whatmakesmansafe

'A regrettable influence on mankind is the King James translation of the beatitude, "Blessed are the meek . . ." This phrase is a paradox to thinking man, for "meek" implies spineless submissiveness. Many experts consider this word a faulty translation. In fact, the French Douay Bible translates the beatitude as: "Blessed are the debonair. ."

"Debonair," according to the dictionary, is "affable, gracious, genial, carefree, gay and jaunty." That's hightone. It makes more sense. Personally, I've never seen a doormat inherit anything but a little more mud.'

- Ruth Minshull, How to Choose Your People

Some people say they pay for a security service to monitor the alarms and electric fence surrounding their property and to detect and prevent intruders from entering. I say it should be called an insecurity service. It's only really secure when you don't need the alarms, the fences and the service! The danger in equating the situation with security is that when crime has been accomodated to the full extent, we will all be living in our 'homes', spelled 'p-r-i-s-o-n-s', with our alarms, barbed wire and high walls(completely 'safe') and the criminals will be free to roam the streets at whatever time they choose, free of suspicion and without fear of detection.

The term 'human being' has long intrigued me. We are not human ... we are being human. It's role play - that's all. Forgetting who you really are is a dangerous tack to take and tends to result in you taking life very seriously - almost as though to die means the end of you.

'If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, they want something which never was and never will be'

Traditionally, when we hear the term 'slave' we think about a scrawny, chained individual wielding a large rock-hammer. Those slaves were at least painfully aware of their servitude and who their masters were. Modern day slaves have had their external chains removed without them noticing their freedom is still lacking. There is no more sickening sight than a comfortable slave - one who is ignorant of his servitude, confusing convenience with freedom.