We all are the sum total of the parts. As the parts, each of us has a role to play.
I did my part. I didn't hold back. What needed to be delivered has been delivered. That is my job as a scribe. It is not my job to question the validity or the rationale of the assignment. I just do.
All I care is once I completed my job, I am guaranteed the reward. Not a bad deal for devoting 25 years of my life to the Tour of Duty. Beyond this point is no longer my jurisdiction. I am the Stone That Creates the Ripple. It is a relay run. It is up to the next guy to pickup the baton.
For me, life goes on for the next 17 years. That is miniscule compare to what lies beyond. It matters now for I chose to deliver the package. I took the job. Hence I am now free from the drudgery of the next phase.
That's not my responsibility. Let Lao Tzu be Lao Tzu and let Sun Tzu be Sun Tzu. The Emperor must give way to the General once the order has been issued. Otherwise the General is useless.
I am the Visionary Leader. I am to bestow the Vision so that it cascades to the rest of the Vision Community. It is up to the Vision Community to support the Vision. That is why rank has its privileges.
"Kalau akulah mandor akulah tukang, baik tak payah ada Vision Community," said God.
Still, we are talking about cutting through the belief and faith. People think they know what they are doing. The truth is they are nothing more that the Cave Dwellers in Socrates parable making meaning from the shadows they see on the wall of the cave.
I look at the society at large and wonder, so this is what is like when the ignorant many are given the power t[he] (to) choose and decide? They are nothing more than headless chickens operating as a flock.
And what is the sum total of the collective effort? It is so that they can be systematically slaughtered by the marketeers, the politicians, and the rich.
If that is the case, we might as well live the life of asectics. Keeping everything to the minimum. But no, we have wants and needs, they say. We need to spur economic activities. The whole paradigm is all wrong. Don't they learn from history? What follows opulence is destruction. It doesn't take a Harvard degree holder to realize this, the planet is littered with remnants of past civilizations that collapsed.
The key here is the speed of adaptability. Not only adapt, we must scale down. the balloon can expand so much. After that it will burst.
The planet is a finite resource. We know this, but we still ravage the limited resources. One particular case is land. It is getting ridiculously insane to buy a house and yet, there are still loads of unsold properties.
So here is my resolution. Instead of joining the herd on a stampede, I find a cosy cavity and burrow myself for the years to come. The storm is coming and many are not prepared for this calamity.
Don't say I didn't warn you. When calamity strikes, it goes across the board. All we can do is find a reliable shelter for us and our love ones.
The funny thing is everybody knows that shit is going to hit the fan. They also know when. But nobody dares to say, "STOP WHAT WE ARE DOING! This stuff is killing us."
So in that sense, the whole world is on a fix. We are a bunch of junkies on the path of mass suicide.
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