TO ALL GREEN GLADIATORS WORLDWIDE ~ FINALLY OUT FROM THE GRAVE YOU CAN GLITTER AND BE GAY TILL FOREVERMORE

Lyrics to Glitter And Be Gay (From 'Candide') :
Lyrics: R. Wilbor
Music: Leonard Bernstein

Glitter and be gay
That’s the part I play
Here I am in Paris, France
Forced to bend my soul
To a sordid role
Victimized by bitter, bitter circumstance
Alas for me, had I remained beside my lady mother
My virtue had remained unstained
Until my maiden hand was gained by some grand duke,
Or other

Ah, 'twas not to be
Harsh necessity
Brought me to this gilded cage
Born to higher things
Here I droop my wings
Singing of a sorrow
Nothing can assuageAnd yet, of course, I rather like to revel, ha, ha!
I have no strong objection to champagne, ha ha
My wardrobe is expensive as the devil, ha ha
Perhaps it is ignoble to complain-
Enough, enough
Of being basely tearful
I’ll show my noble stuff
By being bright and cheerful

Ha, Ha, Ha -

Pearls and ruby rings
Ah, how can worldly things take the place of honor lost?
Purchased, as they were, at such an awful cost!
Bracelets, lavalieres, can they dry my tears?
Can they blind my eyes from shame!
Can the brightest broach shield me from reproach?
Can the purest diamond purify my name?

And yet, of course, these trinkets are endearing, ha ha!
I’m oh so glad my sapphire is a star, ha ha.
I rather like a 20 carat earring, ha ha!
If I’m not pure, at least my jewels are

Enough, enough, I’ll take that diamond necklace
And show my noble stuff
By being gay and reckless!
Ha, Ha, Ha!
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For the greatest gift is a portion of thyself.
(Ralph Waldo Emerson)

Above the cloud with its shadow is the star with its light.
Above all things reverence thyself. (Pythagoras) Observe all men, thyself most (Benjamin Franklin)

THUS...
“Human behavior flows from three main sources:
desire, emotion, and knowledge” (Plato)
SO...
“Courage is knowing what not to fear." (Plato)

FOR WE HUMAN BEINGS ON PLANET EARTH
IT'S NEVER BEEN ABOUT THE STRUGGLE FOR...
SURVIVAL BY THE FIT-TESS BUT AN INNATE UNION-SHIP
OF AWARENESS WITHIN LIFE & DEATH'S TRANSFORMATIONS
SEEKING DIVINE SHADES & SHADOWS OF BEING... SO...

KNOW THYSELF ~ nosce te ipsum
temet nosce ("thine own self thou must know")

FOREVER SEEN IN A MAGIC MIRROR OF REFLECTED TRUTH
AT THE RAW TRUTH THAT LIES DEEP WITHIN“Wise men speak because they have something to say;
Fools because they have to say something.” (Plato)

SO MY FELLOW GREEN GLADIATORS WORLDWIDE...
WHILE THERE IS A LOT OF *BLA BLA BLA* OUT THERE,
REMEMBER THAT WALKING THE THIN LINE OF "KNOW THYSELF"
HAS IT'S OWN QUANTUM LEAP INNATE DANGERS FROM WITHIN
YET ALONE ALL THOSE OTHERS FROM WITHOUT THAT POP UP.
SO BE VERY CAREFUL AS YOU PROCEED ALONG THAT THIN LINE OF...
~ THE INVINCIBLE RAW TRUTH ~ (Gladiator Zero)ALSO REMEMBER THAT KNOWING THYSELF IS PRICELESS
WHILE KNOWING OTHERS SURELY HAS IT'S COSTLY COSTS.
SO MAKE SURE THE KNOWN COSTS ARE MINIMAL... WHILE...
PRICELESS IS SURELY THE MAXIMAL SELF REALIZATION.
(Gladiator Zero)

AND SO BE VERY CAREFUL & SURE THAT...
Who had deceived thee so often as thyself? (Benjamin Franklin)

MAY THE FORCE OF STRENGTH & HONOR BE WITH YOU

Signed Gladly Sadly & Tragically
At The Sacred PassionSword Blades Edge
We Bitter Over Bitter-Sweet Arena Gladiators
Of The Society Of The Sacred PassionsWord