"The Land of Blood is Not Free." by Dale Bogucki - Contest Entry

The Land of Blood is Not Free.

by Dale Bogucki 

When we say it wasn’t always like this, it is the truth. Strafing rounds of ammunition
into ignorant crowds of revelers is not the human way. I know what they will tell you

about determinism. Your right to evolution does not support that explanation.

Grow up, and grow a mind. Grow up, and leave behind fates death grip. Grow up,

and have that peaceful revolution you have been promised. Do not forget your right

to evolution.

Use your; anxiety, depression, and fear to push aside the dying regime built upon

your grave. Ask yourself if you need monetary wealth to have peace — to know

happiness? If your answer comes back “no” then we still have hope.

“The Revolution Will Not Be Televised,” Gil Scott Heron you brilliant, beautiful,

clairvoyant man pointing out the truth in a way no other could. Sheer killing speed

and the technology built to ignore reckoning seem to be the only things that

have changed.

But you’re not reading this because you can ignore the reckoning. Bodies have a

habit of piling up, and you watch the rotting mass writhe with maggots.

“Turn on, tune in, drop out,” has suddenly become relevant again. With VR

hovering at the corner of your eye, you have to ask yourself, why you need a

reality that is not this one?

Here we stand in the public square exchanging visions. Let me tell you about

my view — this world is not about loss, but about change. Inner evolution is but

a choice away. Positive thinking tricks were not devised to help you stash away

money. The power of positive thinking is one of many tactics we can employ to

build community. Money does not build community, but empathy, compassion,

and love do. Money is a tool — and we need to put it back into its box.

Your mind and body are the way to the peaceful revolution you seek.
Your mind and body construct the new world you are waiting for.

As we sit on the precipice of a technological explosion, ask yourself, what will

you allow to happen? Will the next weapon protected by a piece of paper finally

massacre enough people to sway your opinion?