notes on equal rights

Equality ~ equal rights ~ will never exist within a mentality of separation. The Civil Rights Movement taught us that. The Anti-Apartheid Movement taught us that. It is not until you understand at a deep level that the human condition is the same for each and every person, that others require the same basic qualities for a graceful life as yourself ~ dignity, well-being, purpose… and seeing that your own dignity, well-being, and purpose are entitled, it is only a small leap of compassion to understand that these must be entitled for all. Without compassion, there will never be harmony, never be graceful society… there will never be the sense that others have familial needs, emotional needs, social needs… and it is this inability to view others as human ~ as bearing the human condition ~ that fosters separation and inequality.

If you sincerely want to be a good person in the world but have not attained the charasm of compassion, try kindness. The most powerful tool for changing the world is kindness practiced without arrogance.

for my book on peace and equality, go to:
http://royanthonyshabla.com

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royanthonyshabla.com ~ roy anthony shabla is a poet and writer, editor, bookmaker. he writes ecstatic poetry in the tradition of rumi, hafiz, tagore, kabir to rave reviews. his books include a memoir of the early peace movement and his own peace art designs, a quirky, childhood memoir that will make you laugh and cry and nod knowingly, as well as long poems for the theater. his books are a startling and delightful epiphany. he is currently working in opera, film, and editing an anthology of short fiction. for years, he has been working on a spiritual cookbook. this website is also a portal for the art, film, clothing designs (t-shirts, hoodies, tank tops, etc), and spiritual work of roy anthony shabla. consultation available for editing manuscripts and bookmaking, art acquisition and placement, as well as psychic-spiritual and feng shui work and garden design. he was once the youngest literary editor in the country and has lectured frequently on antique american decorative arts, ceramic arts. he has been a long-time advocate for peace and ecology.

http://www.royanthonyshabla.com

galleroy.com ~ is an online art gallery featuring the artwork of roy anthony shabla. paintings, prints, handmade books, film, performance, and a variety of mixed-media are represented. large abstract expressionist paintings, meditative paintings, assemblage, small letterpress poetry prints and watercolors and handmade poetry books and chapbooks, short artist films, and free art events, happenings, guerilla and graffiti art... as well as graphic peace t-shirts, hoodies, and other graffiti designs. this site also links to the other work of roy anthony shabla, writer and poet, healer and teacher and spiritual consultant, and activist.

http://www.galleroy.com

galleRoy.com

the website of my paintings and other artwork is now live online.

http://www.royanthonyshabla.com/galleroy/index.html

soon, slideshows of the work will be installed.

also, art events will be listed... many of them are free.

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notes on democracy

the basic problem with democracy is that:

it is far more likely to find one person who will put the needs of the group before himself than it is to find a majority of people who will do that…

however, the basic problem with dictatorship is that:

it is highly unlikely that that one benevolent person will be the person to rule.

democracy demands intelligence and compassion to thrive yet the democratic process requires neither.

thus, it would appear, entropy exists even in the most honorable political systems…

when applied to america, however, never underestimate the tenacity of mediocre minds.

http://royanthonyshabla.com