Sunday, July 19, 2020

What It Means to Have a Cashless Society

HERE'S WHAT NO CASH ACTUALLY MEANS:

A cashless society means no cash. Zero. It doesn’t mean mostly cashless and you can still use a ‘wee bit of cash here & there’. Cashless means fully digital, fully traceable, fully controlled. I think those who support a cashless society aren’t fully aware of what they are asking for. A cashless society means:

* If you are struggling with your mortgage on a particular month, you can’t do an odd job to get you through.

* Your child can’t go & help the local farmer to earn a bit of summer cash.

* No more cash slipped into the hands of a child as a good luck charm or from their grandparent when going on holidays.

* No more money in birthday cards.

* No more piggy banks for your child to collect pocket money & to learn about the value of earning.

* No more cash for a rainy day fund or for that something special you have been putting $20 a week away for.

* No more little jobs on the side because your wages barely cover the bills or put food on the table.

* No more charity collections.

* No more selling bits & pieces from your home that you no longer want/need for a bit of cash in return.

* No more cash gifts from relatives or loved ones.

What a cashless society does guarantee:

* Banks have full control of every single penny you own.

* Every transaction you make is recorded.

* All your movements & actions are traceable.

* Access to your money can be blocked at the click of a button when/if banks need ‘clarification’ from you which will take about 3 weeks, a thousand questions answered & five thousand passwords.

* You will have no choice but to declare & be taxed on every dollar in your possession.

* The government WILL decide what you can & cannot purchase.

* If your transactions are deemed in any way questionable, by those who create the questions, your money will be frozen, ‘for your own good’.

Forget about cash being dirty. Stop being so easily led. Cash has been around for a very, very, very long time & it gives you control over how you trade with the world. It gives you independence. I heard a story where a man supposedly contracted COVID because of a $20 bill he had handled. There is the same chance of Covid being on a card as being on cash. If you cannot see how utterly ridiculous this assumption is then there is little hope.

If you are a customer, pay with cash. If you are a shop owner, remove those ridiculous signs that ask people to pay by card. Cash is a legal tender, it is our right to pay with cash. Banks are making it increasingly difficult to lodge cash & that has nothing to do with a virus, nor has this ‘dirty money’ trend.

Please open your eyes. Please stop believing everything you are being told. Almost every single topic in today’s world is tainted with corruption & hidden agendas. Please stop telling me & others like me that we are what’s wrong with the world when you hail the most corrupt members of society as your heroes. Politics & greed is what is wrong with the world; not those who are trying to alert you to the reality in which you are blindly floating along whilst being immobilised by irrational fear. Fear created to keep you doing & believing in exactly what you are complacently doing.

Pay with cash & please say no to a cashless society while you still have the choice.  

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Monday, July 6, 2020

Welcome to the Mindfire Book Blog Review

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I received a free copy of the following book on Kindle from Ambassador International Books in exchange for an honest review. The thoughts and opinions are my own.

ABOUT THE BOOK

"For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required."

Leia Hamilton can move things and set them on fire with her mind.

Leia's father and step-mother tried to hide their past: a time when they were part of a team of superheroes. But despite being disbanded for over 20 years following a series of tragedies, their problems were passed to their children, and Leia finds that her future collides with their past.

In the diverse world of human and superhuman, heroes and villains, friends and enemies, some of Leia's choices have terrible consequences. For Leia, this leads to a personal crossroads and a search for redemption.

Not your normal superhero novel, Mindfire isn't about secret identities, costumes, or evil plots endangering the world. Instead, self-discovery and adaptation is at the forefront as the listener follows the lives of the characters who are unafraid to show love and explore spirituality. 

Can redemption and renewed grace weather the flames of absolute power and superhuman strength?

About the Author

Allen Steadham was born in Austin, Texas. He began writing and drawing comic books at age 10 in 1980 and webcomics in 1996, which he continues till this day. He began writing novels in 2013 with National Novel Writing Month (Nanowrimo). He has been interracially married since 1995 and has two sons and a daughter. He and his wife are also musicians, singers and songwriters. She became a (nondenominational) Christian in late 1995 and he followed in early 1996. They have been in a Christian band since 1997 and perform with their church.

My Review and Opinion

It's a good story with people that were born with superpowers, kids inheriting the powers of their parents who have long since retired, minus one, battling the evil forces that are determined to destroy mankind, and/or take revenge on the main characters. The author focuses Leia, named after a certain princess from a popular sci-fi cinematic series, who discovers she has powers that at first frighten her but then learns to accept and control them. Her road to discovery comes with many surprises, some emotionally painful for her, but with the help and support of her significant other and compassionate parents, she strives to be the person she was meant to be.

The story does have some action in it, and some great descriptive moments of the characters using their superpowers for good and evil, which at times, it seemed was a bit a of conundrum to as who was actually the evil or good party, it all depends on the readers perspective.  

All in all it is a fun read, but I must add a little of criticism to my review, I believe the author could have cut back on his descriptions with the characters and probably on the flashbacks as well, it kind stopped the flow of the story.  I also, believe it could have had a lot more action, since were dealing with people with superhuman powers.  However, I do believe it was an enjoyable story, with a beautiful message of the redeeming of love of Jesus Christ.  

HAPPY NEW YEAR - 2024

 May God's great and love and blessings cover you this coming year.