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I’M 18 IN MY MIND

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I live in a “55 and older community” of homeowners.  There are about 11,000 people living in this upper-middle class American “retirement resort”.  The average age of the residents is about 72 years old.  When I attend events and activities here I often think to myself, “Gosh, there sure a lot of old people here!”  Then, I go home and look in the mirror…..  It is then that I discover that I am one of the “old people”.

However, because I AM old, and because I am surrounded by other “old people”, I realize that “old people” do not think of themselves as “old”.  In our minds, we see ourselves in our mind at a time when our bodies were physically fit, sexually attractive and productive!  Nevertheless, even though I am only “18 years old in my mind”, the mirror reminds me that my body is more than 70 year old, and counting…..

These are the moments when I must remind myself that I am NOT the body I inhabit at this moment in the Eternal Now.  I know — deep inside myself — have lived a thousand, thousand lives in bodies uncountable, on planets in galaxies unspeakable.  When I remember “Who” I REALLY Am, the “man in the mirror” doesn’t seem quite as “real” as the people who live all around me seem to think.  I know that I am an Immortal Spiritual Being. If your body is still young, sexually attractive and physically fit, you may want to start remembering that you are NOT the body.  When your body gets “old” it will help you to remember that you are immortal, and eternally “18 in my mind”.

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PIANO BLUES DOCUMENTARY FILM

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Blues is THE authentic American music art form.  It is the genesis on rock and roll, jazz and many other modern musical forms.  This filmed documentary was produced by Martin Scorcese, and hosted by Clint Eastwood.  It features interviews and performances by all of the great piano blues artists, including Ray Charles. This is a true classic (with Spanish subtitles)

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RESEARCH PROVES HUMANS ARE LESS INTELLIGENT THAN DOLPHINS (and mice)

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In the opinion of “self-aggrandizing” humans, Dolphins are considered the “second” most intelligent species on Earth.  (Definition: self-aggrandizing n. The act or practice of enhancing or exaggerating one’s own importance, power, or reputation.)

What is the definition of “intelligent”?  Intelligence = the ability to perceive and apply optimum solutions for the problems of existence in the Eternal Now.

So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish is the fourth book of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy “series” written by Douglas Adams.  This book demonstrates clearly that Dolphins are the MOST intelligent species of animal on Earth, followed by mice and humans.  If you haven’t read this book, you will not understand why you are not as intelligent as a Dolphin or mouse.

The definition of “human intelligence” is obviously an oxymoron,  like “blind as a bat”.  Factually, bats and Dolphins — and many other life-forms have have super-human sensory perception!   Humans consider themselves to be intelligent, yet they carefully and mindlessly overlook an extraordinary number of FACTS that demonstrate STUPENDOUS STUPIDITY in their own behavior.

Here is a very short list of factors that demonstrate clearly that human beings are NOT the most intelligent, but actually the LEAST intelligent species of Earth:

  • Humans kill other human beings routinely in enormous numbers in a psychopathic frenzy called “war”.
  • Humans have created enough nuclear bombs to kill every living organism on Earth (including themselves) 1,000 time over.
  • Humans routinely destroy the habitat and kill every last living member of an entire species of life form.  If current rates of human destruction of the biosphere continue, one-half of all species of life on earth will be extinct in 100 years!  (Click link to read article on EXTINCTION in Wikipedia.org)

Obviously, Dolphins and mice do not exhibit any of these HIGHLY UNINTELLIGENT behaviors.  They are obviously MUCH MORE INTELLIGENT than humans.   READ THIS ARTICLE ABOUT DOLPHIN INTELLIGENCE from The Guardian

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ARTICLE:  “Scientists say dolphins should be treated as ‘non-human persons'”   Jonathan Leake, Published: 3 January 2010 in THE SUNDAY TIMES

Dolphins have been declared the world’s second most intelligent creatures after humans, with scientists suggesting they are so bright that they should be treated as “non-human persons”.  Studies into dolphin behavior have highlighted how similar their communications are to those of humans and that they are brighter than chimpanzees. These have been backed up by anatomical research showing that dolphin brains have many key features associated with high intelligence.

The researchers argue that their work shows it is morally unacceptable to keep such intelligent animals in amusement parks or to kill them for food or by accident when fishing. Some 300,000 whales, dolphins and porpoises die in this way each year.