Looking for Evidence of Past Life On Mars.

  

Relatively recently, there was research and study performed which determined that Mars is a planet that might have been habitable.  As with any research, sufficient funds and other resources were allocated to the subject.  In the case of the obviously required amount of research as well as the technology involved, it would be safe to say that the funding for this project was in the range of millions of dollars.  An interesting sentence was stated as part of the result of the study, and I quote: "The study does not offer actual evidence of past life; rather, it suggests a place that might have been habitable." Pardon my ignorance, but what am I missing here?

Color me stupid, but I am unable to comprehend HOW the 'need' to go searching for the possibility of past life on other planets supersedes the need to improve the quality of life on Planet Earth where we KNOW life exists, AND we have evidence of the daily suffering of the lives of many. This suffering ranges from poverty, to genocide, to torture, to the casualties of war, to afflictions from curable and incurable diseases, and also goes way and beyond that mentioned here.

Please again read the quotation as taken from an article on the results of the study: "The study does not offer actual evidence of past life; rather, it suggests a place that might have been habitable." What is the significance of this in relation to the vast problems that exist on this Earth where the majority of the population is negatively affected by the environment, cancer causing agents, diseases and so many other factors?

At some point in the future, when every one of our brothers and sisters worldwide are living in a life of peace, and are all well fed and clothed, have appropriate shelter, and have equal rights and access to a decent way of life, a good education, equal opportunities, have the right to openly practice their religion of choice, have affordable access to proper healthcare, and the addictions to drugs, alcohol, violent behavior, gambling, and the rest on that long 'addictive' list is naught but a distant memory, corruption has been eradicated, those with mental and physical afflictions have been properly treated, and all of the solvable problems have had solutions applied to them, THEN maybe it might be interesting to scour the Universe to see if there are places that MAY have been habitable.

An extremely sad thought for contemplation is will there ever be a time when the needs of people who are worse off than others will be considered as important needs. Will priority ever be given to these needs? Where is the love of the people who make the decisions for what become our priorities? Where is the love for our fellow human beings?

Where is the love?

 

IT IS NEVER TOO LATE

IT IS NEVER TOO LATE TO BE WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE BEEN.

 

The Wind Beneath My Wings

Patti LaBelle and Gerald Levert - Wind Beneath My Wings
Thanks to the Source: http://www.youtube.com/
Extremely beautiful song, sung by two of the very best of the best. Particularly moving is that Patti eventually sang this song as a tribute to Gerald's life. Reality dawns on us that no days are promised to us, and perhaps we should "sing our best" every moment that we can, for one day, we too will stand on the other side and watch tributes to us being made. As magnificent as the tributes may be, what will matter the most is where we stand when we are listening.

How we "sang our lives" will determine where we stand; and wherever that

may be is where we will be standing for eternity.

Humbly requested, while we are able to, let us sing our lives to the best of our ability, and let us be the wind beneath the wings of our brothers and sisters. We can all be each other's heroes.

 

Is Being A Friend the Same as Having A Friend?

All of us, as normal human beings, feel at some time or another, the need to be comforted and hugged.  We all need that support when something happens, or an emotional loss is felt, or a financial setback is experienced, and so forth.  If one has a special friend, or a partner, or significant other, then it would be safe to assume that one's comforting and supporting needs are being met. 

So what if they are not being met, but instead one feels worse after speaking with the person for not only was their need for support rejected, but in turn they got blasted out for contacting the person with their problems and their needs in the first place?  What if instead, the special friend went off on a tangent about their needs and how they felt they were driven away, because what it boils down to is the attention was switched from them for a moment? Then, know at that point, that this is not a friend, but is a leech that feels for some dysfunctional reason, that they are entitled to extract every single bit of emotion, attention, and love from you, to feed their long suffering pain caused by them knowing what they are.  It is at this point, you should walk away, and never look back, and never ever sympathize with this sociopath.  This sociopath will never sympathize with you, for they are not capable of doing so.  They have practiced the motions, and the words, but your common sense will tell you that all is not well, even as your inner being begs for your common sense to be wrong, as you are tired of searching, and you are hoping that this sweet mouthed charmer really is the one. 

Do not forget that this sweet mouthed charmer is the same one that yesterday was shouting at you because you gave him a message that someone asked you to deliver that showed him up to be a liar.  Then this sweet mouthed charmer went off on you because he was wrong, and wants to make you wrong for being a witness to his lies and manipulations.  Then this same sweet mouthed charmer will promise you he will never do that again to you.  He won't.  He will just do something else.

We all have emotional needs - some have more intense needs, but we all have those needs to be spoiled and just be listened to, and when we are down and out, our friend should step in and help us to feel better.  We will not be able to change these needs as we should not be expected to.  Most likely we are ones who have been providing care, comfort, support of all kinds, and everything else to our so called friends.  If they cannot step in and be your friend when you need them, then they are not your friend.  They could tell you they are so madly in love with you or whatever, but it means nothing without some care and concern shown.  They are in this relationship with you for some reason, and it is not to make you feel better after a rough day.  It is for a self serving reason - their self serving reason. 

A loving relationship is where two people agree to love each other and be friends as well as loving partners.  When the scales are unbalanced and one is doing all the giving and the other is doing all the taking, that is not a loving relationship.  That is a destructive relationship and the taker becomes more and more aggressive taking more and more; and the giver becomes more beaten down, and loses more and more, and loses his/her dignity, character, and pride.  He or she is a pathetic shell of the person they once were. Once they have become this shell, the taker actually despises them for being so weak, and the only reason the taker will rally around again with professions of love and happiness, is for something they want - this time it will be for material gain, as they do not feel you are worthy of giving them any emotional gain as you are now a weak shell of a person, practically an embarrassment.

We have enough problems on our hands just making it day to day.  If this other person does not like you, then you cannot make them like you. If they tell you how much they love you, but then chastize you for telling them your problems as they do not have the time and you are not taking them into consideration, then they do not love you, as a matter of fact they do not even like you. It may hurt initially to think of losing them as a friend but the reality of the situation is that they never were a friend. 

If you find yourself taking on their problems, working harder to squeeze time in to help them with something, and  spreading yourself thin to do things for them; and in your time of need they cannot find a kind word for you, then this is not your friend.  This person is a narcisstic person who has no other person's interest in heart than their own, and will drain you emotionally, physically, and in every way possible. 

A result of being drained is the feeling of an investment being made.  If I am drained emotionally, not only am I miserable, depressed, and distraught, but I now feel locked into this person some more, for now I have invested more emotions into the relationship between this person and myself, and in this person.  It is not an investment.  It is an act of charity, and this so called friend, so called self professed friend will play Dr. Jeykll and Mr. Hyde with their victim until they have extracted all they can get, whether it be emotional, physical help, financial, or just a feeding of their over inflated ego which in reality is their low self-esteem which they have clothed to resemble arrogance, but is really shame.

When one is tired, and has been embarrassed, and even looks  physically drawn, it is a sign that they are beyond reasoning logically.  That is when it is up to other people to step in and interfere and help them.  It is so unfortunate that most people find these circumstances amusing.  Usually the ones laughing are so glad it is happening to someone else, for it also happened to them too, and probably they were even worse off.  This is a cold world, where one who lives for love of friends and others is surely going to meet with heartache and misfortune.

There is a time when one finds oneself at a crossroad:  to continue along one road being the loving person and refusing to give that up will cause more grief and heartache from the so called friendships that will be formed along the way; but to continue on the other road where one becomes like the other ninety percent of the people, and becoming just as cold and manipulative as these people is losing your soul, your life, and your being.

Ignore the crossroad and turn back.  Go back from whence you came, and this time ignore every single person who betrayed you and used you.  Be kind to strangers, but befriend no one.  If you have no expectations, then you will have no disappointments.  Seek your happiness from within.  Chances are most likely that these alliances you made where these sociopaths and demons of the world stripped you of everything, also caused you to lose your touch with God.  Get closer to God.  Get back in touch with your spiritual self.  Cling tight to your loved ones, your children.  Teach your children about your experiences. Teach them to always hold God's hand, and if anyone comes into their life that causes them to lose that grasp of God's hand, then that person is not for them. 

It is so easy to say goodbye to someone you just met before they can beguile you with their charms.  Learn and teach your children how to recognize the users and abusers in this world.  There are so many of them.  Learn and teach your children the warning signs, and tell them to not to walk away from these sociopaths but to run. Most of all, learn and teach your children to have complete and profound Faith in God who will never let anyone down, and also learn and teach your children to develop and strengthen their spiritual being, and their sense of self, so that they can be happy and comfortable with them self and by their self.

These rejects of society prey on the loneliness of others. Learn and teach your children how to be alone and not lonely.  It really is easy.  If you love yourself and love God, then you will always be loved by the best there is. And if you stumble and fall for another sociopath, do not dismay.  Now you have experience to recognize them for what they are so do so, and just say goodbye to the reject, and give all of your heartache and troubles to God, and go to sleep.  God is going to be up all night anyway.

Trust...

Some time ago on an incredible day, as a result of a horrible awakening and self-examination process, I discovered and admitted to myself that all I had dedicated myself to, and sacrificed for, had once been so casually dismissed through someone else's cruel and callous choices. It seemed as if trust had scorned me again. Once again there was an ugly accumulation of more lies, shattered dreams, broken promises, and dedication. At the end of all of this I was just years older, seemingly no wiser, and simply emotionally exhausted.

My immediate reaction was to maintain and believe that trust is merely for the naïve to engage in. I grabbed on to my theory that the trusting will fall prey in the shadows of conspiracy to human beings who are merely facades pretending to be 'victims' who have been extremely wronged by life. The reality is that these human phantoms and vultures are untrustworthy cowards who are devoid of any character of their own, so they adopt a character that will fit the one their prey is searching for.

However, continuous self examination, self reflection, and meditation is a good and healthy process. With these practices, one will discover many truths including the fact that if one scrapes the bottom of the barrel, then what one will have is what is at the bottom of the barrel. So, clearly, another option is to be much more selective in one's own choices. In the meanwhile, one should begin and continue to focus on trusting in their own self and understanding that they are not the guilty ones. We need to realize that there are still credible people with integrity on this planet. Despite our experiences and our having associated with con artists and others of such ilk, we need to realize that if we ourselves can be trustworthy, than others can and are doing that also.

For many, it often it feels as if all of their lives people have failed them regarding trust and other issues. However, what we must learn and accept is that we are the ones who fail ourselves in selecting these people to be a part of our lives. Also, we must avoid repeatedly making the same mistakes in the selection process over and over again. With this revelation and knowledge, we will be able move forward with our heads held high, projecting trust by being trustworthy, and attracting and choosing trustworthy people to surround ourselves with.

For those whose footprints may have crossed mine in the sands of time, and for those who may have felt some of the same emotions I have, please be inspired. We make our own choices. Let us not be fooled by the glitter and glamour of the "bling bling" of the gaudy facades of character, but instead let us look for the purity of the metal, and the mettle of the spirit. Have faith. The best is yet to come.