[Marsha]
> Dropouts. It's waking up from the social dream.
> It's to have you
> value system unglued. "It's not this! It's not
> that! What the hell
> is going on???"
[SA currently]
This 'dropping out' can happen socially and
intellectually. By intellectually, this is what I
refer to as 'moving on'. When the intellect drops
away from what the intellect knew, it is the same as
having an empty cup of tea ready to be filled.
Social drop-outs don't leave their intellect in
the society in which they are dropping out of. Social
drop outs, as Ron points out, are mainly mentally
unstable and drug addicts and he points out these can
feedback into each other too. I would also add family
problems for the youth of today are where children on
the streets come from. Their father beats them
(sexually abuses them: I am very surprised still to
this day by the number of children that come to
placement with problems rooted in their father,
step-father, brother, or others sexually abused them
while they were 4 years old, 6, 8, 12, or older, yes,
4 - on the unit of ten girls I work on now two of the
girls had a father or adoptive father that sexually
abused them while they were 4 years old), their mother
isn't around (whether she works, does drug, or is
dead, etc...) or they don't have anybody to care for
them - CARE/Quality... sounds familiar.
For instance, tonight most of the residents are
going out to eat and to a movie. A Steeler bought out
a restaurant and a movie theater for the residents.
>From the director where I work, he is emphasizing the
social remodeling that the staff will be able to
positively give back to the youth, as well as, the
people involved (the Steeler, his wife and little
daughter) will be providing a positive socially
behaved experienced as gift. Notice the social
remodeling - that's what's being marketed to these
youth. There are those in society that have a deep
sense that these residents are at the fringe of
society, and don't get much positive feedback as to
how this society can be enjoyable. The value of this
society in the eyes of many is disappearing - why!
Pirsig says lack of care! I agree with him.
Experiencing and understanding care goes a long way.
As long as a metaphysics and a forum can spread a
lacking focus in people's lives today - a lack in
knowing and living a caring life. A life that can be
of quality, valuable, and still morally attainable.
Who teaches care in your neighborhood?
[Marsha]
> I imagine it can happen under many different
> circumstances. Combat, with its death and
> destruction, might be a
> situation that can send you mind into a spin.
> Sometimes it might be
> a single question that can't be answered that can
> shatter the whole
> system. Reactions probably vary.
[SA currently]
Exactly Marsha. This is what I'm trying to point
out. It's not always these bums under the bridge,
it's the bums in the high rise that can't wait to get
away from the hardships of the daily grind and
traffic. It's anybody that just wants to get away
from the mess of the cultural hardships. How many are
just trying to get away? Vacations are a must in this
society. Without them people get frustrated and
blow-up.
[Marsha]
> If you're not prepared for it, it
> may be quiet a violent shock. I wonder about the
> kid that randomly
> shot people at a mall. Timothy McVeigh? Etc.
[SA currently]
Exactly!!! Why this need to kill people in ones
own culture? The push from ones culture to evolve
better can be violent or discussed on forums such as
this.
[Marsha]
> When it's gone what
> do you hold on to? And then for the lucky ones,
> what kind of restructuring occurs.
[SA currently]
Yes, it's this letting go that everybody talks
about. Is it a letting go and restructuring in the
art room or is it in the bomb room?
[Marsha]
> I try not to judge dropouts, or "bums". I have no
> idea of their
> experience. I am more saddened by the people who
> buy the social
> dream, hook, line and sinker. It sustains the mess.
[SA currently]
I agree. Looking at this culture as if it's some
kind of divine caste system (as in India) and saying
it's a persons place to be a bum or an executive,
etc... doesn't cut it for me. The way I see this,
somebody has to put the hamburger patty on the bun in
McDonalds, as long as this culture supports a
McDonalds. Somebody is a bum in this culture due to
the expectations that this culture has and some people
can't meet them. To stomp on bums and others and
blame it all on their lack of something is
disheartening. What if people cared more? What if
this culture allowed for a quality way of living to be
tried? Wouldn't it be different than the valueless,
stuck, moraless way this culture is today? I know
it's a dream, but is it a good dream? If Buddha was
enlightened and then thought, oh what use is this
enlightenment anyways and then he didn't try to care
and share his wisdom, or any other good hearted person
stared at bums and said, oh it's their fault anyways
and went into the store to buy a new toy - sad.
[Marsha]
> I dropped out,
> but it was comparably gentle and with some luck.
> And I had books to
> keep me warm. Krishnamurti, Nietzsche, Pirsig!!!
> There was someone there to say it's okay.
[SA currently]
That's what I think most people need. Somebody
to say, "it's okay". Simple, wise, and compassionate.
woods,
SA
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