Musket, I am serious here. Little Hawk has made a very good point about you and Steve. " It doesn't mean you place yourself where others place a metaphorical boss. "

Everybody does place something or someone there. My militant atheist friend from the UK certainly put himself there. He ended up hanging himself. It goes back to Gnu's original point about the what the Dalai Lama said.

"I am not interested, my friend, about your religion or if you are religious or not.

What really is important to me is your behavior in front of your peers, family, work, community, and in front of the world."

In my mind this is the number one must beneficial function of Religion and

I am glad that His Holiness, has the good sense to agree with me. (Joke!!!)

To be a good person you have to place someone or something else "where others place a metaphorical boss" other than yourself.

In Freudian terms, putting yourself there, gives to much power to the id and allows it to dominate your Super-ego.

That is not to say that you have to put Jesus there. Little Hawk doesn't, he is well grounded spiritually. I'm pretty sure Bill D puts philosophy there. Amos places something I don't fully comprehend there but it seems to be a mixture of poetry and metaphysics.

But there is always something "where others place a metaphorical boss" And the person reflects whatever that is.   

Again, back to the original post for wisdom.

What our grandparents told us is the pure truth. You will always have what you desire for others. Being happy is not a matter of destiny. It is a matter of options.

Finally he said:
Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.
Take care of your Words because they will become Actions.
Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits.
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.
Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,
and your Destiny will be your Life


We all should consider this carefully. Be very mindful and deliberate of what you place "where others place a metaphorical boss."



BOB DYLAN LYRICS

"Gotta Serve Somebody"

You may be an ambassador to England or France
You may like to gamble, you might like to dance
You may be the heavyweight champion of the world
You may be a socialite with a long string of pearls.

But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed
You're gonna have to serve somebody,
It may be the devil or it may be the Lord
But you're gonna have to serve somebody.

Might be a rock'n' roll adict prancing on the stage
Might have money and drugs at your commands, women in a cage
You may be a business man or some high degree thief
They may call you Doctor or they may call you Chief.

But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed
You're gonna have to serve somebody,
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
But you're gonna have to serve somebody.

You may be a state trooper, you might be an young turk
You may be the head of some big TV network
You may be rich or poor, you may be blind or lame
You may be living in another country under another name.

But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes
You're gonna have to serve somebody,
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
But you're gonna have to serve somebody.

You may be a construction worker working on a home
You may be living in a mansion or you might live in a dome
You might own guns and you might even own tanks
You might be somebody's landlord you might even own banks.

But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes
You're gonna have to serve somebody,
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
But you're gonna have to serve somebody.

You may be a preacher with your spiritual pride
You may be a city councilman taking bribes on the side
You may be working in a barbershop, you may know how to cut hair
You may be somebody's mistress, may be somebody's heir.

But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes
You're gonna have to serve somebody,
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
But you're gonna have to serve somebody.

Might like to wear cotton, might like to wear silk
Might like to drink whiskey, might like to drink milk
You might like to eat caviar, you might like to eat bread
You may be sleeping on the floor, sleeping in a king-sized bed.

But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed
You're gonna have to serve somebody,
It may be the devil or it may be the Lord
But you're gonna have to serve somebody.

You may call me Terry, you may call me Jimmy
You may call me Bobby, you may call me Zimmy
You may call me R.J., you may call me Ray
You may call me anything but no matter what you say.

You're gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed
You're gonna have to serve somebody,
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
But you're gonna have to serve somebody.