❤️ 🎶 Rambling On with Brother Lefty Smith, S.O.B.* 🎶: Never Afraid to Make Some Noise

Monday, July 27, 2020

Never Afraid to Make Some Noise

RIP Congressman John Lewis

Our fallen hero, Congressman John Lewis is laying in state in the Capitol Rotunda in DC. A memorial service for this lifelong champion of the movement for human rights, justice and equality, has been streamed on CSPN. You have the option of starting from the beginning (they cover the transport and arrival of his casket until the ceremony opens at 43: 56) or viewing a clip at link below:

https://www.c-span.org/video/?474218-1/representative-john-lewis-casket-arrival-memorial-service-us-capitol

Our fallen hero, Congressman John Lewis is laying in state in the Capitol Rotunda in DC. A memorial service for this lifelong champion of the movement for human rights, justice and equality, has been streamed on CSPN. You have the option of starting from the beginning (they cover the transport and arrival of his casket until the ceremony opens at 43: 56) or viewing a clip a link below:
https://www.c-span.org/video/?474218-1/representative-john-lewis-casket-arrival-memorial-service-us-capitol

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My Humble Take on the Real Deal

I believe that the movement for peace, economic democracy and social justice is a Spiritual Quest. No mean feat, what is called for is a True Revolution of the Heart and Mind--and it starts with each of us.

This revolution has to be Peaceful. The Hippies (and Jesus and Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. King, et al) had it right. It really is all about Peace and Love. Besides being a total drag, violence just doesn't work. It keeps our wheels spinning in fear, anger and pain. Who needs that?

Besides some hard work, I think the Revolution also calls for dancing, plenty of laughter, and some sitting around just doing nothing. (Some folks call it meditation.)

As Stephen Gaskin, proclaimed years ago:

"We're out to raise Hell--in the Bodhisattvic* sense."

Doesn't that sound like some serious fun?

(*The Bodhisattva Vow is a set of commitments made in the Mahayana Buddhist tradition. It basically says I vow to get my act together and figure it out well enough to really help out--and I ain't gonna stop until everybody is covered.

I've found that doesn't necessarily have to happen in that order. It's best to try to help out even before you have it all together! Like right now.)

-----Brother Lefty Smith, Founding S.O.B*

"I think the hippies had it right. It IS all about Peace and Love. I came to realize, though, this is easier said than done. Living a life of kindness, clarity, and compassion takes effort, discipline and patience.

I also came to realize that, contrary to what we had been led to believe in a capitalist society, "rugged individualism" is a dangerous distortion of reality. It denies that fact that we are, each of us, connected to everyone and everything else. So, Peace and Love are relational, a collective experience. None of us can really get it together independently.

So, as Mahatma Gandhi and Dr King showed the world, finding others to work with, rolling up your sleeves, and engaging in non-violent political action is a freakin' no-brainer.

What else is there to do? "
--Brother Lefty