To my friends

The Iranian election....

I know that some of you feel heartbroken, battered, cheated on, etc...

Let me tell you this...an election is only a ph test of society. Real change does not happen at the election, but between elections. You cannot expect to have a sudden result, if the nation is not ready.

In fact, having a sudden change without being ready, like a revolution for example (that you would know more about than me) usually does not bring the benefits that you would hope.

The "winners" of a sudden change will still have the same mindset of those before them. If you want to take power through power, it doesnt matter what your ideals are, because they will be corrupted.

Power corrupts. 

There have been example after example after example.....human history is full of them. Really, human history contains nothing else almost!! One power being replaced by another, and the new "beautiful" power has emerged and when times comes it is just as authoritarian as anything else.

Ask the Cambodians, ask the Russians, ask the Cuban.....and ask yourself.

True and lasting change occurs only, when you are not occupied with defeating your enemy. It occurs only when not occupied with being better than someone else. It occurs only when not occupied with traditional power as means to change.

It occurs, when positive, creative thinking is present. "Dont say that one person cant change the world, indeed......it is the only thing that ever has". 

All real change starts with yourself. If you are angered with Mahmoud, then you only reproduce his anger. If you are frustrated with Mahmoud, you only reproduce his frustration, and the frustration of all of his followers.

By saying, I want a sudden change, you are not looking inside yourself, or at least not hard enough. Sudden change brings about a lot of destruction, and violence.

Im NOT saying, "lets wait forever."

Im saying, take a look at the past...there has only been about 200 years since ppl though the world was flat. There has only been 30 years since the head of IBM thought that the world would only need maximum 5 computers.

Take things into perspective, and you will realise; Iran is headed for change...whether the religious elite wants to or not. It can not be stopped.

There are two basic principles of politics, in the philosophical sense;

1. Power Corrupts

2. What you fight against, you will only make stronger

So, stop fighting, at least violently, angered, frustrated fighting.

And start "fighting" for a true change, the change that can only happen within yourself. If you cannot get rid of your anger and frustration, then how is Mahmoud and his followers going to get rid of theirs??

Comments are appreciated. And a more elaborate post will be written if needed.