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Tuesday 5 March 2013

Apologise to the loggers and miners from the years 1887-1911.

It was the year 1911 and Dr. Diesel presented his new efficient engine to the world to supplant the role of the steam engine that ran on coal or wood.  The logger and miners were upset.  Diesel was a devout man of God( a Christian) and developed many patents to save us time washing cars, dishes and making microwave  chocolate souffles.  He did not live long enough to see the the blessed future results of his engine that we enjoy today.  There are some diesel engines that can achieve 2000 kms per passenger vehicle tank of gas  His descendents improved on his work concerning fuel cells and hydrogen combustion as represented by the diesel fuel cell.  Christ was marvelled at for his miracles but the tension in our human souls renders us temperamental.  Christ did say that we would do greater things than what He achieved and Diesel's work is evidence of this as a believer.  It is not to say that it could not have been done by a non believer but faith is intelligent and Einstein believed in God as well.  The power to turn wine into water is immense as exemplified by zero emission vehicle propulsion prior to the beginning of the 20th century. Hydrogen fuel for this purpose has been around since 1807.

Os Guinness has written an excellent book on the tensions in our humanity that oscillate between awe in the creative power of our faith and the trust to employ it to have the full social benefit of such technology. We do not have to use it ( the technology) and could just please those who feel left out by the human movement toward progress.  The steam engine was great but it was just time to save some trees. Coal was great as well but it was just time to save some human lives, trees, plants and whole cities from the smog that burning coal would produce.  Gasoline and Fossil fuels are great as a raw source  from which hydrogen can be produced but they are not so great if you burn them as a fuel itself.  Os Guinness, in his new book with excellent research, demonstrates that "...there is no God but God, and there is no rest for anyone whose God is anyone but God. So the answer to mammon once and for all, without reservation, is no." He points out the stark contrast economically between the cry of Mammon and the call of Jehovah, the God and father of Christ. He is your God and father as well since you are a joint heir in Christ; right?  Christ prayed and communicated with God who He also recognised as His father.  He says, "...the spirit of calling counters this spirit of commerce by knocking holes in the ice. Thus there are, if you like,  two economies-a "calling economy" as well as a "commercial economy."  He concludes that Calling has always introduced and enabled a different style of operating that directly counters the market mentality. They are not incompatible and our survival is dependent upon the respect and balance in life that Calling leads us to have in ensuring there is more than enough.  There will always be those who have more than their neighbours by the fact of certain virtues including family cooperation and good work as a middle man or better designs but everyone can enter the race. It is just that inequality is not necessary for capitalism to exist as some have explained as if it is a tenet of capitalism. Capitalism is human nature at work and shall reflect competitiveness as well as creativity and ingenuity. Competition is not to kill or to seek hierchies of respect( you might feel too respected) based on vehicle engine size and car seat surface options but to build a better bakery or fish hook.  Some will wake up earlier to catch the fish and some may catch just as many with better fish hooks or manipulative technology that routes all calls from a junior lawyer to some other phone system using computer switches. It is possible. They may also break laws and  do wrong under the guise of officialdom with dyslexic employees (confess again with more junk in your colleague's fridge)
who are not sure of anything except but what they were told to do by some other bitter person who was too timid to face down the devil in court  or on the market floor and knock the ball out of the park so  that ball knocker ( they were serving the court and market in society and not your insecurity) does not feel so Northee or maybe so bible thumping with one soccer goal a week and he had a permanent tan to begin with.  Any culture that forestalls melting-pot Brazilian , Australian or American social unity, creativity and human ingenuity on any basis including racism or fear of change is a society that is shunted by self doubt.  It may not have been possible to fly at 3 times the speed of sound if there was doubt in the power of God and faith that man can do greater things than Christ did himself.  You can afford universal health care and still have more leather interior than the nigger white or black female patient whose son or daughter female combat soldier is in Afghanistan unifying you with flags on coffins on ANN( or 4.0NN) news  making them democratic ( crying out democracy when he rapes and kills) who will never afford a private room with the private insurance upgrades. She has an oozzie like your sister and office secretary named Shaneeqwa(^%@# you!)  at the DMV.  He transcended gravity and ascended. He is King of Kings and Deborah in the bible was a Judge as well as David and Solomon. The Queen of Sheba acknowledged this as she adopted honourably the faith of Solomon and returned home with his son and some books and support for her son's tuition and studies so their son could show himself approved.  He had no room for her to stick around and distract him with her insecurity and incessant attention seeking that was without abatement although he told her to read Psalms 42 until she got the point. Jesus told the woman at the well the same thing( John 4).  You are soo caught up in being traditional that you have fictionalised the notion, never having set foot in a church where you have much ancient tradition. Your ancestors would tell you. But, bitterness is also a tradition for many. Church is a good place to hide an adopted tradition of bitterness. Love is traditional and so is porneo for some so why not film virtual love or porneo in its expressions? The reason that you should not is because it damages the psyche and renders you nontraditional in the real expressions of love and a failure in life-long, mature and healthy expressions of committed intimacy that are reciprocal.  There is always another fleeting moment of intimacy around the corner. Your pet prized female doberman will tell you with panting and druel.   No one is ever good enough for commitment(every man or woman has a thread or hemn that could be better or newer on their Hugo Boss attire after the third day of brand new wear-I love Boss for men) but only for the chase where you can justify a life with the soundtrack " how will I know if he really loves me?" Invite him to dinner and he will probably stay and will change the light bulb when it blows and he will also come back tomorrow night to ensure that you don't feel used for your lusty predelictions.  He is faithful and commitment is always fresh. You see, there is no place else to express the joy of faith if a faithful man except with your one woman. Your culture might idolise the notion of the King with many wives. See the reluctance and humility David had in entering one covenant with one of Saul's daughters. He chose a union that he felt was befitting. Go on; read it.  He did not start with 30 wives and if you are going to be build anything, then see the cost. How many fridges can you afford in your coffee shop or how many cell phones can you maintain on a network?  If the goal is to have many women to be with many, then say yes everytime you are shown a woman's tongue on the subway platform. Ask her  "..how do we go from your tongue in the corner of your mouth for 4 seconds( was that a come on or are you on a med?) while I look at the subway map with you standing in front of me to us getting back to your apartment right away or what about tomorrow? You see, I don't and I am not ill. You grew up in a farm town and a chance meeting with someone you fancy must have been rare so you were trained not to hesitate.  You seem really nice but if you are serious, then call for dinner and then we can jump on your couch.  I will bring the bottled waters and some dark chocolate and we can do this as often as you would like but it would be good if you are faithful if we do because I AM a faithful person and one might be hard to find. I am also friendly but not a cheater. 

Rousseau said that a people gives life to a state by social pact or contract. He went on to conclude that "...what was good  and in conformity with order  is such by the very nature of things and independently of human agreements."  All justice comes from God who alone is its source. There is a universal justice that springs from reason alone  and if it is to be acknowledged as such it must be reciprocal-See Rousseau Chapter 6. There is also a natural justice that is unavailing among men according to Rousseau. In a civil society all rights are determined by law. But what about human progress if law is natural and universal? Human progress is a function of natural justice as human progress is inherently natural. Natural justice is the arm of life itself and any work to thwart such human  progress as a result of a fear of change or momentary loss is covenanting with death itself.  "The Call" by Os Guinness is an excellent addition to your laundry room bookshelf where you can sit the book beside  a bottle of Tide Cold Water-3X more efficient and that is good for everyone.

Also, be a good neighbour and pass the ball.  

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