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Originally posted by IAMIAM
reply to post by Novise
Let me share my story for some perspective.
I Served 14 years in the Marine Corps. While there I travelled all over the world and have seen all imaginable cultures. I loved interacting with the people, the natives, of the various places I went. The most eye opening place I visited was Djibouti, Africa. A small nation just south of Somalia, on the Horn of Africa. It was formerly French occupied, but has had its own independence for a number of years. There is now a military outpost there, which the local government loves because it pumps vast amounts of US dollars into there economy. As far as world status goes, it is deffinately a third world nation. The living conditions there are so horrible the government keeps the people in a daze with a drug called Khat. Khat is a popular drug among Middle Eastern countries. It is chewed and produces a high like coc aine, so I am told, but the side effects are massive headaches. The product is flown in by the government and handed out to people on the street, much like dairy cattles are fed. The people chew it during the day and walk around in bliss. Around evening time, the effects wear off, and we were warned to never be out at this time. The natives become restless. If you have seen the movie "Black Hawk Down", the missions failure there was attributed to the mission being conducted when the Khat high was wearing off.
Anyway, I returned from that deployment and made my way out of the Marine Corps. I had arthritis in my feet, knees, hips, and hands, and just couldn't perform the way I expected myself. On leaving, I applied for disability. I was denied for the arthritis, which was well documented, but was approved for a 10 percent disability for "ringing in the ears". I was not going to beg the government for a hand out after 14 years of service, so I let it go. I soon started work as a real estate agent. After seeing what a mess that field was at the time (2006), I could not bear to be a part of it. I started work with an IT company on the Marine Corps base. Things were going well there except for the fact that my arthritis was unbearable. I started drinking myself into a comma each night just to fall asleep. This was soon my down fall. The company changed my hours and I could not get my drunken butt up in time to make it to work. I was fired and went straight to an AA meeting. There I saw what a real alcoholic looked like, and decided I would do something else for the pain.
So, I landed a job at a local rock quarry. There I was introduced to marijuana. A co-worker noticed me in pain and suggested it. It worked. I became a daily smoker. All was well until the annual urinalysis came around. When it did, I informed my employer of my situation. He sympathised, but could do nothing but terminate me because it was the law. I was a fine employee and he would have kept me if he could.
It was during this time that my ex-girl friend picked a homeless man and his 11 year old boy of the street. I let him move into my home if he would work or look for work. He agreed. The first day he went out and found a lawn mower someone was throwing away. He brought it home and fixed it. The next day, he went out and found some lawns to mow. Within three weeks he was spotted by a lawn care company and was offered a full time job. He took it. Eventually, he realised many mistakes he had made inlife. He contacted his ex-wife and made amends.
My ex-girl friend was bi-polar. She had an episode one night which I could not deal with. I decided to take a walk and calm down. While I was gone, she called her sister, crying because I had walked out on her. When I ot home, I was calmed down, and I calmed her down. Her sister shows up and goes nuts herself. She was under the impression I had hit her sister, which I had not. I did not need her getting her sister upset again, so I threw her out. In revenge, she called the law and reported that I was growing weed. The Law came, ransacked my home, found my stash of roaches and a bunch of seeds. They threatened to arrest me on possession, manufacturing, and intent to distribute. They offered not to take me in if I agreed to become an informant. I did because I did not need to have a bi-polar who is already having an episode, left alone at my house.
She continued having episodes which I could not handle, so I eventually called off the relationship and told her she had to go. She left on a Thursday and I assumed all was good. On Tuesday, she arrives again, with the police. She told them I had beat her. Despite her having no bruises they took me in. At court I found that they had ran my record and found another with a similar name, and that was why they took me in. Once I cleared my name they let me go. When I got home, I found she had cleaned me out. I filed a police report, but was told there was nothing they could do for this state assisted theft.
So, me and my roommate, the homeless man, did our best to survive. By this point my vehicle was broken down with no money to fix it, my liscense was revoked because I had no money to pay for it, my plates were revoked because I had no money to get them renewed, my home was being foreclosed on, and everything I had of any worth was stolen. I had lost everything.
It was here that I realised something, I did not need it. I was not going to let them have my dignity too! I filed an insurance claim. Fixed my vehicle situation, gave most away to random strangers who needed it, and gave the rest to my roommate so he could get a house ready for his own family, which he reunited. I moved into my fathers house and sleep on the basement.
In one last shot to give the system a chance, I got a job at the local food store. I was making $7.60 an hour working 16 hours a week. I figured it was something. A week after having that job, I get a letter from the child support office demanding 65% of that be taken out by my employer for my one child that I haven't been able to see since Spetember 11, 2001, because her mother took off with her. So, I would have to make it on $16.00 a week! I chuckled and said, no uncle, you cannot have any more. I quit that job. Now, I do what I can "under the table", but it is tough.
But, my dignity is still intact.
If you are doing well in the system, good on you. Others are being beat down in ways you could never imagine. Look at this forum. People come on to complain, rant, rave, and "rage against the machine". Yet, what are they willing to do about it? What are they willing to sacrifice for something better?
I gave up everything, and have gained more than most will ever know. I am completely and utterly at peace. I see each day as another blessing, another opportunity to help someone. I try to offer solutions to lifes problems. And, I even try to tackle the worlds. I don't do it by complaining. I do it be loving everyone I meet. Even those who would call me the "Devil" because I offer a different interpretation to scripture.
People, wake up and look what you have become. Your drowning in your own misery. Your becoming too weak to even make a stand. Your divided, marginalised, compartmentalised, and controlled. You do not care so long as you still have a tin roof over your one bedroom shack. Or worse, you have a five bedroom single family home, with only you and the wife, and your content that your Brother sleeps on the street instead of you.
Where is your humanity? Find it and wake up!
And once you wake up, STAND!!!!
Lastly, I never did become an informant. I now face jail time, if they want to come get me....
Your Brother
edit on 8-9-2010 by IAMIAM because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by jibeho
Interesting story.
In another thread you mentioned that you followed witch craft and joined several secret societies. When does that occur in your timeline?
Just out of curiosity??
Originally posted by Perseus Apex
reply to post by IAMIAM
If 'The Plan' is going to 'work', it must be done much sooner than later.
By the date you chose, perhaps you just may see things from a more 'cosmic' perspective.
Maybe not.
But you know.....what I say.....none-the-less.
Originally posted by RossCroft
what it all boils down to is what kind of world ye want and are ye living in that world. if yer not, why not? only ye can make it happen.
Originally posted by IAMIAM
Declaration of Independence
We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men and women are created equal, and are endowed with certain inalienable rights, these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness. That in order to secure these rights, we must by nature extend them to each other, and strive to assist each other in their attainment. We hold that no man or woman has a right to take these rights from another, by conquest or trade, by Religious indoctrination or supplication, by Ideological persuasion or coercion, or any other way or manner. We are obligated one to another in our march through time to extend peace, love, and charity, owing the better of ourselves, as we see fit, to the betterment of mankind.
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you, Shall be the whole of the Law.
I AM, King of Kings, Sovereign of myself, among Sovereigns of themselves, hereby reclaiming my Kingdom for myself. All money, property, worldly belongings, names, and titles, I do hereby return to the Country of (insert name of country), in exchange for my freedom and right to self govern, which was wrongfully taken from me at my birth.
I AM
World wide declaration to be made Dec, 25 2012. If you want that day to mean something, make it mean something by declaring your independence on that day. A world wide Stand Down of the people, for the people, by the people of the world.
What is Freedom worth to you? To me it is worth my life.
Peace be with you Brothers and Sisters.
Your Brother
Originally posted by IAMIAM
Declaration of Independence
We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men and women are created equal, and are endowed with certain inalienable rights, these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness. That in order to secure these rights, we must by nature extend them to each other, and strive to assist each other in their attainment.
We hold that no man or woman has a right to take these rights from another
, by conquest or trade, by Religious indoctrination or supplication, by Ideological persuasion or coercion, or any other way or manner. We are obligated one to another in our march through time to extend peace, love, and charity, owing the better of ourselves, as we see fit, to the betterment of mankind.
Then why are you issuing dangerous advice and misleading misquotes from the Declaration of Independence? Whatever happened to Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness? By whom were these rights endowed, I ask again? For a theist, you sure are soft-peddling the Source of rights! But if you acknowledged the true source of rights, that would then prevent you logically from following the golden rule you quote above. For as always, the rule is "sweet dreams are made of this", who am I to disagree? Answer: none. Nor do you have a right or mandate to interfere. Yep. Psyops. You don't often see religious nuts this transparent or logically consistent.
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you, Shall be the whole of the Law.
Your freedom will cost you a lot more than your flesh suit, friend. As long as you identify with the parasite, it will appear to cost your identity. Saying you're a sovereign does not make it so. The jails are filling up with miscreants who are wrongfully claiming sovereignty while in fact still slaves. No one can fake it forever! Not even you. It's obvious you still believe in victims, by the spirit of this message. No true Sovereign believes in victimhood.
I AM, King of Kings, Sovereign of myself, among Sovereigns of themselves, hereby reclaiming my Kingdom for myself. All money, property, worldly belongings, names, and titles, I do hereby return to the Country of (insert name of country), in exchange for my freedom and right to self govern, which was wrongfully taken from me at my birth.
I AM
World wide declaration to be made Dec, 25 2012. If you want that day to mean something, make it mean something by declaring your independence on that day. A world wide Stand Down of the people, for the people, by the people of the world.
What is Freedom worth to you? To me it is worth my life.
Peace be with you Brothers and Sisters.
Your Brother
Originally posted by IAMIAM
My friends,
Apparently, there is already a movement afoot which parallels this concept of mine. Perhaps this concept isn't mine but something much much more.
Anyway, if you found this thread interesting, I highly encourage you to watch the movies found at the below website. They put inot video form, the awakening I and others have had. It's quite beautiful to behold.
awakeningasone.com...
Enjoy,
With Love,
Your Brother