Dreaded Mother

brush your teeth

[dreadedmother]

abandon all hope

embrace determination

[dreadedmother]

rage incubated inside the body, the poison that feels like justice

[tikkunolamresistance]

In this weeks Torah portion, what stands out to us most is “You shall not oppress a stranger, for you know the feelings of the stranger, having yourselves been strangers in the land of Egypt (Exodus 22:20, 23:19).” We must not perpetrate upon other that which was perpetrated upon us.

The epitome of moral obligation, of G-ds word, is to ensure do not carry forward our pain, or pass it like a baton. The memory of bondage must act as revolution, not an excuse.

Pain inflicted in the name of Judaism is an insult to G-d themself. An insult to our people, history, our core beliefs. Zionism is the antithesis of Judaism.

[dreadedmother]

the possibility is that an animal aware of its changes can't survive the change

it is possible that humanity's genius will undo humankind, not with rage, but self loathing

[dreadedmother]

choice and its absence are both illusory

[dreadedmother]

you can have no truly personal relationship with anything you've exalted

[dreadedmother]

study is a swift but bloodless loss of innocence

[dreadedmother]

awareness changes physical reality, inside and outside of the bodily self

[dreadedmother]

the brains of the people create images of the people to mind the people, and judge the people

it's not incorrect when they call this God, but it's a mistake to think God understands the human condition even as well as we do

[dreadedmother]

nature offers most humans about ten years of certainty, to help them off the branch

it remains there in the brain like a fly in amber

memories of certainty can retain their filigree and finish forever

[dreadedmother]

unwilling to endure the consequences of decision, we gave way to a few survivors who, hopefully, will never understand why the world is so hostile to life, so they can at least be free of shame

[dreadedmother]

what is your response when you've been deeply insulted?

if you're guilty, do you feel shame? if you feel shame, are you contrite?

or angry

[dreadedmother]

eliminate the profit motive and practice excellence

eliminate plumbing and practice cleanliness

eliminate policing institutions and strip former police of equipment before returning them to the wild

eliminate reliance on evil

recognize evil in your self

eliminate blame and practice awareness

[dreadedmother]

it cannot die, it does not live

perfection is temporary and subjective

god dies a million times in every instant

[dreadedmother]

you thought that, because the moon has sexual relationships with so many people, that the moon would forget about your infidelity

[dreadedmother]

patterns and meaning are earthly adaptations

[dreadedmother]

power robs one of strength