Life Is Not Fair

Life’s Not Fair

                Life’s not fair: it’s harsh, but it’s true. Life’s not fair because some people are taller and are better basketball players, and some people have a huge singing range and can stay on key effortlessly, while some people have an aptitude for math like it’s nobody’s business.

To be born with such advantages or disadvantages in life is not fair. We are not all born equal no matter what any constitution says, and that’s just the way it is. We’ve got to work with what we’ve got in this life and learn to accept ourselves the way we are.

                However, there’s another type of inequality that exists, and it’s much more unfair than any physiological or biological difference will ever be: it’s the current, competitive economic system. This system has been built and designed to produce haves and have nots, where billions of people are going hungry, most people are struggling to get by, and a handful of people have everything they could possibly want and more.

                It’s one thing to be ‘lucky’ enough to be born with certain aptitudes wherein one can possibly enjoy a certain skill set throughout their life, which another may never get the chance to do. It’s another thing when you’re born into a country in debt, and you starve from the moment you take your first breath till the moment when you die.

Life’s Not Fair: The American Dream

Two people are born in the ghetto somewhere in the U.S.A, One is tall and a good basketball player, and the other is the same minus the height and skills. The tall one who can play basketball gets discovered and goes on to make millions and now he’s all set, while his counterpart will remain in the ghetto, where he will suffer the consequences of the unemployment, unaffordable education, and the bad economy created by the elite. Basically, he hasn’t got a chance in hell. And no matter how much money his basketball playing friend can make, he can never buy a solution to this problem, because it is global and it is systemic. Instead his millions will go to supporting the system as it is and making sure everything stays in place.  

We live in a world where one can be born  into a country, or a part of a country where no matter how hard you work or what type of person you are, you will go hungry, and you will never get the opportunity to change that reality because of the systemic and inescapable poverty that exists. And then there’s the illusion that in America, there’s still a chance for everyone to ‘make it’, also known as the American Dream. It’s not called a ‘dream’ by accident: dream on America. Take my example of the basketball player- that would be an example of the American dream- but even if every NBA player were to have come from poverty, the fraction of people that go from rags to riches is so insignificant. Billions of people, tens of millions in the U.S. remain struggling, isolated, merely surviving with no future and no hope. The few people who make it out of this situation are celebrated, given media attention and held as examples of what the others ‘could’ become if they’re lucky. To this I say: Good luck getting a loan with bad credit and no assets. Good luck getting a good job with a criminal record. Good luck making sense of the world when you’re born into drug addiction. Good luck being an honest, hard-working individual when you are physically or sexually abused, and you have no one to show you how to ‘rise up’ and ‘overcome’. Good luck becoming competitive in a country where the quality of education is poor unless you can afford Ivy League schools, where a BA just doesn’t cut it anymore, and where poverty is systemic. Poverty HAS to exist in order for the system to function properly, wherein the rich become even more rich every year, and the middle class -the backbone of America- gets chipped away at, crumbles under crushing debt and begins to live hand to mouth, joining the ranks of the poor.  But these are the breaks right? I mean, Life’s not fair after all.

                But this is different, this is a man-made phenomenon. This has been planned and orchestrated, accepted and allowed, legislated and concretized.  The difference is also the fact that this is global, and that starvation and suffering is systematic and long-term.  The situation has been created over generations, and it has gotten out of hand. Now it’s time to just stop, stop, and do something altogether different.

                The Equal Money system is a new kind of economic system. It is being proposed as an alternative to profit-based capitalism. It is being proposed by an international, self-organized group who are committed to change. We understand that in order to bring about change we first have to change ourselves, by going to school, educating ourselves, and getting jobs that will place us in good standing within the system. We are cleaning up our own financial situations and becoming responsible, well-disciplined individuals who care enough about the lives of those who have no chance, to commit our own lives to personal, then systemic, then global change. We are empowering ourselves by learning about what Life is really about: not clothes or beauty, sex, partying, drinking or sports- but rather the global community who need to work together to lift the poor out of their isolation, help the rich step down from their delusions of grandeur, and bring everybody to a level playing field where education, medical attention, food, shelter, communication and transportation are guaranteed to all.

                We understand that REAL change can only come from a change within the system. That we have to ‘be the change’ as they say, by becoming the politicians, by becoming the educated, by becoming the rich, by becoming the system, in order to change the system from within. We need to become the system to change the system, not fight the system.

 If you are unsatisfied with the way things are and if you agree we need to change, I propose you join the Equal Money movement by learning about it, learning about Desteni, and then empowering yourself to become the system, so that you truly can ‘be the change’ that will change the world. It’s about time, but it will take time. Real change is slow, but there’s a lot to do.

Here are some of the principles of the Equal Money System in simple English:

No human being may profit off of the work of another, one human hour of labour has the same value across the board. If you want to be rich and have more, you simply have to work more. Profiting off of the work of another is called slavery.

The value of money is not backed by gold or market shares, but by Human Life. We are all born with the same worth; we all have intrinsic value which is inseparable from us. When the human dies, the value dies, no value carries over to be passed down the bloodline creating family elites. We are one global family and each member will be considered.

- This not only makes sense, but helps to deter corruption while we re-educate ourselves till we understand that equality always pays in the end. It eliminates the constant fear of not having enough, eliminating the ‘you OR me’ mentality, and nurturing the ‘us’ mentality.

Within an Equal Money System there will be two parallel systems, one for basic requirements and one for luxuries.

-          It’s not the same as communism. If you want more- you can have it, you just have to do the work yourself. If you don’t want to work, you don’t have to, but you will only get the bare minimum in life, if you’re cool with that-so be it! If you want to work 5 hours, 10 hours, 15 hours a week only, that is fine because you are only ‘sacrificing’ luxuries by working less.

Basic Needs System: All basic needs will be met, giving the human peace of mind and security, eliminating the need to simply survive, giving each human value so that he and she can understand what it is to value others and respect life. Educating him and her to be responsible, considerate and caring custodians of the earth and the plant and animal systems  upon which we depend for our survival.

-          How can we value others if we don’t value ourselves? How can we value ourselves when our societies only value money? How can we value the earth when it pays to destroy the earth?

-           When a child is born he or she is immediately granted a bank account, the balance in the account will last the child’s entire life, the money can only be spent on basic needs for that child and the well-being of that child.

The Luxuries System: Entertainment and other luxuries will be provided wilfully by humans, and paid for by money which represents man-hours of labour. Entertainers will be paid per hour worked the same as doctors and veterinarians and teachers. If you want more luxuries, you work more.

Profit will not exists, thus cheap products and excessive packaging will cease to exist, among other things, drastically reducing pollution.

-           Everything that’s related to cutting costs will cease to exist. Such as using harsh chemicals, (because ‘green products’ are too expensive and don’t work fast enough).  Advertising and all the waste associated with it will cease to exist: therefore, false advertising, and ads that are emotionally manipulative will cease. Products that self-destruct after two years will have no place here. Fertilizers, hormones, antibiotics and other high-yield producing techniques will end. Pesticides will be reduced and replaced.Cheap waste removal such as waterways and landfills will be drastically reduced with the aim of only producing so much waste as the environment can effectively handle. No more slave labour, no more inhuman working conditions. No more child labour. No more child sex trade. No more insurance-based suicide.

All decisions will be guided by the principle of what’s best for all, and voted on in democratic elections where each person has a vote.

None are free until all are free. None are equal until all are equal.

There will be a four year mandatory work period for all human beings. Once schooling is complete, a 4 year mandatory service in work towards the functioning of society is required for the running of the system.  4 years is nothing compared to today, where many people have to work a lifetime after schooling is complete, if they were even lucky enough to get an education. We have to work for our whole lives in order to survive; even the idea of retirement is becoming something that is no longer tangible for most.

Leaders will lead as equals, and will be voted in by the people.

For more information visit www.equalmoney.org.

What if Religion is Wrong???

I recently watched Bill Maher's movie religulous and one of aspect of the film really struck me. It was the fact that when some of the christians interviewed were getting to a point of considering that reality and the christian message weren't exactly aligned, and that there are more questions then answers when it comes to the bible and the church, they seemed to become overcome with fear and say the same thing: what if you're WRONG Bill Maher?



I personally have not accepted jesus as my saviour, so what if I'm wrong too? I guess if I'm wrong then I'm going to hell. If I am wrong, one person suffers, me.



Now what if they're wrong? If Christians are wrong, what are the implications?



The first thing I can think of are the millions of people who have decided to become christian (which are millions of people who believe in christ's message of 'do unto others as you would have done unto you,' and 'love thy neighbour as thyself' etc...) have in fact become millions of people who could have mobilized do do something real in this world, but have instead spent their time in church, giving their money away, praying, converting others, hoping, waiting (for 2011 years and counting).



'What if they're wrong' is a question they feel is fair to ask and so I feel is fair to reverse, if they're wrong then they become millions of idle people who are preoccupied with saving themselves from going to hell and not doing anything to bring about some kind of solution that will help all people in all ways.



If they're wrong then they've spend thousands of years not thinking about the consequences of their actions because they've been banking on a saviour arriving to fix all the damage that has been done.



If they're wrong, then all the abuse and suffering in the world (starvation, rape, child trafficking, molestation, murder, mass human rights violations, genocides, holocausts, mass animal abuses, all forms of environmental devastation which is a list to vast to place here, wars, racism, sexism, homophobia, hate crimes, sweat shops, slavery, poverty.... you get the point) would NOT part of god's great plan and mysterious ways, but would now have to be considered as a list of problems that need to be addressed and faced and sorted out, as there would no longer be any excuse to not do anything about it.



If they are wrong then they are millions people who are giving money to the church, which has historically been a rich and influential corporation living amongst and thriving off the poor, and which, if they are wrong, will have been taking advantage of their fear of going to hell, for money.



If they're wrong then countless people have suffered and died for nothing in the name of christianity, and if all religions are wrong, then that number rises exponentially as the justifications of many wars, including the some going on right now, would be lost.



If religions are wrong then they've divided and stratified man, and pitted us against one another based on false beliefs, causing death, destruction, discrimination etc... all in the name of religion.



If I am wrong in not being religious, then I may be going to hell. But what I'm observing in reality at the moment, is that many people are already living in the conditions of hell.



If religions are right, then god is one fucked up motherfucker. The abuse that goes on in this world is so horrific, I don't know how anyone can associate it with any entity that might give a damn about good and bad, right and wrong, moral or imoral. The only thing that explains this problem is if I give people the benefit of the doubt by assuming they are not paying attention to reality, which is not hard to do: society is designed to distract us from the truth that is why it is so easy to ignore the reality of our situation, there is an infinite amount of ways to be distracted from it:

Television (i.e. American idol)

booze

weed

other drugs

partying

shopping

the news

facebook -lol

sports

politics

holidays

surviving in the world

conspiracy theories

friends

drama

gossip

hollywood

etc...

etc...

etc...

WAKE UP!



I am not religious, but I am a destonian. In being destonian I am stopping all beliefs, including religious and or spiritual, and have begun to focus on what is going on in the here and now. I am concentrating on what I can do to stop it as individual and as a part of a growing group with a unified voice:



In being destonians we have taken back our responsibility to the world, to the humans living in a situation where they have no voice, to humanity as a whole, to animals and to the environment. We take the stance that we do not accept nor allow this situation to continue. "Till here no further."



How are we doing this?



As a group: We support the equal money system, which proposes the long term, sustainable solution of changing the economic system from capitalistic profit-based to one which values all life. Humans, as the custodians of the earth, will be provided with enough money to survive, allowing us to focus on taking responsibility for what we've caused in the world.



If this sounds like something you might be interested in, go to the web site, read the material, watch the videos and ask questions on the forum. Everything is in the open to be discussed as equals.



Visit www.equalmoney.org and ask all your question and express all your doubts, do so with an open mind and without judgment, because close mindedness and judging others is not accepted by destonians. Attacks and judgments are different from questions and uncertainties, not understanding is acceptable, ask questions!



As individuals:



We support equalmoney by talking about it: how it can happen, how it will change the world, how it will end many many abuses caused by capitalism, greed and lust for power and money in a world where money is required to survive.



(here's an example of a real live conversation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1jzc-wbcEM , notice all the other video suggestions on the same topic)



We spread information about it through social media to expose to as many people as possible to this proposed alternative to what we have now. It takes time to get used to a new idea.



We post stories that reveal our current reality, pointing out how most atrocities can be traced back to humanities quest for money.



To see exactly what I mean by these last two statements, visit my facebook profile.



For further in-depth details about this proposal, sign up to be notified about the equalmoney book which will be available soon:



http://equalmoney.org/the-book/ -inform yourself, invetigate, take the initiative to look into what you are not satisfied with and see what options are out there. It does require your time and initiative to find out where you stand and what you can do.



You can visit www.desteni.co.za to see the actual conversations that took place in the formulation of the details of this newly proposed system. You may ask questions on the forum and read the vast amount of resources available on the site.



As a group:



We are developing a political party to facilitate change using the current democratic system and politics. The platform of the equal life party will be to do what's best for all life in all ways. If you take away the profit-based system we live in, this proposal become not only possible, but easy to conceive.

The development of this party is in its infancy, but it IS happening. More info will soon be available at: www.equallife.org, but for now, we are getting the idea out so that people can become accustomed to a radical solution. Inform yourself by going to youtube and typing 'equal life' or 'equal money,' you will be flooded with people who have taken the time to make videos in support of this idea. Generally they point out the common sense and practicality of it, they talk about what changes can be expected, about how it can happen etc....



Here's an example of a video where viktor explains how the equal life foundation will differ from other parties:



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KA0WJh1_65U



As individuals:



We talk on forums about what the political platforms requires and hot-topic issues that will need to be discussed.



We use all resources available in our individual lives to stabilize ourselves financially and become the most effective human beings we can be.

Many, including myself, have gone back to school.

Getting a stable job, cleaning up our acts, regaining emotional stability, learning how to exercise our own will power, rid ourselves of the fear that stops us from being heard, taking responsibility for our own lives, because that is what we expect from everybody.



But we can't demand it from anyone until we achieve it within ourselves first.



How are we doing this?



www.desteni.co.za is a website where life coaching is available to assist with these things. All the resources are available for free on-line, and then there is a course to streamline your process.



I suggest going to the site and spending time getting to understand the process and applying it to your own life to prove to yourself first that it works. That's what I did and I will soon be signing up for the life coaching resource. You can read all about it: http://desteniiprocess.com/



Ever since I began using the desteni "tools" my life has changed dramatically to the point where I too am standing up so that I can be a voice in the world.



If you want to see for yourself the hundreds of people changing themselves from within and taking control of their lives, go to youtube and type in either:

desteni

self-forgiveness

self-honesty

equality and oneness

process

equalmoney

desteniiprocess



You will see people talking in a way that you will not be used to. When one speaks in honesty, it shows.



Or go to networked blogs and search : desteni, process, equalmoney. You will see how people are sorting themselves out and effectively changing human nature one person at a time.



You can visit my blog to see how I personally am changing who I am by digging down to the root causes of my limitations and neurosis and figuring out how to re-program myself to stability and equality from within: www.thrubreath.blogspot.com.



So, back to my original question, now asked to destonians: what if we're wrong?



Desteni is saying reality is a mess and only we can stop it.



If desteni is wrong then we can continue doing nothing because if desteni is wrong then we are not in fact responsible or required to change (because a saviour is going to do that for us).



Conversely, if desteni is wrong, a huge group of people have taken it upon themselves to take steps to stop the suffering and abuse in the world, to take responsibility for it and change it in a way where all will benefit (gotta do something to kill time while we wiat for jesus or any other saviour, or till we die and go to heaven).





If destei is wrong, then there is a huge group of people who have taken an honest look at themselves, decided where they stand in the world, what they stand for and what they're going to do about it.





So even if desteni is wrong, the world will benefit from it's presence and message.



I don't know if there will ever be a second coming, but I'm not going to sit and wait for it.

I don't want to waste my time focusing on getting only myself to a nirvana through hours of meditation based on an afterlife and on a god that may not exist.This is self-interested behaviour in the hopes that I and I alone get to reap the fruits of my labour and does nothing to change the way things are in the here and now -the actual physical reality in which I exist.

I don't want to send positive vibes out to the universe in hopes that some form of magic exists.

I don't want to exert my so-called power of l.o.a to benefit myself and appease my desires in a finite world where it would involve taking from others.

I don't want to spend my days waiting for the weekend so I can get drunk with my friends and forget about the rest of existence.

I don't want to have to go shopping and buy things that will make me look pretty and wear makeup on my face because I don't feel good enough for society's standards.

I don't want to live according to addictions and desires while ignoring the concept of living by principle.



Look at my facebook page, check out my posts, see how it is possible to have an online persona that supports all life and does not abuse.



Check out my blog and see how I am changing my real life abusive ways, and re-programming my human nature to that of equality.



We have this one life, one body, one mind, don't waste it, take the initiative, do research, change your focus, help change the world.