Struggling with the Devil

   I  have done and been done in by the master deciever so many times that each battle is simply a repetition. Losing and winning are essentially the same thing. The emotions are the same. Despair is the same as elation.

      If you think closely, the two are strong reflections of the same light. The human spirit cannot be conquered only set free. There is a freedom in despair although not the one seeks in life. 

     The freedom comes in the renouncement of success. Losing and losing is a Buddhist principle. A Zen tenet states that going from loss to loss gives one insight into what it takes to suceed. The eventual outcome is the loser will win.
       In the moment of success, in the moment of triumph one enters into a new space that is so rewarding, effortless and all attractive, comfortable and complete that everything in the past is swiftly forgotten and the new course is set to... where else? More victory! Nowhere Soon is the reality for now.

Valencia Oranges

   I found my way to Valencia, Spain. There will be more about this particular adventure at a later date.  A Philapina had contacted me about money she had obtained in Africa.  It was being held in Valencia.  I was to go there and retrieve it and split it with her. 

  Little did I realize the group that held this money were Nigerians. This is the same 409 scam in the popular press. I fell for it hook, line and sinker. 

   After paying 800 and the cost of a hotel room the 5 criminals ran the red bank dye trick on me. They trundled the 3.5 M off into the blackness of the night. Never trust Africans with anything. You will always lose.