The UN Represents The Governments Of The World. May A "Bell Of Atri" Represent The People Of The World? (Part 38)
Pattern recognition allows us to understand language, recognize people, enjoy music, etc...up to a certain point. If anyone were to use pattern recognition for anything other than everyday tasks, he/she runs the risk of being viewed as "strange" or - even worse - "disturbed".
Pattern recognition is perhaps the most under-rated skill in the world, even though it is the cornerstone of the talents of all the trail-blazing geniuses in history, regardless of their particular specializations...who thus, had to walk the tightrope of fulfilling their potential & simultaneously appearing "normal" (meaning "unremarkable"). Some of the most well-known names whose talents (& the time & effort that turning their gifts into a source of benefit to humankind, cost them) set them apart from their fellow human beings, had to contend with the constant specter of unjustified labels of "psychological issues" from their less-committed counterparts, e.g. Galileo Galilei, Abraham Lincoln, Albert Einstein, John Nash, Michael Jackson, etc.
The reason for this prevalent misperception on the part of the general public, primarily the authorities & the media, is likely a subconscious disinclination to acknowledge that every human being has a talent, but not every human being has the means &/or the motivation to pay the price in time & effort, to turn a talent into a skill. So, rather than honor those who made the requisite investment, some people (usually those who can't argue that it was circumstances that blocked the cultivation of their talents) prefer to circumlocutorily exonerate themselves of the charge of lack of effort, by accusing their more-accomplished counterparts of "abnormality". In that context, the easiest accusation to make is that the accomplished party has "mental problems", basically because, just as intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) refuse to see "the heritage of humankind" as more than tourist attractions (complete with impressive revenues), they also deny the importance of accurately defining "insanity" & thus, preventing the corrupt from mislabelling intelligence & hard work as "psychological issues".
Given below, is a news item on Michael Jackson, complete with the simmering self pity disguised as superiority:
"How Michael Jackson’s children put other celebrity offspring to shame" - The Telegraph (March 23, 2024)
To summarize: The author is deeply impressed by how "ordinary" the 3 individuals who claim to be Michael Jackson's legal offspring, have turned out to be. Bigi tries to protect Michael's catalog from being sold & avoids giving his IQ score away by talking too much; Paris releases "indie" albums & discusses her sexual orientation, & Prince repairs motorcycles & works as a volunteer food delivery boy. The sense of relief over their confident mediocrity is tangibly displayed in the author's comparisons between the 3 & "Wacko Jacko".
Firstly, as has been repeatedly recorded in the international press, none of the aforementioned 3 persons are Michael Jackson's biological offspring; further, none of the 3 were legally adopted by him either. In reality, there is no legal document that qualifies as evidence (let alone proof) that Michael had any biological or adopted children. While Western culture always explains childlessness as a "reproductive issue", Eastern culture acknowledges medical precedents that prove parenthood is a Divine decision that may or may not materialize, as illustrated by parties who aren't parents despite being absolutely healthy.
Secondly, the only scrap of paper in the universe that labels the 3 as "Michael Jackson's children" & offers them remuneration as well, is the legally-inadmissible "Will" submitted by Ziffren Brittenham in 2009. So, why would "Bigi" or his half-siblings be at odds with their benefactor, John Branca?
Thirdly, just as a jet (price tag US$ ~100 million) can't look & behave like a crop-duster (price tag US$ ~100,000), how may the world's most famous musician, entrepreneur & philanthropist be expected to think, speak & act like an ordinary person? Why is it that while exceptionality is celebrated in tangible assets from art to antiquities, the same exceptionality is actively discouraged in the inventors & creators of those tangible assets?
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While celebrating "being different" is considered a cornerstone of the mission statement of every IGO, why do the differences deemed worthy of celebration seem to revolve mostly around sexual orientation & availability?
Case in point, given below is a follow-up to the report on the horrifying crimes - including, but not limited to identity theft - committed against Mr. William Donald Woods. This time, rather than a summary, I have selected an excerpt from the news article in question (that illustrates one of the problems in the social attitude towards the intricacies of intelligence & accuracy):
"A thief stole his identity, but nobody believed him. He spent nearly 2 years locked up" - Los Angeles Times (April 9, 2024)
Excerpt: In a rambling phone interview, Woods floated theories about what happened to him and why - most of which The Times could not confirm. Woods spoke of corrupt cops & politicians across the country. He insisted that LAPD officers had known he was the real Woods and conspired with the banker to "put me in jail on purpose." When asked about Woods' claims, an LAPD spokeswoman cited the investigation and said "additional information regarding this case is not currently available."
While it is possible that the LA Times didn't intend making Mr. Woods appear incoherent, why did it need to refer to an allegedly "rambling" phone interview, the transcript of which it had no intention of publishing? After all, doesn't journalistic license permit a news outlet to gather information from a wide range of sources without publishing anything about those conversations? Has the Times skewed public opinion against Mr. Woods' right to sue at any time in the future, by implying that he may be "imagining" that the 2 years of unjust imprisonment he suffered, was a deliberate act? Isn't this negative attitude, a repeat of what happened the first time - the refusal by the relevant social & legal authorities to view an innocent man's protestations of his innocence, sans bias?
So how, wonder the People Of The World, may a gifted person thrive & be true to his/her personality, without raising the hackles of the Governments Of The World?
The answer according to the theoretical "Bell Of Atri" model, as demonstrated by Michael Jackson during & after the case spawned by the false allegations of the Arvizo Family, lies in learning the language of your opponents; Michael spent decades repeatedly explaining in his own language, i.e. the language of a respectable gentleman, that he is not a homosexual or a pedophile or a drug addict or a mental patient...to no avail. Then, he switched to the language most popular among the disorderly lawless, the language of law; & the language most popular among the morally bankrupt, the language of finance...& his status stood restored.
"The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires." - William Arthur Ward, American poet