< A New Age Philosophical Perspective on J. Cude Modus Operandi>
Aka a fairy tale We all enter our lives with a chosen list of assignments we hope to complete. Invariably we stack up more assignments than we can possibly complete within the six to eight decades of useful corpulent existence, most of which we hope to imbibe in as gracefully as possible. Managing to successfully tackle somewhere around half of those assignments will probably earn one at least an "-A" on one's report card, so don't feel too bad if you fear you're not "getting it". The truth of the matter is that many of us feel "shell shocked" during a good portion of our lives, and that's ok. It's just a sign that one is in the midst of tackling some of the more interesting "assignments." Mr. Cude's bold skeptical stance against an accumulated wealth of "cold fusion" research should remind some of us of the fact that there can be times when the rich potpourri of assignments we chose to tackle can on rare occasion involve resisting the grain of the changing times. In fact, that is precisely what a certain subset of assignments calls on us to tackle: To deliberately pit oneself against the grain that everyone else is beginning to flow with. The conclusion of such an assignment, just like it is for every assignment, is to learn the lessons for which such a uniquely perceived assignment can teach us. Such lessons can only be learned by passing through them, either gracefully or obnoxiously. In the end, either method works. I think it should be obvious to most here that any kind of rational "debate" pertaining to salient CF facts is not likely to change Mr. Cude from his current position. To suddenly capitulate at this particular moment in Mr. Cude's assignment would actually capitulate the valuable lessons he has set himself up to experience. To continue "debating" with Mr. Cude at this juncture will most likely only add a little more depth to his constructed perspective pertaining to the flaws attributed to CF research. With that said, however, it's also possible that the need to continue debating Mr. Cude might actually be part of one's own unique assignment, such as the lessons learned from continuously beating one's head against a brick wall. I suspect the actual completion of this particular assignment for Mr. Cude's will occur when an event, such as when Rossi & Focardi, or BlackLight Power, or some other upstart enterprise demonstrates a "cold fusion" device in such a pervasively mundane manner that the ramifications must be accepted as an undeniable fact, a fact that is manifesting in all corners of reality. Specifically, in Mr. Cude's case I suspect the completion of this particular assignment may occur when he personally sees something equivalent to a Rossi Space Heater being sold at the local Ace Hardware outlet, or perhaps a five Kilowatt portable BLP generator being purchased by campers wishing to "rough it" out in the wilderness during the Play Offs. While our planet may be getting closer to witnessing such a magical tipping point in our particular corner of universe, it has not come smashing down on us, not quite yet. There is still plenty of time left to sign up additional students who wish to tackle the assignment of resisting the grain of changing times. What is happening right now, what we are experiencing is a rare magical moment, one that is pregnant with many lessons that can be learned, but only if one is opportunistic enough to both perceive and subsequently position themselves in such a place-and-time as to take advantage of the approaching tsunami. What is happening right now... as this shift begins to manifest is where Mr. Cude needed to place himself in order to tackle a unique set of experiences in his own intimate way, one that suits his specific needs. Mr. Cude's assignment is to fight as tenaciously as he can against the grain of changing times for as long as he possibly can in order to maximize the unique lessons that can only be experienced when the splinters from the grain start flying off and inevitably begin hooking themselves deeply into the flesh and bones of the assignee. We should all feel honored in helping Mr. Cude complete such an assignment. It's a whopper! I'm sure Mr. Cude will eventually get an "A" too, after the dust settles. ...and don't think for one measly little nanosecond that none of us has never tackled equivalent assignments. While we might be able to delay the execution of some of them for a spell, sooner or later every assignment we ever signed up for will "enroll" us with or without our blessing. All in due course, and when the time is right. In the end we all end up showing off battle scares to our grandchildren. And so will the brave Mr. Cude. </ A New Age Philosophical Perspective on J. Cude Modus Operandi> * * * * * * I hope some within the Vort Collective may have at least enjoyed portions of this mythical fairy tale, my admittedly eccentric interpretation of reality. With all the scary crap going on the world right now, there are times when I simply need to disengage the rational portions of my brain and instead go-with-the-intangible-flow within me, no matter how illogical, naive, or out-of-touch such fairy tales come off as. PS: And you thought this little essay was going to be about Madison, Wisconsin and the on-going demonstrations! Fooled you!. OTOH. there is always my You Tube Channel. For the latest raw footage, check out: http://www.youtube.com/user/OrionworksVideos Latest footage shows scenes within the capital around 6:30 PM, DAY NINE! Still going strong! Regards, Steven Vincent Johnson www.OrionWorks.com www.zazzle.com/orionworks
