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Maverick

Maverick

by | October 14, 2023 | Blog, Inspiration, Perseverance

Maverick

No one wakes up one morning and suddenly decides to go Maverick (°_°)*

The majority of humanoids have been programmed to reject the innate notion of becoming ΩNE—stupefied and dupefied, teeter-tottering along their precarious way—exposed as trite commonplace primates—material aplenty yet spirit empty—soulless and void, can this be more clear, the grinding of gears, is really all there is left to say.

Full cast of the MuppetsOver decades of being created and animated inside the Land Of The Rising Son, the full spectrum of gaijin has been encountered from all points under the Sun.

Generally speaking, these mundane proletariat are somewhat akin to spam—randomly having dropped into the inbox, by virtue of living in Japan.

Three Samurai Captains Of Japan - Land Of The Rising SonSearching the ether on a knowledge quest, seeking a specific expert of kind—when then and there—Maverick appeared—serendipitously—in the nick of time.

What a Maverick is—what it is not ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Laid bare to see is a banal representation of a trite commonplace performer, kitschy movies following well-worn, bloodthirsty plots—broadcasting guts and glory—gratuitous violence—desensitisation protocol (this is why there’s lots)—this is definitively what a Maverick is not.

Tommy Cruise as a failed actor top-gun

Once upon a time, an innocent child, his innocence ripped away—somewhere down under in Occxie-land—tragic circumstances the natural consequences of an errant decision tree—a preposterous precarious position for any child of any world to be—never forget—this is an unpardonable capital crime—fu gu tai ten no kyū teki—不倶戴天の仇敵

Starting from the depths of this abhorrent abyss, the seeds of Maverick were sown—resilience of this adolescent boy under the stress of duress, understood he must go it alone.

Child going alone with his dog companionWhile his fair-weather friends were raving lunatics at parties, leeching off mommy & daddy’s nickels & dimes, Maverick was working around the clock, the notion of life as sublime—resilience coming out of his ying-yang—as he was also matriculating full time.

Regardless of this cursed start, he is endowed with fortuitous features—not only is he remarkably handsome, gentle and brawny—he is also very phacken smart.

Crazy looking Einstein

The Maverick part really kicked in graduating from Uni one lazy summer day, a faceless corporate recruiter emerging from the notion of commerce, calling on him specifically by name.

What’s not to love about the practical application of laborious attained negotiating skills, along with lots of certificates of gratitude (currency)—two-hundred and fifty thousand for a full season—adjusted for inflation, today, around three-twenty—who is counting anyway—a nickel here and a dime there—really it’s just funny money, now you can see.

Something inside Maverick’s rare air (infinity zone) was triggered by the rat race—this is when, his Muse got loose, his notions becoming sublime—the congenital realization of the meaning of successfulness, and to the Sun becoming aligned.

Rat RaceWhy would anyone abandon such a hard fought battle out of the depth of despair, all the way up to the highest rare air, having achieved life above the Sky-Tree—“leave this behind” the loose Muse opined, as she consecrated his embryo at their first but not last heart-to-heart.

The vibration of his Muse stoked his juice, in the blink of an eye, he said goodbye to his life plan—destination, indeed destiny is to be, a Son rising in this land known as Japan.

Surely, life’s lesson are doubly intense grinding it out in Planet Japan—still everyday Mr. Maverick shows up—testament to his fortitude, vision, and commitment to advancement of Clan.
Maverick Family

Whose Movie

Whose Movie

by | September 23, 2023 | Blog, Inspiration

Whose Movie

Look upon life as a movie, recognizing the importance of breathing in the full spectrum of an idiosyncratic motion-picture presentation.

Consider this a perfect working title—What The Phack I Done With My Life—a friendly reminder to those who have come to the cheerless realization—life is a movie whetherå you like it or not—ΩNE must observe the world as an unambiguous reflection, mirroring the choices accumulated throughout your material life.

Realizing the plot of the movie, and your role in the film would be the first step to understanding the meaning of life, and for those who dare to care, become the star, producer, and director of a very intimate and stylized Truman Show.

truman show movie poster

Upon entry into earth’s atmosphere, a phenomena known as the pecking order protocol initiates ingrained human genetics—roles as younger and older siblings, or that of an only child assigned.

During the initial stage of cultural indoctrination, the maiden role is usually as a support player, there is the omnipresent mammalian instinct is to be a follower, and not of that of a benevolent leader.

Unfortunately, the initial role assigned by happenstance is never questioned, thus unequivocally accepted—becoming the de facto self-imposed Lot In Life.

Hard Work and the lot in life

Here it is imperative to understand and internalize the misnomer of the age old adage—blood is thicker than water—it is not.

The actual meaning of Clan is that of a syndicated polyphonic partnership pointing in the same direction—these harmonics are the unequivocal hallmark of those who have taking the initiative, trust Form Order Process, and follow the Way of the Sun.

Truly, the option to upgrade ΩNE’s own role in the show has only become available to the populace in recent decades, thanks to the incredible advancement based upon the Age of Reason—what’s not to love about this?

enlightenment-guys

Excuses are equivalent to having consciously embraced ignorance, or admit to inertia and mental sloth—ultimately the final nail in the coffin for all seeking a very personal biography, written in the style of Infinity.

Along with drawing your last breath in the final act comes a stark realization—your life a faded reflection, a faceless extra, and a very useful idiot in someone else’s low budget forgettable B-movie.

Aspiring to star in a massive blockbuster big-budget movie is never necessary—all memorable cinema has consequential supporting players—a powerful cast can only enhance the standing of each actor and amplify the calibre of each player.

The cast supports the production and each is equally as important

The spectrum of possibilities allows a massive amount of creative leeway, arousing your personal account, a most intimate script, starring in your own film, the rights and ownership belonging exclusively to you.

Here in Japan, the movie protocol is already woven into the societal threads of obligation and mutual dependency evolving into Civilization 3.0—the movie in which all Japanese and Others who happen to live here appear.

Fundamentally, Japanese reality is built upon the notion of everyone playing their assigned roles according to strict hierarchical societal protocol.

18th-century mebina, Empress doll

These peculiar protocols call for adroit skill to implement layers upon layers of the uniquely ubiquitous Japanese mask—ΩNE only has to look to the ancient tradition of the Yamato Nation to know from where the Japanese have come.

Judging the Japanese as a mysterious race is a common misrepresentation of their true nature.

In order to fully understand the Way of the Japanese, it is obligatory to read, write, and speak their language at an advanced level, and there is no escape from this austere reality, try it for yourself, if you don’t believe me.

To the uninitiated, the Japanese appear to be trapped into highly specific societal silos, and on the surface this may seem real, but as all things in Japan, things are simply not this way, and over time in a matter of course, will be fully revealed.

Clarity Over Time - cybersensei - Land Of The Rising Son

 

Jack Of All Trade

Jack Of All Trade

by | August 26, 2023 | Blog, Inspiration

Jack Of All Trade

Being called a jack of all trades is somewhat of a backhanded compliment.

The complimentary side—one who can do many different things.

On the dissing side—one who is mediocre in everything—proficient in none.

Is being a jack of all trades an indication of mediocrity with lack of focus?

Not at all╰(*´︶`*)╯♡

A jack of all trades is one who can do a variety of tasks and duties, none of them at the ‘expert level’ yet amply competent inside a variety of wheelhouses.

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Jacks have a wide repertoire to lend a helping hand in a vast number of circumstances, and in the inevitable pinch—what’s not to love about that.

As an Incidental Occxie happening into Japan, an incidental language instructor was also created shortly after stepping off the plane into the Land Of The Rising Sun on January 11, 1987.

Remarkably, becoming a master Jack Of All Trade is embedded inside a powerful life philosophy—Start FromThe Beginning Again, or as the Japanese say in one of their plethora of pithy nuggets of wisdom.

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Intrigued as to the genesis of the Land of the Rising Son*\(^o^)/*

The origin story of a wayward boy reveals the most curious innate notion residing deep within—Follow The Sun.

The spirit of inquiry empowers enriched human interaction when teasing out relevant topics, all the while stimulating inquisitiveness while sprinkling life’s mundane daily interactions with jocularity, sincerity and pithy wit.

Being a jack of many trades, while aspiring to master just one has lead to an early morning daily practice exploring the linguistic nooks and crannies of the Japanese language—this is the gist of Follow The Sun.

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Seeing rapid advancing technology with amazing optionality available to all taking the Road Less Travelled—leads to only one conclusion—the time is now—your time has come—seize the moment of the day.

The opportunity for advanced self-directed skill acquisition inevitably leads to new pathways empowering the ability to fill the soul with dignity, purpose, and community—giving and receiving Certificates Gratitude all along the way.

At the dawn of desktop publishing and computer aided graphics, there appeared a most curious piece of software—Photoshop 1.0.

Photoshop 1.0 Classic - Land Ωf The Rising SΩN - cybersensei

What a great way to spend the day creating band posters among may other fun things—predating the Internet, and long before the Flavour of Today—memes.

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Fast forward 3 decades, this revolution is continuing to rage on with no end—more joy upon discovery these advanced powerful toys—now indicating the way of the future, tugging at this creators heartstrings once again.

For many, the terminology of computer programming and its plethora of technical jargon was the domain of the scientists, nerds, and geeks.

Those days now fade away, A.I. is now taking ahold over the code—for more creative endeavours just moving the mouse writes personal awesome code—freedom of digital expressions now unfolds, facilitating emancipation of tales yet to be told. 

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Thus it is so, the Webflow is a go, much gratitude to M5 for his valuable insights, and, as always, highly productive suggestions.

This Wonderful World has now transformed human connections enabling global contemporaries to congregate, socialize, and participate, building the ONE infinity community—what’s not to love about this.

As a Jack of All Trade, these new cool tools could not be more fun—the desire to acquire adroit efficiency is an innate trait of those who choose to Follow The Sun.

Clarity Over Time - cybersensei - Land Of The Rising Son

Incidental Occxie

Incidental Occxie

by | August 12, 2023 | Blog, Inspiration

Incidental Occxie

The joy of nicknames with endless possibilities associating someone or something with apt terminology.

Having run across the entire spectrum of humankind, most of them Japanese—it is Japan after all—the opportunity to bestow appropriate names abound.

Depending on personal disposition and status inside the organization or circle, these terms of endearment ran the gamut while nicknaming with a tart tongue and a smattering of love and affection.

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Once upon a time a colleague was tedious as well as clueless, thus she was referred to as—Mud—an accurate reflection to be sure as most interaction with her were as clear as mud.

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We have all met them—spiteful, gossipy, and filled to the brim with malice—this foul cretin’s loyalties changed as often as her undergarments—this particular vile beast being deservedly christened as Toad.

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Rounding out our trio of office-ladies is the ultimate power broker perched upon a petty tyrannical throne, these women control the men, who are still pretending to be in charge—true power lies in pulling strings from behind the scene can only be referred to as one thing—The Dark Queen.

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Coming into Japanese culture as an adult, naming conventions of the Japanese held some fascination.

The Japanese frequently use the same kanji for successive generations—case in point—The Big Girl’s family—father, brother, and son share a common kanji in their respective names—俊.

Often Japanese names are given with a purposeful intention, for example a common female name Noriko (典子) reads as dictionary child.

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This particular father expressed the intention for his daughter through her name to do well at school—which in fact she did, as a native Japanese graduate of the prestigious McGill university with an accounting degree—with a proud beaming father.

On the other hand, coming from ancestors with long name happening into the Land Of The Rising Son, this given name far too long to be of any practical use when interacting with the Japanese—in particular on the phone when trying to spell it out, the Japanese simply are not familiar with Western names.

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Actually, this was not just the case in the land of Japan.

As a 12 year-old visiting a country stampede, the notion was to challenge the bucking bull—the announcer after failing to read the name a couple of time simply refereed to the next contestant as—alphabet.

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First: 7 letters—5 katakana

Middle: 4 letters—3 katakana

Last: 11 letters—6 katakana

It is a peculiar feeling to come to this eclectic land as a young man and to have seen the ebb and flow of life—wake up one day after 30+ years—although the colour remains the same, this long name is bound to change as the caterpillar morphs into a butterfly that stings like a bee.

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Thus, so it will be—a Japanese name to reflect the change, to live life as a caucasian Japanese—herein continues a long and spellbinding story, it will have to suffice, as a matter of course, now considered as—Incidental Occxie—Number None.

War Child

War Child

by | August 5, 2023 | Blog, Inspiration

War Child

As a child nurtured in a serene alpine mountain atmosphere, image of war and the carnage it brings was conceptually remote.

Having incidentally run across a book about the Vietnam war recounting the American military’s behaviour in Vietnam, along with the details of the destruction of Cambodia and Laos, led to a deep examination of the meaning of war.

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This chance encounter facilitated an acute awareness of the true nature of war—understand the hidden reasons for the annihilation of civilians, erasing history and cultures of others—creating ceaseless war zones—sabotaging the advancement of humanity.

After arriving in Japan in 1987, the reality of war came into sharp focus when first observing Buddhist family alters gracing Japanese homes.

In Buddhist tradition, pictures of the deceased adorn the alter wall—often people in military uniforms also haunt these hallowed halls.

This is the first time to have personally met anyone related to anyone killed in war, their dead honoured for their sacrifice as Shinto gods residing upon countless alter walls.

家庭仏壇遺詠

ΩNE’s beloved father in-law spent his career working at the Japanese national broadcaster NHK—a 1959 graduate of Waseda University—witty, stoic, with a dark sense of humour—he was 9 years old when the war ended, and he was tasked with the clean up and the rebuilding of his family.

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Recorded April 15, 2020, Masatoshi Kodama talks for the first time about his experience as a child of war.

Listen to this first-hand account of war told from the eyes of a 9 year-old boy.

Around 1944, when the war intensified, all children in the 5th and 6th grades of elementary school who had no relatives in the countryside were evacuated to the countryside under the guidance of a school teacher. I wasn’t even in the fifth grade yet, but my brother was a target, so we evacuated to the Izu peninsula together.

The evacuation destination in Izu was an inn. From the kindergarten across the street, I could see the devastating Tokyo air raids on March 10 that I will never forget. It was visible from Izu, 100 km away, it was a massive air raid.

However, soon after that, Izu was inundated with American war planes carrying out air raids on Tokyo every day, and it was decided that this place was no good either, so we moved to the far away to Morioka. It was a tough trip. But when we got to Morioka station, the B29 dropped any leftover bombs to lighten the plane on its way home. There was smoke from the bombing still visible near the station. Then Morioka was deemed no good, so we took refuge in a temple deep in the mountains of Iwate. After that, my sister also arrived, and we celebrated the end of the war there.

I can a vivid recall a story on the way to the evacuation site. We had rice balls in the lunch box. All the rice balls had become rotten, and everyone wept and threw them out of the train window into the river. I still remember. Many fish seemed to be starving as well, eating the rice floating on the surface of the water.

After the war, all of us students who had been evacuated went to Tokyo together. And when I arrived at Ueno Station, one of the students went missing there. After waiting for a long time and not being found until the end, the teacher gave up and we left there. I heard that the child’s father was a soldier and later died in the war. He was a major or a colonel, and once came to visit us while we were evacuated. At that time, he pulled out his military sword and showed it to us, all of us children were very impressed. In hindsight, it’s silly.

And when I finally arrived at Ebara-machi Station, the nearest town, it was a completely burnt-out field. But luckily my house survived. The house in front of it had been burned down, but the house south of this house had not.

My father was to old and was never drafted into the war. He was working for an insurance company called Katakura Life at the time.

Since then, Japan’s recovery has been rapid. How long has it been since the war? There was a black market, and it was like starting over in a fresh hut, and at no time the downtown area was black.

Letting Go

Letting Go

by | July 29, 2023 | Blog, Inspiration

Letting Go

Would you care for a nice basket to put inside your massive case, to hold decades of emotion baggage, which continue to occupy your subconscious mind, consciously playing havoc with your exquisite life today.

The entire spectrum of emotions in the lead-up to, and execution of, Letting Go, can be intense and confusing, leaving those in transition somewhat disoriented, sometimes a little distraught.

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After the initial internal turmoil of brutal self realization, serenity bestows a peace of mind and mental clarity unlike any other, as the heart starts to move toward Universal Truth, no longer a slave to the Flavour Of Today.

The initial impression when pondering the implication of Letting Go, usually concerns others—this particular assumption must be intelligibly observed through the lens of the Pareto Principle—80% of Letting Go comes from within—the other 20% from the self-directed emancipation from relationships which no longer edify Each Other.

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Of course you cannot fire your boss; or can you?—send your children to the gulag just because of misbehaviour?—never again not once—the almighty superhuman strength and fortitude of Letting Go kicks in— dealing swiftly with those who seek to stoke, choke, and provoke are lovingly stripped of personal agency, and sent on their merry way—metaphorically or otherwise.

The majority of emotional baggage (80%) swims around in ΩNE’s lizard brain, conjuring up untold nightmare scenarios, which 99.9% will not come to fruition, nor will any of these conjured phantom events be realized at the very end.

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Herein lies the magic of Stoicism and Samurai philosophy—invoking Mind Over Matter protocol leading to deep wells of fortitude to exert mastery over the sovereign domain within.

Another formidable tenet to invoke during emancipation from a humdrum and mundane existence, and if truly desiring to move into a state of flow—internalize the following, as deep down you already know—what got you here, won’t get you there.

Waking up and realizing by virtue of geography, ΩNE instantaneously became illiterate, the truth faithfully kicking in—what got you here, won’t get you there.

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This notion, however, is now replete with a clear understanding of what it means to die each day—for it has been said—no person stands in the same river twice.

When learning how to read and write Japanese, further discoveries concerning the power of Letting Go led to a extensive examination of all preconceived notions, the list of items for release long, yet not insurmountable.

The average lifetime consists of 4,000 weeks—human life is flourishing in abundance and progressing toward Universal Truth—embrace the protocol of Letting Go, drill down to the essence of what it means to be human, scale the highest peaks.

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The future becomes animated, invigorated, by just letting go—establish an enduring peace of mind in a topsy-turvy world, just let it go—understand that ONE is not the sum of the past, but continual incremental improvements awakening you anew to the possibility of daily death and a cycle of rebirth—for sure your Muse will whisper in your ear—“I know you have what it takes to make it through any kind of day.”