I posed this question to Google: What is the IQ (Human Intelligent Quotient) levels in the USA by state. Interestingly the state with the highest IQ was Massachusetts, ranking first with an average IQ of 104.3. The second and third highest were New Hampshire and North Dakota with state average IQ scores of 104.2 and 103.8. Mississippi was ranked last with an average IQ of 94.2. In the top 10 are Massachusetts, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Vermont, Minnesota, Montana, Maine, Iowa, Connecticut and Wisconsin. Let’s move on to the lowest IQ states. In order Tennessee, Arkansas, Arizona, Nevada, Alabama, New Mexico, Hawaii, California, Louisiana and Mississippi. Kansas has a respectable IQ of 100.5 matched by Idaho and Indiana at 100.6 and South Dakota at 100.7. It would be very interesting to know how IQ and the understanding of current events correlate. More interesting if the higher IQ people in the public have any influence on current events or can they change them. Coming full circle what is reality and how do you package that in a malleable form.

Reality is defined as the world or state of things as they actually exist, as opposed to an idealistic or notional idea of them (i.e. “he refuses to face reality”) Secondly, it is defined as the state or quality of having existence or substance. The real nature of things rather than imagined, invented, or theoretical ideas. Some of the synonyms are fact, truth, certainty, realism.

One reality is that evil will always exist. Each of us can decide what is the evilest thing anyone can do. One thing that comes to mind is the deliberate killing of innocent people. To do that in the name of God is maybe worse. The Kamikaze pilots of Japan or the Martyrs of Allah are innocent individuals who believe that their death is honorable and that there will be life after death. That is a great notion and one that may be necessary for a culture to exist. However, self-preservation is instinctively bred into us so to give up our life willingly requires a very special person or a very ignorant one. Brain washing, I believe, is real. To think that an individual or group of individuals that would ask someone to die for any reason is pure evil. What is the motive for anyone to do that? The threat of the extinction of the group might be a good motive. I am sure you can come up with more motives yourself. I would ask, is it the smartest of the population that would Martyr themselves or the dumbest for the cause. I am going with the less educated folks or those with a low IQ would be more easily persuaded to kill themselves for a cause then those with a higher education or IQ. Where are the days when the king led his Army into battle? What was his IQ?

To get to a point with all this is to suggest that folks are becoming expendable. It is usually the poorly educated folks that are most easily persuaded to fight for a cause that are sent to battle first. It is the folks with the higher IQ that sit back and watch. Secondly it is those same higher IQ folks that profit from any gain in the war. There are plenty of examples where a majority of less intelligent folks rose up for survival and won. Today we are a democracy because a few brave men insisted on being free rather than slaves to a monarch. By slaves the 13 colonies were being taxed without any representation or voice to object. It took ten years and 6,800 Patriots that died to finally end the war for independence. Some 17,000 died from disease while being housed in Prison Ships in the New York Harbor. In hindsight was that much loss of life worth it. What if the war had been lost and we were today under British rule? What if there had never been a war and we would be living exactly the way British citizens are living now. Based on 246 years as a democracy and the lifestyle we enjoy today I like where I am. I am sad so many died to free us from British Rule and allow us to be where we are today. But where are we today? Inciting an insurrection due to high taxes, yes and many other good reasons. Again, being brainwashed by smart people? Those being mostly filthy rich people not wanting to pay taxes. But who is it that is going to die for a change to the status quo? I doubt any of the men in the war of 1776 expected to die. Today we know that any conflict will take lives. Who will be the first to raise your hand and say I am willing to die or worse yet that I am willing to send my own boys and girls to die. Remember who is going to gain the most by sending you or your children to war. It is time for American to say NO! Not my kids.

As I had mentioned previously, the reality is that evil does exist. The reality is that America has folks that want to kill. They don’t need a cause but if they have one that is great. Real freedom is living in a void with all the ingredients to sustain yourself and no one to disagree with you. Since that will never happen, we will continue to see evil, and we will always have conflict. As a Christian nation we are led by the recorded actions and examples of one man who did no wrong. We are also exposed to the historical evils in the recording of the Old Testament. The philosophy we should all strive to live by is summarized in the ten commandments. Jesus taught that they are still relevant. But so many who want to live in peace are not allowed to do so and are being constantly bombarded with threats. The more they try to follow the footsteps and teachings for good the more they are threatened. The Nation of Israel has tried to live a life of peace and follow the teaching of their God and those who they believe are their Gods appointed leaders. The Patriarchs of Judaism Abraham, Isaac, & Jacob are considered the forefathers of the Jewish people and believed to have established a covenant with GOD. Prophets like Isaiah, Jeremiah, Amos and Hosea delivered messages from GOD, often addressing social injustices and urging the people to remain faithful. Still, they have fought and tried to preserve land that was promised to them by God. Those that disagree are willing to shed blood to prove their case, but the ones that are willing to shed blood are not on the front line, but if successful will be the one to profit the most. Any God that teaches you have to kill your fellow man to please me is not a GOD. He more closely resembles our definition of Satan. The Prince of Evil.

The preservation of life should be the highest priority for the world. Currently the issue of abortion is one of the examples. While the question of when does life begin is in conflict, more importantly is the question who has the right to take a life? Those that are most concerned with calling an abortion deliberate murder or killing a life are very comfortable with wiping out a country and all its inhabitants. That means pregnant women, children, boys, men and girls. While we live in a hypocritical world, due to evil, there are those who are honest, faithful, hardworking and peaceful loving individuals. The world has gone from fighting for survival with animals to fighting for survival with each other. Today the majority of the world is not fighting for survival of the species but instead for dominance. There are unresolved regional tensions such as a breakdown in the rule of law, an absent or co-opted state institution, illicit economic gain and the scarcity of resources all exacerbated by climate change. These have all become dominant drivers of the conflict.

One Reality

HPLA Charities is not even a spec on the global scene and yet we are making progress into saving lives, at minimum perpetuating lives and trying to do our part to make our community a better place with the thought of bringing peace with one and other. Our mission if you have not read our “about page” has been to provide home repair to low income homeowners. That mission has been overshadowed by folks needing help in other areas rather than just leaky faucets. We have been petitioned to provide money for specialized meals for special dietary homeowners, school supplies, help with the high cost of utilities. mortgage payments, insurance and with other temporary needs such as utility deposits and late fees. A few of our short term help recipients have come back to support us as volunteers or paid with cash back. These folks are authentic with there needs and grateful for the leg up.

Our monthly donations have been a great help and more importantly given from the heart. We receive a $10 gift every month and have for years from a person who probably is in need herself. “It is those that can afford to give the least that give the most proportionately”. Since the need to donate to politicians is temporarily over the need to contribute to charities is not. Will you send us 10% of what you donated to a political campaign? www.hplacharities.org/donate

We have home-repair projects in play and we have already contributed some to clients for healthcare. The goal is to keep more folks in their homes. Home healthcare is at an all time high and that keeps folks from living in a nursing home where life expectancy is very predictable. I’d like to shout out to one of our oldest clients at 90 years old that we have been helping for over 5 years. She is still making it on her own in her own house.

God Bless you all for caring and doing what you can to help in our mission. HPLA has no paid staff or overhead that uses your donations. The donations all go to the folks we help and those that will come. There will always be those. HPLA Charities