CLUELESS REBEL

     It's pretty well true. Wisdom sucks and is about as worthless as gold colored tattoos on a dead politician floating in a vat of boiling tar. In fact it is a bit of a con job that old people, not unlike myself, have been bribing younger generations with for eons...

     Yes wisdom... What is this crap everyone wants to worship? Here is the truth about wisdom. It is worthless to anyone but yourself. If you have any of it at all great but the second you try to give it away it turns into worthless dust. Anyone who takes your wisdom gets enslaved by it. In fact mankind has been enslaved by the "wisdom" of the elders for eons. It's the Great Deception. You see wisdom is something you earn through a lot of observation and experience. It almost always applies to your own game..., or life as it is most often called.  
 
     Now sure other people might be able to use a bit of your wisdom to make a ton of money or win back the girl, or some other seemingly great thing but that often back fires. The reason for this is because you learn from your mistakes. Oh sure you also learn a little from your successes but your mistakes really drive the lesson home which often helps steer you in a better direction.

     You see if you take someone else's wisdom then you could miss out on the extremely valuable shit storm that is going to turn around your life. Sure Fred's wisdom could save your  dying little home based business but when it does  then it means you never start your mega million dollar life changing business that rocks the world for the better. The one you were destined for just before Fred barked out his business saving "wisdom" all over your plate.

     Herez an example of wisdom that was earned and then shared that ended up enslaving a country. It's a story very few historians know about. Thousands of years ago in a faraway land there were the Frea Zing people. They lived in a very cold climate and never had anything decent to wear in the winter. One day the leader, King Bush, noticed that this sheep was standing there in the cold and was not shivering at all. Yet he in his loin cloth was going blue. He then started to wonder if it was all that furry wool stuff the sheep had growing all over its body that was what was keeping it warm. Thus he decided that he would jump on the sheep and cut off some of that fur off just to check.

     Well turns out the sheep did not like the idea and quickly turned around to make a break for it. As the sheep did that it kicked back at the king and caught him right square in the man-sack. The pain was unbearable but he lived to share his tale and the wisdom he gained from it. Generation after generation for thousands of years shared that story about how the King found out that it was very wise to never try taking some of the hair off of the sheep.

     So needless to say the Free Zing people struggled every winter with the cold for thousands of years after that. The wisdom the king gained from the painful experience kept them struggling every winter.

     Herez an example of wisdom that was earned and then shared that ended up enslaving a country. It's a story very few historians know about. Thousands of years ago in a faraway land there were the Frea Zing people. They lived in a very cold climate and never had anything decent to wear in the winter. One day the leader, King Bush, noticed that this sheep was standing there in the cold and was not shivering at all. Yet he in his loin cloth was going blue. He then started to wonder if it was all that furry wool stuff the sheep had growing all over its body that was what was keeping it warm. Thus he decided that he would jump on the sheep and cut off some of that fur off just to check.

     Well turns out the sheep did not like the idea and quickly turned around to make a break for it. As the sheep did that it kicked back at the king and caught him right square in the man-sack. The pain was unbearable but he lived to share his tale and the wisdom he gained from it. Generation after generation for thousands of years shared that story about how the King found out that it was very wise to never try taking some of the hair off of the sheep.

     So needless to say the Free Zing people struggled every winter with the cold for thousands of years after that. The wisdom the king gained from the painful experience kept them struggling every winter.

     Eventually a new King came along, King Trump, and vowed to clean out all the swamps in the area so they could grow sheep instead of blood sucking mosquitoes. You see he had figured out how to cut the wool from the sheep. The trick he found was to not sneak up behind them like all the other kings were always doing to the poor sheep. Instead he approached them head on with a handful of cash... I mean grass. That of course lead to the discovery of wool for keeping warm. Since then the Free Zing people never had to suffer from the cold again. Most don't know it but this is also where the word freezing originally came from.

     You see when you try to stuff your wisdom down the throat of someone else you enslave them with experiences that only apply to your life... No matter what you think. This is simply because your wisdom applies to you and only you. Now I know you want to argue here after all your wise advice helped your friend turn around his business. I admit if he came to you asking for advice then then and only then it may have been fine but only if he asked. Otherwise you just interfered with his life path.   

     I had friends once try to talk me out of going on my one last ride of the year on my Harley. Snow was coming to town that night..., I could smell it in the air and dreaded it. They were very well intended as being psychic they both had a very bad feeling about it. Well fortunately I was bone headed and took off against their free pizza and beer offers. About a half hour later I was dying in the local small town hospital. I had center punched a deer at above highway speeds.

     Everyone thought it was such a tragic thing and believe me I would have thought the same thing if the pain wasn't distracting me so much. Especially since I know how hard 51 Harley's are to come by. Of course being in the hospital with five doctors and nurses screaming their lungs out like fools there was no way I could find out how much damage the bike had experienced. Even worse was then having to spend ten more days in intensive care at another hospital 200 miles away. It was eight days before I could get out of bed on my own, take me and the machines that were keeping me running down to the pay phone to see if I could find out what the damage was. That took a lot of calls because I could only keep the machines unplugged for five minutes every hour!!!. A good friend of mine would go out and look at the bike then try to translate to me how much damage there was. That was also tricky.

     Well fortunately the damage was miraculously minimal as far as Harley's go anyway. The other fortunate thing was I finally had the excuse I needed to shut down my thriving cash cow second hand store!!!! I loved that place for the first four years and then learned to absolutely loathe the last two years..., big money or not.  

     After shutting it down I then moved to the coast to waste my life welding weird art. Something I would have never been able to do had I avoided that "last ride"!!! My life since then has been hugely more fun (not counting a few rough patches  with a lot of bone jarring pot holes) than I ever expected. All of which I would have missed had I avoided that deer. I would have instead still been back there raking in the cash selling used junk and hating my miserable life.

     If you have ever wondered why people got so enamored with wisdom here's the story that also goes way back. Thousands upon thousands of years ago she was a pretty tough go. Humans clumped together just so they could survive. Sorta like sheep  or other animals do in the wild. Back then when you started to get too old or arthritic the tribe would leave you behind to keep the hungry wolves at bay.

     This had been tradition for eons all the way back to when a wise king and his disciples were being chased by a pack of wolves. The king was able to save the tribe by sacrificing one of the elders who could no longer run. They left him behind to "feed and distract the wolves" so the rest could get away. He actually got this idea watching the wolves chase a pack of sheep. Anyway it worked and since then his wisdom was handed down generation after generation.

     Well one time one of the elders not looking forward to being digested by wolves convinced the rest of the flock that just because he was old he had wisdom that he could share and even though he could not do productive work the wisdom was more valuable anyway. Well the tribe wasn't biting his concept at all. After all it went against the wisdom of the king. Luckily, being a lawyer, he was able to convince the jury that his case had merit so they let him stay.  

     Part of the reason they took the bait was because some of the other older ones were also not looking forward to being wolf food. This was actually the very beginning of the medicare system. Also because this particular elder was well versed in NLP and hypnotherapy he was able to influence the weak minds of the innocent that he did have value. Thus ever since then the flock has been lugging around their elders and paying dearly to keep them alive just for their worthless "wisdom".

     A little side note here this is what Andy Warhol did to convince the people that he had value also. Then by making sure he said very little he never gave anyone any material for them to prove otherwise. After all because he secretly wanted to be a lawyer  and actually read a lot of law books he learned the less you say the smarter you look. Not to mention the less likely you are to "hang' your self.

     Now there are a lot of elders out there who are not going to take kindly to this idea. Me poking sharp sticks at the balloon protecting their "golden ticket" to free medicare, but hey life is harsh.

     The problem is, as you now know though, another persons wisdom is worthless not to mention enslaves the people. On top of that the medical tax burden started to grow and grow. So it turned out to be a triple lose. You see all the taxes the King collected on booze, meds and cigarettes over all those years was not near enough to cover the cost of one operation. This was using up too much of the King's gold.

     Finally a leader came along that lowered the cost of medications. Hoping that would keep the persons symptoms at bay so they wouldn't want an expensive operation. The goal and hope here was that the person would die before needing that expensive operation at the same time making the snake oil salesmen who made the medications very rich.

     Now one of the reasons a lot of people are so keen to take the bait of wisdom is they want to avoid the painful parts of their life. That's like not wanting to put your hand in an ice cold creek to pick out a gold nugget!!! Sure you might not want to chase painful experiences but if one of those valuable gems gets tossed your way don't feel bad about it for sure. Most times it really is a gift from God.  

     Now there is one thing you can do regarding wisdom. A lot of the time painful experiences come along because you are not being honest with yourself. You might want to "move on" (as in my case with the store) as that could easily save you a lot of pain. Of course in my case I let my common sense, fear, logic and good judgement stand in the way. Just like maybe you are doing now.

     Often this is when these painful gifts come along. I like to think of them as God Taps from the source to get you to snap out of mental fog. If you are not being honest with yourself about what you want then your spirit is going to get anxious and call in God for a little assistance. Believe me "God Taps" are not a lot of fun in the moment. I have had three so far. All ended up taking me out of my body which was blissful but when I got back the pain was still there, to put it mildly. With each one I knew what I didn't want but was just not willing to let it go.

     So in my cheap two bit opinion the only thing you need to know is to follow what your gut is telling you. And how do you tell what your gut is really telling you? It is that absolutely idiotic idea that makes no sense at all but yet sparks an inner sense of excitement deep inside of you. The one that has no relevance to money.

     Now if you do decide to chase that dumb-assed idea don't be discouraged if it takes you down some "rocky roads". That's what happens but eventually it will all start to make sense to you and when it does your life will become absolutely delicious. Either that or you will die, another bonus. After all dying is one of the most delicious things you will ever experience in life. When that happens you quickly realize that you would not give up one of those rough patches as you will be able to see how they steered you to where you are now and what you did along the way that made a difference.

     A penny, a second  and a tap on the head are the same for God, something very small.... For you well.... A lot bigger!

         So if word gets out and you are older you could soon be fucked once the government (tribe leader) finally goes bankrupt as they all eventually do. If that is the case what the hell are you going to do then? Well if you can't sell them on your worthless wisdom you have to just figure out a way to contribute back to the tribe something of value. Now this is the only place you will really have value. And of course if you can offer up value you will have money or if nothing else some security. It could be learning to look after kids, accounting, home baking, or some bloody thing. If you do and can prove you offer up value to the tribe then you ass will be covered. If you don't then you will pay the price.

         You see you have to remember the old days of "you work for thirty years and then when you retire your pension pays for the rest of your life" are long over. In fact even though you may not know it yet the powers that be have long ago stole your pension. That of course is another long winded story. If you are trusting that your pension is still there.., all I can say is good luck with that one.

         This all boils down to the fact wisdom is worthless and is not going to save your sorry ass down the road if hard times do hit. (as in the King goes broke, something that has happened to every king since the beginning of mankind and kings) If you really want some security for your future you better figure out something that you can do that others will find value in.

         Bit of a side story here... I saw a picture once on the beast of human road kill. Some very wise old guy got in front of the wrong ups driver.  Turns out he got mowed down. The driver didn't have time to stop and neither did the guy following him and so on. A week later his corpse was like a plywood cut out still laying there on the highway.

         Now this makes sense as pretty well all of mankind is racing like no tomorrow so no one would have had time to stop. By the time each new car saw him it was too late and they too drove over him. It was a very hot climate so the old guy dried up rather quickly. The photographer caught the shot at just the right time. The old guy was completely flattened out just like any other road kill. The photographer made that old guy famous to some degree. A lot more famous than most will ever be. Yes life really is magical but does unfold in rather strange ways.