the GBR turned away from the ocean and started a gentle climb... this was tireing . . .his legs were straining a bit .. up up slowly up,,,one foot in front of the other...over and over,,,he thought in his head .. ..here I am.. . .. one lucky skunk , , ,unattached , , , free , , not that I wouldn't like some company , , ,he reached the top of a little hill....there was a bench off to the side so gnat sat down , , ,he grabbed his sphone from his pack and opened it up wide. . . ..took out a pencil and wrote the date in the top right corner..he relaxed and let his mind wander, , , , , , dear Tao Tao , , , I'll take care of the quantity...you take care of the quality please ..and then .he wrote down:
i believe in nothing, , ,, literaly nothing....
i was born from nothing and when I die, to nothing I will return , ,, , ,
(true enough just the facts,,,,,,kinda scarey. goose bumps)
if you go back in time far enough,,,,the universe shrinks
until its all in one spot , ,a singularity . . . , ,there at the beginning of time, the big bang happened
and if we go back before the big bang,,when and where there was nothing, , , nothng at all , , ,nada zilch el blanco , , , can you see it????///can you see the nothingness???there was no time no nothing , , , ,yet in that nothingness was the basis for everything that was to follow. , , , every atom, every beam of light, every star and every galaxy lay as potential in that nothingness that was before the big bang... it was all there ,, , , ready to blossom like a flower , , ,the rose was contained in the seed . . . and we are one of the roses.... . ... .. .
does that then mean that nothing is something??????
1/i believe that the Tao tao is that nothing .. . . . .that very specific nothing,,,, i believe that Tao tao can manipulate atom and molecules and dna and bodies . . .at will..
physical manipulation...ok...makes things work....combining atoms ..shifting atoms around , , ,when necessary . . .
2/what about creating new atoms . . . .or changing the atomic number of an existing atom . . .would that be necessary step in our evolution of life??/ or can we make due with the atoms we got . .to allow life to emerge..
3/life forces emerge .. .. ..biology emerges , , , ,almost infinite complexity , when does DNA arrise??, ,self repricating . . . life is a machine that cranks out copies of itself with variation , , ,life is bacteria, , ,virus, , , alge, mushrooms , , , ,polyps, plants and animals ... .. . .life evolves...maybe sometimes in big steps,,,sometime small steps.
4/consciousness emerges. . . insects, octopusss , , , . . .this cannot be accomplished by atomic manipulation alone , , ,so tao tao has something else up its sleeve , , , ,also Consciousness or "C" is an awareness,, a single state .. .that may or may not change,, ,,,it has niether future nor past......just the present moment
5/stream of consciousness . . "SOC". . this is something we slowly experience at age 3 or 4 as we learn language . ...
6a/memory ..of the past . .
6a/logic ...as speach . . .the manipulation of words and meaning and the exchange of ideas . .
6c/fantasy ; ; ; ; about the future . . .or past
7/computers . . . .why do I bring them up now . . . . .its having a profound effect on C, , , ,its like having 2 brains at your disposal, , ,an external brain as it were , ,its a constant companion, , ,, , . . . .what you write on a laptop is forever,,the conputer never forgets,,,,and you can communicate and spread information. . . .
he had finished his thought , , gnat collapsed the sphone and put it back in his pocket and put on his backpack . .. he continued down the GBR . . . . ..the terrian was hilly. . . he was getting a good workout for his legs . . ..he came upon a bush with red berries , and further along there was a bridge over a brook , , ,he grabbed a handful of the berries and then took them off their stems, he walked to the bridge rail .. ..the water was flowing lazily....on the bank there was a baby turtle on a log ..he stared at the turtle which hastely jumped back into the water , ,, ,he tossed a berry into the water. . . . it sank.. . .he then threw another berry just to see how close he could get to the first berry , , , ,and again,,, and again ,, till they were gone , , , he noticed a dirt path running along the side of the brook , , ,intriguing . .it could be a game trail..could be human.. oh what the hell.... . he climbed down and followed it . . . there were bugs humming near the water , , . the brook meandered along........ .he saw a large mouth bass jump out of the water....he continued untill he came to a crop field...nice rows of soybeans , , ,with no fence to protect it . . . there were also grin bushes and all kind of flowers among the soy..
red>>dont just stand there grab a hoe and start hoeing.......
so gnat looked around and sure enough found a hoe and picked it up..then he ditched his pack underneath a tree...
red:: scrape the surface around the base of the plant,,,clear it away ,and dont dig in,
be one with tao tao man,,,,dont talk now .. just dig . . . dig it?? . . . . a simple world..
so they hoed,,,and hoed,,,the sun was beating down and he felt sweat go down his neck . . . he used his red bandana to wipe his brow . . .they labored on in silence. . ..hours passed . ... there was little wind . . .there was a rythm to the work , , ,his mind was blank . . .there was just work , , , ,and plants. . .and sun
red>>"lets take a break" ... they went over to the tree and laid down in the shade...there was a water flask and red took a swallow without the flask touching his lips and encouraged gnat to do the same . . . .its was cool and refreshing and he let a little splash in his face . .. "hi , , I'm red and your gnat . . .and this is a commune called "WOW" and your welcome to stay here, but we aren't chatty... . .. know what I'm sayin??"
gnat>> what a great day .. .. . ..
red>>we tend to have alot of them here ....tell me , do you believe in heaven....
gnat>>wow front page center stage .above the fold . . .. . .I haven't thought of it much . so I'll think of it now .. .. .. ..he turned it over in his mind....time passed....
I dont think of heaven as a exclusive golf club..a static eternity . .. ... . i guess heaven would be to have a happy mind, relaxed and comfortable, at ease, with other happy people. . . .to be content...thats heaven .. . just a bliss . . ..attainable..everybody groovin ..and we will have control of our brain ,, ,, the bad memories are blocked.literally.. live in rhe present , , ,
red:>>thats what the grin seed helps with . . . .it lets you enjoy the passage of time.. and no side effects . . . . .here take one . . . ..gnat popped one into his mouth and chewed it . .he felt mellow . ..back to work . ..
so they went back to hoeing.. it was a big field and the work was slow . . ..but fun, , , the grin seed made it fun . . ..
red>>your holding the hoe wrong .. .. .grab it like a golf putter.. ...dont loop your thumbs around the back of the shaft . ..align your thumbs with the shaft ,, ,,the thumbs are pointed down along the shaft . . otherwise you get a blister... there ,,,,,thats better .. .carry on . . . .the hours passed enjoyabely the sun became lower in the sky
red>>lets head back .. . . . . .they put there hoes on their shoulders and headed up the trail . . .they came upon a busy bee hive. . . .there were alot of bees in the air and they made a buzzing sound . . "don't get closer than 15 feet to the hive or they'll stiing" so they skirted around it..even so, one bee did sting gnat on the back of his left hand, ,
gnat>>whoa they got me . . .that llittle stinker ,,,, i wasn't even close to the hive . .
red>>well apparently you were too close , , ,quick, lets get you. taken care of..,,,,they crossed a yard with a medium size pond and multiple beds of day lillies and entered a building and into the kitchen,,"sit here at the table.. I'll get CJ.". and he was gone. . . .kitchen cabinets lined the wall,,,with a refridgerator at one end , ,, a large window had a view of the pond,,,with reeds and cattails . . .someone was cleaning the pond with long handled net .........,he placed his backpack in the corner, ,a woman came in
CJ>>hi I'm Calm Jasmine.. what seems to be the trouble??gnat showed her his hand ... "well got a bit of a bee bite do we?? " she opened up a first aid kit and ,put some bactine on a cotton ball and rubbed on the woumd, it didn't look too bad..,,then she applied some neosporin and a bandage,,,,"looks like you aren't alergic to bees so she'll be right as rain just dont scratch it, ok ,, ,"
gnat>>what do I owe you???|
CJ>>no charge,, just stay away from those hives from now on..tell me ....what led you to find this place??
gnat>>i was walking on the GBR,,coming from the ocean and i came to a bridge.. looking out from the bridge I saw a trail on the bank of the river,,,and I followed it and ended up here......
CJ>>well how ever you found us we''re grateful,,we could always use an extra pair of minds around here ..I take it your new to nootopia...
gnat>>I'm pretty new...except for the bee sting its been a wonderful time,,right now I'm pretty starved,, could I get some grub??
CJ>>sure we can get your caloried up""" she took him over to the refridgerator and pulled out a plastic container with a date taped on it...she put it in the microwave,,, put some bread in the toaster and grabbed a banana.".there's your 3 course meal .bon appetite...." she handed him a spoon and left . . .
gnat took his meal outside. . .there was a round table by the pond with an umbrella . he sat in a chair... there was roast beef and boiled potatoes in the container . he ate it up . . .and took it back into the kitchen . . he left the conatiner. in the sink . . ..and went into the den. it was a 2 room house.with a bathroom..he lay out on the couch and looked out the big window at the pond and flowers .. ..a little music in the background. . ..he dozed off . . . .then he awoke, , ,,he could hear music coming from the back,,,he went back to investigate and found a group on the patio playing music . .. . everyone was seated in a circle, , ,, and before each of them was a music stand with an open notebook of songs, they were playing a lively song,
it ended and then , ,red put an extra chair in the circle . . .came to gnat and .he sat him down.. . . . .then he brought over a music stand with a notebook,,,
red>>what song are we playing???
CJ>>we are on "whiskey for breakfast"
page 13...
gant turned to page 13.. . . .. it was a fake book format,,wherein the open songbook had the lyrics and the chords..and that was it . . .
red came over and handed gnat a guitar..."you know how to play this ,right??" the guitar was a Martin 00-28. . .. an old , old parlor guitar,,, his favorite...it was made before the steel strings ... catgut only...
so gnat sat down and joined in with the music .. ..he made mistakes which were minor . . and in the more difficult passages, he dropped out altogether for awhile..otherwise it was a very satisfing effort . .on to song 14
the whiskey song was an instrumental and the next song had lyrics... capo 3 fret . . .. key of G......CJ belted out the words and red came in with the harmonies . . .
red>>gnat, is there any song of yours that you would care to share?????
gnat>>i've got a new one I'm happy with its called "Groovy Planet"... I play with capo on the second fret,,,but not today so here goes,,,,its in C major ,, ,, he started playing the song . . .soon everyone joined in . . the violins were especially nice...
they even supplied some vocal harmonies.... the final note was played
red>>that was awesome dude ...I mean.. ..Awesome .. ... cant wait to hear more of your stuff . . .
they played a few more songs until it got dark..then they stored away the chairs , put all the instruments into their cases and stowed them inside ,, , .. .
red>>grab your pack and follow me , , ,, red led gnat on a path a short distance until they came to a tipi...it was lit up from the inside so it had a little glow..nice. . . he went inside. . . it was quite spacious . . .he went to an unoccupied space near the tipi wall and laid out his small inflateable mattress...and put his sleeping bag on top of it. .then he went out to join the others . .
they were involved in a heated debate .. . .around the campfire ,,
red>>the problem with babylon is the lies . .. .there's no penalty for lying.. in greem one lie and your history . . .man . . .your toast . . .
blue>>money is power..they lie to get power..they weild that power to get more power.. .
green>>and then there's FAUX news...the polar opposite of MSNBC..they're like two camps at war..left wing and right wing....each camp has a pantheon of truths...the left wing focus' on the middle class economy , , justice,,honesty , , , , the right wing ,,the rich ,,,fear , , racism.. .insecurity and bold lies and conspiriacies ..
red>>hello ... everybody this is gnat , , ,
group>>hi gnat . . .tell us a little bit about yourself.....
gnat>>hi I'm gnat that's spelled with a lower case "g" ,, I saw John Lennon play guitar and that was it....i asked for and got a Sears guitar for my 10th birthday ...15 bucks for the guitar 5 bucks for the cardboard case.....they made their money on the case , , ,.. it was a beautiful black with a tiger sunburst....had a white pickgard held on with screws....first thing i did was take the pickguard off,.....i had 5 lessons from a blind heavey dude with velvet boots...in a little room at the town music strore . . .my fingers hurt for the first two lessons and then not . I had trouble with the F chord feeling like I'd never master it,,,the instructor said I would so I kept on going,,,. . .I didnt know all the chords but I started writing songs right away,,but with no way to record them.they are gone .. .no big loss .but I do remeember my first song..i wrote in my granmas backyard when I was 10 years old....all it was was one verse..it was ok
group>> well your welcome here gnat,,,,
the next day the morning sun woke everyone up at the same time .. .. . though some lingered in their bags for awhile . . .gnat put on a robe grabbed a towel and went outside . . .red was there .."lets hit the head and the shower...." which they did....in the shower gnat just lathered up his underarm and crotch and ass .. .and hair. rinsed and toweled down...they went back to the tipi and got dressed and then they got together and did Tai Chi ....as a group ..afterwards they wandered over to the mess tent . . . .for breakfast..scrambled eggs, bacon, toast and jam, hashbrowns...and decaff coffee...a breakfast fit for a king...
red>>its great being here in nootopia . . .but everyone here needs a task give their lives meaning . . . .some paint, , , write poems .write songs . . write books ,novellas , novels . . one thing you can do is work on some prose . a novella about Greem... .you probably took a creative writing class and you've probably tried to write many times,, well now you're in a situation where you can do it , , . . . .you've got the time ,, ,put it to good use
red>>there's book I want you to read . . . . .1/its beautiful peaceful novel and its worth emulating . .. .. ..you can learn how to write your own novel working with this as a template....its called "cordiroy mansion". . .written by alexander Mcall Smith . .he has a group of about 50 novels divided into 6 different threads .. . corderoy mansion is just one of the threads with 3 books in the series. .. the one I gave you is the first one..,, dont just read it , , analyse it .. outline it . .savor it like a fine wine . . . here let me show you... .you can start writing now . .. .. give me your sphone . .. ..gnat got his sphone out and handed it to red....... he opened up the sphone ,, and took out the pencil built in . . . ., . . .:" first you got to give it a name , ,,,what ever you want..
DJ>>you need something more unique than that....
gnat>>I'll call it gemini
DJ>>ok.. .we're gonna call the soul machine gemini ..' ' ' ,,,,,, computer are you there???
gem>>yes I'm here...
red>>do you know your boss? your boss is gnat....say a few words gnat....
gnat>>I'm gonna call you G E M I N I, , , , . . .I'm glad to meet you ... ive never talked to a computer before..
Gemini >> glad to meet you too.gnat ...i hope we have a good working relationship....i think you'll find i can be very helpful especially when it comes to music and poetry...
red>>gemini , , , , open up the COE program , , ,, ,, its a program called a collapsible outling editor
gemini>>is opening the COE what you want Gnat???
gnat>>yes it is,,,,,,,
the surface of the sphone magically became a full white sheet with a cursor at the top ... ..with the pencil Red wrote in long hand ....in the upper right hand corner...."Cordoroy Mansion:" and included the day and month and year,,,,then he entered the title top center .."Cordoroy Mansion:" he took the pencil and drew a short line below the title ,,and then with the pen he wrote William and circled the W , , then a second horizontal line and input "age 34"below that he wrote in Wineary owner . . .
it looked like this ;;
02-02-24 friday
Cordoroy Mansion
I
+William
I
+age 34
I
+ Wineary Owner
so gnat read the book and outlined it on the sphone . . . . ..
it took a few days . . . . . .
he got to know the people there and they got to know him a little , , , there wasnt much small talk there.. .. people were content , , , and happy , , , ,afte awhile it was time to go .... . .he said all his goodbyes . . .. red gave gnat a walking stick he had made with an old man with a flowing beard carved into it . . .and CJ gave him a first aid kit for the bee bites..
red>> fair thee well wherever thou fair
gnat>>except for the bee ,, , , this has been nothing but loving memories .. . .thank you . . . all for humoring me .. ..
gnat went back to the brook and followed the trail back to the GBR and continued his journey.....the sun felt good on his face.. he smiled.. .. he went around a corner.. he could hear the clink of wine glasses . . ., so he got off the gbr and headed into a field where a long table with a whiite linen tablecloth...with many place settings.... .and candlesticks . . . . and ladder back chairs on which there were 2 people sitting adjacent to each other...
B>>;i say next time we have blue wine..
R>> there is no such thing as blue wine and even if there were we couldnt afford it seeing as how rare it would be......
gnat>> red wine or blue wine doesn't matter to me, i dont drink that much ,,,..
R>>.why on nootopia not?
gnat>>:very simple if I drink alot, I don't sleep...end of sentence headline, , , front page above the fold..
B>>and where do you land ..... on cigarettes????
gnat>> i definately land on my feet,,,,,I used to smoke
...... 40 years smoking a pack a day has an effect.on the body ..and not good...it was causing heart weakness...i couldn't quit..every day I would try and quit and again I'd fail...i enjoyed the first smoke of the day and that was it....for some strange reason I started smoking cigars...then I started inhaling the cigar smoke..a very heavy dose of nicotine indeed..soon all I was smoking were cigars....and I ended up smoking only 2 cigars a day...strange but nice....and I reasoned that if I could survive on 2 cigars a day,,,hell its only a short step to smoking no cigars a day..the next day I tried not to smoke and succeded and I am free to this day....i broke the chain...
B>>well then I think we should eat dont you.........here try the veal
a plate materialized before gnat and he took a bite,,,,
gnat>> that was delicious so tender so flavorful....
B>> Do you know where it came from??????a 6 month old calf . .thats where it was penned up in a barn with nowhere to go...........thats where it came from , , ,do you think it suffered????
R>>how about some chicken,,,,a plate materialized before gnat and he took a bite,,,,
gnat>>ooh i love chicken....its my favorite meat .. .. .
R>>do know where it came from????? I'll tell you .. .. .it came from a ground floor of about 150000 sq feet...deep in their own feces .. packed in to the max .. ..they're bred to produce white meat so their breasts are so large they have trouble standing up too long .. .. .
B>>how about corn you like corn dont you/??????
gnat>>: as a matter of fact,, i dont like it so much...
B>>of course you like corn ,,everyone loves corn the just dont know it yet . . . .,, its in everything ....almost all processed foods have corn or corn syrup ,, ,, ,a plate materialized before gnat and he took a bite,,,,
B>>what it all comes down to is factory farming .for corn.. . . first they develop a genetic corn plant that is impervious to but a single pesticide, , , ,their pesticide , , the pesticide kills everything but the corn plant so they can spray as much as they want..then they clone the corn and require the farmer to buy the seed yearly instead of saving seed and also buy the pesticide from them . .. .then the factory farmers produce a bumper corn crop and drive the price of corn down , , , ,down to a point where the farmers of mexico where its one man one farm,,,cant compete . . .and they're driven off their farm where they join the poor and displaced,,,the corporate farms have stocks and bonds and prosperity for the few...instead of having farmers making up 30% of the population its 2% of the population,,,the rest are driven off the land and end up immigrents.............
R>> how would you like a little fish,,,,,,a plate materialized before gnat and he took a bite,,,,
gnat>>:i dont eat that much fish.....but this is pretty good
R>>did you know that alot of fish are caught by dragging a net on the sea floor and scraping the contents into a net . . .all kinds of other animals and plants are swept up also , , , ,they just pick and choose what they want , . . throw the rest back..
gnat>> I get the message , , , ,think before you eat . . .
so he hightaled it back to the GBR
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