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To: cosmicforce who wrote (84932)	8/5/2000 10:26:44 AM
From: Frederick Smart	Respond to of 108807

Cosmic...... >>Bandwidth, need more bandwidth. Must .. cut .. entire .. last .. 15 .. days .. of .. posts .. and .. put .. it .. here .. to .. make .. my .. point. Geez Louise. Fred, baby, you've got to stop making such ridiculously long clips of other people's material. I was wondering why you started making sense. And then I realized it wasn't your writing.>> What are you talking about? "Other people's material?" If you think I'm disgorging other people's material, then that's great! What a judgment! The ultimate negation: cast doubt by indirectly accusing others of using/stealing/lying. Which gets to the main point. There is no "material" in universe which isn't related/connected/shared. Now, just because I wrote that doesn't mean it's "MY" idea. I don't care about anything related to "ME". I don't believe in claiming anything as "mine." This is what creates all these problems to begin with and gets everyone in trouble. A strong argument could be made saying the root of all wars are somehow - directly or indirectly - tied to differences of opinion that connect to religion in some way. For the power and draw of "religion" as we commonly know it is the labels and definitions which support various visions/missions. Let me walk you through a simple example: www.smartbandwidth.com happens to be a domaim "I" own by the worlds definition, but I believe the only bandwidth which is "smart" is that which is freely and openly shared, given away to create positive energy, trust and goodwill. If there's someone/something/somewhere out there that thinks a word/label/definition/idea - ie. which all comes down to "bandwidth" - is THEIRS then my essential argument is that, more than likely it's not going to be "smart" for all bandwidth is OURS, to be freely and openly shared with others. That's one of the other problems of this NOT.COM phase we are passing through. Just because someone claims LOVE.COM doesn't give them any more authority on the nature of love than you or I. And the same goes for all the other words, lables and definitions out there. The inward, possessive, controlling world which is defined by our ego is actually an outgrowth of our fears. Ego wants to control/define/structure/possess things. Love wants to give them up, go outward, away, higher, etc. Ego finds comfort and meaning inside limits, restrictions, definitions and labels - for this is the power of judgment we all have which we can all exercise. But the power of love is so radical it challenges all this - turns it completely and totally upside down, topsy turvy. And yes, it has this effect of totally, completely, massively driving everyone in and outside of it's wake crazy!!! Why? Because the vantage point simply get reduced down to a simple challenge: jump in the river of life or forever sit on the sidelines, be scared, point fingers and cast blame. Hence the power behind the "water" metaphor. Either you are going to "let go" of your fears and believe/trust or you're not. The energy is in the water which is inside us. But we have to "let go" and jump in to begin to feel, express and risk sharing it with others. Now back to LOVE.COM. So if I CAN'T grab/claim/own LOVE.COM that means that someone else CAN so I won't be able to love??? This thinking is nonesense. It's part of what I refer to as "dumbbandwidth." Gee, has anyone claimed that domain yet? Perhaps we can work out some kind of partnership. Hmmmmmmm. But back to your point Cosmic, I really don't care what you think regarding where these "ideas & energies" come from. For you know what? They are in you, too. They are in everyone!! The challenge is just to get people to realize this. Not by defining others, but by simply risking/sharing/serving others. And it all gets back to music. Find that inner music. Once you do you will want to share it with others. Peace. .