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Aloha to All,
Everything I need, I have...reminds me of the old Steve Martin movie entitled 'The Jerk'...and toward the end, his life is turned upside down...so, he tries, to maintain dignity and just walk away...and as he is leaving - he is very loudly claiming that he doesn't need anything in his life...but then he sees a chair, stops, grabs it and keeps loudly mumbling: "oh. but I'll need this chair..and that's all I'll need!", few more steps "Oh, this lamp...I'll need this lamp, and not one thing more!" few more steps "Oh, look, this thermos...I'll need this thermos, this chair, this lamp...but, that's all I'll need!"...and on, and on. Funny stuff/scene!
And I could imagine that some of us are just like that - and maybe that is one of Rosa's hidden thoughts of the day? How many times has that little ego guy inside lured us into thinking that we 'have it all' when, in fact, we might of looked and acted like a Jerk, when our dose of reality set back in?
Personally...there are times when I believe that us men should not be up on two legs yet! Not our fault...the brain grew faster (or we like to think so...) than the rest of us! I've had moments where I only open my mouth, to change feet! But seriously...both positions were many full moons ago! But...not forgotten! Sometimes called 'growing up'?
I believe that all of the things we can imagine...are already out there. 'IT' already exists...the non-connect is US! At birth, we are in a few short months...such lively spirits! Full of joy, aloha, energy. Then first day of First Grade - that big god-like person standing up in front, talking loud, tells us that we are all stupid - that's why we are in school, and we have to do what they tell us to do, because they know better! And THAT IS WHEN OUR BEAUTIFUL BRAIN SHUTS DOWN, DISCOVERY HALTS. We buy into what the Big He or She is telling us...we begin to believe that we didn't know it all, after all. And we regress, and go backwards!
We should be inspiring keikis, motivating them, nurturing them, using all of our Managing with Aloha techniques that Rosa has taught us! They are not too young...no age minimum on truth! But society has gotten real good at: following the herd! Just get in line, shut up, and do as you're told!
See...I was just a little different. One of my media associates asked me one time "I'll bet when you were a little boy, you were incorrigible, weren't you? Your poor mother!"
Poor MOTHER? I vaguely recall her assigning me a nickname...something like: po'opakiki? I think...And I remember my father always snickering a little whenever a car dealership tv commercial would come on, touting "Lo,lo prices!"
We can be our own worst enemies. We get in our own way. And do not recognize it! And now I understand...that through Ho'ohana process, we get to go back to discovery! Back to those all powerful spirits having the human experience! Makes perfect sense, yeah?
Love what I do? You bet! And what is that? For me = breath!
Mahalo Rosa, Monteman
Posted by: John Keoni Monte | March 11, 2007 at 05:10 AM
John, your letters always light up my spirit with energy and joy - mahalo for being you.
Posted by: Rosa Say | March 11, 2007 at 08:36 PM