I were to start a club it would be a fetish club.  I am into BDSM and there are few that are in that particular lifestyle around here. SD isn’t known for its open minds and without any type of fetish/ BDSM club there it is very difficult to connect with people that are interested or in the lifestyle. 

One might advise to go online; well it is hard if not impossible to have a dom/sub relationship long distance not to mention that over 70% of the people you find online are either frauds or players.  There are real people online but the likely hood of finding people in your area and real is a one in a million.

Our area doesn’t have any D/s’s clubs or groups, thus I would be likely to start one if I was inclined to start and organize a club.  As far as what I would name it I would probably call it something like Heart Links.  Its purpose would be to provide a way for people in the lifestyle and people curious about the lifestyle to get together and discuss it meet the people in the area who are interested.  Who knows it could be a place for perspectives to meet each other.

Beliefs about sex

Recently I have been given reason to question my beliefs on sex.  The basics is simple, sex is a way of interacting with fellow humans that happen to fall within the close circle of friends.  However how close does it really need to be?  What is the true necessity of sex?

The necessity of sex in my opinion is simple the need to be close to another human being.  It in no way is linked to love directly.  Sure, if you are committed to a romantic relationship, you should be able to connect with them on a sexual basis, but there is also possibility of a sexual attraction between two people and there be no basis of any other type of relationship.  This connection does not make the best combination for a family structure.

Sexual connections are not equal to love, if more people would realize this the divorce rate would drop, this would be comparable to best friends don’t make for good couplings.  Both can work in some circumstances, but usually there is more to it than just the one connection.

That part is pretty simple and straight forward.  The complicated part comes when the questions; who can you have sex with and what is cheating?

To me cheating is a term that needs to be determined by both parties in a committed relationship.  For me and my wife it is simply having another and deceiving or hiding the relationship from the other.  If we are honest and open with each other about the affair it’s not cheating.  This is the part that gets touchy; who can one have sex with?

The Answer in my opinion is anyone that one chooses.  I do mean anyone, the exceptions are short, be responsible and the person should be of a knowledgeable age past puberty.  To me this correlates to about 15   years old, however due to the law I do stay within legal age of consent, this is reality, but by belief it would ideally be 15 responsibility falls to insure that no offspring be produced until wanted and at reasonable time.

By my belief anyone over 14 years are capable of engaging in sex.  This should be done by two consensual people whom are responsible enough to ensure no children are produced until they are ready for children, nor should it hamper the life experiences and growth of the people involved.  Cheating is only possible by being dishonest towards yourself and your significant other, and sexual attraction does not equal love and in some cases can be totally separate from each other and sexual attraction is controlled more by lust not love.

Series on self evaluation pt. 1

The article posed these questions for self-evaluation starting with the category of World Philosophy:

How do you view the world and/or life? (Good, bad, learning experience, etc.)

My personal view on the world is life is to be lived and enjoyed not squandered on working, wealth and material things. Life is too short for chasing after material things and too valuable to be spent in pursuit of wealth. The wealthy person is one who has a family and cherished ones around them. He who has the world has the problem of feeding it. He who lives in the world faces few problems that cannot be overcome.

Life is learning and learning is life, he who has quit learning has quit living. An education is an important thing although the best lessons of life are not academic and are not learned through a teacher. Life is full of stimulus and inspiration, it has a lesson that can be learned from each day all one must do is be open to it and they will learn and grow.

Life is what you make of it. A person’s life is a piece of clay that only they can mold. The claims that someone, some thing, or some experience made them be a certain way or act in a certain manner. This is not true, the only one that can change a person is them self. The life of a person is in their own hands, they choose how to act, react and interact. Anyone who says their life is out of control does not know themselves. After all we all hold the power to change but change begins with ourselves. If anything else changes it is because others like the change within us and choose to change themselves.

What do you consider the major problems of the world/community around you are?

There are a few major problems in society and the world and they are:

The government has taken it up on itself to make decisions for us.

The government and society has created ways to take responsibility for the people.

The government is busy getting into other countries business as well as its citizens business where it doesn’t belong.

Society has come to rely on the government to take responsibility for them.

Government encouraged discrimination



What solutions do you have that you feel would improve your world-view?

If the government a society would make everyone accountable. Children should be responsible for raising their children. The only place the government has a part in this function is providing an academic program. The school system should only address academic teaching and avoid all other teaching.

Disband the practice of society raised children. The parents should be held accountable to raise their children and guide them in morality, religion, and ethics. The schools have no right to be attempting to sway children away from their parents’ beliefs or ethics.

Laws concerning that which should be a personal choice should be erased from the books. Laws against abortion, euthanasia and morals should be erased. There should be laws that hold people accountable for their actions that don’t carry the consequences of society providing them a life in prisons. The ones being punished are not the criminals.

This one is simple, stop the programs or make the qualifications stricter. Move society to where being on the programs is a bad thing and encourage working towards getting off such programs in a manner that would succeed not in the manner that keeps people on such programs.

Discrimination is still in full force even though it is illegal. The major contributor to this is the government. Discrimination will exist only as long as there is a separation of races, gender, religious, etc. There is only one race the human race the sooner everyone accepts this the sooner discrimination will be history.

How does governance, on both personal and societal levels, fit in with this view?

Governance needs to step out of the personal and social picture almost completely. The world’s problems in short are over governance. People thinking that there is one ideal for everyone. I agree that “what we believe to be right and true should be right and true for everyone else we are fools.” (first Knight) but those views should take a large scope that include the fact that we are all individuals and especially belief and religion will never be one size fits all. Governance should only strive to allow us to be free while providing a structure under which people can coincide, not to be a leader of moral and faith.

What do you feel your role is or that of humanity in the world?

My role in the world is to live and grow while respecting and caring for the world. There is no secret to life, one is to follow their own heart and go the direction their feet take them. Although, no matter the path humanity walks the world command the respect it deserve and the care of those who reside on it. Humanity is about individuals learning, living and coexisting with each other and their surroundings. A human has no more right to live than any other creature on the planet,

Introduction

Hello, I am a 41 year old that enjoys life no matter where I fall on any scale. Life is a joy I do like philosophy, computers and am very opinionated about how society should be and how it has gone wrong. This is were I am going to post these.

There is no implications or anything else to be read between the lines as I say what I mean and mean what I say. There is never any other meaning in my post than what is written.