I would like to live a long life. Longevity has its place. However, I am not concerned about that now. I just want to do God’s will. And God has allowed me to go up to the mountaintop, and I have looked over. And I have seen the promise land. I may not get there with you. However, I want you to know tonight that we as a people will get to the promise land. So I am happy tonight. I am not worried about anything. I do not fear any man. My eyes have seen the glory of the coming Lord. Those are the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., spoken the day before he was allegedly murdered by James Earl Ray, as he stood on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. His assassination unleashed a torrent of civic rage in the community. More than 125 cities experienced uprisings. By 11 April 1968, 46 people were dead, 35,000 were injured, and more than 20,000 had been arrested. However, prior to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination, the Congress of the United State of America passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, but Dr. King was still trying to sooth a restless nation and spread peace by acting as a psychologist and spiritual healer to he masses.

 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was killed because he was trying to get equal rights and equal protect under the law for everyone, and some saw him as a threat because of this. You see, in the 1960s, America was very racist and poor European Americans, African Americans, Mexican Americans, Native Americans and Asians, women, and others (minority groups) faced a lot of discrimination, and they were not protected by the laws. Certain people could not get jobs because of the color of their skin, sexuality, gender or economic status, religion, and height and weight.  So even if they wanted to work or buy a certain house or rent an apartment, certain people were not allowed to because others did not like the way they looked or who they were, and this caused a lot of people to become poor, homeless or die because they were preventing from gaining resources. However, keep in mind, not all rich men were bigots. Discriminations is unequal treatment of people because of their group membership. Many hotels and restaurants did admit Black people, and many Black people did not venture where they were unwanted or unwelcomed because they were likely to be met with hostility. Many people resented African Americans and others in public facilities, places of entertainment and business establishments, they were believed to be a subordinate race, and their proximity in shops, parks, and on passenger trains suggested an unacceptable equality in public life.

 Discrimination may be personal, legal, or institutional. Personal discrimination includes attacks on minority group members, from social slights and insults to murder. In legal discrimination, minority group members are denied lawful access to public institutions, jobs, housing, and social rewards. The third major and most subtle and pervasive kind of discrimination is institutional discrimination, which is unequal treatment of a group that is deeply embedded in government, schools, the media and some public places. Typically, institutional discrimination includes discriminatory practices and traditions that have such a long history that they just seem to make sense. For quite a long time, a similar logic was used by police departments. During the 1960s, largely due to the efforts of the Civil Rights movement, which was started by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., discrimination declined in the United States of America, but it took him losing his life to get equal protection under the law for all minority groups.

 Martin Luther King, Jr. launched a series of massive nonviolent demonstrations in Birmingham, Alabama, which was long considered an intolerant state. Thousands of people, of all cultures, marched to Birmingham in a show of solidarity. Often times these protesters were met by angry mobs of segregationists and brutal violence, as some local police decided not to defend protesters’ basic Constitutional Rights. It is also important to note that not all police nor European Americans were racist, but the nation was, at the time. However, while in Birmingham, Alabama, the police commissioner ordered his officers to use dogs, clubs (much like baseball bats), and fire hoses on the marchers, and Americans across the nation were horrified, as they witnessed the brutality and abuse heaped on the groups of people seeking their Constitutional Rights. The exercise of freedom of speech lead to bombings and deaths, inflicted, in retaliation, for what was deemed civil disobedience, by the people seeking equal protection, under the laws. Basically, people were punished because they wanted the same freedoms that others had.

 In 1963, President John F. Kennedy requested that the United States Congress pass a law banning discrimination in public accommodations. Seizing the moment, and recognizing the potency of a show of massive support, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. called for a monumental march on Washington, D.C., to demonstrate widespread support for legislation to ban discrimination in all aspects of life, not just public accommodations. The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was held in August 1963, only a few months after the Birmingham demonstrations. More than 250,000 people participated. The Civil rights demonstrators sought national attention for their cause, and photos in print media, and this was very powerful in swaying public opinion.  Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was able to help pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964: Outlawed arbitrary discrimination in voter registration and expedited voting rights lawsuits. Barred discrimination in public accommodations engaged in interstate commerce. The Civil Rights Act also authorized the Department of Justice to initiate lawsuits to desegregate public facilities and schools, and provided for the withholding of federal funds from discriminatory state and local programs.

 In addition to Prohibiting discrimination, in employment, on the grounds of race, color, religion, national origin, or sex, and created the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to monitor and enforce the bans on employment discrimination. So, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was not the first, but one of the most successful and complete pieces of legislation in the history of the United States of America. There was also a Civil Rights Act passed in 1866 and 1875. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employers from discriminating against employees for a variety of reasons, including sex, race, age, and national origin. Strong minds perceive that justice is the highest of the moral attributes—and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. established justice and equality for all. Today, 15 January 2015 is his birthday, he would be 86-year-old today, and I am sure that Dr. King is happy that everyone now has equal protection under the law, and that discrimination is dead. Nonetheless, the tendency of all law-making and all governing should be to reduce the inequalities. Although discrimination is dead, women are still underrepresented in employment. Since the establishment of the body, in 1798, there have been only 46 women in the United States Senate, and currently there are only 20 women serving in the state senate, and 80 men.

 Women are still paid, on average 23 percent less than men. For example, if a man makes $100,000.00USD annually, for being a news reporter, a female reporter may only make $77,000.00USD a year; even though she has the same job and the same responsibilities, she makes $23,000.00 less than a man, for the same job, that needs to stop and women need equal pay. And tragically, Senator Barbara Boxer is retiring, so women may not see as much progress in the future.  It has been 52 years since the equal pay act became law, but women are still not paid the same as men. To ensure the women move toward equal pay and representation, Attorney General of California, Kamala D. Harris, is running for the Senate Seat. Please vote for her so that women continue to progress in society and are not left behind.  Washington needs to be shaken up, and we need a climate of champions who will fight for the next generation. Justice of today pays all the debts of yesterday and nothing else will. Women like Senator Barbara Boxer, Attorney General of California Kalama D. Harris, Jessica Rosenworcel and Naomi Milton of the Federal Communications Commission, and Rebecca Jarvis Chief Business and Economics Correspondent of ABC New York are trying to make a difference. So please keep Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream alive by voting for Donald Trump for President of the United States of American.

 

 

 

 

The most scared engagements are daily violated; friendship and love, the most endearing bonds of society, are made a cloak to perpetrate the most execrable villainies, the ruin of innocence, the destruction of the most unsuspecting and honest men and women. It is a heathenish and atheistical dogma, to assert, that people are born evil; that evil is implanted in, and is co-existent with his nature; and that an inevitable combination of circumstances makes the commission of what is termed crime unavoidable to him. Either we must suppose that the love of evil is born with us (which would be an insult to the Deity), or we must attribute them to the suggestion of infernal influence. After a settling down period somewhere in the age of 20s, adult development is uniform and uninteresting, right? Wrong! A fairly predictable series of challenges is associated with development from adolescence to a classic age. Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

What personality changes and psychological developments can a person look forward to in adulthood? One can be very happy with much less trouble, than very wise. From ages 16-18, youth are trying to escape from parental dominance. Efforts to do so cause considerable anxiety about the future and conflicts about continuing dependence on parents. Happy is the man or woman, who knows his or her follies in youth. You are the salt of the Earth. However, if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled on. If we act only for ourselves, to neglect the study of history is not prudent; if we are entrusted with the care of others, it is not just. Leaving the family usually occurs between the ages of 18-22. The majority of people breaks away from their families, in their early 20s, leaves home and builds new friendships with other adults. These friends serve as substitutes for the family and as allies in the process of building new bonds. You are the light of the World. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in Heaven.

Every calm is succeeded by a storm, as is every storm by its calm. Building a workable life is usually a trend that happens from the ages of 22-28, people seek to master the real World. Two dominant activities are striving for accomplishment (seeking competence) and reaching out to others, a lot of adults seek intimacy at this time. Married couples, in this age range, place a high value on unity. Our Father in Heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your work will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the ungodly one. If we act only for ourselves, to neglect the study of history is not prudent; if we are entrusted with the care of others, it is not just. When one is the age range of 29 to 34, many people experience some challenges in life. The issue is usually what life is all about? Assurance about previous choices and values tends to waver. Unsettled by these developments, the person actively searches for a style of living that will bring meaning to their life. Marriages are particularly vulnerable during this time of dissatisfaction. Extramarital affairs and divorces are common symptoms of the crisis of questions. It has been reported, anyone who divorces must give a certificate of divorce. However, I tell you that anyone who divorces their spouse, except for marital unfaithfulness, causes their mate to participate in adultery.

Crisis of urgency–with these unsophisticated savages, the history of a day is the history of life. People ages 35 to 43 are typically beginning to become more aware of the reality of death. Having a limited number of years to live begins to exert pressure on the individual. Intensified attempts are made to succeed at a career or to achieve one’s life goals. Generativity, in the form of nurturing, teaching, or serving others, helps alleviate many of the anxieties of this stage. Be careful not to do your acts of righteousness before men, to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in Heaven. Basically, do not do nice things for others just to look good. If you do well for others, it must come from your heart for you to receive a blessing from God. 
Attaining stability—everything may be dreaded from a hypocrite. What you wanted in purity of heart, will be supplied by exterior sanctity. The urgency of the previous stage gives way to a calmer acceptance of one’s fate in their late 40s. The predominant feeling is that I am whole, complete; know the World and I know myself. I know what I am looking for in life and in a mate. Those who have families begin to appreciate their children as individuals and ease up on their tendency to extend their own goals to their children’s behavior. You have heard that it was reported, love your neighbor and hate your enemy. However, I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be sons and daughters of your Father in Heaven. He causes his Sun to rise on the ungodly and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and unrighteous. If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that? And if you greet only your brothers and sisters, what are you doing more than other? Do not even pagans do that? Be perfect, therefore, as your Heavenly Father is perfect.

Some have considered the larger part of humankind in the light of actors, as personating characters no more their own, and to which they have no better title than the player hath to be earnest thought the king or emperor who one represents. Thus the hypocrite may be said to be a player; and indeed the Greeks called them both by one and the same name. Mellowing occurs around the vibrate age of 50 and up. Emphasis is placed on sharing day-to-day joys and sorrows There is less concern with glamor, people know that they are naturally beautiful and desirable, therefore, they are not as concerned with wealth, accomplishment, and abstract goals—they want to meet real people, with real hearts and real happiness—no matter what they do for a living or how much they make a week. Many of the tensions of earlier years give way to desire to savor life and its many pleasures. Do not store up for yourselves treasures on Earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. However, store up for yourselves treasures in Heaven. That means do not go around acting and buying things to look good and make people like you, be a good person and let people love you for who you are, not what you can buy them or how you can increase their status. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

It is generally the conscious over-fullness of conceit that makes the hypocrite most upon his guard to conceal it. What makes life good is a sense of purpose, wisdom, creativity, achievement, and love. Wealth is largely irrelevant to judgments of whether a person was leading a good life. Clearly, people want to be happy, it is desirable. Having a sense of meaning (a purpose or goal in life) also appears to be important. However, there is very little connection between income and happiness. I know people who make four times are much as I do, and they are never happy or nice. I do not even think they like themselves. Not to say being rich is bad, being rich is good and some people really enjoy it, but you do not have to be rich to be happy. Happiness comes from the inside of your heart and your actions. Perhaps some people, who have a lot, are unhappy because of the methods they used to gain their wealth. Money may make it possible to buy material objects, but money cannot buy a good life. Happiness and meaning usually come from other sources. I must learn that the purpose of my life belongs to God, not me. God is using me from His great personal perspective, and all He asks of me is that I trust Him. When I stop telling God what I want, He can freely work His will in me without any hindrance. He can crush e, exalt me, or do anything else He chooses. God simply asks me to have absolute faith in Hi and Hid goodness. I now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up in my flesh what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ.

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The stranger, who looks into ten thousand faces for some answering look and never finds it, is in cheering society as compared with him who passes ten averted faces daily, which were once the countenances of friends. Everyone is their own friend, except sometimes some people are nobody’s enemies but their own. When a man is his own enemy, it is only because he is too much his own friend; not because he is careful about everybody but himself. It is the fate of most people who mingle with the World, and attain even the prime of life, to make many real friends, and lose them in the course of nature. It is the fate of all authors or chroniclers to create imaginary friends, and lose them in the course of art. Kenny was always an excellent student, but his real love was photography and research and video editing. Kenny was part of the Journalism Ambassador Program and the Journalism Student Council, in fact, it was the high point of his college career. (After about 4 years, to be exact, Kenny was a professional photojournalist.) After he graduated, Kenny was hired by a large media firm, at an enviable starting salary. Yet within 2 years, Kenny knew he had made a mistake. This particular newsroom left him dissatisfied because it was full of drama, sad stories, and unprofessional behavior– restless, and often bored, he got sick of the same old song and dance and left.

 In college, Kenny’s career choice had seemed highly practical. Now he was miserable. What could be do about it? Kenny decided to take a chance. He quit his job, and after several years of additional education, financial hardship, and personal sacrifice, he accepted his first job as a photojournalist in Sacramento. As Kenny’s story illustrates, vocational decisions are neither permanent nor easily undone. Usually, by the time a person has selected a career path, it takes a big effort to change course.  Add to your brotherly kindness and love. The Holy Spirit reveals to me that God loved me not because I was lovable, but because it was His nature to do so, Now He commands me to show the same love to others. He is saying I will bring a number of people around you who you cannot respect, but you must exhibit My love to them, just as I have exhibited it to you. This kind of love is not a patronizing love for the unloveable—it is His love, and it will not be evidenced in us over night. Moreover, changing careers can be a major risk. (What if Kenny had discovered that he also disliked Sacramento?) The reality that Kenny faced is illustrated by a survey in which 44 percent of those polled reported that for better or worse, they felt locked into their current jobs. Clearly, there is value in making good vocational choices, and in making them, early if possible. Fear of Danger is ten thousand times more terrifying than Danger itself, when apparent to the eyes; and we find the Burden of Anxiety greater, by much, then the Evil which we are anxious about. That fear of finality which lurks in every human breast and prevents so many heroisms and so many crimes—nothing is easier to say, Have no fear! Nothing more difficult, how does one kill fear?

Meditate upon the words: Come and God will heal you. The inner power of Life within me is God. And God has all power. God will heal and help all who praise the LORD. I know that the realization of Life and Love within God heals all who come into Its presence. All who enter will silently be blessed in the atmosphere. God within me is mighty to heal. He healeth me of all my aliments and removes all fear from me. My God within is now healing me of all sickness and pain and is brining comfort to my soul. God is my life; I cannot be sick. I hear the word of Truth telling me to arise and walk, for I am healed. There is no inherited tendency to disease nor ill health. I am born of Pure Spirit. False ideas cannot be transmitted from one to another, and I am free from race-suggestion. My life is Above, and I remember that I was always Perfect and Complete. An Inner Light shines forth and frees me from the bounds of false belief. There is neither congestion nor stoppage of action. Life, flowing through me, is Perfect and Clear; it cannot be stopped, retarded nor hindered. I feel the One Life flowing through me now. It eliminates all impure secretions and cleanses my thought from any suggestion of false deposits in the flesh. I am Clean, Pure, and Perfect, and my Word eliminates all else. There is no congestion. Every plant which my Heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up. I will exalt you, my God the King; I will praise your name for ever and ever. Great is the LORD and most worthy of your praise; his greatness no one can fathom. One generation will commend your works to another; they will tell your mighty acts.

 By desiring what is perfectly good, even when we do not quite know what it is and cannot do what we would, we are part of the divine power against evil—widening the skirts of light and making the struggle with darkness narrower. Give God the first part of every day. Give God the first part of every week. Give God the first portion of your heart. Give God the first consideration in every decision. Give God the first place in your life. God does NOT panhandle or invite you into his home and beg for money, God is a provider and teaches and loves you for free. Show interest in God and he will be interested in you. Career Development refers to an entire career path, from choosing an initial occupation through retirement. Kenny’s abrupt change is somewhat unusual. For people who enter professions, career development tends to flow through four specific phases. The exploration phase, during which an initial search for a career is made; the establishment phase, during which the person finds a job, enters a career, develops competence, and gains status; the midcareer phase, which is a stable period of high productivity and acceptance by co-workers; and the later career phase, a time before retirement when the individual serves as a respected expert and often as a mentor.

 A man, while he practices every vice that can disgrace human nature, may imagine he is doing God service. The vermin race are every treacherous, cruel, and cowardly, whilst those endowed with strength and power are generous, brave and gentle. In all human institutions a smaller evil is allowed to procure a greater good. How do most people choose their vocations? The LORD abhors dishonest scales, but accurate weights are his delight. Wealth is worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death. The righteousness of the blameless makes a straight way for them, but the wicked are brought down by their own wickedness. The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires.  During the exploration phase, most people go through a recognizable series of stages as they choose a vocation. In the fantasy stage, children under 10 simply imagine what they want to be when they grow up. The roles they fantasize—such as President, Pilot, Aaliyah, Rock Star, Rodeo Rider, or TV announcer—may be realistic, but all you can do is work hard and leave it in God’s hands and hope that your audience will feel where you are coming from. Do not make any sacrifices at all, do your best to juggle, children realize that they will need to work someday. The LORD detests the thoughts of the wicked, but those of pure are pleasing to him.

 During the tentative stage (roughly, ages 10 to 18) adolescents begin to form more options, if somewhat general ideas about what they want to do. However, their plans may shift several times during this period, and they typically remain tentative. Toward the end of high school, many students begin to more fully appreciate the importance of choosing a vocation. They also become aware that there are limits to their options and barriers to certain careers. A greedy man brings trouble to his family, but he who hates bribes will live. The heart of the righteous weighs its answers, but the mouth of the wicked gushes evil. After high school, various social and practical pressures lead most people to narrow their range of vocal options. During this realistic stage, the first steps are taken to find out what specific jobs are like and to prepare for one. At this time, many college students use course work to discover what they are good at and what holds their interest. All man’s ways seem innocent to him, but motives are weighed by the LORD. Commit to the LORD in whatever you do, and your plans will succeed. By the early age of 16, most people begin to carry out their vocational plans. This involves completing necessary training and landing that important first job. When a man’s ways are pleasing to the LORD he makes even his enemies live at peace with him. Better a little with righteousness than gain with injustice. In his heart, a man plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.

The works of evildoers are as acceptable in the eyes of God as the actions of the best men; for vice would not be permitted in the World, if it were not to answer some wise purposes, though our understandings are too shallow to fathom or find them out. You do not know, for you could never learn it from your own heart, which is all purity and rectitude, what a mixture of good there may be in things evil; and how the greatest criminal, if you look at his conduct from his own point of view, or from any side point, may seem not so unquestionable guilty, after all. The preceding description implies that most people carefully choose a vocation or career. Actually, vocational choice is frequently rather haphazard. For example, it is not unusual for students to allow a tentative choice of major to determine school course work. Soon, they find themselves channeled into a career path—without really having made a clear decision. How would a person go about improving the quality of his or her vocational choice? Stop bringing meaningless offerings! Your incense is detestable to me. New Moons, Sabbaths, and convocations—I cannot bear evil assemblies. Your New Moon festivals and your appointed feasts my soul hates. They have become a burden to me; I am weary of bearing them. When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide my eyes from you; even if you offer many prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are full of blood; wash and make yourselves clean.  The World of work is complex and rapidly changing. It the face of such changes, it is becoming more important to make careful, informed decisions about what kind of work you would like to do. To make sure your vocation choice will be realistic and personally rewarding, you must gain an accurate understanding of various occupations and get a clear picture of your own interest, needs and goals.

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Friendship makes us warmly espouse the interest of others; but it is very cold to the gratification of their passions. To be sure, problems of identify occur at other times too. However, in a very real sense, puberty signals that it is time to begin forming a new, more mature self-image. Many problems during adolescence stem from unclear standards about the role young people should play within society. Are they adults or children? Such ambiguities make it difficult for adolescents to form clear images of themselves and of how they should act? Answering the question, “Who am I?” is also spurred by cognitive development. After adolescents have attained the stage of formal operations, they are better able to ask questions about their place in the World, and about moral, values, politics, social relationships, and private thoughts. Then too, being able to think about hypothetical possibilities allows the adolescent to contemplate the future and ask more realistically, “Who will I be?” Many teenagers are preoccupied with imaginary audiences (people they imagine are watching them). In other words, teenagers may act like others are aware of their thoughts and feelings. Sometimes this leads to painful self-consciousness—as in thinking that everyone is staring at a bad haircut you just received. The imaginary audience also seems to underlie attention-seeking performances involving outlandish dress or behavior. In any case, adolescents become very concerned with controlling the impressions they make on others. For many, being on stage in this way helps define and shape an emerging identity. I will extol the LORD with all my heart in the council of the upright and in the assembly.

Great are the works of the LORD; they are pondered by all who delight in them. Glorious and majestic are his deeds, and his righteousness endures forever. He has shown his people the power of his works, giving them the lands of other nations. The works of his hands are faithful and just; all his precepts are trustworthy. They are steadfast for ever and ever, done in faithfulness and uprightness. He provided redemption for his people; he ordained his covenant forever—holy and awesome is his name. The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow his precepts have good understanding. To him belongs eternal praise. Praise the LORD. Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who finds great delight in his commands. His children will be might in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed. Wealth and riches are in his house, and his righteousness endures forever. Even in darkness light dawns for the upright, for the gracious and compassionate and righteous man. Good will come to him who is generous and lends freely, who conducts his affairs with justice. Surely he will never be shaken; a righteous man will be remembered forever. He will have no fear of bad news; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD. His heart is secure, he will have no fear; in the end he will look in triumph on his foes. He scattered abroad his gifts to the poor, his righteousness endures forever; his horn will be lifted high in honor. The unlovely man will see and be vexed, he will gnash his teeth and waste away; the longings of the wicked will come to nothing. The adolescent search for identity often results in increased conflict with parents. This is especially true in early adolescence.

However, some conflict with parents is probably necessary for growth of a separate identity. A complete lack of conflict may mean that adolescent is afraid to seek independence. Actually, adolescents and parents usually agree to a large degree about basic topics such as religion, marriage, and morals. The largest conflicts tend to be over more superficial differences regarding styles of dress, manners, social behavior, and the like. In the majority of cases, adolescents who ask their parents for emotional or practical support actually receive it. Adolescents naturally desire more freedom, but they do not want their parents to abruptly abandon them. Teenagers do best when they are given gradual increases in personal freedom and more opportunities to make decisions. Problems occur when parents crack down too hard or throw their hands up and surrender control over the adolescent’s behavior. LORD, I say to you, you are my God, hear my cry for mercy. Oh, Sovereign LORD, my strong deliverer, who shield my head in the day of battle—do not grant the wicked their desires, do not let their plans succeed, or they will become proud. Let the heads of those who surround me be covered with the trouble their lips have caused. Let burning coals fall upon them; may they be thrown into the fire, into firry pits, never to rise. Let slanderers not be established in the land; may disaster hunt down men of violence. I know that the LORD secures justice for the poor and upholds the cause of the needy. Surely the righteous will praise your name and the upright will live before you. LORD, I call to you; come quickly to me. Hear my voice when I call to you.

May my prayer be set before you like incense; may the lifting up of my hands be like the evening of the sacrifice. Set a guard over my mouth, LORD; keep watch over the door of my lips. Let not my heart be drawn to what is unlovely, do not take part in bad deeds with men who are ungodly; let me not eat of their delicacies. Let a righteous man join me—it is a kindness; let him bless me—it is oil on my head. My head will not refuse it. Yet my prayer is every against the deeds of wrong. The rulers of the wrong doers will learn that my words are well spoken. However, my eyes are only fixed on you Sovereign LORD; in you I take refuge, there is nowhere else I would rather be—do not give me over to death. Keep me from the snares they have laid for me, from the traps set by evildoers. Let the ungodly fall into their own nets, while I pass by safety. Look to my right and see; no one is concerned for me. I have no refuge; no one cares for my life. I cry to you LORD; I say you are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living. Listen to my cry, for I am in desperate need; rescue me from those who pursue me, for they are too strong for me. Set me free from my prison, that I may praise your name. Then the righteous will gather about me because of your goodness to me. LORD, hear my prayer, listen to my cry for mercy; in your faithfulness and righteousness, and come to my relief. Do not bring your kin into judgment, for no one living is righteous before you.

In high school were you a jock, preppy, brain, hacker, surfer, cowboy, punk, mod, rapper, princess, prince, cheerleader, gargoyle, or warlock? Increased identification with peer groups is quite the common during adolescence. A peer group consists of people who share similar social status. To an extent, membership in such groups gives a measure of security and a sense of identity apart from the family. Other than this, group members provide practice in belonging to a social network. Children tend to see themselves more as members of society as a whole. Therefore, gaining a broader, member of society perspective can be a major step toward adulthood. But are not groups also limiting? Yes, they are. Conformity to peer values peaks in early adolescence, but it remains strong at least through high school. Throughout this period there is always a danger of allowing group pressure to foreclose (shut down) personal growth. By the end of high school, many adolescents have not yet really explored various interest, values, vocations, skills, or ideologies. Perhaps that is why many students view moving on to work or college as a chance to break out of earlier roles—to expand or reshape personal identity. For many who do choose college, the effect may be more a matter of placing further changes in identity on hold. By doing so, students keep open the possibility of changing majors, career plans, personal style, and so on. Typically, commitment to an emerging adult identity grows stronger in later college years. The search for identity may be intensified during adolescence, but it does not end there. For example, the process of selecting a career often starts in childhood and continues into young adulthood.

 At school, friendship is a passion. It entrances the being; it tears the soul. All loves of after life can never bring its rapture, or its wretchedness; no bliss so absorbing, no pangs of jealousy or despair so crushing and keen. Though her heart was not large enough to harbor more than one light love at a time, it had room for many warm friendships; and she was the warmest, most helpful, and most compassionate of friends, far more serious in friendship then in love. Perhaps the most delightful friendships are those in which there is much agreement, much disputation, and yet more personal liking. That new sense which is the gift of sorrow–, that susceptibility to the bare offices of humanity which raises them into a bond of loving fellowship, as to haggard men among the icebergs the mere presence of an ordinary comrade stirs the deep fountains of affection. There are jilts in friendship as well as in love; and, by the behavior of some men in both, one would almost imagine that they industriously sought to gain the affections of others with a view only of making the parties miserable. Out of love to one’s self, one must speak better of a friend than an enemy. In his friendships and affection, man is subject to some inscrutable moral law, similar in its effects to what the chemists call affinity. The LORD, who remains faithful forever, He upholds the cause of the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets prisoners free, the LORD gives sight to the blind, the LORD lifts up those who are bowed down, the LORD loves the righteous. The LORD watches over the alien and sustains the fatherless and the widow, but he frustrates the ways of the wicked. Love is nothing in comparison with the intimacy of two congenial friends.

 

All flesh is not the same: Men have one kind of flesh, animals have another, birds another, fish another. There are also Heavenly bodies and there are Earthly bodies; but the splendor of the Heavenly bodies is one kind, and the splendor of the Earthly bodies is another. The Sun has one kind of splendor, the moon another, and the stars another; and star differs from star in splendor. So will it be with the resurrection of the dead. The body that is sown is perishable, it is raised imperishable; it is sown in dishonor, it is raise in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power; it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body. So it is written: The first man Adam became a living being; the last Adam, a life-giving sprit. The spiritual did not come first, but the natural, and after that the spiritual. The first man was out of the dust of the Earth, the second man from Heaven. As was the Earthly man, so are those who are of the Earth; and as is the man from Heaven, so also are those who are of Heaven. And just as we have borne the likeness of the Earthly man, so shall we bear the likeness of the man from Heaven. I declare to you brother, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. Listen, I tell you a mystery. We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed–in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true.

 Bad company corrupts good character. Come back to your senses as you ought, and stop sinning; for there are some who are ignorant of God—I say to this your shame. We are mostly accustomed to look upon all opposition which is not animate as that of the stolid, inexorable hand of indifference, which wears out the patience more than the strength. We are not saved only to be instruments for God, but to his sons and daughters. As His disciples, our lives must be a holy example of the reality of our message. Even the natural heart of the unsaved will serve if called upon to do so, but it takes a heart broken by conviction of sin, baptized by the Holy Spirit, and crushed into submission to Gog’s purpose to make a person’s life a sacred example of God’s message. The only way to be obedient to the Heavenly vision is to give our utmost for His highest—our best for God’s glory. This can be accomplished only when we make a determination to continually remember God’s vision. However, the best way to be is obedient in the details of our everyday life. The goal is self-control. Try to directly alter troublesome thoughts and actions. You do not need people to pry into your past or emotions and conflicts; you simply need to break the habit of drinking too many colas. Even when more serious problems are at stake, techniques like the self-control have proved valuable. If you have learned responses that cause problems, then you can change these issues by relearning more appropriate responses. Behavior modification is any classical or operant condition to directly alter human behavior.

 We cannot feel, or if we feel we cannot so intensely feel, our oneness, except by dividing ourselves from the World. Every man thinks that perfection, that he is himself; that the only knowledge that he possesses; and that the only pleasure that he pursues. Trust me, there are as many ways of living as there are men, and one is no fit to lead another, than a bird to lead a fish, or a fish a quadruped. Then the LORD God Almighty will have mercy. You oppress the righteous and take bribes and you deprive the poor of justice in the courts. Therefore the prudent man keeps quiet in such times for the times are unlovely. Seek good, not bad, that you may life. Then the LORD God Almighty will be with you, just as you say he is. Do not like bad, love well; maintain justice in the courts. Perhaps the LORD God will have mercy on the remnant of Joseph. There will be wailing in all the streets and cries of anguish in every public square. The farmers will be summoned to weep and the mourners to wail. There will be wailing in all the vineyards, for I will past through your midst, says the LORD. Why do you call me, Lord, Lord, and do not do what I say? I will show you what he is like who comes to me and hears my words and puts them into practice.

 He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on rock. When a flood came, the torrent struck that house but could not shake it, because it was well built. However, the one who hear my words and does not put them into practice is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. The moment the torrent struck that house, it collapsed and its destruction was complete. Imagine that you are eating a chocolate bar, and then suddenly you discover that you just half of a chocolate laxative. You vomit. Months pass before you eat chocolate again without feeling ill. You now have a conditioned aversion to chocolate. (A condition aversion is a learned disliked or negative emotional response to some stimulus.) For example, is every one of your neighbors is women, and all of them are mean and friends with each other, you will have a conditioned aversion in your generalizations about women.  How is a conditioned aversion used in Therapy? This notion, which establishes the nature of the serpent’s role in sexual symbolism rather concisely, also summarized the character of the male boundary fear. It was thought by the ancients, and is still believed by the European peasantry, that during sexual conjunction the male serpent introduces its head into the mouth of the female, and that the latter gnaws and bites it off, thus becoming fecundated. 

The serpent represents, among other things, the widespread notion of female vagina dentate (Latin for toothed vagina) describes a folk tale in which a woman’s vagina is reported to contain teeth, with associated implication that sexual intercourse might result in injury, emasculation or castration for the man involved, and is often portrayed biting the penis. The serpent is not so much a phallic symbol, but the symbol of oral aggression against the phallus. The trivial realities upon which these grotesque fears are based are nothing more than the ejaculation and detumescence, with the accompanying emotional quiescence. The oral-narcissistic conflict translates detumescence into castration-what once was is no longer—ejaculation into vampirism, and satiation into death. Concern over the loss of semen is rife in Asian countries, where hunger and deprivation contribute to oral definitions of sexuality. However, the sudden emotional quiescence is probably the most powerful factor in activating male fears, particularly in societies where masculine prestige is strongly dependent upon activity of some type. Alexander is reputed to have reported that only sleep and sexual intercourse made him conscious of his mortality. The fear of penetration usually betokens other boundary fears, such as those found in a patient: he was afraid to have intercourse because he is allergic to latex. 

There was no reason for him to have sex, as he could not reproduce and orgasms are said to be painful. In two other cases the father’s embrace is feared as lethal. The association between snakes and death, and even in this sense, however, the snake as phallus is relatively infrequent in Greek myth, and it may be that the obstinacy with which psychoanalysts cling to this equation is based on a genuine cultural difference between Greece and Victorian Europe. It is assumed today that the fear of snakes is found primarily among women (partly perhaps because Victorian ladies were expected to be somewhat phobic), but this was certainly not true in ancient Greece. I have already related how Alexander’s mother, Olympias, slept peacefully (I refer to the presumed reality, not the associated myth) beside a serpent; and Plutarch reported that tells of wild Dionysian dancing with serpents, which wound themselves around the women and their spears and chaplets, frightening the men out of their wits. We would expect, from our analysis thus far, that in given culture the male would also be phobic of sexual encounter and such intimate situations and sexual innuendos tends to inflict its anxieties on him, so that the difference would be far from absolute. We find his fears are justified. They make too many demands of the young man. Psyche begs him ceaselessly to let her see her sisters, so she can flaunt her good fortune; he yields, they frighten her with the snake story, and she peeks at him, discovering that it is indeed a handsome boy in bed, sleeping alone peacefully, rather than a serpentine mass of transference. However, it is too late, she has hurt him, and he leaves.

 Psyche wanders from one mother-goddess to another, but they all refuse her, and she finally comes face to face with her angry mother-in-law, Aaliyah, who sets her a series of impossible tasks, including sending her to the underworld. She manages to perform them, however, and is reunited with her husband, Eros. Thus she resolves the conflict by returning to the source of it and fulfilling her apparently insatiable needs (which she has thoughtlessly projected onto the mother figure, perhaps with some psychological justice). Note that while in the underworld, Psych must not permit herself to accept any appetizing food or comforts, nor nature any of those who seek help; she must maintain a cold, narcissistic detachment—otherwise, as is always the case with such tales, the visit will be permanent. For going to Tartarus and back is the precise equivalent of the ultimate insatiable need—the desire for the complete peace and security of the womb, without being destroyed.  I noted earlier that while the serpent was associated with death and fears of the dead, it also connoted immortality. In a similar fashion, the serpent appears as a homeopathic remedy for the fears of boundary violation which sexuality arouses in orally fixated individuals. The snake is often utilized as a bisexual symbol, and bisexuality, like parthenogenesis, is an obvious solution to boundary fears.

 However, while the parthenogenetic fantasy eliminates the male intruder, it does not resolve the more fundamental problem of sexual limitation. The oral-narcissistic conflict, it will be recalled, arises from a failure to cope with the loss of the infantile illusion of oneness with the World, of completeness and self-sufficiency. Almost everyone has a phobia or two. Many people fear heights, snakes, public speaking, spiders, and so forth. Usually this causes little difficulty because the person carefully avoids feared situations. However, consider the following: an entertainer with stage fright, a student with test anxiety, a reporter who fears people, and aspiring producers who fears heights, or a newlywed with a fear of sexual intimacy. Each may be hampered enough by fears or anxieties to seek aid. Now about the collection for God’s people: Do what I told the financial advisors to do. On the first day of every week, each one of you should set aside a sum of money in keeping with his income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will have to be made. Then, when I arrive, I will give letters of introduction to the men you approve and send them with your gift to Sacramento. If it seems advisable for me to go also, they will accompany me. If anyone does not love the Lord—a curse be on them. Come, O Lord! The grace of the Lord Jesus be with you. My love to all of you in Christ Jesus. Amen.

 

 

 

  

No one personified rhythm and blues like the Princess of R&B, Aaliyah Haughton. She was recognized as a singer and film and fashion icon. Aaliyah lived her music, it was about her life. If you want to know what the life of Aaliyah was like, just listen to her music, her albums tell her life story. During the mid 1990s and early 2000s, other entertainer was as notable as Aaliyah. With her brother and mother and father by her side, Aaliyah had an apprenticeship that helped her build an imagine and career that would last a lifetime and turn her into a legend. Aaliyah’s song, At Your Best, became international success and launched her career as credible recording artist. Aaliyah is distinctly known for her sultry, powerful and incredibly emotive voice. After Aaliyah’s album One in a Million was produced by Timberland and Missy Elliot, she became an icon to many. The unique beats and soft voice put the audience in a trance, and she won them over.  Aaliyah was known for being soft and beautiful and possessing great discernment. And the unique sound of her self titled album Aaliyah took the World by storm! The song, We Need a Resolution was like nothing anyone had heard before, it was a R&B song with Middle Eastern beats, and just sounded amazing. I love the entire album; it is all very unique and jazzy. If I had to pick just one more song off the album for you to listen to, it would be Never No More. Be sure to check the album out! It really captivated the World and made her an international sensation.  There are ballots, blues, jazz, and a little rock and roll and even a Spanish type of song. Every album Aaliyah made went platinum, if not double platinum.

Aaliyah had a soothing and appealing voice, which conveyed the depths of her heart and experiences of her life. She revealed situations so many could relate to, some even thought the songs were about them. Aaliyah was also considered a sociologist and academic, she earned a 4.0 in school and studied culture. Aaliyah’s music was grounded in American musical tradition, which is a blend of many cultures, and there is something that appeals to everyone. She was a delicate woman. Aaliyah’s warmest and most enduring relationship was the her future husband Damon Dash. Aaliyah was sweet and loyal, and one of them most beautiful women in the World. She was also helpful, generous and compassionate. When famous Hollywood producer Joel Silver came knocking at her door, Aaliyah could not resist going to the Silver screen. She made films such as Romeo Must Die and Queen of the Damned. Aaliyah selected to star in a number of successful films including: Honey, Sparkle, and several other films, which she did not have time to complete. Although she was devoting much of her later life to her movie career, Aaliyah was simultaneously still recording music, making artistic videos and touring the World to promote her album. One of her favorite videos were: We Need a Resolution, Are you that Somebody and More than a Woman. Aaliyah still thrills many to this day, Aaliyah had an excellent level of musicality, in regards to harmonizing, thanks to her fondness for duetting and collaborating with others. Aaliyah had something special in her voice. Aaliyah had music in her heart and felt everything she did. Aaliyah was a great person and extraordinary entertainer. Many people like Beyonce, Paris Hilton, Britney Spears and Ciara Harris are inspired by Aaliyah and are great artist also. Many fans and investors feel that Aaliyah is worth of having a movie, which will be approved by her mother and father and released on the big screen. Keep working hard and you can get anything that you want.

 

 

 

Love is a passion which kindles honor into noble acts. People need to rise early, to see the sun in all his splendor. The morning of day and the morning of life are but too much alike. The most useful of all arts, the art of life. I hold with God that afflictions are not sent by God in wrath as penalties for sin. Our manners and customs go for more in life than our qualities. Friendship, like love, is the child of sympathy, not of complaint. Happiness must be something solid and permanent, without fear and without certainty, and honesty is a great advantage.  This season marks the 83rd Annual State Capitol Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony, which will take place on Tuesday, 2 December 2014, at 4:30 p.m., on the West Steps of the State Capitol. The event is open to the public.  The beautiful Christmas tree will be dressed by nearly 10,000 ultra-low wattage LED lights, and beautiful ornaments. 

 The tree is a beautiful Douglas White Fir, is 53 feet tall, and from Latour Demonstration State Forest located near Redding, California. The Latour State Demonstration Forest is a 9,000-acre forest owned and managed by Cal Fire and is a great destination for hiking, mountain biking, hunting and camping in Shasta County. The forest consists primarily of coniferous trees and is actively managed by Cal Fire with timber harvests and other vegetation management techniques.  As a result, the woods are inviting and home to variety of wildlife species. You can see one of these majestic giants on display on Sacramento, California. The State Capitol of California, where the Christmas tree ceremony is taking place is in downtown Sacramento, California on 10th Street between L and N Streets, on Tuesday, 2 December 2014, at 4:30 p.m., on the West Steps of the State Capitol near. Modesty is very well on its way; but really a little common honesty is sometimes quite as becoming.  “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” – John 3.16

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Do not be sad because it is over, rejoice that you had a chance.  The human being is a blind being, who dreams that one can see. We think the ultimate goal of the humanology is to improve the condition of all individuals. A fully human person appreciates his or her own uniqueness and individuality. Many parents teach their children to try and emulate some imaginary perfect human being. Therefore, each person is unique, and a healthy person appreciates their own special qualities. Some people are more gifted at living than others, they do have an effect on those around them, but the process stops there, because there is no way of describing in technical terms just what it is they do. Therefore, not all people are created equal.  A fully human person is aware of the common bond he or she has with all other people. Humans know they are like other people, in having physical and emotional needs, which must be expressed and satisfied. Humans look for the common thread in all human experiences. The average person recognizes that there are differences, such as nationality or religion, and they are artificially imposed and less important than the similarities among humankind. You are all more alike, than not, but some have healthier minds and attitudes about life and the human condition.  A fully human person knows that he or she is fully responsible for their own existence. Most people evaluate the teachings of society, making an honest decision to reject what is considered undesirable or dehumanizing. People tend to dislike conflict and crime, but they love peace and happiness.  A rational person then bases their personal philosophy and life on their decision and will take full responsibility for their actions.

 A complete human does not demand perfection, but tries to fulfill your own potential. Rational people understand that they will make mistakes and accept the responsibility for their actions, try to correct them and move on. Do not say sorry, because you are not, simply correct your actions and try not to repeat those mistakes. Success or failure does not prove that you are superior or inferior, to other people, it simply means you got lucky or have more work to do. As Rebecca Jarvis says, “Never, never, never give up.” And never get too comfortable, you can always be replaced. A true human values people above material goods. A rational person rejects any value system that places the accumulation of wealth above the well-being of other individuals. Rational humans feel strongly that human rights are far more important than material rights. These people recognize are fully human and they recognize that they have a capacity for enjoyment and pleasure. Real people see that life is fun, and they enjoy living. They are thankful to go to school, work and interact with others. They are not afraid of pleasure and these people seek to share the happiness with others. Rational people realize that life must be a balance between seriousness and fun. Good humans can be innocent and pure like children, and open to spontaneous enjoyment of life. A fully human person tries to be real and open in their relationships with others.  Good people are willing to risk another person’s reaction to open their expression of feelings. Rational people use openness and authenticity, not to manipulate or control, but to share knowledge of yourself with others. “See I am tired of all the games, which you seem to like to play, see what you need to do is forget you knew my name. I am a play you to left because your words are hurting me. See I am never even said that I am here all by myself,” says Aaliyah.

  A physically healthy and mature person, who does not engage in sexual activity is called celibate. Celibacy is actually a form of sexual expression because an individual makes a conscious decision not to engage in sexual behavior, this decision in itself is an expression of one’s sexuality. There are two different forms of sexuality. There is complete celibacy in which a person does not masturbate, nor do they have interpersonal sexual contact.  Partial celibacy is a little different. With partial celibacy, a person does not engage in interpersonal sexual activity, but they do masturbate. There are many different reasons why people are celibate, some people are celibate because of their religion. Some people are celibate because they are saving their virginity for marriage, so it is a moral obligation. And, others are celibate, until they meet someone who is up to their standards. Then there are others who are celibate because they have been sexually abused, or they do not want to confusing love with sex. Also, celibacy is the best form of birth control and it is also very safe, you will not contract anything because you are not sexually active. Some people suffer from Mysophobia. People who suffer from mysophobia are individuals who are obsessed with cleanliness and defeating bacteria. The human body is a major source of bacteria and sex, with multiple partners, can be very dirty. All of the fluids, and juices and openings used for sexual interaction are gross to some people. Hebrews 13.4 reports, let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous.

 People are so cautious about where they eat, what they eat and the things they put in their mouth, but they turn around and perform oral sex on random people.  Also, I think you really need to know someone before you have sex with them. You would not go and lick a random person’s figures, so why put their penis, anus or vagina in your mouth? There is another group of people, who do not have sex, but they are not physically attracted to anything or anyone. These people are called Asexual. They may be heterosexual, homosexual, or bisexual, but just have not bloomed. Only one present of the people in the World are Asexual. It is possible that, at some point in their lives, Asexual people may develop their sexuality and find someone they are sexually attracted to. One famous person, who is partially celibate, it Taylor Momsen, former star of Gossip Girl, and lead singer of the Pretty Reckless; Taylor Momsen is healthy, but she prefers to masturbate. Taylor Momsen reports,” I think women should equally be allowed to pleasure themselves as much as men. There’s something wrong with the world. I just think men and women should be treated equally. I’m not a whore for masturbating.” Therefore, one must protect themselves and do what is best for them. If you do not want to have sex, do not.  Do not let anyone pressure you into having sex because they may break up with you after they get what they want, so make sure you are ready and as always consult your doctor. “Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens,” says Jimi Hendrix.

 I suspect Ancient Egypt is older than 5000 Before Christ because there was life in California 14,000 years ago, and it cannot possibly predate Egypt. Akasha (Maat) was originally from Uruk, or modern day Iraq. She was born 7000 years ago, long before the first pharaoh, Menes, built the first pyramid. At a young age Akasha married Enkil, King of Kemet, which would later become Egypt. Akasha and her husband Enkil wanted their subjects to turn away from cannibalism and encouraged them to eat grains by farming. Ancient Egyptians always believed in natural law that embraced social justice and morality. This rule over the land was supplemented by decrees and laws of the kings, which were kept in writing and archived. The following statement by Horehheb is older than the Christian Bible: (1323-1295 BC) has been recorded, I gave rulers to their face (the officials) and added laws to their collection. Therefore, laws are in the New Kingdom were cited as ‘Pharaoh’s Law’ or began with the introduction ‘Pharaoh reports’. In any case, the legal idea of Maat– goddess of justice, the daughter of the Sun God Ra, Maat personified order, truth, and justice among both gods and humans. As the embodiment of the harmony of the universe, she was considered to possess knowledge of the original gods on Earth. Maat’s symbol, her hieroglyphic sign was the symbol depicted on the scales at the judgment of the dead, and it was weighed against the deeds of the deceased, symbolized as the all Seeing Eye. The weighing of the heart decided the fate of the dead in the afterlife. Maat was also the protective goddess of the judges. Even the laws and actions of the king were answerable to Maat and had to be in harmony with her, as this was vital for the country’s order and economic growth. Maat and the officials appointed by the pharaoh were legally bound to Maat, who represented the ethical basis of the structure of the state. The high-ranking vizier, as well as the low-ranking scribe, was considered to be a keeper of Maat.

 The vizier was the most important officials of the state and the second-highest judge, after the Pharaoh. His job was to supervise the observance of the laws of the country. The vizier was also responsible for making offerings to the gods, by keeping the gods happy, the land was happy.  At the judgment of the dead, Horus also known as a creator god, the falcon who flew up at the beginning of time—weighs the heart as the seat of the soul and good and bad deeds, against the feather of Maat. If the deceased spoke the truth in front of Osiris– Osiris was the Egyptian god of the underworld, although he was also worshipped as a fertility, resurrection, and vegetation god. He was married to Isis, a sky goddess. He was father to Horus, the god of sky, and protector of the dead; then the scale dipped in his favor to the side of Maat. Crimes not punished in this World could be the subject of the judicial hearing in the next. People only think they are getting away with murder and that they are god’s people, but there is more to the story. The dispensation of justice was mainly the job of the vizier, but there were special cases that fell outside his sphere or responsibility, such as crime and theft of the royal necropolis (“I know nothing about this case, it is a matter of life and death”). When such a serious crime had been committed, the pharaoh ordered the vizier and high officials to examine the case. After the investigations were finished, the king received a written report. He discussed it with his advisers and passed a judgment suited to the seriousness of the crime. In addition to royal jurisdiction, royal official made sure their law was upheld on a on a local level. Royal officials performed their duties alone or with fellow judges, in a council of elders. Witnesses had to give evidence and after the jury had met, judgment was passed and the protocols of the proceedings were handed over to the vizier’s office, depending on the severity of the case. Some rulings will be handed down, in the next lifetime, you did not get away. “Above all else, guard your heart for it affects everything else you do,” says William Randolph Hearst

 Let me now, therefor, turn directly to the question of the European individual and, for a start, cite the observations of the German psychologist, at Harris International, throughout whose work the term ‘individual’ to designate the psychological process of achieving individual wholeness, everyone is required by society to play some specific role. As the traditional structure of the Ancient Egyptian state dissolved at the end of the Old Kingdom (2686-2181 BC), Egypt entered a period of political and economic uncertainty, with no central figure to lead the city; at the close of the 6th Dynasty, Egypt suffered social and political decline. Egypt was the World’s most powerful empire. Insurrections wreaked and divided the central government in Memphis. For more than a century, the country was torn apart by continuing social unrest– bad behavior is contagious. Contagious behavior means that bad behavior can and will excite similar emotions or conduct in others, political anarchy and invasions by Bedouin peoples, very little is known about this period, except that it saw the growth of political power. The monarchs, whose positions had been hereditary since the 5th Dynasty (2494-2345 BC), reigned supreme in their constituencies. Decline of the monarchy—the old Kingdom reached the height of its glory under the great pyramid-building pharaohs of the 4th Dynasty—Khufu, Khafra and Menkaura.

 By the 6th Dynasty, the Egyptian state was in terminal decline, as the power of the pharaoh weakened.  The nomarchs, since the late 5th Dynasty, the provincial governors—had gained more power and began to demonstrate their independence by building their homes in provinces and styles of their desire. The officials, up to the middle of the 5th Dynasty, all high ranking officials were appointed by all the king and were under his direct control. The rewards were high. Ptahshpses (circa 2445-2421 BC), was given this magnificent mastaba home at Abusir. The trouble began with Pepy II (2278-2184 BC), his old age and long reign caused him to lose control of the country. Many temples were freed from taxations and the chief administrators of the provinces no longer had to pay tributes. The country became bankrupt because the government could not collect taxes are manufactured to produce revenue to run the Kingdom. The pharaohs, residing at Memphis, now ruled all of Egypt in the name only. Their actual influence was limited to a rather small area, as the Delta, too, was independent. All of this led to a rapid turnover of rulers—in the mere 50 years of the 7th and 8th Dynasties there were more than 25 kings. The provincial governors of Herakleopolis took overpower in the north and founded the 9th and 10th Dynasties in 2160 BC, claiming sovereignty over all of Egypt. However, a second power base developed in Thebes, and the local nobles founded the 11th Dynasty in 2125 BC. Both princely houses assumed the title of king of all Egypt—and with this, a fight for supremacy began that would last for decades.

  While the Herakleopolitans tried to expel the immigrants from the Near East, the Thebans started to expand their territory from the Delta, under Intef I (2125-2112 BC) and Intef II (2112-2063 BC). The border of the northern part of their country was Thinis; any further expansion was opposed by the provincial governors of Asyut, who at that time, still supported Herakleopolis. Eventually, Mentuhotep II (2055-2004 BC) began to conquer Lower Egypt, reunify the country and found the Middle Kingdom.  Provincial governors established their own armies comprising numerous Nubian mercenaries, a large colony of whom seems to have existed at Gebelein, about 30km (18 milmes) south of Thebes. The Nubians are depicted as having curly hair. And the demise of the emipre was the result of an implosion, the empire was ripped apart inside out, the exterior conflict was a distraction method. And Jehovah is a figure like satan, what he does not know, is he cannot predict, what he don’t know. You do not know the spirit of the Lord. “I sought to hear the voice of God and climbed the topmost steeple, but God declared: “Go down again – I dwell among the people.”  And keep in mind, “Hearts are dust, hearts love remains, to love in hearts, what we leave behind will not die. The dead shall rise.”

-Msr. Winchester

 

 

Now that we are in the twenty-first century, about 63 percent of women with children have a stable career. Additionally, there are more homes with two parents working, about 50 percent of households have two working parents and only 3.4 of households have stay me dads. Working fathers work and average of 51 hours a week; which is about 11 hours more than a full-time job. Working mothers work an average 42 hours a week, and are paid about 25 percent less than men, who work the same hours and have the same career. Co-provider families are considered experimental, and they have problems that a single provider family does not have. There are more women in the work force, yet, they domestic responsibilities have not changed much at all. Working women are stilled expected to do the shopping, cook, take care of the kids, and preform house work. While working men mostly just work and hire people to do manly duties around the house like building the fence, remodeling the kitchen and gardening. Sometimes if they have a male son, then he will simply do the yard work, and the mother takes care of all other responsibilities. Many are saying that it is unjust that women continue to carry a disproportionate share of family responsibilities, and are paid less, for the same job. It is almost like working mothers only get time off when they are sleeping. 

There have been improvements in men’s participation in childcare and other domestic responsibilities. In 2001, only 1.2 percent of fathers were stay at home dads, today that number is almost 4 percent. Even daytime television is starting to target stay at home dads by airing manly TV shows, in the morning and afternoon, and targeting men with cleaning products and hygiene products. Day time TV used to mostly target women and that is why there were so many soap operas on TV about ten years ago. In 1980, less than 15 percent of children were cared for by their fathers, today that number is up to 18 percent. Some of these days may be taking time off of work, just to support their working wife, and spend time with their children. However, when both parents are home, women are usually expected to deal with the children.  It is estimated that women spend about 33 hours a week doing housework, and men spend about 20 hours, but I bet working men spend far less than 20 hours a week on housework. Working men usually do not do housework, unless they know their wife is overloaded and the house is a disaster.  And, even though so women earn more than men, men still expect the women to do the housework. I think whoever makes the most should be the one to delegate housework. In addition, men think that working women are a threat because they are competing with their husband and not taking care of their children, like the men expect them to. Psalm 112:7 reports, righteous people are not afraid of unscrupulous news. Their minds are stable. They trust the Lord.

 When both parents are working, it does create conflict. Childcare is very expensive, about $500 a month per child. Also, more parents would like to see subsides day care for working parents with high incomes, and maybe a babysitter in the corporate office, so it is easier to deal with children. You can take them to work with you, and drop them off in the day care center located in your office. Sweden is actually believed to be the most family friendly and progressive environment in the industrial World. To keep balance in your home and peace in the family, just be flexible. Try to understand where your spouse is coming from. The keys to success start with self-confidence, which is the belief that one can effectively carry out an activity or reach an objective. Changes are not going to happen overnight, but let your family and corporation know you wishes, but be very polite and just say, “These are some options I would like to consider in the future.” Until then, just keep in mind that you are whole, perfect, complete, fair, rich, simple, alive, beautiful, good, unique, happy, honest, self-sufficient, and very intelligent. Psalms 41.1-2 reports, blessed is he who has regard for the weak; the Lord delivers in times of trouble. The Lord will protect and preserve your life. When you are professional and there is good coming from inside of you, people are likely to listen because you are intrinsically motivating them and setting a good example.

 Matthew 12.35 reports, good people bring out good things from the good stored in them.  Remember, tied to quality work is responsibility, a good attitude, and good salaries, promotions, and bonuses. By following these guidelines, you can avoid taking spontaneous risk. I have done so many things in my life. Evil things, perhaps. But never inattentively, never wastefully…was I wrong? It is okay to admire other people and be respectful and smile. You can appreciate the beauty of another without being angry, bitter, or jealous. James 5.16 says to pray for each other and wish people well. You get what you put out in the World. Perhaps you are unhappy because you make a lot of other people unhappy. Your bad vibes, thoughts, actions and words are the reason you feel like you are less of a person. To be happy, you have to love yourself and find something that makes you feel connected to reality. On a personal level, psychologists have succeeded in teaching some people to control their anger and aggressive impulses. Anger control is a personal strategy for reducing or curbing anger. The key to self-control and keeping calm is to figure out what is upsetting you. Do you have a mental issue or is there a legitimate reason for you to be so angry and project that anger on to others? A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man displays folly (Prov 14:25). 

 To figure out what is truly going on, to limit anger, people are advised to: define the problem as precisely as possible. Are you mad because he took your parking space, or are you mad because you work up too late and did not make it to work in time to get your favorite parking space? Secondly, make a list of all of the possible solutions to deal with your anger issues. For example, are mad at Buffy because she is annoyingly happy and pretty, or do you just wish you had the same qualities as Buffy, and instead of trying to be a better person, you just hate her? Next, think about some solutions to your problems. If you want to be more like Buffy, maybe you can get to know her and find out what she is doing to be so happy. Then, choose a solution to your problem. If you want that parking space, go to bed earlier and wake up on time. If you want to be as smart as Kurtis, then spend more time studying. In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead. (James 2:17). And lastly, consider how successful the solution to your problem is and make adjustments if necessary. Taking these steps has helped many people to lessen tendencies toward child abuse, family violence, and other destructive outburst.  There are also programs out there to help you deal with your anger issues talk to your doctor and I am sure they can help you. It is clear that there are a lot of mentally unhealthy people in society, they do not smile, and they are constantly spreading their unhappiness.

 Isaiah 35:8 reports, a highway will be there; it will be called the Way of Holiness; it will be for those who walk on that Way. The unclean will not journey on it; wicked fools will not go about on it. However, there are still a lot of good people in society, who believe in being prosocial. Prosocial behavior is actions that are constructive, altruistic, or helpful for others. You have to notice others and care about their well-being. What would happen if you got beat up and were left lying in a pool of your own blood and people walk by and laughed at you? Would you want someone to stop? Or would you like them to ignore you and let you die? “In everything, therefore, treat people the same way you want them to treat you, for this is the Law and the Prophets.” (Matthew 7:12). Another good idea is to take responsibility, do not be a victim; you are the architect of your own fate and happiness. Being angry with others will get you nowhere, try to be a good person, try to help others, and try to care. You have to do this with a true heart and no malice. It is okay to talk to other people and say nice things to them. Everyone wants to feel included, and clearly you do too, or else you would not be so angry and mean. “For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” (Galatians 5:14).