tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686500107282182587.post5595009153013320742..comments2023-10-29T02:43:58.464-07:00Comments on 22C+: The World Party is OverMarcus T. Anthonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15015648874488332379noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686500107282182587.post-90610628519558437482011-11-29T18:58:35.795-08:002011-11-29T18:58:35.795-08:00Time to acknowledge the truth, indeed. Your post r...Time to acknowledge the truth, indeed. Your post reminded me of the comments by the Master of the Key about the consumer society- that we would never again lust after material wealth after what we are about to go through. That the preoccupation with the material is a symptom of despair, a fall from grace. Thank you for this post, Marcus.Leafinthewindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12751239188696062683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686500107282182587.post-84637260990697829232011-11-29T05:11:57.822-08:002011-11-29T05:11:57.822-08:00And here's another "Ship of Fools" s...And here's another "Ship of Fools" synchro Marcus.<br />Since I live in Brisbane and can't get a copy of The Byron Bay Echo newspaper,I subscribe to the Echonet daily e-newspaper and on page 5 of today's edition there was a cartoon called Swami Cootamundra and today's (Nov 29th) caption was,<br />"Everyone wants to be captain on the ship of fools"<br /><br />http://www.echonetdaily.net.au/?iid=56928&sr=0#folio=005<br /><br />Even Chris Knowles at "The Secret Sun" blog posted a similar themed story to this one,one hour after you did,called <br />"The Exegesis: The Myth of Progress"<br /><br />http://secretsun.blogspot.com/2011/11/exegesis-myth-of-progress.html<br /><br />The topic is hot today.Brizdaz (Darren)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16218154629850982033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686500107282182587.post-69568644977435544882011-11-29T02:33:08.141-08:002011-11-29T02:33:08.141-08:00No Marcus.I don't have a Facebook account.
I d...No Marcus.I don't have a Facebook account.<br />I did once,but closed it a year ago.<br />It bugs me how it would invite friends to join me,and most of them were from where I work,and they were linked to other workers and so on.<br />You could imagine if they saw the above comment what would happen.I wouldn't just be trying to jump ship...they would have me walking the plank.<br />This is the main reason I keep semi-anonymous. <br />Maybe when I leave there I will start using my surname as well,but not until then at least.<br />No,whoever JR is it isn't me.I stay away from Facebook.At least the commenting and having an account side of it anyway.Brizdaz (Darren)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16218154629850982033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686500107282182587.post-28893808316742873602011-11-28T23:02:34.771-08:002011-11-28T23:02:34.771-08:00Thanks for the positive feedback Daz and Trish. ye...Thanks for the positive feedback Daz and Trish. yes, it would seem we are heading into some rough sees here! But as Daz says, its an opportunity. I would not care to predict the outcome, but I think China's status is also quite shaky, and I picked up some energy some time ago that January 2012 would be the beginning of significant changes in China - read social and economic instability. I have to say I'm not much into prediction though, so I am not staking any claim on it.<br /><br />By the way, Daz, do you have a FaceBook name with initials JR? JR also mentioned the song ship of fools on my FB page this morning.Marcus T. Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15015648874488332379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686500107282182587.post-16042050482439443052011-11-28T20:10:53.680-08:002011-11-28T20:10:53.680-08:00I think, sometimes, that synchronicity is the voic...I think, sometimes, that synchronicity is the voice that screams at us to change course rapidly, because we're about to run into the motherlode of all icebergs. It can scream at a personal and a collective level. It's one reason I find global synchros so intriguing. <br /><br />Beautifully written, Marcus.Trishhttp://www.synchrosecrets.com/synchrosecretsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686500107282182587.post-78419172845344641912011-11-28T14:16:42.695-08:002011-11-28T14:16:42.695-08:00I couldn't agree more Marcus.
These thoughts h...I couldn't agree more Marcus.<br />These thoughts have been swimming around in my head also.I think we have a very narrow window of opportunity (and I think most people would agree) to turn this ship around and head in a new direction.We are asleep at the wheel and heading for the mother of all icebergs if we don't change tact.<br />I think it is possible,but it will take more than wishful thinking on everyone's part.A ship is only as good as it's crew members.Everybody has to do their part to get there.Otherwise it won't matter how we arrange the deck chairs after a hole is smashed into the ship's side.<br />The party is over and it's time to clean up,so we can have more (and sustainable) celebrations in the future.<br />Funnily enough,I work for a big furniture chain (you know who Marcus) and lately on the in-store music system the "World Party" song "Ship of Fools" has been playing quite a bit and I always think how appropriate it is.<br />Although to me it is a sign that this crew member has seen through all the public propaganda that this company spins to it's workers and general public,and is being told "OK,so you've got a mortgage to pay off,but are you going to justify working for pirates that plunder the earths resources and source the worlds cheapest galley slaves to make this throw away particle board crap for massive profit...or are you going to fight the good fight on the seas of sustainability ?"<br />The voice in my head is growing stronger,and even though it's scary to jump ship when there's no other in sight,the voice seems to be telling me to take the leap...and do it soon!Brizdaz (Darren)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16218154629850982033noreply@blogger.com