Growing up to be or not to be the crazy ones

 What To Be Or Not To Be -a Continuation 

Well this is technically Part III of the “President’s” theme.  However, much like Jaws  3 and the Matrix 3 or The Godfather 3 it is not necessarilymuch the same as the initial one or two.  Only cultural phenoms like Halloween and sharknado can pull off sequels without some digression or regression right?  

Anyway...

Seeking Peace and Joy and What to Be.

So this blog and the podcast that constitute the SPJU get from  inspired thoughts to digital domains through Apple  products.  This is not a commercial, yet these devices do make sharing fairly simple and on the birthday of Steve Jobs it seems appropriate to tip a madhatters hat to him.  Steve’s life has been abundantly documented and described, yet probably misunderstood.  Seeking Peace and Joy almost always requires experiencing the now and then bringing  the meaning to these experiences into awareness.  This is not always an orderly human experience so it might be considered a “crazy” way to approach Peace and Joy.  On the other hand search Steve Jobs and “crazy ones” and some insights might be gained as to how peace and joy and the seeking of same are linked to Jobs....

Would  a person like to grow up to be like Steve Jobs?  If you mean rich and misunderstood —well I’m halfway there.  Sorry I’m not going to work on the rich (in money terms) part so maybe I’m all the way?  

I’ll make no more comments about money with the exception of saying we have a lot of people  acting like Monopoly  tycoons these days and all I can think is—there is no such thing as “free parking” nor have I ever seen a bank error in my favor.  

The whole thing about growing up is that there is a stealth implication that a person gets to a final point where they are “up”. 

Maybe the question we could ask ourselves and others  would work out better if. It was—

Who or what will you be when you  are convinced of and dedicated to growing?  You know dedicated to growing. In knowledge and wisdom—dedicated to growing in empathy—dedicated to growing in service to your purpose and the purposes in others who share the same values?  

What or who would we/I become. If we/I we started to grow in curiosity instead of fear and love instead of the need to be worshiped?  

No I don’t want to grow up to be president, yet I do want to grow wiser, more empathetic, more curious, and more able to find ways to love  my fellow human passengers on this blue marble.  

...and yes in seeking peace and joy there seems to be some growth in those directions so like our first president. I’m looking For my distillery And opium?

.Well…maybe not if it means Rhino teeth…you see the universe throws you some balance points.  That leaves us with one final question….

What are we going to be when we grow to be more like  children—full of wonder—full of laughter—satisfied  with simpler things?