If it dominates a person as it does with most people, cerebral thought is an activity which prevents intuitions from deeper levels of consciousness gaining entry. It also prevents other minds from entering, thus barring hypnotic suggestion suggestions and telepathic transfer. Ordinary thinking is wholly related to experience connected with the five senses. It entirely misses the higher dimension which is the content of such insight. The same power which caused man to fashion a crude wooden plough eventually enabled him to fashion a motor-driven plough. That power was and is intelligence. The power to discriminate between the false and the true, to decide between the right and the wrong, to judge all the varied factors which present themselves to the senses, is the power of intelligence. God trusts us to make many important decisions, and in all matters, He asks us to trust Him. As we seek to understand and accept God’s will, it is helpful to remember that the boundaries between right and wrong are not for us to define. God has established these boundaries Himself, based on eternal truths for our benefit and blessing.  Intuition is often the explosive climax a long slow process of hard thinking but whether it comes swiftly or slowly, it must always be ready to justify itself at the bar of reason, for the latter is our only reliable guide to truth. Only when its fullest use has led him to the point of transcending it, may man lay reason side. #RandolphHarris 1 of 24

Man accepts all that mystical intuition can tell him about his own and the universal being. However, if he listens also to what the rational intellect can tell him, man sees that it will not be weakened, it will only be supported, checked and balanced. Unless every question is seen in relation to God, it is not seen rightly. Therefore, whatever answer is gained cannot be the final one. If man’s intellect is subject to error and illusion, how can it distinguish correctly the final Truth which is not subject to error, and the absolute Reality which is not subject to illusion? Life is an enigma to those who think, who have felt the intellectual urge to probe its meaning and the emotional urge to find a conscious relationship with it. Yet, if they pursue the attempt to satisfy these yearnings, they do not get far. The theories and beliefs offered from different sources too often contradict one another. Life continues to evade the deeper questions. The intellect, by its criticism and research, can serve and supplement the intuition’s work, can round and balance it; the service need not nullify it. Such a collaboration ought to be encouraged, not excluded as the more religious devotee in the past often excluded it. Thinking about the Overself is inferior to experiencing the Overself but in its own way and on its own level, it is helpful. Reason with a small “r” is the logical use of thoughts, which is a mediate process; but with a capital “R” it is the intelligent use of the understanding, which is a direct immediate thing: intuition. #RandolphHarris 2 of 24

Kant used reason somewhat in this sense—but went only part of the way into a semi-agnosticism, semi-knowledge of the truth. So the term got fixed into its lesser meaning alone: the Kantian use of it is somewhat obsolete and best used by laymen. The intelligence, as something more than intellect alone, can be used to carry his thinking to the verge of an intuition which will light up some of his understanding. However, such a success requires certain preconditions: a measure of equilibrium in his personality, a measure of self-discipline in his character, intensive pondering on the truth. There are no final conclusions in these matters. It is better to accept the truth and let life remain inconclusive than delude oneself. However, this is not to support those who claim that the only truth is that there is no Truth, or those who assent that all is mere opinion. Intuition speaks with its own authority but what does it lose if it has the support of argument? When intellect comes to understand that its own existence implies a superior existence which is its origin, it has served its highest function. When it accepts the fact of intuition and serves it by laying itself down in stilled prostration, there is born Intelligence. Then alone does truth appear and peace bless us. Intellect obstructs the light of the Overself. The intellect, which so usefully serves the purpose of analysis or exposition, discussion or explanation, is useless for the purposes of acquaintance with, or comprehension of, the essence of things, creatures, life, or mind. It is not capable of “touching the Untouchable,” to use an express borrowed from the most ancient and, at one time, the most secret Asiatic philosophy.  #RandolphHarris 3 of 24

Human thinking can only lead to, and produce, another thought, or series of thoughts. It cannot get beyond itself, cannot rise to any object that is not of the nature of a thought. The intellect is incompetent to solve the mystery of man by itself. However, in the absence of a properly developed intuition, it can render certain useful services to protect and guide the seeker. If it is not to be relied on altogether, it is nevertheless not to be abandoned altogether. All thought chases its own tail. Going far means returning. However, most staggering are certain secret claims toward life in general. Any doubt about the irrational character of claims is bound to disappear in this area. Naturally, it would shatter a person’s feeling of godlikeness to face the fact that for him at any time with an accident, bad fortune, illness, or death—and blast his feeling of omnipotence. For (to reiterate an ancient truth) there is very little we can do about it. We can avoid certain risks of dying and we can, nowadays, protect ourselves against financial losses connected with death; but we cannot avoid death. Unable to face the precariousness of his life as a human being, the neurotic individual develops claims of his inviolability, or claims of being the anointed, of luck always being on his side, of life being easy and without suffering. In contrast to the claims operating in human relationships, those toward life in general cannot be asserted effectively. The neurotic with these claims can do but two things. He can deny, in his mind, that anything can happen to him. In that case, he tends to be reckless—go out in cold weather when he has a fever, not take precautions against infections likely to occur, or have pleasures of the flesh without precautions. He will live as though he could never grow old, or die. #RandolphHarris 4 of 24

Hence, of course, if some adversity does strike him, it is a crushing experience and may throw him into panic. Trivial though the experience may be, it shatters his lofty beliefs in his inviolability. He may turn to the other extreme, and become overcautious toward life. If he cannot rely on his claims for inviolability being respected, then anything can happen and he can rely on nothing. This does not mean that he has relinquished his claims. Rather, it means that he wants not to expose himself to another realization of their futility. Other attitudes toward life and fate seem more sensible, as long as we do not recognize the claims behind them. Many patients directly or indirectly express a sentiment of its being unfair that they are afflicted with their particular difficulties. When talking about their friends, they will point out that despite their being neurotic, too, this one is more at ease in social situations; that one is more successful with women; another is more aggressive, or enjoys life more fully. Such meanderings though futile, seem understandable. Each one, after all, suffers under his personal difficulties, and hence will feel it more desirable not to have the particular ones that harass him. However, the patient’s responses to being together with one of these “enviable” people point to a more serious process. He can suddenly develop a cold, or become despondent. Going after such responses, we discover the source of the trouble to be a rigid claim that he should not have any problems at all. He is entitled, moreover, not only to a life devoid of personal problems but to the combined excellencies of those he knows in person, or, say, on the screen: to be as humble and intelligent as Charles Chaplin, as humane and courageous as Spencer Tracy, as victoriously virile as Clark Gable. #RandolphHarris 5 of 24

The claim that I should not be I is too obviously irrational to be raised as such. It appears in the form of resentful envy toward anybody better endowed or more fortunate in his development; in imitation or adoration of them; in claims directed toward the analyst to supply him with all these desirable, often contradictory perfections. This claim for being endowed with supreme attributes is rather crippling in its implications. It not only makes for a chronic smoldering envy and discontent, but constitutes a real drawback for analytic work. If it is unfair in the first place that the patient should have any neurotic difficulties, it certainly is doubly unfair to expect him to work at his problems. On the contrary, he feels entitled to be relieved of his difficulties without having to go through the labourious process of changing. This survey of kinds of neurotic claims is not complete. Since every neurotic need can turn into a claim, we would have to discuss each single one in order to give an exhaustive picture of claims. However, even a short survey gives us a feeling for their peculiar nature. For instance, in sharp contrast to individuals who use the work ethic either to avoid pleasures of the flesh or devalue it, are those men and women who place a high value on pleasures of the flesh but unwittingly approach it with a work perspective. Pleasures of the flesh, like work, becomes for them a matter of performance. They always have a goal in view: climax for the man, “excitement” for the woman. In their view, pleasures of the flesh are a purposeful activity and intercourse is its objective. If this goal is accomplished, the job has been satisfactorily handled. #RandolphHarris 6 of 24

Such an outlook logically enough includes an emphasis on quantity of achievement as a measurement of quality. If the man performs skillfully enough, for example, the woman may have several “excitments”—and as they see it, two or three are obviously superior to one. If the woman performs skillfully enough, the man may be stimulated to respond several times in one night. Pleasures of the flesh for them is not a way of being, a way of expressing the mood of the moment, a way of nourishing a continuing emotional commitment. It is always a single incident. Goal-oriented pleasures of the flesh concentrate on this moment as this act. It demands gratification now, and gratification is returned only through attainment of specific goals of pleasures of the flesh. Goal-oriented pleasures of the flesh is usually self-defeating. As the result of a constant demand for performance, which can blot out emotional appreciation of what is actually happening, interest in pleasures of the flesh is soon lost. At first, there may be extraordinarily intense excitement of the senses. However, a steady decline in sensual responsiveness is all but inevitable, because the power to evoke excitement by purely physical, tactile stimulation is subject to the law of diminishing returns. The first time a hand touches a body, the sensation may be explosive—nourished by expectations of what is to happen. By the tenth or twentieth time, however, if the expectations have not been fulfilled, the hand will probably be just a familiar physical presence with a considerably diminished capacity to evoke the desired response. And by the fiftieth time, even a demanding touch may have no beneficial effect whatsoever. It may even evoke aversion. #RandolphHarris 7 of 24

However, place that touch in contest of an emotional climate in which two persons are together simply because they enjoy being together, arrange the time and circumstances to permit them to express the feelings of a man and woman who, as caring human beings, kindle intimate passions in each other quite apart from the act of pleasures of the flesh; and then a hand’s caress results in more than just tactile stimulation. Then touch acquires emotional meaning. Pleasures of the flesh in a warm, emotionally committed relationship may change in character and response to intimate passions may become diffused after a while. It may not always reach the peaks of excitement that are sometimes experienced by a man and woman in their early, experimental encounters. However, other dimensions of pleasure with intimate passions may be discovered—the familiarity that is comforting, the safety that allows complete vulnerability, and the deepening sense of emotional intimacy, among other pleasures. In contrast, the peaks that occur in goal-oriented pleasures of the flesh decline steadily thereafter—to be achieved again, if at all, with a new partner, and then another. If that happens to be all an individual desires, finds available or is capable of achieving, this observation should not be interpreted as a condemnation of goal-oriented pleasures of the flesh. Pleasures of the flesh as a goal-oriented performance is the usual substitute when pleasures of the flesh with emotional commitment either fails to develop or is deliberately avoided. #RandolphHarris 8 of 24

How many people succeed in the quest for a relationship of mutually shared emotional involvement, married or not? For marriage does not automatically make the difference. On the contrary, in too many marriages pleasures of the flesh is goal-oriented, a one-dimensional demand for momentary gratification. This is one of the reasons so many couples complain of boredom with pleasures of the flesh. Like workers on an assembly line, they go through routine motions and produce predictable results. They are following directions, not expressing feelings. They want to know, for example, how many times a week they should have pleasures of the flesh. If everybody else has it three times a week, then they should have it three times a week. Three times is right and proper; anything less means that something must be wrong with them—and anything more means that something quite different is wrong with them. Numbers are useful to them in still another way. If one partner has a lower level of desire for pleasures of the flesh, numbers are a convenient way to limit the other partner’s demands. “How much do I have to do?” these individuals are asking. It is, of course, the work ethic all over again. These are moments of learning, of humility, when we go to our knees in prayer. We walk forward in faith, trusting in God, knowing that with time we will receive more spiritual clarity from our Heavenly Father. #RandolphHarris 9 of 24

At all times, it is helpful to remember Alma’s teaching that God gives His word according to the attention and effort we devote to it. If we heed God’s word, we will receive more; if we ignore His counsel, we will receive less and less until we have none. This loss of knowledges does not mean that the truth was wrong; rather, it shows that we have lost the capacity to understand it. Individuality, in the sense of a defended citadel in the midst of a sea of others, is hardly worth having—an encumbrance best overcome. Individuality is of worth insofar as it means allowing all aspects of one’s self (inner and outer, feelings and other people) to be and to grow in whatever richness is in their seed. This open self is not simply the tool or door mat for others. A colleague just startled me by bursting in my door for the hundredth time. It is good for him that I call into question his manners that we might get along together. It sometimes seems to me that God watches how much I measure out to others and how much to myself. It is Christian to deny one’s portion at least a bit (to be on the safe side). It is a genius who can be even fairer than that—to allow myself just equality and nothing more or less. If it denies itself, the open side is false for then it is not open to its own needs. While I admire the uniqueness of the tree outside my window, I can also appreciate this stoutish, middle-aged, German self here. The open self rates itself at least the equal of all others. This means equally as good as anyone else. #RandolphHarris 10 of 24

The struggling individual has available the guidance of both the outer forces and the inner. A relaxed perception of the inner lets it voice itself, to reveal what is. One’s own dreams can be read. They form the latest daily report on one’s favourite stock, one’s self. Once I had a long drive alone in the dark of night, so I went to work in my portable laboratory—my mind. If I relax, what fantasy comes? It was of a female companion driving with me. Like a professional psychotherapist, I set out to learn of him. Your fantasy may lead to deduction in the dark car, but not with my woman. She was thin, sad, dressed in mourning clothes. Poor woman. I learned of her sad tale, how she had been mistreated by her spouse until she no longer knew enjoyment in life. As I became more considerate, she cheered up and seemed less in mourning and even less thin. She really would enjoy doing things but she needed to be coaxed out of her sadness. It was many miles before I fully knew that sitting beside me was my own feelings, and I was sorry how I (her spouse) had treated her. The inner speaks of the more fundamental truth. It cannot do otherwise. Opening outward one can be guided by all others and even by nature. The relaxed perception of nature restores many to sanity. Opening outward there is increased appreciation for others. Worth is seen in their differences and uniqueness. Insofar as others are given life in one’s World, there is a lessening of conflict, difference, opposition. What values from the World shall guide me? The rights of others and all things—the golden rule. #RandolphHarris 11 of 24

The ego is a term psychoanalysts use to designate the functions of coordinating and controlling the movements of one’s body. One of the first signs that the ego has developed is infants’ capacity voluntarily to control their movements. Mastery of the outer environment and mastery of one’s body appear to be correlated. Before such mastery has been achieved, body movements are global, undifferentiated, and not subject to voluntary control. Once such mastery has been achieved, the infant or child is able to suppress undifferentiated responses to events and respond in a discrete, skillful manner. The ability to coordinate eyes, hands, and mouth is probably among the first signs that the ego is developing. As physical maturation proceeds, children acquire increasing mastery over the body and are able to perform according to their wishes. If suitably trained, by the time persons reach adulthood, they may be able to achieve such levels of bodily control as are found among athletes and dancers. The loss of control of body functions and performances is experienced as catastrophic by most persons. Not to be the master of one’s body—its movements, needs, and functions—is a loss of the most basic level of control. Adults who cannot control their appetite, or their bowel and bladder sphincters, will feel deep shame and will lose confidence in themselves. #RandolphHarris 12 of 24

Progress, from the time of Sade up to the present day, has consisted in gradually enlarging the stronghold where, according to his own rules, man without God brutally wields power. In defiance of the divinity, the frontiers of this stronghold have been gradually extended, to the point of making the entire Universe into a fortress erected against the fallen and exiled deity. Man, at the culmination of his rebellion, incarcerated himself; from Sade’s lurid castle to slavery plantations, man’s greatest liberty consisted only in building the prisons of his crimes. However, the state of siege gradually spreads, the demand for freedom wants to embrace all mankind. Then the only kingdom that is opposed to the kingdom of grace must be founded—namely, the kingdom of justice—and the human community must be reunited among the debris of the fallen City of God. To kill God and to build a Church are the constant and contradictory purpose of rebellion. Absolute freedom finally becomes a prison of absolute duties, a collective asceticism, a story to be brought to an end. The nineteenth century, which is the century of rebellion, thus merges into the twentieth, the century of justice and ethics, in which everyone indulges in self-recrimination. Chamfort, the moralist of rebellion, had already provided the formula: “One must be just before being generous, as one must have bread before having cake.” Thus, the ethic of luxury will be renounced in favour of the bitter morality of the empire-builders. #RandolphHarris 13 of 24

The tombstone, like the sweatshirt, has two sides. The questions here are: “What will they put on your tombstone?” A typical answer is: “They will say, ‘She was a good girl,’ and I will say: ‘I tried hard but I did not make it.’” Once more, “they” usually means the parents, or parental people. “Their” epitaph is the antiscript, while the patient himself writes his script injunction on his tombstone—in the case above: “Try hard but be sure not to make it.” Thus the tombstone speak of nothing but good of the dead, for one side says that he fulfilled the precepts of his antiscript, while the other indicates that he was also an obedient child who followed his mother’s script instruction, however encouraging or discouraging they might have been. If the patient tries to avoid reading this tombstone by saying there will not be one, that answer has its own meaning. Whoever cops out on death is also copping out on life. However, the therapist should then insist on getting the two epitaphs with the questions: “If there was one, what would be on it?” or “Here you have got to have one.” According to Wegner’s theories of continental drift in the beginning, there was one landmass on the planet—Gonawanda. This one blob of extruded rock split into continents. Inertia from planet-spin, West to East, pulled the continents a part. The continents and hemispheres of planet Earth have been settled by technological civilizations in stages which correspond to the evolution of brain centers. #RandolphHarris 14 of 24

Thus, the arrangement of landmasses corresponds topologically to the anatomy of the nervous system. Asia is the spinal column; the Middle East is the mid-brain, and the limbic system; Europe and Africa are containers for the right and left lobes of the old cortex; North and South America are platforms for the emergence of the neocortex, the self-defining future brain. When we chart the emergence of civilization, the emergence of increasingly complex technology and social-communication systems, it is apparent that different continents were activated at different times in history—Asia, then Europe, then America. The migration of human populations from Eastern to Western continents corresponds to the emergence of more evolved brain centers. Landmasses are literally platforms for emerging brain circuits. The distribution of landmass is an external representation of evolving brain circuits. The migration of neurotechnology from continent to continent has closely paralleled the opening-up of new neural pathways. Establishment of populations centers in Western areas paralleled the emergency of high-more-frontal brain centers. The new migratory pathways, probing Westward, correspond to the direction of neural pathways up from the spinal column, to the mid-brain, to the limbic system, to the cortex, to the frontal cortex. The landmasses of the planet Earth serve as container-niches for newly emerging brain circuits. Geography from the evolutionary point of view, is literally topological neuroanatomy. #RandolphHarris 15 of 24

Members of the Sacramento Fire Department have had to become pentathletes, multi-skilled leaders who are able to thrive in uncertain and complex operating environments…innovative and adaptive leaders who are expert in the art and science of the profession of fire science and medical care. Leaders provide purpose, direction and motivation. The Sacramento Fire Department works hard to lead people, to develop themselves, their team members, and organizations, and to accomplish their missions across the spectrum of emergencies. However, continuously building and refining your values and attributes, as well as acquiring more professional knowledge, is only part of becoming a competent firefighter or EMT. Leadership succeeds when you act and apply the core leader competencies. As you move from direct leadership positions to the organizational and strategic leader levels, those competencies take on different nuances and complexities. Extending influence beyond the chain of command requires the ability to operate in an environment, including both higher and lower command structures, and using your influence outside the traditional chain of command. This includes connecting with partners; local nationals; and governmental or nongovernmental agencies. In this area, the Sacramento Fire Department often operates without designated authority, or while others do not recognize their authority. #RandolphHarris 16 of 24

Nevertheless, leading by example is essential to leading effectively over the course of time. Whether they intend to or not, the Sacramento Fire Department provides an example that others consider and use in what they do. This competency reminds them to serve as a role model. Their actions are grounded in the Sacramento Fire Department’s Values and imbued with the Warrior Ethos.  Communication ensures that the Sacramento Fire Department gains a clear understanding of what needs to be done, and why, within their organization. This competency deals with maintaining a clear focus on the team’s efforts to achieve goals and tasks to accomplish missions. It helps build consensus and is a critical took for successful operations in diverse multinational settings. The Sacramento Fire Department refines their communicating abilities by developing advanced oral, written, and listening skills. “I read a lot, I keep very busy, it’s just the way I am. I work a lot, and I stay home a lot. I do a lot of writing, too. I’ve got a small sailboat, which I enjoy. I like sailing. There’s a pretty large reservoir north of town. My wife had a traditional East Coast kind of upbringing. She’s from Haverford, and she attended the prep school Bryn Mawr. It’s very different from the West Coat upbringing I had. She attended Elmira College in upstate New York. She went there for two years, then decided she wanted to do something entirely different. So she moved out to the West Coast and lived briefly with some cousins in Salme before she moved to Sacramento. #RandolphHarris 17 of 24

“She was working at a department store. I would drop buy and buy clothes. The least expensive thing I could buy were socks, tee shirts and underwear. I would go by on my days off to purchase a new shirt, shoes, or a pair of pants because it was a chance to strike up a conversation, have a joke or two. Finally, when this one drawer in my apartment was overflowing with socks and underwear, I figured it was time to ask her out to lunch. Then we got married. We have a daughter, who is four, and a son, who was born last April. My wife and I spent a lot of time outdoors before we had the kids. Our area is a great one for that. We did a lot of cross-country skiing, and of course, sailing. We like to go to the coast and go hiking on the beaches and the sand dunes. Sacramento if a great place if you’re into that. We’ve got a couple of guys in the department who are what we call “rock jocks.” They are heavily into mountain climbing and that sort of thing. Firefighting is a great job, because it gives them the chance to do that. They are also real good on the job if we get involved in an extreme-angle rescue. The advice I would give my kids is the same advice my dad gave me without being judgmental: ‘Do whatever you want to do, but just try to be the very best at it. Do the best you can.’ To him, if I wanted to be a teacher or a firefighter or whatever, as long as I showed some kind of commitment to that line of work and gave it my best shot, that was all that counted. I don’t think I could ask any more of my kids than that.” #RandolphHarris 18 of 24

One thing we witness all the time during emergency situations is people ignoring the sirens of fire trucks and ambulances. Often times, people even try to out run the emergency vehicles and this can create dangerous situations. Citizens, remember to give the right-of-way to any law enforcement vehicle, fire engine, ambulance, or other emergency vehicle using a siren and red lights. Failure to pull over may result in a ticket. Drive to the right edge of the road and stop until the emergency vehicles(s) have passed. When approaching a stationary emergency vehicle with flashing emergency signal lights (hazard lights), move over and slow down. If you are in an intersection when you see an emergency vehicle, continue through the intersection. Drive to the right as soon as it is safe and stop. Obey any direction, order, or signal given by a law enforcement officer, or a firefighter. Even if they conflict with existing signs, signals, or laws, follow their orders. When their siren or flashing lights are on, it is against the law to follow within 300 feet of any fire engine, law enforcement vehicle, ambulance, or other emergency vehicle. If you drive to the scene of a fire, collision, or other disaster, you can be arrested. When you do this, you are getting in the way of firefighters, ambulance crews, or other rescue and emergency personnel. Moral courage is the willingness to stand firm on values, principles, and convictions. It enables you to stand up for what you believe is right, regardless of the consequences. #RandolphHarris 19 of 24

The concept of professional courage does not always mean being as tough as nails, either. It also suggests a willingness to listen to other peoples’ problems, to go to bat for them in a tough situation and it means knowing just how far they can go. It also means being willing to tell the boss when he or she is wrong. As a reminder, parents, pleasure teach your children love America and be patriotic citizens and to buy goods and services made in America. It is also important to respect law and order and treat your elders with respect. Having the Southern American boarder open and not having American farmland protected, not producing beef, poultry, fish, fruit, produce and dairy in America, and without American goods and services being our number one manufactured and selling items, America has created a dangerous and significantly elevated risks to national security, national economic security, and national public health. Some people may believe that these claims are overstated, but by not routinely monitoring Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CEVs) or other security relevant alerts, such as end-of-life of machinery is how the Oroville Dam Crisis occurred in 2017. Other crises that have occurred due to neglect of critical infrastructure is the 2025 Palisades fires because Southern California ran out of water, when they are located next to an ocean and they could have simply created desalinating plants to help with the water shortage. The water is so plentiful that it is currently eroding land and causing homes to fall into the sea. #RandolphHarris 20 of 24

The American government should know all exploitable vulnerabilities and fix them prior to the situation becoming a crisis. Failure to take such mitigating actions is dangerous and significantly elevates risk to national security, national economic security, and national public health and safety. The American government must understand that significant time and resources must be invested in America. They must also encourage corporations to plan for both mitigating safety vulnerabilities in the short term and eliminating them in the long term. For instance, a company might begin by reaching out to the federal, state or local government and requesting tax incentives to provide security to dangerous communities, to help the government repair bridges and potholes. America needs an approach to eliminate safety vulnerabilities in American cities. There needs to be a road map by the end of 2025, outlining a prioritized approach to eliminate crisis situations in America. There is enough money to send aid to foreign nations, but the American government does not have enough money to care their infrastructure, provide adequate resources, nor end the affordable housing crisis. Nor is there enough money to fund other national critical functions (NCFs). These bad practices of putting America and Americans last is considered exceptionally risky, particularly to national security, national economic security, and national public health and safety. In 2024, Americans spent $100 billion on Japanese cars. #RandolphHarris 21 of 24

In an effort to help America pull through the massive national deficit, please buy American made cars. American made cars used to be the envy of the World and because American car brands are offering a wide range of options, from family SUVs to electric vehicles and luxury sedans, we are now seeing a resurging interest. American made cars are equal or superior to those made overseas. The Chevrolet Trax, for instance, is a well-designed, fuel efficient, and safe SUV. And as you know, there is no better car on Earth than 1950-1970s American Muscle Car. As an incentive to buy American made cars, President Trump plans to made interest on loans for American cars tax deductible. Americans surely make  superior products, but we are buying things from other nations. American food imports have risen by 300 percent since 1999. American farmland declined by nearly 20 million acres between 2017 and 2022. As of 2022, there were 880.1 million acres of land dedicated to farming, compared to 900.1 million in 2017. The data shows there are now little more than 1.9 million farms in the country.  Americans and American corporations spent $136 billion on food and beverages from other countries. It is a national security risk to lose American Farms and farmers. If there is a war, and most of our meat, produce, poultry, dairy, and fruit is coming from foreign counties, we stand the risk of starving. With war breaking out all over the World, in these uncertain times, it is very important to bring American farms back. Las Vegas is running out of buildable land and is expected to reach its maximum number of homes in 2032. So, home prices are expected to rise dramatically. #RandolphHarris 22 of 24

Additionally, State Farm did ask the California Department of Insurance if they could raise homeowner insurance rates by 22 percent, but this request was denied. However, in 2022, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 1107, also known as the Protection California Drivers Act, into law which increases the minimum auto lability limits for bodily injury to $30,000 per person and $60,000 per accident. Senate Bill 1107 also increased the minimum liability limits for property damage to $15,000 per accident and the DMV deposit for uninsured drivers to $75,000. The bill went into effect on January 1, 2025. This means that drivers with existing policies with lower limits will renew at the new minimum limits on or after January 1, 2025, and insurance premiums could increase by as much as 54 percent. America is in a state of crisis right now because of mismanagement by democrats. If elected for an unprecedented third term, to make housing more affordable and to offset the cost of homeowner’s insurance and auto insurance, President Trump plans to abolish property taxes. Much like the land crisis in Las Vegas, we could also run out of land to farm and will not be able to grow or cultivate our own food. We can protect American farmland and support American farmers by buying American made beef, poultry, dairy, and produce. Also, country of origin labeling is very important so Americans can know where their food is coming from and have the ability to support American farmers and ranchers. As money flows, it influences further investment. Save the land that sustains us by protecting American farmland. Once the land is built on, we lose it forever.  And in the future, there may be food wars. Also, to ensure that we have farmland and buildable land for future use, we need to start limiting the number of people allowed to immigrant to America. Perhaps with the immigrants we do allow into America, there needs to be a diversity program to make sure we have a population that equally represents all races of people. If Americans continue to spend money on American products, then more need to be made to keep up the inventory. When investors notice these goods are selling, it gives them the confidence to pour more money into that local business. It shows that people want these goods made in America and pressures investors to keep these goods and services in America. The jobs stay here, the business stays in American, wages naturally increase, and more money is invested to keep up with demand. This reduces the burden on the taxpayer. #RandolphHarris 23 of 24

When you support American businesses, that money stays in our economy and can help to reduce the national debt. The government creates debt by borrowing from businesses in the private sector or from foreign countries. It also increases the national debt by spending more than it gains in tax revenue in a fiscal year. When people shop locally, more tax money stays in the economy and goes to the government. This way, it keeps more money in our national economy and keeps more jobs located in American which also sends more taxes to the government, which can again help to reduce the national debt. When you buy foreign goods, these companies usually have lighter tax loads or exemptions, meaning less money for the nation debt, plus you are helping to strengthen these foreign nations by send more money overseas. Buying American made products is also better for the environment and helps to reduce the carbon footprint because these products do not have to travel nearly as far. Furthermore, American companies and manufacturers are held to much higher standards in regard to pollution. American companies have to be more careful about air, land, and water pollution and have proper ways to dispose of waste. Moreover, please remember to respect law and order and treat your elders with the utmost dignity and kindness possible. And take your education seriously so that you will be successful in life and make your family proud. It is inborn in the human minds to wish to know. If this begins with the endless surface questions of a child’s curiosity, if it continues into deeper questions of a scientist’s probing investigation, it cannot and does not stop there. For the higher part of the mind will eventually come into unfoldment, that union of abstract reflective thought with mystical intuition, which is true intelligence, which needs and sees a view of the whole of things. And so, the knowing faculty enters the realm of philosophy. As a reminder, parents, pleasure teach your children love America and be patriotic citizens and to buy goods and services made in America. It is also important to respect law and order and treat your elders with respect. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic, for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. #RandolphHarris 24 of 24

The Winchester Mystery House

Experience an unforgettable journey back to the time of kings and queens with this entry ticket for The Winchester Mansion in Santa Clara, California which was the residence of Sarah L. Winchester. Take advantage of this fascinating experience. After tour, there will be time enjoy the mansion’s splendor at your own pace. You might even discover secret passages.

Please come and enjoy a delicious meal in Sarah’s Café, stroll along the paths of the beautiful Victorian gardens, and wonder through the miles of hallways in the World’s most mysterious mansion.

For further information about tours, including group tours, weddings, school events, birthday party packages, facility rentals, and special events please visit the website: https://winchestermysteryhouse.com/

Please visit the online giftshop, and purchase a gift for friends and relatives as well as a special memento of The Winchester Mystery House. A variety of souvenirs and gifts are available to purchase. https://shopwinchestermysteryhouse.com/

The Winchester Mystery House is full of surprises. What was your favorite, “Oooh!” moment during your visit at the mansion? (And for those of you who still have to check it off your bucket list… we will hopefully see you soon.)  https://winchestermysteryhouse.com/