Popular Misreads Of Reality: How Small Misunderstandings Can Become World Changing
By Damion Boyd
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The Book is divided into 3 parts with summaries at the end of each. Here is part of Part 2 summary: "Along with John Lennon we imagined a world of sharing, tolerance and peace. We had the best of intentions. We merely wanted to love each other. However, by rejecting a Creator, we reject a created order—a moral universe. Thus, we fall prey to our own primal drivers. Ultimately, this all leads to “Big Sis”, as we surrender ourselves to a corrupt and intrusive government based on “equality” and fear. In short, to reject the fear of the Lord is to accept the fear of everything else. To remove the Cross is to carry the weight of the world’s manipulation."
Damion Boyd
Boyd has experienced many unusual things. He grew up in a very large and turbulent family. His mom went blind when he was a child. His father was a battered war veteran who worked as a drill instructor in the Marines--running his family like a boot camp.at times. Having learned to cook for his family, Boyd grew up to manage restaurants. But, then went down a path of drug abuse and addiction. Finally, after turning to God for help, he overcame drug addiction and joined a Catholic monastery for 5 years. Later he left the Benedictines and got a job in a shipyard. He married a political refugee from Mexico City, is raising 3 children.His most popular books are Primal Ethics, The Curse of the Poet and Popular Misreads of Reality.He can be reached for comment at ferd453@aol.com.
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Popular Misreads Of Reality - Damion Boyd
Popular Misreads of Reality:
How small misunderstandings can become world changing
Expanded and revised edition
Smashwords 2017
No part of this book may be reprinted or duplicated for distribution without the express written permission of the author.
INTRODUCTION
Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler.
Albert Einstein
I looked to the door. About a dozen kids poured into the deli. These were little kids—anywhere from 7-9 years old. Three of the older boys approached the counter. One had 10 dollars in his hand. The others happily swarmed the large, colorful, snack display rack: arguing over what kind of chips or cookies they would get. The money kid began telling me what kind of sandwich he wanted prepared. Then I noticed one boy stuffing his clothes with bags of chips. The moment I called out that first word--Hey!
—they were all out the door and running across the parking lot in less than 5 seconds. The snack rack, now half empty. Just seemed to look back at me with a sad accusation: how could you let this happen? There were chips on the floor.
I just stood there amazed at the coordination of such young children. They all knew what they were about. They all acted as one. There were no stragglers or confusion over what they were doing. No doubt they had a clever, little leader who could see and think clearly. Yes, clarity of thought is quite valuable. It guides. It calms. It empowers—even small boys up to no good.
Today, there is a great thirst for clarity and the simple beauty of Truth. People just want to know what the heck is going on? These pages were a search for such clarity amid the confusion that is modern America. Read them. You just may gain insight into that heavily tattooed, 60 year-old man, with the dreadlocks, behind the counter at 7-11. You might even come to sympathize with that purple-haired girl who sports a giant tongue stud and wears her pajamas in a crowded mall. You will also see into the Green movement and understand the anger at big businesses like Wal-Mart. Certainly, you will get a firm hold on the values your kids are taught at school. And, you’ll know some of the reasons for our social and economic dysfunction. The Sixties
, 9-11 and the Culture War
will not be a mystery for you. When kindergarteners are arrested for sexual harassment, it won’t surprise you. When you see cell-phone-wielding-children bossing around their parents in public, it might even elicit an understanding smile.
The good news is that this book may well simplify for you much of our confused culture. It can bring some insight into both a mundane trip to the grocery store and the vast philosophical movement of Western civilization. The bad news is: it was written by someone who was