The Consul
Nicholas Moore
From His Journal Entries, Words’ of Wisdom for the Elite & Some Quotes from A Couple Of His Favorite Authors and Films
“My brain storming for my future and the future of my children…”
“My brain storming for my future and the future of my children…”
“Give me balanced judgment, a balanced life, and stable minded allies... The Government; whom we've placed our trust in for so long, the Laws (don't change minds), and what the media declares you should be and should want to be; these all craft our present routine behavior. We allow these purveyors to guide us, and to enslave us. People don’t question the patterned life spawned from what crafts the routine. They just stand by and watch the chaos gather momentum...”
“There will always be need for change, for the routine in this age has gone on long enough and the negative results have been obvious. So how can we contribute to the change? What can we do? Even the most positive influences on humanity seem to grow stagnant over time, and people will eventually corrupt what at one time seemed incorruptible.”
“Tell me what I need to hear every time; don't tell me what you think I want to hear. Don't pretend to care because you want to feel better about yourself, care because you truly do. I cannot grow in less I am able to receive correction, even from the humblest of sources, and neither can you.”
“Words are magical, and without a word nothing can be invented, shared, or changed.”
“So many people these days feel completely comfortable saying, ‘I’m not a big reader’, or ‘I don’t like to read.’ It’s amazing but I don’t think they realize what they are truly saying. When did society start accepting this to be normal for one to declare “I’m not educated, I don’t want to be educated, and I don’t understand?”
“When somebody says, “I don’t like to read”, what they are really saying is “I am lazy and I don’t want to be educated.”
“When somebody says, “I don’t like to read”, what they are really saying is “I am lazy and I don’t want to be educated.”
“I say again give me balance every time; balanced life with balance minded allies. In case you haven’t noticed yet the way things are being done is the wrong way. But go on and continue to follow just like the majority does. Watch the “global” debt continue to rise, be entertained by the talentless reality stars who inspire our children, and continue to have your vast ambition in life be something as simple as becoming rich. “They” whom you allow to govern your lives; they don’t know what is best for you, for us. So it’s your time, our time, to take a stand. It’s time to change the pattern, for the next generations’ sake.”
“If you truly love somebody why wouldn't you want to share the valuable truths you discover with them? Share your discoveries with those you care about and don't think about the risk. What risk?! If you care for the benefit of those you love you'll share hard truths. Give this a shot, if you're brave enough to discover who your real friends' are, and how much you really care about them.”
"One can never aspire to be a great leader in less they've first learned the lessons of patience and humility which come from being a great servant."
“Those who can endure great suffering and humility without giving into temptation are those who are worthy to lead a nation.”
"As a parent; never simply say "I deserve better". But instead recognize that you don't deserve even what you have and then work for what you feel your children deserve."
"The best you can do in life is to help make your children better than you, and give them more opportunity then you had. This may be the closest you’ll ever get to save the future, and your children may do just that."
“You can’t save a civilization with rules and regulations. You can’t save this world with religious laws, or traditions. It's not the laws which save humanity; you have to be able to change peoples’ minds, and help them see the error of their ways. This is not so easy to do if we are part of an equally flawed association.”
“People need a dramatic example, a hero to inspire them. Too many of our heroes in the Armed Forces are being wasted, and I only wish they could fathom the depths of their value. Many are honorable men, but they fail to realize how they can still inspire others after their heroic actions. You can talk my ear off, and try to use the most convincing arguments, but I may forget your words after going through my own personal struggles the next day or even the next hour. However if through your actions you’ve shown me “purpose” in the cause for your values, well then you’ve inspired me and I will listen to you.”
“Trying to teach wisdom to others while living in hypocrisy is like telling a lover you adore them, before beating them violently. Continuing such a pattern of life (being a hypocrite) is always going to end up counterproductive to ones teaching."
"People are always going to be more visual and not so likely to believe or remember something you’ve said as much as they’ll remember what you show them through your actions.”
"People are always going to be more visual and not so likely to believe or remember something you’ve said as much as they’ll remember what you show them through your actions.”
“My method is a rather simple one; I will do what is right for humanity however I am able, always placing the well being of my family first. When the opportunity comes to be brave, I will take a deep breath and I will be brave. Why? The answer is because this is how I want to be remembered and I recognize how my actions can inspire others and change minds, more so than my words can.”
“You will have people’s undying loyalty if you can prove to them, through your actions that you are not a coward and you have their best interest in mind. Too many leaders these days talk a good talk, but they have failed people by not living up to their words. Choose to be a dramatic example for someone when you have the opportunity and you will redeem their faith in humanity.”
“Always ask yourself, how do you want your story to be told? When the opportunity presents itself to do the right thing, take it! Don't think about consequences if you know this tough decision could save lives and bring a blow against the opposition which breaks the human spirit. Do the right thing, even if this action may cost you your life... because in that moment you become immortal, and your name and memory will live forever.”
“Don't ever be intimidated by the talents of your friends, but instead be inspired by them, and recognize how much you are capable of. Your true friends will always be happy for your successes, as you should be theirs. If this is not the case (in either way) then you have no real friends, and neither do you truly want any.”
“As friends, let us help one another grow, help one another discover their full potential, because in the end no one’s individual talent is a product from that person alone.”
“So, encourage one another and recognize how without the builder, the designer could never see their finished product, and without the foundation the house could never stand. Whether you are the designer or the builder, the foundation or the house, we can all have an equally important purpose and without each other we could not stand.”
“For most there is no better distraction from ones concerns in this world then to be in a lovers embrace. To focus on nothing else in those moments but the one you are connected to; they become your world.”
“When people are the most comfortable they are the most vulnerable, and their complacency can lead to the adversaries’ victory.”
These are my thoughts out here in Kabul and My brainstorming for my future and the future of my children. There will always be need for change, for the routine in this age has gone on long enough and the negative results have been obvious. So how can we contribute to the change? What can we do? Even the most positive influences on humanity seem to grow stagnant for them over time, (based on my recent discoveries in history), and people will eventually corrupt what at one time seemed incorruptible.
Quotes from others:
If history teaches us anything, it is simply this: every revolution carries within it the seeds of its own destruction. And empires that rise, will one day fall.
Frank Herbert
The wise person ... views history as a set of lessons to be learned, choices and ramifications to be considered and discussed, and mistakes that should never again be made.
Frank Herbert
Discovery is dangerous… but so is life. A man unwilling to take risk is doomed never to learn, never to grow, never to live.
Planetologist Pardot Kynes
“With all the artillery, ships and manpower in the military, our commanders often forget that ideas can be the greatest weapon of all.”
Frank Herbert
Dune
Any training school for free citizens must begin by teaching distrust, not trust. It must teach questioning, not acceptance of stock answers.
Frank Herbert
Carmine Falcone: People from your world... have so much to lose. Now you think that because your mommy and your daddy got shot, you know about the ugly side of life, but you don't. You've never tasted desperate. You're Bruce Wayne, the Prince of Gotham, you'd have to go a thousand miles to meet someone who didn't know your name, so don't come down here with your anger, trying to prove something to yourself. This is a world you'll never understand. And you always fear what you don't understand.
'It's not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me.'
People need dramatic examples to shake them out of apathy and I can't do that as Bruce Wayne, as a man I'm flesh and blood I can be ignored I can be destroyed but as a symbol, as a symbol I can be incorruptible, I can be everlasting.
Something elemental, something terrifying.
"People always fear what they dont understand"
“Theatricality and deception are powerful agents...”
"My childhood was elegant homes, tree-lined streets, the milkman, building backyard forts, droning airplanes, blue skies, picket fences, green grass, cherry trees. Middle America as it’s supposed to be. But on the cherry tree there's this pitch oozing out – some black, some yellow, and millions of red ants crawling all over it. I discovered that if one looks a little closer at this beautiful world, there are always red ants underneath. Because I grew up in a perfect world, other things were a contrast."
David Lynch
"I look at the world and I see absurdity all around me. People do strange things constantly, to the point that, for the most part, we manage not to see it. That's why I love coffee shops and public places – I mean, they're all out there."
David Lynch
In reference to the 50’s; "It was a fantastic decade in a lot of ways… there was something in the air that is not there anymore at all. It was such a great feeling, and not just because I was a kid. It was a really hopeful time, and things were going up instead of going down. You got the feeling you could do anything. The future was bright. Little did we know we were laying the groundwork then for a disastrous future."
David Lynch (Movie Director)
Enter no conflict against fanatics unless you can defuse them. Oppose a religion with another religion only if your proofs (miracles) are irrefutable, or if you can mesh in a way that the fanatics accept you as god-inspired.
Seek freedom and become captive of your desires. Seek discipline and find your liberty.
There's no secret to balance. You just have to feel the waves.
Darwi Odrade
You can’t save a civilization with rules and regulations. You can’t save this world with religious laws, or traditions. It's not the laws which save humanity, you have to be able to change peoples’ minds, and help them see the errors of their ways. This is not so easy to do if we are part of an equally flawed association.
People need an example, a hero to inspire them. Too many of our heroes are being wasted, and I only wish they could fathom the depths of their value. You can talk my ear off, and try to use the most convincing arguments, but I may forget your words after going through my own personal struggles the next day or even the next hour. However if through your actions you show me “purpose” in the cause for your values, well then you’ve inspired me.
Trying to teach wisdom to others while living in hypocrisy is like telling a lover you adore them before beating them violently. Continuing such a pattern of life (being a hypocrite) is always going to end up counterproductive to ones teaching. People are always going to be more visual and are not so likely to believe or remember something you say as much as what you show them through your actions.
My method is a rather simple one; I will do what is right for those around me when I am able, always placing the well being of my family first. When the opportunity comes to be brave, I will take a deep breath and I will be brave. Why? Because this is how I want my children to remember me, and this is the opportunity to inspire many others, and change minds through my actions instead of my words. You will have people’s undying loyalty if you can prove to them, through your actions that you are not a coward and you have their best interest in mind. Too many leaders these days talk a good talk, but they have failed people by not living up to their words. Be a dramatic example for someone when you have the opportunity and you will redeem their faith in humanity.
Always ask yourself, how do you want your story to be told? When the opportunity presents itself to do the right thing, take it! Don't think about consequences if you know this tough decision could save lives and bring a blow against the opposition which breaks the human spirit. You do the right thing, even if this action may cost you your life... because in that moment you become immortal, and your name and memory will live forever.
Don't ever be intimidated by the talents of your friends, but instead be inspired by them, and recognize how much you are capable of. Your true friends will always be happy for your successes, as you should be theirs. If this is not the case (in either way) then you have no real friends, and neither do you truly want any.
As friends, let us help one another grow, help one another discover their full potential, because in the end no one’s individual talent is a product from that person alone. You can inspire the greatness in others, and without your inspiration many would never be able to help others; they would have given up a long time ago. Encourage one another and recognize how without the builder, the designer could never see their finished product, and without the foundation the house could never stand. Whether you are the designer or the builder, the foundation or the house, we can all have an equally important purpose, and without each other we could not stand.
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