Finally the Truth, The big Secret

I will probably get thrown out of the “Hippie Union“, but there is no such thing as a “Hippie”. That was a construct by the media just like “Gen X”, but we adopted the term for ourselves as a kind of shorthand. Just like the “Hippie Movement”, also a construct by the media, “Hippies were never joiners, so “Hippie Movement” is an oxymoron.



So what are “Hippies”? I think CSNY said it best when they sang: “You who are on the road”. What road you might ask? It’s been called many things Love, Wisdom, Beauty, Truth and Ever Lasting Life. It’s the road away from this world we live in. No, not running away, but realizing that this world and its governments are the problem and not worth trying to save, then walking away to build a new world.



Well look around, what do you see? Do you see all the people with hate, anger, jealousy and contentions in their hearts? Do you see the people that have lost their innocence and instead of looking to get it back are tying to take innocence away from others who still have it? This whole world is based on Hate just look at the wars, the slavery, the poverty, the ghettos, the hunger, the destruction and the pollution, I mean people think the earth is just one big trash dump.



That’s why the phase “drop out”. It was to get people to think, that they can think outside the box. To get them to realize that Hate is not the only way to live ones life, that there was an alternative, Love, and we set out to prove it the best we could.



How? First, by loving life and enjoying it, run, jump, dance, walk bare foot, climb trees, play games, smile and laugh. (I can’t believe how many photos of people I’ve seen on this website of people frowning and looking oh so serious, People, lighten up, this is suppose to be FUN) One way you can tell if someone is a “Hippie” is, if just by looking at him, it makes you feel good and you want to smile and be friends ‘cause you know he’s having a good time.



Next, by loving others and no, that doesn’t mean you have to have sex with them, although that can be fun too.



Let me define Love to quote an old wise book: “Love is long-suffering and kind. Love is not jealous, it does not brag, does not get puffed up, does not behave indecently, does not look for its own interests, does not become provoked. It does not keep account of the injury. It does not rejoice over unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails.



So where does that leave us? If you want to be a “Hippie” live Love, put it into all you do. Remember we’re are all different and so we will express Love differently, so try not to hinder others in their expression of Love but encourage others to express Love all the more in the ways that they can.



The goal is to one day tip the balance of this world from Hate to Love. When that happens, all the problems that we argue about and that seem so hard to solve will become simple and easy to fix.



See you on the road!

OWB



PS Although drugs can be fun “Hippies” used them primarily to find the road and after that walking the road was more important than the drugs.

 

thrown out! shit! somebody should give you a cigar and make you president!

 

:lol: Thanx Supertramp!

 

Great Call there Water Brother, we were/are just what we are. No matter what they call us we are ourselves, all that other stuff is just stuff. It's not what you have, it's what you do with it.

It's like I ain't got shit, but whatever I can, I share, it's not on a large scale but it's the best I can do with what I do have. Everyone can contribute, just do something for someone to make them smile. A smile goes a long way, and it's contagious.. just watch what happens when you show yours to someone, the get one too and then they pass it along and suddenly everyone is smilling and lovin' one another. here's a few to get ya started

Bright Blessings
sh

 

good call water brother, i like your pov.... way to sum up a lot of things..

i especially liked this part of your statement:

"Do you see the people that have lost their innocence and instead of looking to get it back are tying to take innocence away from others who still have it?"

that sums up a lot of things ive seen on this planet, kinda makes you feel that no matter how far down the wrong side you've gone. theres no such thing as too far, so why bring others to that level - change yourself. i dont think you were completely meaning that but i got that from it. good read

 

I dig everything you've said. it's unfortunate to think that this world "we" are trying to build has never truly existed. Our utopia has been slashed and burned throughout the plants known history.

The world we are building can only exist inside ourselves.

 

Thanx for the nice comments you guys and gals!

SH, thanx for the smiles! that should be enough to jump start my smiles for tommorow.

Mep, I wish some how we could help those to change themselves but we can at least help protect those still innocent!

And Floyd I'm hoping that one day soon the world we're building will be seen to exist outside ourselves as well!

 

"hippie movement" is an oxymoron....absolutely true!

this should be posted in the threads where people are asking "how can I be a hippie?" or "Am I a hippie?" People are too hung up on labels to wonder what truly lies in their heart and souls....to find their own identity. They're too busy trying to fit themselves in a mold....

What is it with our society trying to give everything a name??? Why cant some things just be because they are?

 

Hi DD,
Loved your post, so True!
As the Beatles sang; Let it be, let it be!

 

So true man... love your words. everytime someone calls me a hippie I always think to myself, is there such a thing as a hippie? I just love what i do and do what i love...

 

This is great!