Raven Times II, an editorial
Welcome to yet another edition of the Raven Times! I’m happy to report that a lot of you really like the last one and the number of readers is on the increase, so thankfully the whole editorial team is not having sleepless nights for nothing. You see, it’s rather a lot of work to make one of these editions (not in the least because it all has to be translated into 4 different languages by Squinty, Bienchen, Mich and Lies), so we’re all very glad you appreciate their hard creative (voluntary) work. Last episode initiated quite a lot of questions from Pagan Clan members, some of which will be answered in the articles within this edition. But first, some more incomprehensible philosophy! (Steve lights up spliff, inhales deeply, stares off into space for a moment and starts writing…) We live in flux, everything is subject to change because not only is change inevitable it’s also necessary. We are as leaves on the wind, subject to the whims of butterflies. No matter how hard we try to retain a sense of order we must be subservient to change, sometimes gradual, sometimes near instantaneous. This is as it should be, it’s called Chaos…and it’s where creation starts. There are no rules…unless somebody makes them up. It’s become clear to me that as a society we seem to follow “rules” of money and commerce (ie: the Law) preferring this over a system of adaptable guide lines built on logic co-existence and practicality. Because of this “We” (this race of semi-intelligent space monkeys) are playing with the fuse of a seriously unstoppable climatic timebomb which will effectively wipe us as a species (along with several million others) off this planet. Don’t be too shocked but lately I have come to consider this a good thing, because:
A: it’s looking pretty inevitable so I might as well get used to it and accept that change will come, so I’ll be more relaxed about it and better mentally prepared to adapt. B: I couldn’t imagine this happening to a more deserving bunch of self-centered idiots as my fellow humans. C: I have no fear for the future because TODAY is all that matters (because it’s real) and not TOMORROW (which is fiction) You see, although it’s true that our world will one day cease to be, it’s also true that to the greater universe all this is of little consequence. It’s all atoms spinning together in a dance of energy and particles, forever flowing, forever adapting. Life will go on somehow, just not ours. More importantly, it hasn’t happened yet , we’re still here (otherwise I wouldn’t be writing this to you now). So all is not lost as long as we can live a good life today. Once you simply try to enjoy each moment you are alive, without causing harm to others, you are respecting and honouring the gift you have been given because you see, this is as good as it gets. Today….right Here…right Now…Every moment of everyday you could ask yourself: “Is this really what I want to be doing, right now?” If the answer is “YES!”, then I can only tell you , that you are already experiencing one of life’s greatest secrets, carry on! If the answer is “NO!”, then I can only ask you “Why?”…..think about it. Oh yeah, and you’d better be bloody sure that you really want to read this RAVEN TIMES, because it is using up Your life in doing so! ;-) Greenthingz! Steve Sic The Raven Times 02 - April 2008 - 1