War & Peace

October 13, 2007 > MAUI TODAY No Comments
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 HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY - KAUA:  War - MALU: Peace
 HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY -
“Cold now penetrates us, for the house that shelters is broken.”
“Break off the point of your spear!”

 Maui War & Peace Art Exhibit hits the road. Read more in the artists’  blog  …
 Al Gore wins the Nobel Peace Prize. Read more in The Huffington Post …
 Bush/Cheney kill their 3,826th  U.S. soldier, with a $9 trillion National Debt so far.
See the Iraq Coalition Casualty Count for constant updates  …

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Illusions & Delusions

October 13, 2007 Raphael O'Suna No Comments

When I was younger, I thought that man was shipwrecked: that each of us was afloat in a sea of troubles, clinging to some piece of drifting debris, which represented our illusions. I thought that we stayed afloat because of our hopes, dreams, beliefs and expectations.

The human mind, in a body that is healthy, is a remarkable instrument with the ability to produce the imagination of innumerable favorable outcomes. Though we are stranded, clinging to floating illusions, hoping that no one else will disturb us by bringing his weight to bear on our illusory life preserver, we imagine that Laws, Principles, Powers and Persons wish to provide a good outcome for most of us.

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