Euphrosene Labon

Cause and effect - an interesting metaphysical principle. What we say and do causes effects. Agreed. But what if the things we say and do are the effects of another´s actions (ie cause)?

Presumably that´s why Jesus advocated turning the other cheek - to stop the endless loop.

Yet sometimes turning the other cheek or forgiving the prodigal can create situations that damage the whole in unintended ways.

We live in times when bad behaviour is rewarded. Vile murderers rarely work out their sentences. The younger killers, and they seem to be increasing rather frighteningly, even get changed lives, funded for life by the taxpayer. They are granted anonymity and security, paid for by the taxpayer.

Some cause and effect!

These people cause mayhem and grief and in return enjoy resurrection through the grace and funds of others who reap only their effects - ie increased cynicism, decreasing compassion and so forth.

I do not hold with capital punishment, yet life in prison should be exactly that. A life for a life. Killing them only kills off any chance of remorse. Plus, of course, retaining rather too strongly that last evil cellular memory.

Giving up their life outside for one permanently behind bars should, theoretically, give them time to repent. And it´s not as if UK prisons are akin to Devil´s Island.

Nowadays, there is a tendency to mollycoddle in the name of rehabilitation. No wonder so many go on to re-offend. There is no real deterrent.

This train of thought came from reading Rod Liddle´s throwaway baiting piece in The Spectator. Perhaps he couldn´t be bothered to explain further, but he´s getting Twit-roasted for his sloppiness.

Multi-culturalism is a kind of guilt payback, in my view. The guilt of colonialism presumably weighs heavy, hence being prepared to lose indigenous culture, such as it is, for a more free-form one where ultimately the strongest will win. And I doubt it would be the original one.

Multi-racial is what makes Britain wonderful.

Multi-cultures, on the other hand, will most likely lead to tribalism of the worst kind, because people want to belong. A mishmash of tribal cultures would appear to make that impossible.

So that `cause´ too will result in `effect´ - horrible ones, like the BNP. And, sadly, it is people with obvious ethnic differences who will suffer. Unlike Miliband, Mandelson, Shane et al, my skin colour cannot hide my ethnic inheritance.

Another metaphysical idea also resurrected itself last night: that of positive thinking and thoughts creating. I even wrote how to do this in Profit From Unlimited Thinking.

Yet this too is not clear cut.

Think of all those thoughts that did not want the UK to illegally invade another country. It still happened. Think of all those who want MPs to develop moral fibre and self-awareness. Still hasn´t happened.

Even the many of us wanting Tony Blair to face a war crimes tribunal might be advised to keep breathing.

Profit From Unlimited Thinking was and is only meant as a primer, so I doubt I went into too much detail about payback, often in an unidentified point of time and space. But the subject, along with cause and effect is on my mind a lot these days.

For those who cared about Dr David Kelly, it may come soon. These are strange times.

Euphrosene Labon Mind Body Spirit Artist Author Writer
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