The Brown Book Commentaries

―We are on an irreversible trend towards more freedom, but that could change … I deserve respect
for the things I did not do … We are ready for any unforeseen event that may or may not occur … I
have made good judgments in the past; I have made good judgments in the future.‖ ~ Dan Quayle
While these four statements each seem to reflect a lack of intelligence in the one who spoke them,
there is actually a large measure of (probably unwitting) Truth therein … First, humanity was indeed on
a seemingly irreversible trend towards enhanced freedom – and then that began to radically change with
the rise of the latest oligarchic empire. Freedom will come again, of course – currently to those who
choose to leave the system behind and rebuild compassion-based communities of self-sustainable
veganism, and inevitably to all once the oligarchy collapses and the Darkness that follows gives way to
humanity‘s next attempt at transcendence … Second, to the degree that we choose to not engage the selfcentered
instincts of the ego, we do indeed merit credit & kudos therefore. We are all continually
tempted to look after our own interests – to reap the most pleasure, to garner the most wealth, to harbor
the most comfort, to engender the greatest longevity. And yet, even though it is incredibly difficult to do
so, it is possible to consciously set aside said selfish instincts and choose to Care for others instead. And
whenever we choose to do so, a Great Respect is both merited and deserved … Third, to sink into the
Here&Now is indeed to be ready to fluidly respond to anything unforeseen that might or might not occur
… And fourth, we can remember that – at least for the Soul – there is only the present moment; the only
moment when Love can be actualized, and thus the only moment when truly Good Judgments can ever be
made. This means that it is true indeed for the Soul steeped in the timeless Now to say with a great &
Truth-full conviction – ―I have
made Good Judgments in the
past; I have made Good
Judgments in the future.‖
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―Life is something internal … So soft It is -- so soft.‖ ~ Manfred Esser
The experience of Life is indeed something internal – something internal that we feel while we
are actively living that Life. And that experience is indeed ―soft‖, at least to the degree that we
choose to act with commensurate ―softness‖ -- pausing to see the Beauty in the heavens -- pausing
to see the Soul in the stranger -- pausing to
see the Friend in the passerby -- pausing to
see the Soulmate in the enemy – pausing just
long enough to stop pausing … and to start
softly acting on what has been so softly Seen.