![]() PENAL SYSTEM The prisons are full of humans with
low self esteem, anger and frustration from un-channelled passions. Little or
no "marketable" skills ... and angry at mommy and daddy and society. They go around and do horrible things
for their own survival We as an "intelligent"
society incarcerate these people. We lock them up in cells, feed them three
meals a day, provide for their physical needs and have many guards and precautions
as protection against their escape. No therapy No job training or skill building No self-esteem education No artistry or opportunities for
creative learning We lock them up for 1 year, 5 years,
10 - 20 or life. And then release them back into society and expect them to
do better with what new skills or human insights they may have acquired. Most of our prisoners are repeat
offenders. They have fallen into the cracks (gaping holes) of our system and
can't seem to play the game. They keep knocking over the board - busting up
the pieces or killing the other players. Especially those who seem to be winning
the game. Our penal system isn't working because
it promotes slavery. Teach the children how to claim their freedom and we will
not have to shackel them as slaves. Educate with music, art, dance,
poetry and symphony and song. The more opportunities a human has for self expression,
love and creativity, the more one is able to cope with fear and anxiety. "Give a man a fish and he eats
for a night Teach him to fish and he eats for
life." Talmud
We must stop building prisons and
return the angry and dispossessed to care for the land, grow crops, prepare
their own meals and learn life affirming skills to bless rather than burden
society.
Build skills - not
cells Educate - not incarcerate
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