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Why Am I Required To Take Math?

Yeah, seriously.

When I look at my life, and the failure of it. I see two culprits.

Is my unwillingness to obey authority. Especially those whom I do not see as worthy of being in positions of authority. And because quite frankly, I don’t like licking the boots of oppressors.
Math

You might think I’m joking but I’m not. I have never been good at math and I don’t like to be told that I have to do something, when I don’t see a valid reason.

I’m a writer not a math man. Put me in English classes and History classes and I’m golden. I’m good with biology and non-math sciences. I have (or had) a great memory.

But, math was a class I failed at and barely squeaked by.

When I entered college I had to take dummy math, to get up to speed so I could take the real math they required me to take.

I was in special ed, because of my refusal to do math, and my behavior. This was directly related to not accepting fake authority. I obeyed the rules if they were valid and made sense, but just leave me alone.

I was a delightful child, I’m sure. I have stacks of disciplinary reports to prove it.

I spent many days in detention or suspended for not showing up to detention, or smoking or fighting or refusing to obey, or tardies or unexcused absences. (As if I need an excuse, am I your slave?)

I could go on and on about my rebellion.

But, I want to get to the point.

As I’ve grown I have reflected upon my life and why I am a failure. And it’s refusal to obey and being required to take math, which rises to the surface.

So, I considered my problems with math and found that I’m not alone.

Many people have trouble with math and have never needed algebra at any time in their life. Yet, passing algebra was something we were all required to do. (Of course some jerk will give me an example of algebra I use everyday, to which I say, “Go sit down Poindexter.”)

I refused to accept that.

It would have been more valuable to have taught me and others finances. Such as, how to start a business, or how to invest. It would be better to help us get started in life financially. Opening accounts, setting up investments for college and retirement, and other things we actually need.

But, no… we must obey our masters and learn algebra.

So, I racked my brain to figure out why.

Teachers and administrators and leaders have to know that higher math is not used by most people. They have to know that we can use calculators. Even though, back in the dark days of the 80’s they said “You won’t always have a calculator with you”. To which today I say yes, I do. It’s in my phone.

They are not dumb.

It has to be more than just getting us to submit to authority and jump through hoops like trained poodles.

So, I decided to follow the money. Which, since this world is controlled by money seems to be the only answer.

I am required to take math I don’t need, because the school needs to employ a math teacher, and justify the salary. That’s why.

Ok, hear me out.

Not all students are the same. We have different things we excel at and different things we are interested in. I personally believe we are created for a purpose, and our schools should be helping us find it, not forcing us to conform to a sick society.

Some of us love math. Some love building things. Some love music and art. Some love science. And some love history and writing. (We should be raised up to be who we are supposed to be)

But…

Since some children are good at math and are destined to be engineers, and architects, and scientists, and other careers that use large amounts of math.

And since society needs engineers, architects, scientists, and other math people.

We therefore, need math teachers. It’s for society and money, not you.

See?

So, a school must pay for math teachers. And since a school is also a business they want to get the most bang for their buck. So they force everyone to take math in order to justify a math teacher’s salary.

If math teachers only taught students who were good at math and headed for math careers, their classrooms would be nearly empty.

Our money loving system can not tolerate an employee earning top dollar for only teaching small numbers. So we must cram idiots like me into classes to justify the salary.

See? It’s about justifying a salary, not teaching kids.

I might not be good at math, but I can put 2 and 2 together.

It really ticks me off, that my failure in life came because of school systems who refused to actually help kids succeed in the things the child was created to do.

They valued the mentality of obedience to authority, over freedom and success.

Our society can be divided into those who succeed in school and obey authority, and those who do not. We can see the sorts of jobs people are forced to get because they did not succeed in school. Because their parents didn’t succeed in school.

(To be clear, Success is also determined by connections a person or family has. A moron with a rich daddy who knows people can get good jobs, whether he was a failed student or not.)

Schools become the gateway to whether a person lives a miserable life as a low wage worker, or lives a happy life doing what they love and earning a living at it.

Can schools be blamed for poverty?

Instead of helping people succeed, they create obedient workers who are divided into high paying jobs for those who obey and succeed, and low paying jobs for the failures?

And since all the high paying important jobs are filled with obedient slaves, the mentality of obedience continues to be pushed.

And now you know why you are required to take math.

lol.

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No candy for you!

Ok, hear me out.

I’m not a candy Nazi. I like my treats as much as the next guy. But, I’m trying to solve a bigger problem.

First, a little background.

There has been much talk lately about trying to limit SNAP or food stamp benefits to regular food instead of soda, candy, chips and other junk foods. The state of Texas has even brought up a bill to do just that.

At the same time, we have Robert F. Kennedy Jr. seeking to make America healthy again. The two things are obviously connected, whether intentionally or not.

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Do you realize that the obesity epidemic is caused more by the chemicals in our food which slow the metabolism, than just a bag of chips alone.

You realize that if you cut up a potato and make chips in olive oil at home, it’s healthier than a bag of chips from the store, right? Because of the chemicals and oils. It’s not because of potato chips themselves.

Today, you can go buy an organic chocolate candy bar, that is just good ingredients. Chocolate is not bad for you. (Unless that’s all you eat.) It’s the chemicals in the candy bar.

Our entire food supply is filled with chemicals. So, acting like junk food itself is bad is ridiculous.

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The minute this is done corporations and farms will rush to make as much organic food as possible. They will start building organic farms and sources. They will seek out organic ingredients.

That will bring down the cost of organic food, and it will bring down the cost of healthcare.

I will bet that the SNAP program has helped prop up farms and food companies to such an extent that the loss of business will be catastrophic.

Unless they are able to change. And turning organic would be a good change.

Now’s the time to strike while the anvil is hot.

Making SNAP benefits organic only would go a long way toward Making America Healthy Again.

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Are you really seeking help? Or is it a con?

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Let’s say you have a friend who says “Hey, are you busy today?”

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Don’t come back and say “What are you up to?”

Trying to catch me in a lie, or being nosy, or trying to invite yourself.

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Real friends are rare and different from fake friends.

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“Hey! You got any money?”

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When they ask for help, I can just give them a 5 or 10 in the blink of an eye without having to whip out the wallet. I have the money ready, and it’s safer.

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I think I just look like a sucker.

Maybe it’s both.

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He is with us in all of it.

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I had no idea what that actually meant. But, God did. And that’s all that matters. I turned to Him and He came running.

No one who gets saved, knows the Bible. They do not know anything. We cannot say “I won’t sin anymore”, because we do not even know what that is.

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That’s it, and that’s all that’s needed. If we really heard and turned.

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God designed His creation to respond to reaping and sowing and harvest. Whether physically or spiritually. (Galatians 6:7-9)

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I was cursed and destroyed in every way. I lost everything.

Just like it says in Deuteronomy Chapter 28. That is “Rock Bottom”. That is reaping what we sow.

Now, I had a choice. I could have gotten mad at God and rejected Him. I could have become bitter. And I would continued to face “Rock Bottom” and correction, in various ways.

Or I could let it break me, and turn to Him, and learn from Him and grow in Him.

I chose Him, because He chose me. (1 John 4:19)

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But, ALL things work together for our good, when He calls us, and we love Him. (Romans 8:28)

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This is my testimony. It is between Him and me. By our testimony we shall over come the enemy. Because we can see and say the great things God has done for us. (Rev. 12:11, Luke 8:39)

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It came because of my failure and my brokenness. All things work together. His grace is sufficient for me.

When we sin we turn to Him, and confess to Him and He is faithful and just to forgive us our sin and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we pretend like we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves and Jesus is not in us. When we say we don’t sin, we make God out to be a liar. Because He came to die for our sins, not our failures. Not our mistakes. Not our misunderstandings. But, for our sin. (1 John 1)

All things in this life work together for our goodness when we are with Him. Good or bad. If we do good we get blessed. We reap goodness because we sow goodness.

And when we sow evil we reap correction into our lives. We reap destruction and brokenness into our lives. And it works to grow us. It changes us, if we turn to Him. The trouble and brokenness works as fertilizer for growth.

And as we confess our sin and turn to Him, and grow. As we are broken and corrected through our life. As we face tribulation, and sin and failure, and turn to Him over and over and over again.

We change. We grow. We bear fruit.

I have changed.

My mind has been renewed to what God created it to be before it was ruined by my corrupted nature and my own sinful deeds. (Romans 12:2)

Not by my works or efforts but by Him, breaking me and saving me.

That is how the Holy Spirit develops the Fruit in us. Patience comes by a life time of trusting and waiting upon the Lord, as He molds you and shapes you. Love comes by facing the unlovable. Peace comes by facing chaos. Joy comes by misery. Self-control comes through correction and brokenness. That is meekness. All of it comes by constantly turning to Him, confessing, praying, and letting Him work.

That is the relationship.

I no longer struggle to obey God.

I just obey, or get corrected and both are fine. Because I trust Him.

He fixes it. He changes me.

I find myself, sinning less.

I’m not perfect in myself. In my flesh.

But, I am perfect in Him. He no longer sees my sin. According to Him, I am in Christ and do not sin at all. (1 John)

I am washed in the Blood. I am clean. I am white as snow. My sins are as far from me as the East is from the West. They are in the deepest sea, and I am hid in the cleft of the Rock of Christ. I am on the Ark. I might be a termite on the Ark. But, I’m there because of what Jesus did, not what I do.

When you hear Him call and turn to Him. His Holy Spirit comes into you and teaches you to love Him and know Him. And you realize that God is with you and will never leave you, nor forsake you. (Heb. 13:5)

And you will see that ALL things work together for your good.

Because of Him and His promises. Not you and your obedience or failure.

He does it because of who He is, not because of who you are, or what you do.

Turn to Him and trust Him.

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“Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.”— 1 John 4:4

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James said “Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.”

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I have seen God answer so many prayers. He has taken care of me. When I remember the great things He has done in the past it reminds me that He is with me and will take care of me again. It builds faith.

“Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.”— Phil.4:6-7

We thank God in our prayers because our faith leads us to believe He is with us and hears us and is moving. We trust His Word.

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And I am with Him.

I died with Him, and was buried to self, and the flesh, and this world. To be raised into new life with Him. Born again. (Rom. 6:4, John 3)

And I walk with Him in the Spirit, which is the relationship.

To hear on that last day, “Well done thy good and faithful servant.”— Matt. 25

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Destroying like demons from the pit.
All love has grown cold.

Until the day that Paradise comes,
and fills the broken Earth from above,
a return to Love.

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The Library Is Not Free

It’s just not

I recently came across a Facebook post talking about how libraries are free.

But, they are not free.

I’m not going to get into the fact that libraries are funded by taxes. So, we pay for them.

The focus of this has to do with the fact that a library requires you to have an ID, and an address. In order to get a library card.

Both of which costs money.

Both of which, you are required to have for virtually everything you need to be considered a real citizen.

Yes, a citizen. You can’t even vote without an address.

Now, understand that I am talking legally here. There are ways around things. I get it. But, we should not be required to lie and cheat in order to live.

So, let’s start with the ID, or Driver’s License.

You must show proof of who you are. They give you a list of documents they accept. Virtually all of which costs money to obtain.

For me, I usually provide Birth Certificate, and Social Security Card.

But, that’s not all you need. You also must prove your place of residency. That means you must have a piece of mail. And not just any mail, but some kind of bill. Because if you pay bills somewhere, it proves you live there. Apparently.

I have never figured out why your ID requires you to have an address. But, they do.

I assume it’s so the government can come and arrest you if they want. Which violates our right to be innocent till proven guilty. Our entire system is based upon holding everyone accountable for the crimes of a few. We have our rights stolen constantly because someone else broke a rule somewhere.

I was getting my driver’s license renewed, and getting the REAL ID, which requires even more information from your average free citizen. I was surprised there was no body cavity search.

Why did I get a REAL ID? Because they will not let you fly without one, and I have hopes and dreams of someday being able to be free to travel.

Anyway, I asked the folks behind the counter at the DMV, what would happen if I was homeless? They did not know. So, they asked the boss.

He said, “You’ll have to get an address from a shelter or a church, where you are staying or getting mail.”

And of course, if you move you have to get the address changed on your ID. It’s illegal not to.

So, basically we are no better off than registered sex offenders. They have to prove where they live and report when they move as well.

Ok, so let’s get back to the library.

After you get your ID, which you obviously have to pay for, and pay for some kind of address some where.

You can get your library card.

Then, like a sex offender you have to re-prove your ID and address every so often.

This is so that the Librarians can send out Task Force Delta, in order to kick down your door and retrieve that over due book, which you might be using as a coaster on your coffee table.

Which I understand. I totally refuse to loan out books. I keep my books in perfect condition, and hate how folks treat books.

I love the library. Librarians are great.

But, it is not free.

Unless all you do is go there and read books and magazines, while soaking up free AC or heat and free wifi. So, yes. In that sense it’s free.

Enjoy.

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Old man tree?

How long have you been around?

What sort of things have you seen?

You stand full of might,
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Despite the age of some
and brokenness shone.

Your spirit is vast,
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You are planted alone,
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Sun and moon for years,
have grown you tall.
In the place your seed,
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A mirror image of you,
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