Personal Experiences on the Influenza in Mexico

The link below is from the BBC News, with real personal points of view from Mexicans. Please read them, as they display the fears; what people are experiencing, especially in hospitals; about the lack of information from the government; and, the general uncertainty about what is going on there.

The following is from the BBC News website.

Mexico flu: Your experiences

The only thing I would like to add is that I would wish that the UK people, would not be so arrogant as to think that 'this could only happen' in such an underdeveloped country or third world country. I heard an expression on this line this morning in BBC Breakfast, were the GP that often goes there to give advice spoke in this manner.

I think that people should also show some concern about the terrible amount of deceased in Mexico, instead of only being concerned about their backyards. I only perceive a profound poverty of sympathy here. It's saddening.

Agility of a cheetah, agility of an impala

I think this beautiful picture resembles the many tones of action - reaction. For example:

What the cheetah may experience: belly is hungry - must eat - there's food on the go - must get food.

What the impala may experience: sense something getting closer - must get away.

Lovely humour, part 2.

Fantastic!

Lovely humour, part 1.

The only thing, is that Finland's landscape is not like that... but hey, I can live with that!

Clarity arrived.

Romeo said it, Eli said it... Indeed, Romeo died. Eli didn't, nonetheless.

I must be gone and live, or stay and die.

Un petit plus des bières de Bruxelles

Quelque bières de Bruxelles

Chemical Reaction or Pure Abuse of Power?

This video reveals, once again, the disgusting abuse of power perpetuated by the police state. It was originally published in The Guardian: Video of police assault on Ian Tomlinson, who died at G20 protest. For years the police has got away with their criminal abuse of civilians, what will happen this time?

Please select the answer that best reflects what may happen after this video has been shown:

a) The independent police complaints commission will claim that injustice caused the dead of Mr. Tomlinson. However, nothing will be done.

b) The metropolitan police will state that the police was working under so much pressure, and they confused Mr. Tomlinson with a protester under substance abuse.

c) The metropolitan police, under pressure by the independent police complaints commission, will sanction only the police officer that hit Mr. Tomlinson.

d) They are laughing at us all for bothering with this matter.

To know, to learn that one disturbs

Well, talking about brain reactions to experiences. I've recently learnt that I didn't know about the effects my way of life and worldviews have had on my VIP. I didn't know the extent to which being in certain way, let's say a bit existential, could affect so much someone to the extent of making them live the world that way, to a degree that takes them by surprise. I'm confused now that I know that.

Having that knowledge means that I should take some responsibility. But do I have to change my way of life so I don't affect my significant other? Should that significant other acknowledge that such is the way I relate to the world? I've always attach responsibility to relationships. Once one learns and thus gets to know how someone is, our duty towards ourselves is honesty, and decide on whether continuing or not a relationship with the person (this applies to all areas of life). Is this totally insane? Is this a result of some bizarre chemical functions in my brain? Or is this just the way I am in relation to the social? Could one, should one even differentiate between the two?

It seems to me that a reason why my way of being has penetrated my VIP so much is because there was an initial -unknown- tendency to be that way. Why not? Aren't we all descendants from the same ape? Shouldn't we in general but randomly share similar genes and tendencies towards the self and the social? I've always said that one does not make others' attitudes, responses, actions. Bien au contraire, we do have those elements in ourselves, they are only latent.

View of the River Cam from a Bridge

Oh, you
beautiful Spring!

You've come
with warmth and light,
green and flowers,
birds and bugs.

You've also shown us
what was hidden
during the winter's darkness.

Oh, you
beautiful Spring!

Thank you,
for reminding us
about our human stain.