I haven't posted anything in a month, so I'll share with you all an excerpt from the book "The Golden City" by John Twelve Hawks that I particularly liked. If you are currently reading or plan to read this book, you man not want to read this quote:


"Some of you have seen the future clearly. For those people, it feels as if we are trapped in a gigantic mall, frightened but hiding our fear, trudging from store to store, carrying objects purchased for some reason-now forgotten. Celebrities appear and disappear on monitor screens while music continues to play.

When people believe they have no real power, their only choice becomes what to consume. Our society's constant emphasis on buying things has nothing to do with the loss of morality. We feel powerful when we buy something, so we are easily manipulated to buy more.

I've spoken about freedom throughout this message, but for many of us the word freedom has lost its meaning. The faces on television use the word freedom as the justification for war and expansion of the Vast Machine. The word freedom is used to sell airplane tickets and lawn mowers.

Freedom is the ability to think, act, and express our views. In a free society, our rights are respected as long as they don't harm others. A politcal system that allows freedom has validity no matter how you view mankind."