What an absolutely insane day in Toronto, Canada.... This city has long been self obsessing about it's inferiority complex. Are we the real metropolis that matters in a country of Trees and Rivers? We are not like New York, that chaotic dirty city to the south east, however we can build our waterfront up with Condos on every corner and be trendy and hip the way Chicago did about 10 years ago. We can ban the panhandlers from Downtown, open up some shelters for the homeless and allow some Casino's on Aboriginal lands, we kind of have it covered.
We needed an International reputation though. Other than being "very polite" (which is more like mute)people up here, we needed some credibility other than some vague Keanu Reeves association.
Let's bring some world leaders here and show them what a polite bunch of multicultural humans we have here, all harmoniously getting along. Great idea. We have a reputation of having more restaurants per ca pita than any other city, so lets show the Chinese and the British some real hospitality and some Canadian Beef.
The problem being, that the carnage and the depletion of natural resources that the G-8 nations are responsible for is not sitting well with the majority of thinking people all over the world. The entire planet is in utter chaos and all of the bravado and rhetoric thrown across our media will not make it any better. Forget about the 1 billion dollars wasted on security. The issues are so vast that I am going to spare you having to read them here again.
People are pissed and if you throw the Energy of a Police State around them and build fences and Ride in on Horses beating drums, the more extreme members of this mostly peaceful bunch might burn a couple of police cars.
Today I watched a documentary on the the successful coup that the US started in CHILE in the early 70's. Democratically elected president Allende was overthrown by general Augusto Pinochet who became a fascist dictator responsible for the murder and torture of thousands of peace loving citizens. He got by with a little help from his friends in the US government. This type of thing also took place in Guatemala, Peru and many other Country's. Why did we put up with it? Now we don't really even see it. Pretty sickening.
So the bottom line is The US and FRIENDS like us are going to have to Answer questions, but big Oil, big Finance and Big Government seem to be ok with all of this.
Moving on, today, I watched a sweet film about a Waitress made a couple of years ago. The message at the end of it was one of empowerment and hope. As it came to an end I realized that the actress who played one of the lead roles was also the writer and director. Adrienne Shelley was her name. She won a couple of awards for her work, but after the film wrapped, she was at home at her apartment and she was randomly murdered and then hanged by the thief in order to make it look like a suicide. Pretty scary irony.
Random violence also does exist, and it often strikes the truly gifted and innocent, the people that are truly making a difference in this society, one breath at a time. Sad.'s
I have to finish this little message on an up note. I had the pleasure of watching STEALING BEAUTY, the Bertollucci movie from the mid 90's tonight.
So LUSCIOUSLY filmed with the perfect Performances. It really was ..
I hate to use the cliche. A visual poem.TOO LATE. There is a scene where LIV TYLER'S character plays a game with a gentleman that will some how liberate her from her doldrums. She has to lick the mirror. It is a fantastic moment. You don't have to be a man to enjoy it, believe me on this. The young lady who was watching it with me was also impressed with the Cinematographer. One of the best moments ever put on film.
So what is resonating for me now is the realization that Beauty does exist in the moments, it is everywhere.
This is not s ome new age doctrine, it is true. If beauty is what turns your crank embrace it when you can, because if you are always looking forward, and worrying about the bigger pictures that are controlled by outside forces, you are missing out.
Our city is in Ruins in the metaphorical sense, and hey, it's to be expected at this point. Let's enjoy.
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