Grits and Sweat V – A series of baroque philosophical papers based on objective observations

Not to repeat myself, but to extend myself to you; here is the full quote from Paul Simon’s version of “Sound Of Silence” from the 1991 recording “Concert In The Park” to make my point clear:

(Vamp Instrumental En…)
“Hello darkness my old friend…
…’I come to talk to you again…
Because of the gently creeping visions…
I left her seeds while she slept.
And the vision that was planted in my brain, still remains within the sound…
of silence
In restless dreams I walked alone, narrow cobblestone streets…
Under the halo of a lamppost
I turned my neck to the cold and damn it…
When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light…
…And the night departed
And played the sound of silence…
(instrumental break)
And in the naked light I saw –
Ten thousand people, maybe more…
People talking without talking…
People hear without listening…
People writing songs that voices never share…
…nobody dares…
Shake, sound, silence.
Fools I don’t know.
Silence like a cancer grows…
Listen to my words so that I can teach you…
…Take my arms so I can reach you…
But my words like silent raindrops fell and echoed in the wells of silence…
And the people bowed and prayed – to the neon God they made…
And the sign flashed its warning…
And the words he was forming…
He said that the words of the prophets are written on the walls of the subway and in the tenement houses…
…And whispered in the sound of silence…
(crowd applause)

When all is said and done, that deserves to be a full quote and not just a blurb, because it describes and sums up about me, about me, and ultimately for me, very well. And the vision (Neo-Tech) that was planted in my spirit, soul, brain and mind and grew from a pedagogical initial and final root (since there are no pedagogical infinities…) known as Zonpower still remains and will always remain, genuinely .

Yes, black books with white writing, not white books with black writing, are my eternal old friends, as well as childhood friends. The white books with black writing are friends of Hal Fishman and are for his sole benefit as the black books with white writing are for my sole benefit. They simply create value for all who read them, but they were genuinely and generally created for Zon’s maximum self-expression, self-benefit, and total self-satisfaction.

Who is Zo?

Hal Fishman and I, of course. There were no other Master Zons except us. So yes, I can honestly say I was the original author of Neo-Tech and the first real Zon or (yes) fully integrated honesty. (See “The Funk Brother Testament: The Motowen-Style Secrets Of I&O Publishing Company” for details, is what I can honestly say here on “Grits And Sweat Le Griot Papillon V”.) Like Paul Simon, I can honestly say : “Hello darkness my old friend.” and fully, and unequivocally, mean it. And this anti-civilization is nothing more than the restless sleep of the cold and the damned. In the darkness of being alone in honesty, the light is naked. I find that to be my reality in this anti-civilization the few times I’ve been genuinely without Neo-Tech, but I still was and am Zon in my heart, soul and wholeness.

This is honesty in anti-civilization: Restlessly walking alone in honesty down narrow cobblestone streets turning your neck to the cold, cursed, dishonest world of neo-cheaters and never settling even when it’s “profitable.” There is no one else there, and they are foolish enough to believe who “is there”. My words, however, are the silent raindrops that Paul Simon really sings about. These are the silent cries of despair from profits and prophets or whatever it is that doesn’t matter. This IS the sound of silence… I’m Zon, that’s all.

What is Zon?

It is a misunderstood Greek for fully integrated honesty; Aramaic too. But ultimately, as Anaxagoras said in “The Pacts of Zon,” it is universal. In fact, like space, dark, velvety, black space with its bright stars. Hence our pilot publications which are black books with white writing. Zon is also the subjective mind of objective existence or God, which is objectively and genuinely neutral.

So when I say the words “honesty is what honesty does,” you know a little more than I mean. Because honesty is what honesty does. Facts prove everything, not words. When you put YOUR money where YOUR mouth is, like I put mine. Rational self-interest is the law.

So when I discovered Zonpower (Anaxagoras, Thales, Aristotle and Socrates created it), I knew that neo-technology is and was just “fluffy”, “pretty talk” and that one day I would have to put “my money where my mouth is”. So, I became fully integrated honesty and wide-ranging accounting in word, deed, and all. That is all. But I didn’t say it was or is easy. Consistent honesty IS hard, as we mentioned in Neo-Tech Advantage #47 – Loyalty to Honesty… It takes consistent patience, discipline, thought, effort, and honesty to produce self-control and self-benefit while genuinely benefiting all. I know what I’m talking about, I live and exist with it all the time, no matter what. I have more discipline every day than a good singer disciplined one morning in a Sunday choir and sinning the rest of the week. We all take risks, but very few take advantage of them. These are the few that begin to count; I know, I’m one of those few. There is a very old saying that “circumstances favor the bold”. That is a reality of the situation. The self-exploiter is the most moral and rational person on the face of existence, especially when he benefits himself and then peripherally benefits everyone else.

So, that brings me to a point: if you can be kind to yourself, only then can you benefit others. That is the point. Self benefit and self care is what it boils down to. Self-esteem and self-love are some of the other terms for the one thing I’m talking about: rational self-interest. So, here is the knowledge, come, light your torch, enter the labyrinth and let it open a path for you. Find your way and come out better than you were before.

It’s kind of funny, like a caterpillar that turns into a butterfly… You’re better when you become conscious. Like “silver” in the water shining and changing shape with the waves beautifully but staying in the same water. Lives can do that as they develop. When I became Zon, I realized this and became as adaptable and patient as that “silver” in water and as occultly powerful as water. Who else can be fully integrated Zon/honesty?

‘Anyone’, if they gave themselves the “opportunity” to be that. But I am the right man to be THE Zon Master. And who else can when you really look at everything including the genuine facts of reality aka the big picture? Most people “cringe” at the word “Go”. They feel the momentary sensation of “fire”, then the “water” of perceived reality “turns it off”. I start out as “water” and am persistent and patient like calm “water” wearing down a “hard rock.” Can I be more? Always, that’s the secret. That’s where it is. That is the secret of genuine growth and progress in the really right directions on the part of anyone. Including mine.

The end.

Semolina and sweat Le Griot Papillon (The butterfly that tells stories)
A paper by J. A. “Josh” Clayton
Semolina and sweat Le Griot Papillon V