Do you keep my pornography?

What if we use the stopwatch to measure the duration of all the audio and video materials of Hilary Duff in relation to all the teachings of Carl Sagan, which was published or aired in the Western world?, Busty singer and actress would win with thundering ovations to our animal mentality. This is normal, because how would otherwise we will be drunk and horny at a party touching our friend's sister while some strange grandpa babbles about subatomic particles?

What will ultimately win, human idiocy or human reason? Both of these conditions make us human beings, but we are all smart enough to conclude what of the two make us better people. The current result is, unfortunately, for the benefit of the team Idiots. But the latest goal for a reasonable humanity was scored by the European Community with their project "Planets". Reuters brings interesting news about group of smartheads agreed to preserve the existing digital data formats that can be read in the future. Project included experts from 16 European libraries, headed by representatives of the British Library, Austrian National Library and similar freaks.

Many of you reading this are IT literate enough that it do not need to be explained that on your computer or somewhere at the moment is from 1000 to at least 300.000 images, texts, movies, presentations and more. All these files are formatted in the hundreds of different "languages" that computers can interpret (formats as jpg, mp3, avi, mov, gif, doc, txt, ppt, xls). We may add to all that you store the data on your hard disk, DVD, CD, floppy disk, USB flash memory, etc. and that would be something like several thousands of the world's literary works written in several hundred languages on the media made of paper, papyrus, parchment, clay, stone, wood, copper, plastic films, glass, etc. And each manufacturer of each format struggles that his type of record make success on the market. So today many of the technologies disappear, new ones are emerging, and along with that the quality of our media for storing data can not endure for long - for DVDs it is estimated maximum durability 10-50 years, depending upon whom you ask for an opinion.

Thus, the EU Commission winced a bit and decided to make a "Digital genome" and put it in the time capsule, and store it in the best-guarded warehouse in the whole Europe - Swiss Fort Knox. Though the idiotic name of the vault do not inspire us with confidence, the project itself promises much by its potential. Digital genome should do the similar job of the real genome - to give instructions on how to do something, in this case it means to give instructions to the distant future generations to read our data preserved today. That's why I did this and shared it with you, because I fight for the victory of reason over nonsense, the skepticism over trance, and the faith over superstition.

The skin goes like goose bumps, tears fill my eyes when a beautiful event such this happen in our troubled civilization. But all of this raises new questions - who will eventually win? Popular songs or physics, superstition or education? What will our distant descendants read out of our today's media? Or, God forbid, visitors from a distant part of the universe? What they could conclude by "infinite" amount of distributed pornographic material, unreal worlds in video games, dramatization in movies, hilarious rhythm of our music and shallow lyrics of our songs that make us dance? Would they dig us out or bury us again as if we didn't even exist? Spit on our geological strata?

Generally, what you think, what you read, what you write, what are you looking at, what are you singing, what you believe, that is what define your own "Final judgment", but that's also what's define the judgment about our generation. You and I have just one chance, only this life and if you think you can't do anything more, at least don't allow Swiss Fort Knox keep access to your stupidities for the future. Let your emails, your presentations, your photos speak the words of love and hope to the people you know, that you are with them when everything else fails. Tell them to read and to learn, to visit sick ones, to live healthy, make them laugh heartily. That's the way we are going to be dug out some day and someone would learn something smart, and we will resurrect in such a way. On the contrary, we will be swallowed by the dark of oblivion. And so it be.

Lessons from Vulcan

You need a change in life, you need something better. But you do not want more to listen to babble of your doctor, priest, mullah, your mother or colleague who just act as a smart one. Here, finally, is something completely different (or maybe not?). Where do you think no one can help you, aliens jump in.

Tips come from the TV series "Star Trek", specifically from the planet Vulcan. Looking at the life of a prominent Vulcans, Spock and Tuvok, scientific officers of "Federation of Planets," and listening to their teachings, you can significantly raise the quality of your life (do not ask me for busty T'Pol :)). We should bear in mind that the Vulcans are basically quite troublesome creatures, very aggressive and passionate, skilful and deadly, but they were curb their temper by holding special life philosophies. Let us learn something today.

1) always wish other people a long life and prosperity

"Live long and prosper!" (I wish you a blessing!) Is the famous Vulcan greeting when they meet the other species in the universe, while raising their right hand in a specific look (see photo). Why don't you start today by greeting your neighbors, the shopkeeper at the store, colleagues or anyone you meet allowing a simple smile and gentle word "Hello!"? It seems very difficult, but once you do that first time today, every such step after that would go easier.

2) accept differences

More revealing the universe, the Vulcans got to know more of other living species. They realized that the logic that leads their life is not the only one, equally as they themselves are not the only one in the universe. They avoided problematic emotions, adopting the logic of others and thus creating strong connections with others. Did someone say to you that you are not alone in the world? Did someone tell you that you are not the smartest in the world? How stupid should you be to think that your problem is unique and unsolvable? Stop whimper and find other people, talk to them.

3) think about your diet

Vulcans generally do not feed on meat, because they believe that these irritating food encourages their animal passions. Spock is a vegetarian, and so is the actor who represents him (Leonard Nimoy). This does not mean that we must become a vegetarians, but if you are in common sense you will understand many contemporary social messages around you and would introduce more fruits and vegetables in your diet, and less animal protein, enhancing your immunity and quality of life.

4) think of others, not only of yourself

If you believe the guidelines left by Spock in "Star Trek 2: Wrath of Khan," we should take into account the welfare of group and sacrifice an individual. Or there is someone already sacrificed? Jesus Christ? One for all? For me today that means to sacrifice my comfort for the sake of others. If someone... anyone today can be better in my life when I raise my buttocks from the chair, then I'll get up and go for it. Period.

5) let the things go ...

... but I'll do my best. You can call this a "Stoic philosophy", however. Vulcan Sarek, Spock's father, once said that the inevitable things happen because it's the wisest way. You may surrender to the circumstances, to the political forces, you can let the mediocres play their stupid games on all radio and TV stations, let some shepherds controll the politics, do not resist them, just endure it as a "male", but also bring your own style, your opinion and your change in a society anywhere you can.

6) consider, meditate, pray

Tuvok is a Vulcan who has shown that meditation (deep contemplation) gives good results. Control yourself, think before you do something, read something wise, think about what you've read, pray to a Higher Power, and act as you think what is right.

7) touch

Vulcans tend to reach their hand and touch someone's head in order to achieve "mental contact". It does not work with us. But I'm sure that warmly shaking hands with someone, and even a friendly hug can contribute to good relations, to provide security to someone. Try today to shake your hand or hug someone, you will be better, believe me.

8) enjoy

We can describe our sex passion as 24/7/365 urge (we are constantly horny), but Vulcans have their own unique passions and mating period, which is called "Pon Farr", and never again in a whole life. The lesson for us is that we can't each day in the life submit everything in the life to our wishes. We must be careful of the desires of others and our own desires submit to self-control and allow the pleasure to come out when it makes sense and it is legal.

9) allow children to grow up

Vulcans' ritual of putting children through the wilderness of the planet is cruel. They justify such a thing through a survival of those individuals that are most suitable for life in the universe. The lesson for us is that we put our children in an imbalance if we only protect them. Life is a challenge as well as there is a need of protection of our children. Do not make an idiots, make people. Teach your children, love them, but let them experience life and give them their daily work responsibilities and teach them to solve the problems.

Live long and prosper!