Oh to be royal

We have a desire to live in a court, to be admired and honored - basically to be royal.
Even communists, when in power, create a court and crown themselves rulers - then proceed to loot the treasury.

Why do so many pop stars call themselves prince, queen, king etc.? They, like royalty of the past, want to dominate, rule, program, and rob the public. It is in us all. We are the homely girl that wants to be told we are beautiful. We want more gifts and sweet talk. We want to be embraced by the handsome overlord and be invited to live in the castle. The real facts are repugnant to the princess and interesting to the artist, horrible to the dreamer and fascinating to the scientist.

The world is not what we make it, but what it is. A philosophy is what we make it. It doesn't change the world. I can be bombarded with negative energy and yet be protected by my philosophy. The negative energy is still there.

Yet, problems can be solved. The world, like clay, can and will yield, however unexpectedly.