48 Laws of Power Explained

I've been reading, well studying these guidelines to power written by Robert Greene in 1998, It's pretty impressive. At first I thought it was some random collection of common sense google tweets someone turned into book but it is far more in depth than I'd imagined.

Oddly enough, not to sound conceited, but many of the things I read so far in the book are things I naturally do but never really took time to notice why I do them, or why they work so seeing them laid out and explained gave me a lot of insight as to why I succeed in the areas where I do and am seen as a leader and somewhat intimidating to others even upon first meeting.

I'm gonna be posting some random laws I find notable to events I see or experience depending on the days they happen so stay tuned and you might find out some stuff to help you understand or even reform your actions to gain more power in your everyday life. Won't give you all the secrets though, you gotta read for yourself for all that... (That's Laws.. Nah, can't give yall too much too quick) Stay Tune, first post in 30minutes; Law 18: Isolation is Dangerous.

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"Renunciation" by Johnny Magnum

Renunciation.
Let me enunciate it
Abjuration of faith in the greatness woven in my seams of Fate,
Cause all I seem to see is a buncha hatred.
Only one begotten son in faith,
well I say fuck being ya favorite.
I see how you treat ya Loved ones
and it makes me want to become one wit Satan.
At once I wanted a savior,
But now I want to be the one you save them from.
See I gave you respect
and tried to do what you'd expect of me,
in turn just begged for you to be hospitable.
But that you didn't do,
you just gave me increasing stress,
unequivocal to anything I've ever felt
and felt the need on thanksgiving morning to leave me mourning
while my brother laid gone in the hospital too.
So God, tell me what I should be thankful for
And if there's silence, then say no more...
We're done here.

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Knowledge In Pain by Johnny Magnum

 

Secret Pain

Disdain

Refrain from speaking to me.

The Holy Spirit goes through me but the evil remains a true beast.

I am truly unique and you speak of solidarity, But I'm a rarity.

One of a kind at one with my mind,

You could never invade my thoughts.

Because I react with instinct, I'm distinct,

My distance from despair has never dissolved…

But this solves my need for drama.

I feel Hopeless,

but know this day I need change like Homeless man campaigning for Obama.

With God imma formulate a plan

Cause I can't let another man control my fate like a suicide bomber for Osama.

I don't need 72 virgins in the afterlife,

I just need to know my purpose after life.

I mean I've been forewarned, but I've been so wrong, and its been so long that…

I don't even know what comes after right; So I have to write.

Cause my prayers are in these pages

I’m tryna get to Eden if u seein what I’m sayin.

We following the leader, not even knowin why

Then we tithing 10% but donating zero time.

It seems the Eve of Destruction is the Apple of the Eye

But this is just my food for thought so I thought yall should have a bite.

It shouldn't have to be this literal,

But it’s critical for your spiritual to not cripple to individuals.

Those quick wit views are not always those quick to do the right thing.

So don't assume fools on teletubes choose who Satan’s crew uses to sell a bright dream,

cause see God made the rules and

God made the Blues,

So only Gods fit to choose what your sadness might mean.

It might seem sometimes that he doesn't Love Us,

But when you're all alone and there's Twilight in your zone be thankful…

You could’ve be devoured by Wolves and Blood Suckers.

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Why Did God Let it Happen?

 

I had a discussion with a friend recently about the topic of religion and Gods responsibility and/or accountability in events of an unfavorable Nature. I know many people, including myself at one point, that asked these same kinds of questions. I mean think about it, Have you ever asked yourself:

Why do bad things happen to Good People?

Why do Innocent People get Hurt?

Why do the good Die Young? etc. etc. etc. 

These questions are so meaningful that many Religiously Neutral/Agnostic/Atheists use it as the sole basis in which they choose not to be Religious/Spiritual. Since of course I cannot speak directly for God, I want to even the Plane on a Human level to help explain, and assist in spread the clarity that I have been lucky enough to attain.

 

Free Will:

To begin to understand, you must first realize that EVERYONE has a Choice. If you can't come to terms with that then stop reading now. Most of us are not Drones (or at least shouldn't be), and have the full mental capacity to know the difference between right and wrong, better and worse, Fair or Biased. Without the choice of making the "Good" or "evil" choice then, in my opinion, Life would be worthless. I mean think about it, what if you were NEVER allowed to make a bad decision... Never allowed to step outside the box... Never allowed to do anything that was Biblically considered wrong... Would you really enjoy your current lifestyle? Sex, Smoking, Tattoos, Cursing, hell the manner in which you may jokes would have to stop. Though it sounds good to say, would you really like the world to be “Prefect”? If yes, what if that idea of Perfection was someone who enjoyed the opposite of everything you did… Would your answer still be yes? Not me. 

Helping or Hurting:

Think about someone in your life that ONLY comes to when they need something and avoids the majority of the advice you provide them so they fall into the same problems over and over again... How merciful would you be to their feelings? How long would you continue to help them? At what point do you realize that "Helping" them in the way you are is actually the worst thing you can do for them?

I have been in this position personally with both people older and younger than me but maybe you haven't. If not, you will invariably get to a juncture in life where someone will be using you as a crutch and utilize that fact so they don’t have to worry about making better decisions. Unfortunately some people need to be forced into progress, because in the Tight Rope Walk that is Life, people that come across are more willing to be reckless when you are playing the safety net. They feel why spend time working on their balance if they know you will be there to catch them. If you want them to get better, you must sometimes remove that certainty. With that being said, how many times have we done wrong for days, weeks, months, years, generations and expect God to be a safety net? Maybe you are just being taught a lesson from your own doing, or are a tool in the lesson to others past actions. Forget God & Religion for a moment and ask yourself, Do you understand the Concept of Cause & Effect? Its as simple as that.

(From an article I wrote about Karma available Here)

Just because you didn’t personally do something doesn’t mean a chain effect wasn’t set in motion. This is why we cant simply be good on our own, we must encourage others to make better decisions too because it could effect us later

 

We too often don't want to take accountability for our own actions because of the difficulty of responsibility involved but act as if we don't understand the weight of the duties to the decisions we avoid. On earth we play God everyday creating and destroying Life without so much as a second thought but swear as God we could do a better job. How does that make sense to you? I mean you do know about the bacteria, insects, animals, plant life etc. destroyed as a necessary evil for the survival of the Masses right? If so, why are you confused that evil is necessary for Good to exist? Its around us everyday perpetuated by the very people complaining of its existence. Ignorance will NEVER be a good enough excuse, self reflect and make sure you are PERFECT before complaining or you have to roll with the punches just like everyone else, Holy or Not. But don't make asinine comments saying that the existence of bad events proves God doesn't exist, because the death of All Life would cure any Evil... Is that better or worse for Mankind?

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Justification in Hypocrisy?

How do you feel about Hypocrites? Seriously, take 10seconds and say out loud what you really think about people who give advice they can't take and make rules they don't follow. Got it? Now apply all of that feeling toward yourself because there's at least a 99% chance you are a Hypocrite too. Most of you probably just IMMEDIATELY disagreed then made an excuse as to why it's okay when you do it... Ironic huh? Lets go through a few examples...

 

Death Penalty vs Commandments

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Religion: Hot Topic… Why?

Too often people cannot have civilized convo about religion without getting Hot Headed. Why is this? Simply put, there is no Universal Right Answer. Doesn't mean it can't be discussed and Debated and The way I figure it... If you can't tolerate other religions because of yours, then you clearly have the wrong one. Your faith/Lack Of Faith shouldn't be based on Proving all other solutions wrong, it's about yours being right FOR YOU. Big Difference.

I think too often people focus on all the differences as opposed to the similarities to search for Truth. People fear what they don't know, but then don't educate themselves on what they don't understand. I guess Ignorance is Bliss for those weak minded. No amount of education will hurt my Belief in My God... it CAN'T. If you do not believe that then maybe you should reevaluate your Views on Religion. But I want to make a list for those who want to engage to assist in keeping the discussions civil...

Before You Debate...

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Park51 (Mosque at Ground Zero)

Now I have to admit the 1st time I heard "Mosque at Ground Zero", as someone whose father worked in the Twin Towers, I almost flipped out out of Pure Ignorance... but once educating myself I was able to be more understanding. Moral: There are 3 Sides to Every Story, What He Said, What She Said and the Truth.

Controversies

1) "Mosque At Ground Zero"

How the heck you going to make a place for Religious Worship at the site where people of that faith killed thousands of people? It seems as if it is a tribute to their Accomplishment.

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