On Fri, 04 Sep 2009 07:39:31 -0400, H the K
wrote:



Woody Guthrie had that understanding of universal consciousness, the
night he saw the movie "The Grapes of Wrath."

His song "Tom Joad" has the following lines:

"Ever'body might be just one big soul,
Well it looks that a-way to me.
Everywhere that you look, in the day or night,
That's where I'm a-gonna be, Ma,
That's where I'm a-gonna be.

"Wherever little children are hungry and cry,
Wherever people ain't free.
Wherever men are fightin' for their rights,
That's where I'm a-gonna be, Ma.
That's where I'm a-gonna be."


The book, the movie, and the song have a lot to say to Americans today,
especially as more and more are "tractored out by the Cats."

That reminds me I saw part of a piece on Lou Dobbs this week where
Anglos were going to work picking fruit because of the economy.
Didn't get all the details.
Every once in a while you run across somebody with universal
consciousness. They have an aura. Had it for a while myself in
spurts, but couldn't maintain it. 'Course, might be fooling myself.
Charisma is used sometimes, but I think that's different and doesn't
run as deep.
When my eldest son was a tot he wouldn't be away from my pants or his
ma's skirt.
I mean NOBODY got even close to him without him throwing a fit.
We visited a workmate one evening and the workmate's nephew was there.
Right when we walked into the room the nephew, a lanky guy of about 30
with a toothy smile, smiled at Luke and opened his arms. Luke ran
right into those arms. Never saw anything like it.
But I could feel this guy's aura. He had something.
Lots of things we don't understand, or don't work to understand.
Maybe more whiskey would help. Not sure.

--Vic