I was scrolling through the Twittersphere late last night
(against my better judgment) when
I noticed there were more than the usual number of #inspirational #motivational quotes floating
down my glowing screen. I often find these quotes to be
mildly annoying or marginally uplifting. Typical click-bait to some hope in a jar that shatters once you discover its GMO ingredients. Ok, I'll admit, that was pretty harsh. Social
media does have the potential to elicit positive experiences from time to time. I’m no Luddite and I certainly don’t want all the #blessed chirps to be purged so
that all we have left is one rotten egg. Maybe I could (or should) even pay it forward myself and tweet a few inspirational words.
Quotes to live by, I mused (still scrolling, hoping for quick inspiration). Bold. Wise. Nothing. I had nothing. Bleary and weary I thought I'd had enough of artificial stimulation for the evening. I had no sooner put down my device than what can only be described as an electrifying image sparked my memory. Give 'em Humdinger! I
chirped, muffling my excitement with my pillow so I wouldn’t wake up the whole house.
Most of you reading this blog, I imagine, have never heard of the infamous
truth-seeker. Well, let’s just say that Hubert Humdinger (pronounced
hum-din-jer) has been called one of the world’s
greatest philosophers, thinkers, humanitarians, and psychologists.
A motivational voice from the 20th century for the 21st century—a gap bridger, mind-bender, no holds barred influencer. Here’s what the sagacious rogue has to say
“Years go by, but I do
not believe in time. I walk with ease. My mind does not toil, nor does it wander
beyond my conscious control. I eat healthy and light. I sleep like a dog. If I
worried about my age, or about time my mind would toil, and that anxiety would
seep into my body and disrupt my cells and make more difficult the immaculate
lifestyle I’ve upheld for most of my life.”
"It’s all about mental programming. With their
digital tools, today’s popular music is what they called in the olden days a
‘witch’s spell.’ As a vigilant citizen, I’ve analyzed the pounding pop songs.
It’s about brainwashing. Destroying the individual thoughts of a person and
adapting them into a hyper-sexual world. It’s about acclimating young people to
self-destructive tendencies, such as violence, drugs, alcohol, and a worshiping
of the lower, darker energies. It’s an absorption of one’s identity into a
sickened cultural hell pit.”
“Make sure you’re not
walking with your legs pointed inward! It’s
not attractive to females and it won’t give you a sense of being in control.
Inward leg walkers look wobbly. Walk with a wide stance."
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The challenge, I’m
sure, is how to make such sprightly insights Twitter-friendly without losing anything
in translation. So while I start trying to sort that out, I’ll leave you with
one more memorable quote
uttered almost 45 years ago by the veritable ripsnorter. To be continued!
“I’m here to tell you ‘Your innards are pickled and your DNA is frayed.
Your blood is syrupy sweet, and your thoughts are too sentimental to produce
meaningful understanding of a complex world and your multifaceted existence in
it. It’s time to wake up, or it’s time for society to perish.’ ” - Hubert
Humdinger Lecture on Being a Jungle Man, 1970
Image: Angry Philosopher/A Christmas Gift from Fairy Land, 1838 (Unknown Engraver)