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peace on earth

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our world has come a long way.

i would just like to hear a voice in appreciation of the compassionate efforts of so many undaunted men and women, through time, who devoted their lives to the future good and who have brought some of us out of pestilence and disorder.

we are still plagued by the seeming inevitability of a madness that possesses the body politic and it's loyal adherents to engage in a periodic slaughter of humanity indiscrimitately ; and for specious reasons.

if we were all to raise a cry of "mercy"; a prayer for the conscience of mankind to root itself in each and every mind. we might stop this grievous error of war for all time.

then we could pursue more life-enhancing activities and find a way to care for and feed and clothe and house the whole of humankind in a dignified and meaningful fashion. every way of life could be allowed, so long as each individual's pursuit of their own happiness be lawful and not extreme.

there is no higher order i can think of than that we think and work together to eradicate ignorance, bigotry and self-serving self-protective deceit. and most of all we must get over our present universal scourge of greed.

that's just my opinion.

a last word about happiness

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sitting here not knowing what to say is hard. i've been thinking about art in connection with happiness but i hesitate to share my ideas on this subject because the nature of my love of art is so subjective.



so let the disclaimer be... this is just the way it is for me.
art is not a job for me. i do it because i am driven by a desire to produce something of my own. it makes me happy.

furthermore, it is a life-time interest and i will paint until i die... it's like food. i need food everyday. i need to work every day.

it's like i am not enough. but in the groove so to speak... drawing or painting, mylife takes on a meaning that satisfies me.... makes me happy.


that's it that's all there is to it. the rest is all bullshit.



if you want to be happy for the rest of your life... become a gardener, or an artist.
i am everyman
great and small
my heart is invested
in the lives of us all
I_ArtMan 2/10/2006 midnight

happiness part 2

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children make me happy...

tiny footsteps
little hands covering eyes
guess who?
child smell... innocent bouquet

all that joy
always running
always loving
questioning eyes... all those questions

cheeky hugs
hot tears
butterfly kisses
delicate voices... funny songs

always vulnerable
arms raised
hold me... hold me
desirous... comfort me

now i lay me down to sleep
snug as a bug in a rug and a big bear hug
tell me a story from your head dad
drifting away on a silvery white cloud

that's what made me happy