Myths, legends, fables, fairy tales and magic

“If you can’t take the heat, don’t tickle the dragon.”

Invisible demons, angels, gods and devils are part of a creative synthesis human beings use to live in this world. Myths, legends, fables, fairy tales and magic must neither be erased nor enforced. Stories matter, even when creatively based upon invisible and imaginary beings and places.

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“Hold On” by Tom Waits from the album ‘Mule Variations,’ 1999 Directed by Matt Mahurin

Myths are supernatural or paranormal stories invented and passed down about how or why the world began. Legends are fictional stories and creative teaching tools with dramatic exaggeration. Fables are shared stories with learning lessons, and magical and miraculous human-like animals, plants, forces of nature or invisible invented gods. Fairy tales are creative stories, for kids and adults, involving magical, macabre and delightful good and evil characters, often resembling human beings.

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“I’m for truth, no matter who tells it. I’m for justice, no matter who it is for or against. I’m a human being, first and foremost, and as such I’m for whoever and whatever benefits humanity as a whole.”

― Malcolm X

“Come not between the dragon, and his wrath.”

― William Shakespeare, King Lear

https://revolutionresource.org/2015/08/16/malcolm-and-martin/

We can surrender to fear, war, hate, violence, injustice and inequity. And we have failed. Or we can refuse to surrender. Courage conquers fear. Peace trumps war. Love is stronger than hate. Violence begets violence. Injustice for one is injustice for all. And while we are not all equal, there is no reason why the richest and most powerful nation on the planet cannot live up to its creed.

“He who fights too long against dragons becomes a dragon himself;
and if you gaze too long into the abyss, the abyss will gaze into you.”

– Friedrich Nietzsche

Nobody should be allowed to steal our dreams or force nightmares upon us.
We can find places we fit and do the best we can. Life is a fine human blessing to be enjoyed.

“Get up, stand up, Stand up for your rights. Get up, stand up, Don’t give up the fight.”

― Bob Marley, – Legend

We can become the peace we seek if we work for justice.

No fear, no compromise and no surrender.

“Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace.”

― Amelia Earhart

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Dragon Tribute

All people are part liberal and part conservative… We must conserve what we value (the environment, U.S. Constitution, the Bill of Rights, Civil Rights, Human Rights, Peace, Justice and Freedom… while securing peace and seeking proactive civic-engagement.

“Dragons are deeply revered by the Chinese. According to legend they have mega-dragon-powers that include weather control and life creation. They’re seen as kind, benevolent creatures. Funny. Every Western-oriented fairy tale I’d ever heard involving dragons starred daring knights trotting off to kill said dragons. Probably the real reason every time East meets West they get pissed off and throw tea in our faces.”

― from Jennifer Rardin

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“I Shall Be Released” performed by Nina Simone: Recording session: Live, Paris 1969

“It was always Marx, Lenin, and revolution – real girl’s talk.”
― Nina Simone, I Put a Spell on You: The Autobiography of Nina Simone