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This Journey - part 1.

Back story; it happened one day in conservation over the air-waves that a question was asked, "What kind of driver is a bad driver?" For instance it may be argued truck drivers think car drivers are bad drivers and conversely may also be said to be true. I argue that certain manufacturers have created bad drivers - more accurately - enthusiastic driver. The question was asked by Steve Mills circa 2012/13.
The conversation continued on and one day an email was sent between this author and the questionnaire along the lines of the authors claims. A reply was received and a further explanation was discussed and as has been seen Volkswagen have been defrauding the government producing a motor vehicle superior in specifications to competitors.
The author has shown and it is true that manufacturer's contribute to more enthusiastic drivers - the original question was what kind of driver is a bad driver? The original list included SUV Mum's and the author of the question was perhaps more thinking along what qualities of the person driving make them a bad driver. Much has been said and written about the curious way we judge others or the lack of, but nothing can stop us from un-leashing our outrage upon the actions of another driver.
What is a bad driver? What qualities or virtues?

This Journey - part 1.

Observations are a part of all scientific procedures.
Our observations are recorded and a statement is made upon our observations. Mathematics is a Science. Statistics will give us numbers that we can base statement's on. A driver of a Jeep that hits 4 stationary vehicle's, that is not the manufacturer's fault per se, however if that driver had been driving a VW, my argument is conclusive. If only that where the 'be all and end all' of our discussion you would be in acquiesce with me. So we need a constitution to define a bad driver and we shall ask the people to, be honest, 'How good a driver are you?' Then we shall ask the pop question, Can you tell us what manufacturer of motor vehicle you drive and type of vehicle?

I will now get into character. I will play the part of Ming (In the style of Socrates from the Timaeus), Democratic ruler of all, you will play the part of Senator Stevis Vox Pop (Liberty; in true Platonic Sense you would actually be Stephanus) and you will need a side kick, he shall be ZeBarron Zempallis, king of the Barbarians. No one has yet to translate the great words of ZeBarron, so he will play the part, in the style of Peter Sellars'ssss character from the movie Tom Thumb, OTHER REFERENCE "MUTTLEY".

The Time and place is Mingdom and the wheel has just been invented. The people are in outrage over the lack of control that authority has over this new invention. The youth are hooning around while the old cannot (can't) keep up and the emergency services are now crippled because citizens are in their right. The Senate calls upon Ming to act while Ming is busy shoring up his authority across the borders into the conquered of Barbarperth, often pronounced Bahhh Bahhh Perth, or Bleeep Bleep I am asheep Perth, some pronounce it Waitawhile, an old druid translation. Ming has been informed by his spies that the Senate wishes to bring about a toll* to tax the people and he will use his Political powers to expose the Senate and deliver himself as Deservious the fair.

Ming has dwelled upon this question, what constitutes a bad driver, other than the observations we can make that will make us think it is a scientific known, for as great Ming and Senator Stevis and ZeBarron know, our star pupil Aristotle has proclaimed, and opposite to Ming's proclamation, all are born bad. Ming will hand down 10 Commandments and he while ask that they be fair and democratic before the Senate and will be balanced as we have constituted all discussions shall be if we are to take such things seriously. As usual Ming will always allow suggestions from the Senate.

Scene 1, in The Senate, home of Democracy.

Ming has the floor and the ear of the Senate, sitting to the right of his Thrown is ZeBarron Zempallis as Ming's guest. Ming is to answer the Senates question and Demon-strate to his guest the Doctrine he must understand and translate to his people outside of Mingdom the conquered.
Ming Stand's up from his seat, and speaks to the Senate.
"Senate, and guest, lend me your ear? No, give me your ear, for this time, as long as it be, and let me ease your mind, of such great importance that I shall take the time to do your job, as elected by my people, I do your work in my sleep. In glorious white frocks in little flocks you control your sheep at my feet and I think how much longer I should let you stink and make stealth to my health and detriment. I have proclaimed we should live in such harmony if we all do just our good work and make no evil upon our foundations and prosperity to your soul shall be your reward."
Ming steps out into the forum.
A back seat Senator heckles.
"Give us your wisdom that you observe, that you proclaim is to be."
Ming;
"Thank you Senator, thank you for your seconding me. I am privileged to stand before such council, such glory thank you. My eyes deceive me not because my mind transmits a clear picture. My eyes not only see a physical being, before me, my eyes see into the hearts and minds of my people and I resonate though you say I am out of tune or out of time, it is the same rhyme. Discord with many is noted and each lament is a thorn in my side and I ache until such pain is relieved."
Senator Stevis Mills;
"You legend, you self proclaimed, can such a zealous heart have such a slow mind to catch up that he befalls pride and sits with the meek, with the sheep?"
RIOTOUS LAUGHS ERUPT THROUGHOUT THE SENATE
Ming;
"Thank you Senator, the member for Vox-Pop and shall we deliver a note to say lunch will be late. Today could be a long day and if you need some nourishment I advise we break for a treat before we have our full courses. I will tease thee with a small plate of some morsel and encourage you to be ready to sit down at a full plate. You will deliver side dishes much to annoyance and we shall sit and eat dessert together. Be ready in mind and heart. Balance will come from that harmonious arrangement of the moral quality of our actions and our motives. Our Justice will come from the Balance over Time and scales will move too and frow and we may sit here in the same lifetime and rethink our thoughts."
Senator Stevis Mills;
"You're most gracious Ming, we, The Senate applaud you're introduction and agree with your decree as you have stated before. The separate existence of forms and sensory objects as shown by the difference between intellectual knowledge and opinion as set, by yourself and explained and may we agree, the two are different, we say as like fact and fiction, because they differ in origin and nature. One is produced by us in teaching, the other by persuasion; one is always accompanied by a true account, the other lacks an account; one cannot be moved by persuasion, the other can; and every man it must be said, partakes of true opinion, whereas gods and only a small number of human beings partake of intelligence."
From the Senate in chorus;
"Here here, gracious Ming, all hail Ming."
ZeBarron Zempallis;
"Hill Ming, Hill Ming."
Senator Stevis Mills;
"We know of Ming's great resilience and of his wisdom when he stepped before Solomon and argued that Beauty was of the Heart and as an emotion we could define our beauty and not be persuaded by our environment, the eye of opinion. Ming's decree that Beauty is in the Heart of the beholder; shall forever be an even conclusion and support your casted vote. If intelligence and true opinion are different in kind then these things-in-themselves certainly exist. It is so, as we depart for some nourishment and some social effort with our Guest, ZeBarron Zempallis?"
ZeBarron Zempallis;
"Hill Ming, Hill Ming."
Senator Stevis Mills;
"Thank you, thank you", -(BOW) shuffle your robe, "Let us feast."
Exit cast - lights dim.
Steven, you ask, that my conclusions are based upon my observations and in part, my observations are my opinion. Any self-respecting Magistrate will tell you that such thinking is of the third highest order that Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, such knowledge is your opinion, and your opinion is your observation. The Timaeus, is an inspiration; allowing us to expand our thoughts, without peril. Lights up - enter cast with some light banter and some folly.
Ming steps out into the forum. A back seat Senator heckles;
"Now we have had our nourishment and feel quiet relaxed can Ming please feed us some more?"
Ming;
"Thank you Senator for your enquiry. Indeed my Heart races with all your good graces and it be only too fitting. I wish that errand be a light task and one that we may find comfort and solace for our sheep to follow. My eyes not only see a physical being, before me, my eyes see into the hearts and minds of my people; I previously stated and we are in some agreement. Here is my First decree. Is it not so that the young in age travel at a faster pace than those who have stepped before; in youthful exuberance? Is it not so that those who are heavily laden and transporters of foods and goods in a contract to deliver; wiser to travel safer, for speed is not there concern. Are the weak frail and lacking in strong mind not to be more mindful; is it there fault for I take this burden upon my shoulders and decree; all shall travel according to all conditions of a physical and mental capacity that ensures a broader safer sense among the community that the perils of travel are being here decreed; I ask and expect the Senate to enforce my decree and set about legislating controls and a system of monetary fines for those who see themselves as above my decree. Senators set a standard for precincts where the wheel shall travel at a slower rate between a distance; where people shall be in a higher number and where the people are fewer set the limit higher. That all those who travel by the wheel shall abide and all shall be just."
Ming looks into the Forum.
Some back seat Senator;
"Hail Ming, I second Ming's decree, Hail Ming."
ZeBarron Zempallis;
"Hill Ming, Hill Ming."
Senator Stevis Mills;
With a smile and a gesture, a one handed applaud.
"You legend? Great merciful Ming as I stand before you. As I honour you." 'There will be no lack of willingness on our part (Hermocrates to Socrates Sect 2, IntroducTory conversation) of our dually elected job'. "Debate the Virtues we ask of Ming - we ask for some light to give us sight as the night approaches."
RIOTOUS LAUGHS ERUPT THROUGHOUT THE SENATE.
ZeBarron Zempallis;
"Hill Ming, Hill Ming."
Senator Stevis Mills;with a smile.
"What we ask Ming is please give us Vitas Justas. Are we to just hear your lament and be content and accept as you will the law of the Senate should we not have such courtesy. You feed us and grace us and expect so much from us. We are but serfs; humble to parade with the dead. Virtues to cast shadow of doubt over the character of our voters is indeed a task and thankless as swiftly as the changing winds and fortunes for the brave who shall settle for us any discontent. I see you snigger and as we have contested the expert is of only some regard. How shall we pass the days before Hades and lament of a better World with Huxley; pitch a tent and give a job for Kent. Dear brother of York welcome to the Winter of my discontent. Our brothers in the sciences have registered a new Brain they have found that lurks in the Heart. Ming shall be obvious to this and also proclaim therefore Men now have three Brains; and suffer the slings and arrows and ridicule for such a brash statement. Absurd indeed if you allow us to have some Democratise as we sit in the shade."

The Arguement.

The Senator Stevis Mills; asks Ming to give the senate his Virtues for his Decree that the Senate may be informed and read along with him and be able to see and not to be held in some wait else they fall a terrible fate. Should it not be of some advantage that Ming at least passes over to the Senate his Decretus Extremitus than to suffer at the hands of the MOB, a lynching?
ZeBarron Zempallis;
"Hill Ming, Hill Ming."
Ming;
"Content you are indeed and sit in the shade, rest a while, Senator. My favours and my Bullion and the seat and tears and blood of my people on which my water you build your towers and steeples all awhile my heart hears those cries as I ask for guidance as Jehovah gave Job. Take me to task you ask. Knight takes Rook for during the night My spiezss and I delighted in a Bohemian feast."
ZeBarron Zempallis;
Hill Ming, Hill Ming. Ming, yes Ming. We delighted in the twilight, in some use in crying, rite.
Ming;
Looking into the Senate as the Senators are exposed in the freshness of daze, a wild gaze, for many realise as they spoke in an arrogance that there guest was less, The Art of Deception. The Senate is embarrassed, Ming has them on the ropes and hands down his Virtues of A good handler of the Wheel and that if the handler is deficient in a virtue this lessens the Goodness.

Without introducing the argument that are we not to find these virtues in a person as distinct from the handler of the wheel.

Ming does not turn in astonishment at the Revelation that the King of the Barbarians has been playing the slippery eel with the Senate. Ming stands proudly before the Senate, who have now, recoiled and settle back into the shade and some pick grass, too chew.
"Senate and all who can hear me and understand my words, It is, "asif", a mighty weight had grabbed my leg and was to pull me sunder less I address this mess. I have gone to the Library at Alexandretta and shall give now you some words that I think and feel can supply us a meal to invigorate our understanding and to help us in the future make bold statements at some cost and peril, except in case of a coward that sneaks away after delight and no contest, should the Senate forget. Our Virtas Oculas Sensorus Perceptus (i) shall be full with Observation and Knowledge to the extent and capacity of the mind so befitting his Bill of Quantities be such he an age that he can participate in the duty of paying a TAX. The Senate accepts his TAX and the payer earns his vote, if he is of young in years and great in mind and strength, much to the likeness of Alexander he shall be as responsible for his liability as his ability. The Senate shall take a TAX and shall spend the bullion on a Virtas Oculas Sensorus Perceptus (i). I ask the Senate to spend wisely. Our son and Apostle Mat, the brat, only cause it rhymed, we shall treat others to the extent we wish to be treated, and seek no favour of a great order is the Virtas Respectus (ii). The handler of the wheel and any traveller who accompanies him shall befall the law of the Good Samaritan shall he fail in his duty. That the onus of Virtas Compassionus (iii) falls upon us all as surely as Paul wished it would not. (S, Paul asks to pay it forward). As surely as our handler should be proficient and to some degree an expert and to a higher degree strict and true and straight our handler should be also Virtas Adaptus (iv). When we salute and hail our Gods and heroes in battle and on the floors we should be so mindful that as we have shown, not is all known and so shall it be as likely I imagine for a moment as some knowledge is to be known. Some will have the knowing and some will have less, Some will be Autonoeticus and Anoeticus, as much as we have black we shall have a share of the white that is given by all the colours. A full spectrum will give us sight and deliver us from evil. I digress. Veritas Noeticus (v), exit us."
The Senate Yawn
Ming;
Senate, Veritas Assimilus (vi), that we may travel as safely here at the Heart of our toils with the same assurance on the way to and frow to our guest and friend and neighbour the Conquered."
ZeBarron Zemapallis;
"Indeed Ming. A great virtue you have shown me and in all you show me I am falling in deeper. My grip smells like the stink when toxic fumes mix with fermented fruits."
Ming;
"Reductio ad absurdum prima facia my dear fellow, it is elementary, that my Egocentrism could create a prism as much a prison, such is Veritas Contralateralityinus (vii) on first appearance, are the Virtues of Assimilation separate and like Contra laterality when the handler is abroad Assimilate, as like the Romans in Rome and at home be mindful of information from an opposing body."

(Source - Cognitive Psychology, Fourth Edition Robert L Solso.)

Senator Stevis Mills;
"Does Ming ask us a question? For some clarification, Naye I shall speak for the Senate and hurry our speaker and put his mind at some rest for the Senate are in some Accord when we see the advances to be made through some regulation. That the coffers of his lordship shall quickly overflow."
Ming;
"It gives me much happiness and joy to think we have made 'This Journey' and we may journey again. A sweet air of some Subterranean delight will see us into the night as the Sun is about to set we may see, when the words start to spill out in some nightmarish; that if I say, when I think how much it gives it takes from me. So true are the virtues we seek and are they again in some hopeless way, are Veritas Convergentas(viii) Veritas Divergentas(ix) and end us Veritas Mergeinus(X)?"

The argument.

Ming asks if engaging previously encoded factual information, Convergent thinking, and if, thinking that involves generating many different answers to a single problem with the correctness dependent subjective evaluation of answers as abstract and flexible, indeed separate virtues as they are in science or perhaps only another nightmare that will haunt Ming's sleep? Ming in his thinking and through his cunning sets for the Senate that if the virtues (viii) & (ix) are as he has shown previously, on prima fascia, to be like and just as unlike that he in his wisdom introduce in his honour a delight, the decree that in us and to end us; A member introduce a Bill, The Senate legislate Veritas Ming-Mergeinus (X), jus sayin.

Steven, Lines, this is fact, this happened, on Friday 5th of December at 20:40 hours on the Roe Hwy (South Bound) Dual Carriageway approaching South Street exit, 1DFF 182 Austal Traffic Management Vehicle, the second vehicle in convoy, quickly came upon a vehicle in the same lane going slower, causing the vehicle to change lanes, out from the left lane into the right lane, indicator, with no knowledge I was in that space because the driver did not turn his head and look and see, from my position it was easy to back off and let him in, with so much as an acknowledgment from the Traffic Control Expert, the vehicle sped up and went back into the left lane and I overtook them and exited at Karel Avenue.
The light finds me and I don't have to travel far to find it.
I have enjoyed this and hope you are too.
Scotty.
VIRTUES:
Veritas Oculas Sensorus Perceptus- Virtuous in gaining knowledge from perception.
Veritas Respectus - Virtuous in having respect for self and others.
Veritas Compassionus - Virtuous in having compassion for others.
Veritas Adaptus - Virtuous in being adaptable.
Veritas Noeticus - Virtuous in having awareness of objects and events.
Veritas Assimilus - Virtuous in being able to incorporate new information.
Veritas Contralateralityinus - Virtuous in processing ideas from an opposing source.
Veritas Convergentas - Virtuous in automated processing of information.
Veritas Divergentas - Virtuous in ability to have multiple solutions.
Veritas Mergeinus - Virtuous in ability to merge with other ideas.

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First Draft 'This Journey' 5/12/14

I look forward to any comments or feedback. Scotty (+61)410016147 Perth Western Australia.