A Politics Society Will Become Real

As a clown I am clear about the mask. The mask is the face people show the world, not the real face. Although I feel to put in here, the mask I wear is my real face, as it gives me permission to love unconditionally and I am completely transparent. I am not performing I am extending beauty through love to the world. So I actually forget myself (ego) and just be. So I will make loving clowns the exception.

Back to the general idea about masks. All people are wearing masks of roles whether they be in relationships, children, workers, managers, knowledgeable, uncertain, fragile and the list is infinite. Masks are powerful, if you believe you are a certain way then the mask seems real. As a clown we are able to take off the mask and see people in their innocence. No-one fears clowns, well err some do thanks to Hollywood, lets work on the idea that the idea of a clown is friendly and harmless (which they are) for most people. They are also innocent. As people relax the mask comes off. Politics is the art of the mask as they must be seen to be as the party has cultivated. Yet today people are wanting to see real people in politics who really are representing their interests. As climate change is a real phenomenon there will need to be truth, adaption, innovation and action taken to show people, they are indeed representing them. There will be a zero tolerance for those politicians who are still articulating old lines that have been heard before. People are seeking real words and actions taken from a place of authenticity.

Bob Brown, The Australian Greens Senator comes to mind. I met him once when I interviewed him for radio. This is a person who was an activist for the environment. He was head of the Wilderness Society in Tasmania when he lead the Franklins Dam blockade in 1982. The dam was proposed for the purpose of generating hydroelectricity. The resulting new electricity generation capacity would have been 180 MW. This would have subsequently impacted upon the environmentally sensitive Franklin River, which joins the Gordon nearby. During the campaign against the dam, both areas were World Heritage listed (Wikipedia). Many people respect Bob Brown as he appears genuine in his dedication to nature and the longevity of his own campaign to save the planet. When I interviewed him someone organised for him to sign his book for me, I was touched by the gesture and said so. Bob looked back and I saw in his eyes such a beautiful light, the word that arose in my mind was ‘angelic’. That is what I saw. If that is you, come forward now is the time. Thus if you have a light in your eyes (goodness) why not shine your light is my meaning here.

We need not only true believers but authentic people to come into politics now. It is time for the society to become political, not just the lawyers. A person said to me she was not political, I said everyone is political, life is politics, it is about influence, speaking up etc. You only have to work to see politics at play as ambition surfaces. So yes we already are, this just means let your voice count. All voices are important. It doesn’t matter if you are not an expert, trust in your own wisdom, you may be surprised at your own contribution. Society needs all people to get on board and turn the ship around. The ice is indeed melting. So why not transform ICE into Inspire, Challenge and Empower. That will most definitely change the climate. Have fun.

A POLITICS SOCIETY

The politics society,
Is the society of the body politic,
For the body creates the movement,
To be seen to be doing,
Keeping up appearances,
Gives the impression of footsteps
in the sand,
Walking in the same direction,
As the winds of change rise up,
The footsteps are smoothed and eroded,
By a sea change.

What is politics?
The unanswered question,
Holds the key,
Speaking in tongues,
Moving in circles,
Changing the focus,
Massaging the content,
Rests in dis-ease,
With the truth.

Life is political,
All is influence,
Where unconscious influence rings the bells of truth,
Those conscious of their influence seek security in proof,
For the numbers game weigh what is right,
Those unconscious weigh the truth in insight,
The weight of public opinion is the real weigh station,
But those at the platform are not stopping at the station,
They are going their own way,
They are on an express train,
For power and influence weigh heavily in this freight,
Armaments and military equipment are expensive to transport and deliver,
There is a payload,
For the tall poppy that reaches high,
Is harvested and converted into the opiate of the masses,
For mass media is creative accounting,
For it is a numbers game,
It is the greatest art of the magician,
For triumph returns as defeat,
Elections return friends to seats,
For they are sitting down not standing up,
For weapons of mass distraction,
Have been found.

So is there a politics society?
Where the like minded,
Are mindful of what they like,
For their way of life is powerfull,
Many are watching opulence paraded as success,
For the inner sanctum is a secret society,
It is the secret of success,
For ancient masters advised rulers to stay below,
Modern masters are advised to stay below public contempt,
Yet the ancient art of good government was to serve in deeds without been seen,
This was public service and payment was in-kind,
Yet today to stay below is to conceal deeds where they are seen to be,
Where payment is to the blind,
Who cannot see to tell the blind horseman on the blind horse,
That he is heading towards the abyss.

For politics to become real,
One must not conceal but make visible,
All transactions are debits or credits,
On the public record for anyone to see,
To watch the money trail unfold,
Defines what we value,
For values have become objectified,
Yet they are inherent and inalienable,
For the truth is always real,
As it stands as a monument to change,
It will rearrange the deck chairs,
For the titanic is sinking,
Yet the ice breaker may save us,
When we are true to ourselves,
For that is the true gender of the buoy,
Floating to resurface
a new civilization.