small satori at work

....a thought running since a question posed by a friend  - corporates are dependent on control over consumption, consumption is not a vote, people who consume are not voting the corporate to power over themselves, their lives, leave alone their consumption pattern. however, the need to 'control' consumption to 'sustain' their 'market position' often gets justified with the 'consumption' of their products as the data, raising consumption to almost 'vote' status. voting in a 'democratic' set-up includes control to make policy through majority acceptance, though often it is acquiescence. yet, it does provide policy making its power, the vote of the individual, a privilege granted to the citizen of a nation state for being citizen enough. granted  it has its flaws, but, it does provide the power. consumption is not a vote of confidence. consumerism is not democracy. corporate houses providing infinite options to satisfy the finite...

When you look at how difficult it is for very talented people to coexist and work together, you realise how Satya Yuga would have degenerated,  it can't come easily for humans to sustain.. You recognise why Adam was an idiot in Eden, he would have left the place otherwise.

someone passes away with dialogues un-finished. reminds of all other bonds and dialogues  - paused by distances, momentary strains, artificial busy-ness, situations changes - all of which look rather long. life leaves bodies we bond as we await our turn, we part in sequence we pause in ignorance! poignant moments...

Co rporate d riven g reed Science Definition: Technical 'solutions' that are bandied as Science and quickly cobbled together in a bid to create a myth of providing benefits to a large population, but, primarily 'researched', 'patented' and promoted by a corporate (or many corporates) driven by greed to make a profit for not a reasonable length of time (years) before the same is 'proven' as not friendly to humans and a new 'solution' is similarly cobbled.  Risk: Dependent on power, access to power, corrupt-able nature of power and centralized power. Powerlessness, not having access to power, high integrity among those in power (particularly in political power) and de-centralized power is a huge risk for Codge Science and is countered with aided programmes, public relation campaigns, advertisements, paid media, brokers and sponsored research institutions.  Duration of Life: Self-perpetuating, believes it is immortal.

Power concentration is at the cost of trust. The people with more power in government seem so less capable of trusting anyone. Indeed it looks like not to trust anyone is part of the training for getting into power position. Another reason for decentralisation, if concentration of power was more widely spread and far less centralised, there will less reasons to feel threatened or insecure and more  reasons to trust others. Human inability to trust other humans hits at the very foundation of idea of civilisation.

'another day' in giving and caring and counting the blessings...a day in remembering and celebrating the capacity to care and love for all in the time most critical and needed... 'so, was it o.k. these 2 days?'  'what is there for it to be o.k., another day', she says, 'i am tired, need to rest now'. i know it is not another day, these were long two days with guests, memories, emotions, gratitude and maintaining equanimity cutting thick air between several dear ones...and elegance and poise among all of these and care to ensure everyone is fed, satisfied and happy. another day, i count this blessing!  

individual status messages online -- submissions of inability creative presentation of limitations defenseless defenses of weaknesses and continuous word play to escape the self! Sometimes in this crowd the exhalation of honest small wonder of life...