ZetaTalk: Being Human

by Nancy Lieder

  break away and become the Alpha female of her own pack, take this opportunity in preference to being in second

  place?

  The fuss over recreational drugs and alcoholic excesses is not the desire to use, it's the lack of control. Were everyone to stop at two drinks a day, AA would not exist. Were everyone smoking dope to be of age and not returning to work

  or driving or operating dangerous machinery or lecturing school children afterwards, who would care? Were cocaine

  not addictive and intensely destructive to unborn fetuses and even fatal, during an overdose, why would anyone be

  concerned? Does society cast rules regulating how many calories can be consumed, even when obesity kills and might

  be considered to be giving children the wrong message? Why is overeating exempt, and smoking dope not? The crux

  of the matter is control, as society does not care if its members are miserable or quietly killing themselves, as long as they don't make a fuss or a mess. Getting high makes a mess. The drunk drives on the wrong side of the road and picks

  fights with strangers. The pot head fails school and ignores his responsibilities. The crack user breaks and enters in

  order to afford his habit, and if he is a she, delivers terribly damaged babies to be cared for by the state. Messy.

  We, the Service-to-Other Zetas, in line with our 4th Density lessons, routinely avoid mind altering substances, as this

  avoids, rather than addresses, the issue. If one is in pain, the individual is not alone in seeking relief, as all are concerned that this be so. If one lacks confidence, they are given encouragement and offers of assistance. Avoiding

  problems does not resolve them. Humans, in their 3rd Density existence, find many of their problems intractable, and

  to be borne in silent agony. It is this that is the driver behind excesses of drug and alcohol use, and this is what should be addressed as a solution.

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  ZetaTalk: Junk Food

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  ZetaTalk: Junk Food

  Note: written on Feb 15, 1996

  Humans often dream about what they like to call a perfect world - no need to work, sleep until noon, anything they

  want to eat or drink, limitless sex, and no rules regarding indulgences of any kind. They strive toward this, reducing

  their work time and increasing their play time, and moving the menu in the direction of the fun foods, desert first. A

  lack of exercise, which at first feels good because one feels rested rather than weary, can result in a very unhealthy body. Likewise, fun foods, a.k.a. junk food, can be just as destructive. Junk food is just too much of a good thing.

  Cave men lingered longer at the berry patch because the berries were sweet, and thus got their dose of vitamin C. They

  ate fat laden foods with gusto, and thus stocked up on calories before the lean times set in. And they ate anything salty they could get their hands on, because they were always on the edge of being depleted, especially when inland rather than along the shore.

  But cave men were kept in check by their harrowing existence. Overindulgence was the least of their worries.

  Civilization has in essence allowed man to follow his appetite, unchecked. If sweets taste good, then indulge into

  diabetes or hypoglycemia. If fat foods taste better than lean, then indulge into obesity and cardiovascular disease. If

  salt puts zing into food, then apply the shaker until your blood pressure sky rockets. Only when health is shattered do

  most humans take notice. For those who have more than occasional access to junk foods, or even sweet, rich, or salty

  staples, common sense should be given at least equal billing. Think of how awful you'll feel if fat, apoplectic, and in

  the grip of blood sugar swings. Drink too much and you have a quick lesson in the comeuppance that a hangover

  provides. Junk food has a longer curve, but the comeuppance can plunge your life into the grip of misery which won't

  be cured in a day.

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  ZetaTalk: Pets

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  ZetaTalk: Pets

  Note: written on Oct 15, 1996

  Humans keep pets for multiple reasons, but primarily as substitutes for human contact. Pets are more predictable, more

  easily controlled, and beyond any natural bond of affection that develops between pet owner and pet, they can be

  trained to react in what can be interpreted to be a warm and friendly response. They invariably prove to be good

  listeners. Humans have kept pets for as long as they have been able to sustain an imaginative thought, as pet owners

  are certainly imaginative in what they ascribe to their pets. It has been said that pet owners take on the appearance of

  their pets as time passes. In fact, the opposite is the case - the pet owner chooses the pet as its persona matches the would be pet owner. Humans identify with their pets, so as to have a companion that they presume will relate to them.

  Ah, there's another me, they say, someone who will understand. Along those lines:

  Dog owners desire more assertive activity in their life, want to be able to assert themselves in human society

  more than they do, and vicariously enjoy it when their pets snatch food off the table, pee where and upon

  whatever they wish, and openly defy orders from strangers with a dumb look on their face. Owners of aggressive

  attack dogs are making the statement - don't mess with me. Owners of pampered poodles or tiny Chihuahuas are

  making the statement - I wish to be taken care of and can't be expected to go out into the rough and tumble

  world.

  Cat owners are essentially aloof and tightly control their lives. They may be outgoing in appearance, but close

  examination reveals that they do so as a well orchestrated act. In fact, they distrust life and what it presents, and

  don't want other humans to presume that they can simply march into the cat owner's life. Owners of single cats

  are less secure in human society than owners of cat herds, as although they maintain tight control over their

  private world, they want some other warm blooded creature to be forced to share this with them, the cat owner

  being the only social interaction available to the cat. Owners of cat herds have ambitions to manage other

  humans, but are practicing with their cats.

  Keeping a horse for recreation indicates a desire to be in charge, and in a big way. Women frequently

  outnumber men in this outlet, and for good reason. In most of human society, women are not allowed to

  manage, to startup and run companies, or to direct, regardless of their qualifications. At least on horseback they

  can soar over obstacles and fly across great distances, all the while acting as a director of these

  accomplishments. They are in charge, of something big and powerful, and the world is their audience.

  Owners of passive pets or those pets that don't interact with humans, such as fish or lizards or snakes or insects,

  are escaping into a world where there is relative peace and quiet, vicariously, through their pets. At the end of a

  hectic day, fighting with traffic and unreasonable customers and a demanding boss, they can come home and put

  themselves, at least mentally, into the placid world of the fish tank, or bask in the sunlamp with the pet lizard, or

  sleep endlessly in one place without a care in the world with their pet snake. They are making the statement that

  they wish that were their world.

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  ZetaTalk: Chess Matches

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  ZetaTalk: Chess Matches

  Note: written on Apr 15, 1997

  Most games simulate human life in some manner, and thus the interests. Hunting games, where man pits his skill and

  cunning against prey is but one step away from a real game where he had to catch the prey in order to live. Thus

  games of toss or tag where dodging and zig-zagging on the run are involved are but an extension of this very real

  game, and most players recognize that the skills they are learning are doing more than keeping their body fit. In a

  pinch, catching prey would be easier for athletic games played in the past. Out maneuvering prey may require physical

  fitness, but man has long relied on his ability to plan to carry him farther during times of duress. Careful planning saw primitive man escaping the flood, with stores of nuts and grain, and wrapped in warm fur against the winter cold. Thus

  games honing skill in long range planning are highly valued in an increasingly complex world. Thus the popularity of

  chess.

  Chess matches more than any other sport fit one man’s mind against another. All other sports, including fencing,

  engage in team sports to some degree, and most sports are entirely about teamwork. That great chess masters capture the worlds attention and command headlines is due to the relevance of the game to another real game that humans

  forever find themselves in - beating out a competitor, and above all, beating the competitor by causing him to seal his

  own fate. Head-on confrontations may be won, but often cause a backlash or smoldering resentment. Beating out a

  competitor such that his own moves cause him to lose is a deceptive win, and one that often allows the winner to turn

  his back on the vanquished as they often don’t realize the game that was played! Lawyers who seem to have a

  stumbling presentation but win the case anyway, salesmen who are honest about some of their products weaknesses

  but walk away with top sales anyway - check mate!

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  ZetaTalk: Self Respect

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  ZetaTalk: Self Respect

  Note: written by Jul 15, 1995

  Self respect is the forerunner of respect for others, and in this regard respect for one's parents and origin is important.

  Unless one views the self as worthwhile, with potential, deserving of admiration and concern and on an equal footing

  overall with others, one cannot truly give the same treatment to others. Why is this so? Why is the adage to love

  oneself important?

  Throughout the life-span of an entity, and we are speaking here of the indestructible soul, the entity weighs itself

  against others. Consciousness begins this way, but as the others in the vicinity are also young and struggling, self

  respect or viewing the self to be as worthy as others is rather natural. Time passes, and on a 3rd Density world growth

  rates differ. Some entities advance in their spiritual lessons, take leadership, gain wisdom and knowledge, and the

  spread widens as time passes. Should the laggardly entity begin to view itself as falling behind, this takes up all its

  concentration and falling behind increases due to neglect. This is not a desirable situation. In fact, all are equal, as the laggard may surge ahead at a later time. Better to put comparisons behind, and concentrate on the important issues, the

  lessons. Therefore, love yourself and your family and have self respect, as all are truly equal.

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  ZetaTalk: Spanking

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  Note: written on Dec 15, 1996

  A frequent argument among those asserting to be child rearing experts is whether to coddle or punish the child,

  whether to allow the child to explore his or her world without any restrictions or to limit their scope by drawing

  boundaries and borders everywhere, whether to express consequences as a long serious discussion with the child or the

  withdrawal of food or privileges or even physical punishment such as spanking. Should children be spanked?

  Advocates of spanking point out that the technique works. They say the child comes into line, may smart for a moment or two and sulk a bit, but then understands clearly where the limits and boundaries are drawn and thereafter has a more

  peaceful life. Well, of course, the parent's life has become more peaceful, but this is hardly the case for the child. The child’s turmoil has gone underground, simmering and roiling within the child, who has suddenly lost confidence that

  its parents understand anything at all about what the child is dealing with. Reaching for a cookie results in a burst of

  violence from the mother, but doesn’t the father reach eagerly for his beer and popcorn when watching the game? The

  child does not associate concepts of healthy food and a growing body with this action. The child is hardly at peace as a result of this spanking, he is in shock.

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  ZetaTalk: Missing Children

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  Note: written on Aug 15, 2001

  Babies snatched when their mothers are not looking, or from their beds; young children last seen out playing the yard,

  then gone; the child sent to the store, not seen again. Where do they go, and is there something beyond the usual

  human agendas at play here?

  Babies

  Babies are found, often, in the arms at homes of couples without hope of bearing their own.

  Adoption agencies, especially in these times when human fertility is sinking because of PCB’s and

  their feminizing influence on the male reproductive system, have more eager parents than babies. A

  black market system sprang up to fill that void, as the funds paid to a snatcher are less than the

  formal adoption system would require, and so much quicker! Parents in good physical health, with

  good intelligence as demonstrated by their position in life, are most likely to be looked at for babies

  to be snatched. But as these parent are also likely to be watchful, they are less likely hit with an

  abduction. Cute babies, appealing and quick to smile, of a good nature and not given to screaming

  when touched, are the next likely candidates. Parent who find their babies snatched should at least

  comfort themselves that the infant is desired, and treated as a treasure, not trashed.

  Youngsters

  Young children are sometimes identified as having been taken by pedophiles, or sold into the child-

  porn trade. More often, most often in fact, they are taken as companions by adults who have a hard

  time getting other adults to take them seriously. These adults, children themselves in many ways,

  escape with what they assume to be a playmate, but after the child grows into the teens, find

  themselves once again abandoned. By then the snatched child, now a teen, has lost his moorings,

  and makes his way in the world, often via the school system where he has made friends among his

  peers. Rooming in with a friend, getting a job via these connections, and onto higher education if

  desired by the school loans made available to those without funds or apparent family. These teens

  have been introduced into school as without family, being raised by a family friend, in lower class />
  neighborhoods, so digging into the background of the teenager is not given a thought.

  Teenagers

  Teens go missing and the authorities consider two agendas - the teen was abducted, or the teen ran

  away from home. The latter is the assumption, from the start, due to the frequency that teens even

  from stable and even-handed homes take their leave during the emotional separation that the teens

  envelope. The teens are often found with friends, or return home after a satisfactory time period has

  passed and the teen is sure the parent have been put into agony, and in a small minority of cases are

  located by the family or authorities in some sort of trouble away from home. In that the teen is

  attempting to separate from his family, a normal emotional phase, this in fact should be the first

  agenda considered by the authorities. Teens who fail to return home are most often making a

  statement to their family. They have found life elsewhere better, less stringent, less demoralizing,

  and thus are not considering returning home. Contrary to what the movies would portray, a teen

  capable of running away from home is not often fallen into bad times, as they were resourceful and

  aggressive enough to run away from home and thus are not passive.

  Missing children are more in the news because of the media outreach available in human society today, as averse

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  child taken or running out of the area. Thus, the frequency has not increased, only the publication of each agonizing situation, making these circumstances appear to be on the increase.

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