MY ENDLESS QUEST by Stuart N. Taba

This book follows the author’s messianic quest after the passing of the 20th century. Along the way, he comes to realize that he was not meant to walk alone; rather, the woman meant for him had been following his every step for many decades. She had followed him to Georgetown in 1983, and was witness to his suicide attempt on a humid night in August, the start of the school year. As recorded in the author’s earlier book, he had come to realize that he was living a special life in 1984, when he was deceived by unethical mental health practitioners and supposed friends into Kekela, the Queen’s Hospital’s mental ward. Each person there apparently knew of his special destiny, but not one of them overtly displayed it.

As the years went by, Taba lost focus of the conspiracy along the way to becoming a very heavy drinker. But at the turn of the century, the writer regained his messianic consciousness, once again coming to full awareness. In May 2001, he deciphers a call for help by an anonymous woman in the songs, commercials, and deejays’ comments on the radio. Our hero extemporaneously attempts a daring rescue, but fails to win her hand. As time goes by, Taba comes to understand that he actualizes his divinity each day, rather than after reaching a finish line to full realization. By keeping in mind his special situation, the author actualizes his quest as the self-effacing bodhisattva he has become.

About the Author

Stuart N. Taba was born and raised in Hawaii, where he continues to reside. He graduated from the University of Hawaii in 1982, then failed to succeed at law school at Georgetown in1983 and at UH in 1989. After due soul searching, he wrote of his experiences in My Quest: A Retrospective Journal, published for a fee by Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc. This book continues the life story of a humble philosopher, and is self-published by Lulu Enterprises. The author writes, in My Endless Quest, of his drunken wayfaring leading to the night of The Rescue on May 5, 2001, when he began to understand that his freewill very clearly shapes his life in dialectic interplay with predetermined opposition. J

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Proof we are the Last Generation on Earth

This is good stuff. Scary to say the least. I remember hearing these things all the way back to the eighties. Its scary because all those things I remember "hearing" do seem to be coming into place. The "micro-chip", the changing of currencies. Governments with their civil unrest and such; Then a thought comes to mind. "Dam, what if this is ALL True?" This just means I'm a part of the masses that have been manipulated by every thing this video is talking about. The media, social classes, economic structures...

     I'm thinking there is some goodness that would come out of a "One World Government", and that is Unification. The totality of all nations working together for the greatest of goods. The micro-chip idea can't be that bad can it? Think of the benefits of having this device. For one thing criminals would have a hard time being criminals. Maybe the concept of money exchange for goods and services has met its demise. So be it;times change and so do ideas, and that's a fact. This video is good for the simple fact that it allows us to listen and take it in. To become more aware maybe. I'm accepting this video at face value storing it in my memory for later recall. The good thing about information is that we are called to listen then filter out what we think is the truth to what is preposterous. One thing for sure when it comes to world domination, this concept has been going on since the beginning of time. Conquering, and domination is not one of mans greatest attributes but it seems to be ingrained in him. Territorial creatures we are, and that's also a fact we have to live with. The way I look at it there are really only two forces at work here really, and that is The Good and the Bad. If I go clear across the world on the opposite side I might find different cultures and people, but within different societies the common denomination can be deduced down to two things; The Good and The Bad. There is a saying "Good always triumphs over evil", and it reminds me of this wild dream I had once. A long dream; In the middle of this dream, I was standing in the middle of a battle field facing a skinny pregnant woman. For some reason she looks at me and says, "Just remember, most people are basically good". The dream goes on but those words were the only thing said in this dream, but they've stuck in my head for over ten years. I don't know the statistics but I would venture to say that 99 percent of the population all want the same things. We all want to be happy, most people don't delight in seeing death and destruction. The majority of people want to be able to lay their heads down at night without fear of being murdered in their sleep. Most people want peace within themselves.

     Before I finish this up I'd like to make a prediction of what I think might happen in the future. The video states this one guy saying we're going into the middle east with the mission of taking out the terrorists but its actually to secure our share of the oil. This might be true, lets say it is. So now part of the equation is all about energy and fuel sources. Energy, the strength and blood life of all nations. Well guess what ladies and gentleman. There are wild cards not yet perceived, and this is my prediction. I predict that this coming decade there will be breakthroughs in "alternative" sources of fuel and energy that will bring about change. I'm thinking solar energy, certain crops for bio-fuels and/or combined with Superconductivity such as Quantum Levitation. These alternative energy sources will be a totally, complete utter game changer. Watch and learn.

Kevin Cosgrove's LIVE 911 call as he DIES

The first thought that came to my mind was the smoke inhalation problem when he mentions he cant see, and something about hard to breathe. Its a simple fix-it and doesn't require much thought. Oxygen mask/devices kept in every floor office closet. The concept is used in passenger air line cabins, don't see why they couldn't be kept on hand in high rise sky-scrapers.
     This next idea offers a possible solution to the problem of getting down to the ground floor, when no other escape is available except a shattered window. First concept is actually not my idea, but something I remembered seeing at six flags? Maybe it was Knott's Berry Farm. A person steps into a cubicle which is lifted several hundred feet into the air. It is then released, and after succumbing to the physics of gravity, a bright yellow umbrella expands to its maximum capacity. The person gently plummets to the ground. This concept can be modified or tweaked to fit a high-rise setting. In my minds eye I see something more of a "Kite" effect, than an umbrella. Also the side of the building will have to be "outfitted" with poles that extend all the way to ground floor or at least to the second floor. Next I see some type of harness that the individual must wear. Its got the kite already deployed, or maybe just folded, but not enclosed in a pouch where it must be "ejected" later on. So now the person is wearing the Harness complete with the "Kite/chute" attached. His only exit is the broken window, where he must reach out and attach his harness to the "emergency pole", by way of a quick draw.(Google : Quck draw climbing gear) Once he/she has attached his harness to the "emergency pole", he leans out and lets his "kite/chute" harness do the rest.
     Higher floors might do O.K. with just a parachute method of escape. It would probably require some type of training class or completion certificate to function properly, however given the alternative choice it would prove worth while to look into. (Alternative being, jumping from a high-rise without some type of parachute apparatus)
     Finally this next method of escape would be best and most simple for 23 stories and below. It is the repelling method, requiring the rope out the window and a climbers harness. Once again, perhaps would work most efficient with some type of specialized training class, and or certification completion. Also could overcome the subsequent outcome of  inaction. Outcome of inaction in high-rise building fire is death, or something close to it. In other words; Failing to meet or acknowledge adversity with some type of constructive response could prove fatal.
     I've listed three methods of possible escape from high-rise stories. By posting this I'm hoping it could spark some type of en masse critical thinking, and future sky-scraper architect/engineers would consider to implement some other form of alternative high-rise safety emergency protocols/designs.

Stuart N. Taba's Messenger's Quest

Stuart N. Taba has created his central character that parallels his own. This story takes place in Hawaii, with the Island of O'ahu as its backdrop. A fictional story mixed with curiosities and self introspect. (Click on link below for PDF)
Messenger's Quest

Alternate Reality:The Third Vision

     This is the third and final event that occurred to me during the middle eighties, in which I believed to be just another every day normal event, however what set these experiences apart was the "information" I was receiving. In the first to events,nothing seemed out of the ordinary and it didn't hit me until at least a year later that something seemed odd.One thing for sure, nobody knew what I was talking about, and or had heard of the stories I was conveying. So I'll set up the main of this story before I get into the peculiarities of it.
     Again this is back in the middle eighties. I'd say eighty seven. Junior in Highschool, and I'm getting ready for another day of school. I couldn't even say what day it was, as over twenty years has elapsed. Strangely enough I do remember I was eating breakfast and watching T.V. I'm seeing a commercial, and this is what I see. First an announcer comes on talking about something to the effect of, "Can you see yourself going to the grocery store..?"As he says this, a picture of the inside of  a grocery store comes onto the screen. It's an angle shot taken from the view of behind a shopping cart, looking towards fruits and produce aisle.  Next he says "...Now imagine stopping by a gas station and filling up your car." As he says this, a picture comes on the screen of a gas station with several cars fueling up. Once again the T.V. announcer chimes in. "...and now before you head home, you decide to rent a movie." The picture cuts to the front of a Video Store-type rental. Finally the announcer says, "Now imagine doing this all with one card..."  At that last spiel, a picture of the planet is seen floating in space, from the bottom of the screen a card emerges, held by someones hand. The card is slowly rising in the forefront, from the bottom of  the television screen. Eventually becoming the focal point of the screen, covering the scene of the blue planet spinning in the darkess of space. Finally, the voice says one more thing, "Soon, you'll be able to".
     Now the last image of this commercial is the picture of this card with the word UNIVERSAL sprawled across the top. It was dark colored in nature, and didn't seem to have any other distinct trademarks. I recall seeing this commercial over twenty years ago. There was nothing unusual or "out of the ordinary" about the experience, in fact the experience was so ordinary that I never bothered to validate its existence with anybody else, and I think back to how that would sound; "Hey man, have you seen that debit card commercial that just came out?".  Here's the thing that makes this mundane event odd. The fact that I only saw that commercial once in my whole entire life. That one time, back in the eighties, also the fact that I had never heard of UNIVERSAL, before or since. Actually, about fifteen years later it dawned on me that the claims the  UNIVERSAL commercial gave,  never came about.(UNIVERSAL card?) So I became curious to see if they even existed. I happened to be reading a newspaper at the time, so I turned to the Business\Financial page  to see how "UNIVERSAL" stocks were doing, and lo and behold. UNIVERSAL credit\debit does exist.
     So thats pretty much the story.I saw this commercial and the event seemed to be a real one. Just as real as any other typical ordinary daily event. After twenty sum odd years have gone by, I'm still waiting to see UNIVERSAL credit\debit come to pass, as the commercial said it would. Here's one more cool part of the story. Back in the eighties I was only able to relay my experiences with only a  handful of classmates, as the inter-net super highway was not fully up and running. But now I'm able to ask literally billions of people, "Have you heard of the UNIVERSAL credit\debit card, have you seen their commercial?"  Well maybe, in due time, you will.
                                              

Stu Taba's Rogue Messiah:The Philosophical Wanderer

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Stu Taba's Rogue Messiah: The Philosophical Wanderer Chapter 5 (Pgs. 55-57)

     To validate Hobbes' metaphorical passage, I must turn to William James' equation of precursive faith. Our option to believe Hobbes' metaphor within a metaphor for the purpose of enlightenment is

     1.)Live:You can bring yourself to believe it (because, taken figuratively, the likeness of automatons to humans, and humans to civil society is quite precise in structure.

     2.)Forced:Because suspending choice has the same consequences of choosing to reject Hobbes' metaphors (halting the quest for enlightenment).

     3.)Momentous:Because great spiritual awakening is at stake for very many.

The option to believe Hobbes' metaphor within the metaphor for the purpose of enlightening very, very many is-for me- a "genuine option." Accepting his point that a human resembles a automaton leads me to the free will issue, which I choose to pursue because it- in turn- leads to reality of an omnipotent God, a reality I was always meant to teach the world. Thus, my choice to have grasped Hobbes' Leviathan as the philosophical foundation of my quest throughout the decades -- with a certain tenacity-- is validated.
     In my essay, I turned to the text's editorial summation of Hobbes' response to the free will question this being if God is omnipotent, how can humanity have free will?Sifting Hobbes's writing for his basic position, the editors assert,

     Man is a creature of desires and aversions;love is desire, hate is aversion;good anything we desire, evil anything for which we feel aversion; and it is felicity at which we perpetually aim - perpetually "because life itself is but motion, and can never be without desire, nor without fear,no more than without sense."

     In Get a Grip on Philosophy, author Neil Turnbull asserts that such Hobbesian calculation- such "cynical weighing up of the pros and cons" became the pyschological foundations of the modern social sciences. Since economics was one of my undergraduate majors, I was accustomed to the cost/benefit analysis of social issues when I first read Leviathan in the spring of 1984.
     In my essay, I pointed out that since nobody desires what they feel aversion for, nor feel aversion for that which they desire, humanity has free will in effect-but only in effect. I find nothing objectionable with this scientific stance, and believe that such objective analysis of human motivation is far mor pragmatic than the usual religous attempts to express the mechanics of free will.