Chu The Cud

It started typical….

Was today typical?

Today started typical, got up, made coffee, had pastry with my coffee, read a new book, made lunch, got ready for work and headed there on my motorcycle.

As I was heading to work, a truck crossed my lane to turn down a side street and me and my motorcycle crashed into the front passenger’s quarter. My left forearm hit the windshield and spiderwebbed it as I flew over the front of the truck.

It happened so fast. I was laying on my back looking up at the sky. I was alive. People gathered around to help and call a rescue. My right leg from the knee down was in extreme pain.

The fire truck showed up first and the guys were great. The police arrived and they were also great. Then the rescue and paramedics came and took good care of me. I was given something for my pain.

I was taken to the hospital and went through what every trauma patient goes through. Seemed like thirty people had their hands on me. From cutting off my clothing to moving me and asking questions.

I was then rolled into the hallway and taken for a battery of scans, X-ray’s and tests. My knee which took the worst of it was very swollen and the pain felt like it was about to pop. Anytime they moved the gurney, the pain would intensify to a point that was unbearable.

The pain was the most intense I have ever felt. I’m writing this to try and take my mind off it, while I wait for some pain relief.

I understand that in today’s opioid climate, they want to wait to give the pain medication needed because the pharmaceutical companies feed the businesses of addiction. But my pain was real and fierce. Hopefully, it’s not as intense later.

After ten hours in the ER, I got a burger and went home.

So to answer the question, was today typical?, I would have to say no.

c 2023 Chu The Cud

Anyone can create a child.

July 21, 2017

The most essential and paramount responsibility in our civilization is Parenthood. Anybody can create a child and it seems that shouldn’t be. This is the pinnacle in moving society forward.

Too many people create children and don’t take responsibility for raising them properly and teaching them discipline, responsibility, right from wrong, good and bad, empathy, compassion and how to listen and behave.

Enlighten them to not all is equal in life and shouldn’t be. Educate them how to use their personal strengths to accomplish their aspirations. Not be swayed by greed and ego. When they stumble or fail to learn from it encourage them to not allow it to slow them from moving forward. Learn from it. Don’t look for excuses.

And most of all, how to pass this wisdom on to their children.

Children are an extremely important gift… for the future. Treat them right and enjoy them.

c 2024 Chu The Cud.

Guess.

Dogs or cats?

c 2023 Chu The Cud

The mind.

What do you think gets better with age?

Everything. Yes as we get older the body doesn’t perform as it once did but the mind should be sharper.

The most important thing is we learn from experience. Yes there are those who don’t and never will but they are the exception to the rule.

Ageism is a real thing in the USA.

As a young man, I always found myself enjoying the time with older people. I would gravitate toward them. They would talk so much about their lives and experiences. You never walked away not implementing some of what they spoke out into your life. Even if it was, what not to do.

As we get older, we truly stop caring about what others think of us and the way we live our life. It doesn’t matter.

As we see older members of our family and friends pass, we start to take hold of time. Time becomes more precious.

As we get older, we start to take hold of the little joys in life over the material propaganda. We have eaten enough strawberries to really savor the sweet ones.

The mind is a terrible thing to waste.

c 2023 Chu The Cud

The future is a second from now.

What are you most excited about for the future?

The future is a second from now. Guaranteed to none, nonetheless I am excited to breathe another breathe, to blink another blink, to walk another step.

To enjoy my children and their laughter. To be able to continue to watch them grow into respectable and responsible people with integrity, humility and a sense of humor.

To see another sunrise and sunset. To ride my motorcycle once again on the pacific coast highway, observing all the beautiful scenery around me on a beautiful day.

To awaken and see my American Akita coming over to my bed to say good morning and whimper in happiness as I acknowledge him with a scratch.

To hear my parents voices on the phone another time and make them laugh with life’s bizarre narrative and they tell me how proud they are of me.

To pick up my musical instruments, play music and sing, transporting myself to another dimension.

To be able to continue to communicate and laugh and try to make the world around me a better place.

To taste, smell and experience all the different ingredients that life has to offer. Everything else is gravy

c 2023 Chu The Cud

The escape of distraction.

Too much distraction, can cause one distress.

You may feel the temporary benefit of a distraction from a particular task or situation, however this temporary relief or break, can have negative effects on one’s mental well-being.

Taking a break is required. Distraction is a wolf in sheep’s clothing.

A distraction is an interfering ding on a phone leading one down a rabbit hole that may cause a mind fog inadvertently, and then one might draw a blank and mentally wrestle about what they were doing before the ding occurred.

A distraction is social media scrolling, to keep us hooked.

Adding to the conversation or posting for a dopamine boost of instant gratification.

These social media design choices were created not to encourage critical thinking but to make it challenging for us to resist the distractions of delusional thinking, rather than maintaining focus on a realistic reality and objectives.

A distraction is one more episode of binge watching a series on any number of streaming services when one could be cleaning the living space, getting tasks completed, taking in nature or exercising for the betterment of health.

A distraction is an excuse to procrastinate that can create a cycle of confusion and anxiety.

Falling behind tasks as it gets harder and harder to pull away and get back on track.

Some may even find themselves looking for distractions from life if they realize this reality of idiosyncratic distraction.

Managing distractions requires an acknowledgement of this behavior, a digital detox, then a conscious action in self awareness and self discipline to control it.

It’s an ongoing process of will power over the diversion, as the tools of distraction are linked to us and our daily lives by our choosing, so we think.

The escape of distraction.

It’s your mind, take it back.

c 2023 Chu The Cud

What is an authority anyway?

On what subject(s) are you an authority?

My life. I love the ever changing journey with its ups and downs, highs and lows all consuming. Never the same. Raising my children and guiding them to be independent thinkers.

One can read other’s writings and write on the experiences and findings of the writers. Does that make them an authority on the subject or an interpreter? People lie. Does it make the liar an authority on lying?

When one calls themselves an authority does it make them better? Life is about learning and it never stops. it all comes back to the ego.

c 2023 Chu The Cud

It is not the sole essence of romance itself.

What’s your definition of romantic?

I feel romantic is not only about the emotional connection between individuals, but also about the context in which it occurs. It can encompass a sentimental longing or affectionate remembrance of past experiences or moments.

Romantic is mainly associated with love and relationship in society. A romantic evening, a romantic relationship but you can have a romantic time by yourself. Sitting on a beachfront, perfect weather while the music of waves crash and birds speaking are in perfect harmony. Either in the daylight or by the light of the moon.

Romantic is having the perfect steak with a friend on a balcony while the sun begins to sink into the night. The perfect drink with a cigar while looking out at the vastness of lights hanging from the sky.

A romantic time of walking alone in a park, surrounded by autumn leaves and raindrops. The smell is like no other.

Romantic is a song, a smell, a light breeze or sound that transports us back to a certain place and time.

Romantic is also a feeling of nostalgia. A time when memories overflow with the people that have passed on who brought so much joy in the past. The warmth cascades throughout the mind and body.

Romantic is so much more than the nuance of romance between two people in love which is a significant aspect, however romantic can extend beyond the emotional richness in various aspects of life.

c 2023 Chu The Cud

What makes a teacher great?

What makes a teacher great?
Observation and Communication.

A person with knowledge who can read a person or room. A teacher is observant, perceptive and can easily pick up cues in the room and tailor their style and adapt.

They can acquire information, dissect it, decipher it and encourage people to appreciate knowledge. They motivate.

A teacher makes a subject interesting and has a sense of awareness and humor. A teacher makes one hungry for information and ideas. They’re prepared for all probabilities.

A teacher is always learning and understands it’s a life long process. They’re open to new ideas and are able to weave and connect with modern times.

A teacher produces a lasting impression and makes the comprehension of knowledge fun while creating a positive atmosphere of learning. An innovator.

A teacher is a mother, father, sister, brother, aunt, uncle, doctor, nurse, politician, work associate, student or friend. The list can go on.

And there are some not so great teachers that don’t realize they’re teaching you when they are.

c 2023 Chu The Cud

Practical wisdom.

To bite into a piece of fruit and find it dried out, will shape your expectations of the fruit depending on your experience with the fruit.

However, if you have bitten into that piece of fruit before and it was juicy and delicious, you will have an openness to consuming it again.

But, if it’s the first time you experience this fruit and it was very bitter and dry, you might never want to eat it again and it could make one avoid the fruit altogether. But should it?

Would the willingness to try it again be based on one’s consciousness at the time of eating the fruit or one’s percipience of fruit.

A shade tree in the summer is great, when the sun is shining bright and the temperature is above eighty degrees. The shade alleviates one from the heat of the sun.

That same shade tree is avoided in the winter when the sun is shining just as bright and the temperature is below fifty degrees. The sun’s warmth is welcomed and needed.

It’s the same sun.

Who you are should never be taken lightly, by you. It takes decades of adulthood to become who you are, and even then you’re not done. Every day is a new opportunity to learn and experience life.

Right and wrong has never changed unless it’s being pushed through a lense of hypocrisy or a groupthink narrative. Then the line becomes blurred through propaganda. There is good and bad in every situation. You must be able to understand it as it all comes down to one’s perception and perspective.

Being open-minded and recognizing the influence of context can lead to a more nuanced understanding of the world. It’s optimal for personal growth and understanding.

However, one needs to strike a balance between striving for personal growth and putting oneself in personal peril. The answer is using common sense in your life’s journey.

Common sense allows for exploration and learning without compromising safety or well-being. Common sense acts as a practical guide, helping individuals navigate their life’s journey with a sensible and balanced approach away from harm’s way.

To open one’s mind means to be receptive to new ideas, perspectives, and experiences, allowing for a broader understanding of the world. It involves a willingness to consider alternative viewpoints, question assumptions, and embrace diversity in thought.

What it doesn’t mean is to accept what is popular just because it is the trendy narrative push of what the fashionable group collective holds to be true.

Truth doesn’t need to be popular. It’s independent. It represents an accurate and honest reflection of a situation. No emotion fantasies or chaotic illusions. To stray away from truth eventually leads to dismality.

Be wary of dubious claims from the Snake Oil Peddlers, that don’t make sense or seem too good to be true.

Trust your own intuition by following your common sense.

c 2023 Chu The Cud