WISDOM OF THE SAGES
EPSIODE ONE – WINTER 2015
Hello People of the World;
We start of this new year with yet another tired
diatribe from your most amazing blogger. No. Me. Me. I mean me. I know. Last
year, I stated that that would be the last. I believe I said, “might be”.
Anyway, here I am once again to fill you in on my thoughts of things. My ego
thinks that you might be interested in this also.
Surprisingly, for me, it has not been difficult at
all to switch over to “2015”. With everything that is happening people tend to
find it hard to think about another year starting. I know, I know, the world is
ending with the midterm election results. But nothing will change. Nothing. Go
to the coffee shops and sit and listen and you will see and hear, that nothing
world-changing has occurred. People are still talking about useless shit, which
consists mostly how everything affect them and life goes on, even the
elections, even the racism, even all of it. Stupid idiots in golf caps and
thin-framed glasses and neck beards, thinking their shit is the thing.
Politically, Liberals will go on fighting the
status quo because that is what they like to do. Conservatives will go on
fighting the status quo because that is what they like to do. No side every
really cares about CHANGING the status quo because they all have something to
lose by that. Or, at least, they think they have something to lose by that.
Nothing will change. Look around you now: nothing has changed.
I found it no difficulty to write “2015” on things
this early in the year is all I am saying….
:[ The Rise of Crybabies at the Airport: I have
written before – flight delays are happening to the airline as well. But this
rising throng of adult crybabies seems to be a terrible trend on the rise. Yes,
the delay is happening to YOU specifically, because the airline decided
that only you are worth being delayed because you are so goddamn,
star-spangled awesome. Sure, as such, you should be update with the most
current information about the delay as often as possible, but you are
never updated enough, because the only update you fucking want is: YOU
are flying out, right now! Because that is how fucking awesome you are! I say
it again: the delay is also happening to the airline as well. Just be
fucking patient….
:[ Coffee Shop: How is it that grown-ass people
cannot clean up after themselves? I mean, I walk into a café where hundreds
upon hundreds of grown-ass people are sitting. I have to look around for a seat
and once someone leaves I move to take the open seat only to find drops of
coffee-drink, crumbs of all kinds and used napkins. Man, I thought adults were
supposed to be cleaner than their kids.
My luck with coffee shops lately. At the The Grind,
I ordered a large hot cocoa and they brought me a latte. Then, later at Julius
Meinl, I walk in and they immediately tell me to sit because they have a waitng
service but as soon as I said I only wanted to order a hot chocolate: “you have
to wait at our bar” which is a four foot long slab with six stools and a lady
using half of them. I asked for a large hot chocolate for here. “Good, a small
hot chocolate to go?”, no here, “Okay great, small chocolate to go. Please wait
at the bar.” Great….
Then, the servers at the B&N Café hand me a
latte, as I check for the name they wrote on the cup, ask for it back and hand
it to the lady next to me, who immediately asks for a new cap. Because of my
yucky germs. Great….
Also, I noticed how the DudeBros sit at the hipster
café. They lean back as far as possible so they can shout their discussions at
each other and everyone can hear how fucking awesome they are, because they put
on that art show that “was basically party” that they did for “Louder than a
Bomb” awesome. I am constantly surprised at how much everyone in coffee shops can
turn any issue they talk about, about themselves….
:[ Heroin in Wyoming: So, the White Man that
perpetrated this is labeled as “an industrious and entrepreneurial man”.
Seriously? The Mexican depicted in the story is a criminal thug, so down with
immigration reform! They are destroying our white youth! This article in GQ
goes way out of the way to justify his behavior. Read the first paragraphs about
this piece of shit…. Typical.
:[ I have been asked to curate a art display in a
public space that conforms to my ideology about Native Art. So, I came up with
ICONOCLASTS and am asking Native American artists to submit art that does not
use typical Native motifs to express and idea. The show will only run a week
but I think it is a great opportunity to get on the map with art shows that
fall in line with my ideas and connecting with Native artists that share them.
You can get information on the CALL FOR ARTISTS on Chicago Artists Resource and
about the show on my Production Company’s website. Wish me luck….
:[ So, the other day I saw some stupid people
getting on the trains at Howard through the handicapped gate, complaining about
the CTA worker who was simply asking if they all had each used their fare cards
to go through. Not that the first person used his card and held the gate open
so all his friends went through. But I saw them go thought before the gate
closed, so of course, he would ask. But as they walked to their train, they
complained that “He’s stupid”, “He doesn’t know”, “Just leave us alone”,
standard privileged reactions. But, you SHOULDN’T USE THE F*CKING HANDICAPPED GATE
TO BEGIN WITH!
:[ Stormtrooper Suit Saves Man from Snake Bite:
See? Being a big nerd can save your life….
:[ My Thoughts on all of the “A Song of Ice and
Fire” Theories: After reading all five of the novels in the series and watching
all four seasons of the television show, as well as, reading and listening to
all the fan theories about the characters and prophecies online, I wish one
thing and one thing only: I really hope that NONE OF THE PROPHECIES COME TRUE.
None. Nada. Zip.
I just hope the story ends and that is that; that
the prophecies are left to be fulfilled by future generations of characters.
No, it is not that I want a huge sequel series, no. I would hate that. But I
know that will happen regardless after George RR Martin passes away. It’s
inevitable. It is just that the series has been so fucking great at setting the
audience up for certain expectations, but, as in real life, our expectations
never come to fruition in the story.
I really hope that Jon Snow is not some prophesized
prince that will save the world with Danerys and Tyrion. (SPOILER: In fact, I
hope he did die at the end of Book Five) I hope he is not the child of Rhygar
and Lyanna. I hope that none of these prophecies stated in the books happen or
comes true in the last two books. Because that is what happens in real life: no
prophecies are happening. No matter how much we love Jon Snow or Dany or
Tyrion, they are not the apex of their society that they deserve to be the
prophecy come true. They just happen to be characters we like. So, I really
hope that none of the conspiracy theories or story prophecies comes true in the
“A Song of Ice and Fire” and that the story simply ends with a “Well, I guess that
didn’t happen… Oh well…” ending….
:[ So: Why the “Illuminati”? Talking to a student
about becoming famous, they asked “Can you make me famous?” I replied by asking
if the wanted fame or a career? My fellow mentors are I try hard to make sure
the students know that fame does not happen magically, that a lot of hard work
and years goes into every successful singer’s career. So, I brought up Jay-Z
who studies many business and tech magazines. Another student replied “He’s
Illuminati. He worships the devil.”
Why Illuminati? So black kids will choose not to
look up to Black Successes like Jay-Z and view their hard work as something
evil. To make them want fame without all the hard work to set them up for fast
failure….
:[ My EGO & My Beliefs Part Two: Last month,
for me, seemed like the end of Wisdom of the Sages. But again, ego compels me
to keep writing, to hash out my thoughts on the world as I view it. Since it
was a perceived ending, it felt right that I come forward with my views. So to
clarify: I am an atheist. I know it’s the worst thing to be. What is worse
than an atheist? Answer: a Native American Atheist.
No big, bad thing happened to change my mind. It
came about gradually through sitting around and thinking, parsing it out
logically, seeing that good and bad happens randomly, in equal turns, that
altruism and evil are choices made by individuals or groups. I actually credit
my dad for putting me on the path toward critical thinking when I was a young
boy.
No, I am not turning my back on some thing, since I
do not think that that something exists. I am not mad at anything, or about
something, or that something did not happen, because luck can change so oft
that circumstance is the cause more than anything for good luck or bad.
I am not trying to force my point of view on
anyone. You can choose to believe if you want. It's your life. I am not trying to do that. Since I am not trying to convince you, so have the same courtesy.
In the end, it all comes back to ego, the ego of
feeling that you are star-spangled awesome that something HAS to be watching
out for you, and you alone. We all desire that need to feel special, to feel
that our actions, thoughts, and rewards are some sort of specifically-design
plan for our own ends. Even your reaction to my revelation is one of ego.
Every generation feels this. That they are the
pinnacle of humanity and that society cannot get any better than Generation
Whichever.
I know what you are thinking: but how can I do this
ceremony that the tribe wants you to do? It is simple: I am being a hypocrite.
It is not the spiritual or religious aspect I am participating in, it is the
cultural one, the communal one, one where our tribe is taking back these
traditions and making them their own again and it stands to tradition that my
family is a big part of this ceremony and I happen to be the one given this
privilege. It is my duty to do this. So I do it for my family and my tribe. It
is that simple.
The reason people cannot admit to being hypocrites
is because of their egos… and ego is something I am trying to diminish within
myself.
:[ Here is something that needs to stop: dudes
stopping in the tracks to go “DAAAAAAYUM Girl!”
That’s it for now. As you can see, I am going by a
looser set of rules this month. Maybe for the time being, just to keep my
writing from stagnating. Let me know what you think or feel about anything I
write here. That invitation is always open. Feel free to comment, critique,
correct, or contradict anything you read here. Be a part of the discussion
rather than not.
Until next month, remember “I try to show the
schemers how pathetic their attempts to control everything really are.”
2015 Ernest M Whiteman III
