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To: Haim R. Branisteanu who wrote (54552)	9/6/2009 1:01:06 PM
From: RJA_	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 218877

Jeasus, Haim -- Get some exercise, or some Retalin. You will find life on a deserted island not so good for your lifespan should you get sick or some animal bites you... or you have an accident. Get some hard assets and let this thing blow out... which it will.

To: Haim R. Branisteanu who wrote (54552)	9/6/2009 1:27:36 PM
From: prometheus1976	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 218877

Hiam,i know what you feel,but here's a book that makes a lot of sense to me...about chapter 4 it starts to get on subject,though all is worth the read..regards,P1976 -------------------------------------------------------- oftwominds.com Opting Out/Opting In The desire to withdraw from a corrupted, declining society, or indeed, from the imperfect company of humans, stretches back to the dawn of civilization. In many cultures, a spiritual quest for Oneness with God/Enlightenment encourages withdrawal and rejection of worldly goods and goals. We have seen in the example of Rome how eras of crisis encourage many to opt out of society. But opting out of society can mean either a withdrawal to what we might call splendid isolation or an opting in to an alternative social structure. Thus the yogi, spiritual seeker, or Transcendentalist might well seek complete isolation in a wilderness, while others opting out of a failing state might join a religious commune or monastery. Such communities are largely self-sustaining, even as they retain ties to various parts of the greater society and economy. Both of these methods of opting out have deep roots in American culture and history. The noble desire to seek Oneness with God and fulfillment via oneness with Nature was championed by Henry David Thoreau in Walden, while various faith-based communes and communities have found fertile ground in every century. Splendid Isolation also ties directly into a key American Myth: the Rugged Individual. This is a tangled web of fantasy, reality and hidden dependence on a functioning economy beyond the wilderness. Thus even Thoreau walked back to town on numerous occasions, for food and social contact, and the Buddhist mendicant monks of Southeast Asia rely on the alms of productive people for their sustenance. In other words, Splendid Isolation still relies in most cases on "the outside world" to grow the grain, etc. which the "one alone" ultimately relies upon. It is exceedingly difficult to grow, nourish and sustain all that life requires alone. That is the fundamental reason why most primates, including humans, form groups: a group is simply a far more productive, robust survival structure than a single individual.