Sunday, 23rd of October 2016

I always find my walks more interesting when I can take some pictures while I am walking, that means I really like to just stroll along. Taking pictures gives me an excuse to walk at a leisurely pace. I like to walk slowly so I can better notice a few details about what is beautiful to look at.

Right now, I think I need a break from reading articles on what is going on in the world. There’s just too much to read, and I cannot possibly read everything that interests me. However, I am very glad that so much information is available on the internet. Unfortunately, sometimes it just gets too much. For relaxation I’m now going to publish some more pictures that I took on a little walk a few days ago.

I started this post in the morning. It is evening now. In the meantime Peter and I watched the above Video. We watched it with several breaks in between. You can find this video also here on Dr. Stuart Bramhall’s site:

Brexit,Trump, Syria and the Fabricated War on Terror

Stuart did write a film review about it. It is a BBC production directed by Adam Curtis. Stuart says that in this fascinating documentary, Curtis explores the link between the rise of Putin and Donald Trump, the Brexit vote in Britain and the fabricated War on Terror. Having watched this video now, I must say that I too find this video fascinating. While watching it, I often thought, that we live in a crazy world. Really, it is extremely difficult to see what is “normal” in our world. We all seem to be manipulated by one power or another. Now back to my pictures.

That morning I took at first a few pictures in Lakelands Park. One of my neighbours came along and talked with me for a while. I took some photos as she went further along the footpath. She said she wouldn’t mind if I took a picture of her. However, the close-up photo I took of her did not turn out very well. So I am not going to publish it.

Lateline Program about Asylum Seekers, Mother Theresa, Interview with Paul Collins

http://iview.abc.net.au/programs/lateline/NC1625H156S00

I just watched the above program.

Here is a reference to an article in THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD, written by Michael Koziol:

http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/dont-use-refugees-as-human-shield-against-people-smuggling-warns-paris-aristotle-20160905-gr9h15.html

SEPTEMBER 6 2016 – 1:23AM

Don’t use refugees as ‘human shield against people smuggling’, warns Paris Aristotle

My thoughts on this:

I think it is really time the public thought about the consequences of our politicians policies regarding our off shore detention centres.

Die Gedanken sind frei-Thoughts Are Free COVER with Lyrics

A. Piazzolla. Libertango Moscow City Symphony – Russian Philharmonic Moscow City Symphony – Russian Philharmonic

A. Piazzolla. Libertango

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_2QAki-GRk

Armic – Tango Flamenco

Listening to Tango Music – This is how I pass my time on Good Friday afternoon. It goes on and on. I was really out to read a bit more in Mick Gordon’s book of essays:

THEATRE AND THE MIND

The third essay in the book is titled “Emotion, Thought and Action.

I says in that essay for instance: ” . . . the way we think about things, the way we interpret our thoughts, determines how we feel and behave.”

Listening to music, doesn’t this determine how I feel? Does my brain tell me, how I should feel about the music? Also, the feeling is immediately there when I do not like some music.

So it is probably true that my thoughts do very much influence how I feel and act. I am going to try to reflect about this a bit more. Yes, I think, it is true, I mostly let my thinking determine my feelings and how I act.

I hope I can soon write about this a bit more.

About the TPP Trade Deal

This is just one of some very interesting videos about the TPP Trade Deal which you can find on youtube.

Merry Christmas – Frohe Weihnachten

Johnny Cash: I Walk the Line

I keep a close watch on this heart of mine

I keep my eyes wide open all the time

I keep the ends out for the tie that binds

Because you’re mine,

I walk the line

I find it very, very easy to be true

I find myself alone when each day is through

Yes, I’ll admit that I’m a fool for you

Because you’re mine,

I walk the line

As sure as night is dark and day is light

I keep you on my mind both day and night

And happiness I’ve known proves that it’s right

Because you’re mine,

I walk the line

You’ve got a way to keep me on your side

You give me cause for love that I can’t hide

For you I know I’d even try to turn the tide

Because you’re mine, I walk the line

I keep a close watch on this heart of mine

I keep my eyes wide open all the time

I keep the ends out for the tie that binds

Because you’re mine, I walk the line

Close to the 4th Sunday of Advent 2015

Peter was on a swing early this morning:

Right now we are celebrating Beethoven’s birthday:

https://www.google.com/doodles/celebrating-ludwig-van-beethovens-245th-year

Sydney had a big storm:

Christmas Decorations in our Street, Dec.2015

This morning Peter took some pictures from up high!

The Amazonian Tribespeople, 9 min video

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2015/dec/10/the-amazonian-tribespeople-who-sailed-down-the-seine-video

The Kichwa tribe in the Sarayaku region of the Amazon in Ecuador believe in the ‘living forest’, where humans, animals and plants live in harmony. They are fighting oil companies who want to exploit their ancestral land. A delegation of indigenous people are at the Paris COP21 climate conference to make sure their voices are heard. Can they win their battle?

Three Documentaries about the lost World of Communism

Documentary – The lost world of communism part 1 (East Germany)
Thomas Young

Documentary – The lost world of communism part 2 (Czechoslovakia)
Thomas Young

Documentary – The lost world of communism part 3 (Romania)
Thomas Young

Notmsparker inspired me to want to watch all three documentaries about the Lost World of Communism.
I already watched the first documentary. A lot of things in the GDR (German Democratic Republic) I would not have liked.
Maybe for a young child, if you had parents who could lead a comparatively ‘normal’ life, it was not such a bad place to live. Most adults and older children were always in danger of being prosecuted. This is the way I see it. During the 1980s this so called workers’ paradise took some really bad turns. This documentary about the GDR shows quite a few things how more and more people got disillusioned about their so called ‘paradise’ even though to some extend ‘normal’ life did go on.