The Story of Muck and Ruse
A Story for the Ages!
The Story of Muck and Ruse
A Story for the Ages!
A Fable for All the Ages
A Fable for All the Ages
The story of Muck and Ruse is a fable for the ages. And it is appropriate to tell to all ages, as well. And ... it covers a lot of ground. It covers all the "ages" meaning ... all time periods going back to the beginning.
The story of Muck and Ruse is a story for kids of all ages. And it is a story for all the ages (time). it is safe to tell your kids, too.
Muck and Ruse have been around for a very long time.
The story of Muck and Ruse centers around Ricky Ruse and Marty Muck.
Enjoy the read!
Introducing Marty Muck
Introducing Marty Muck
Introducing Marty Muck! Mr. Muck got his start in life by being an outstanding craftsman. He knew how to build great buildings and taught others as well. In the olden days he and his friends erected great buildings, many of them for the Gods.
Marty Muck is Confronted
After seeing so much greatness, people started to wonder about these grand buildings that the Mucks were constructing. At one point, some people even confronted the Mucks about how they were able to do what they do. The Mucks had long known that they should keep their abilities a secret, because if too many people knew how to do what they did it could create dangerous situations where the wrong people might construct a building to keep out the right people. So, they vowed to never tell their secrets. Well, this approach did not sit well with the group of people wanting to know how the great buildings were being made. They got upset. And they murdered one of the members. The rest of the Mucks ran from the danger and went in to hiding.
The Mighty Mucks
Once the Mucks went underground, they would only work with a select few individuals who came to them in secret, asking for their expertise. They also only taught others how to do what the could do in secret. As time went on, people eventually started to discover their ways. More and more, others figured out how to build the great buildings. The result was that their construction knowledge was no longer hidden. But what some did not realize was that they had obtained other knowledge as well from their experiences in construction that they kept hidden, for what they believed was for their own safety and the betterment of human kind in general.
Change Up of the Mucks
Eventually the Old Times gave way to the Not-So-Old Times. And the Not-So-Old Times gave way to the Kinda-Modern Times. And the Kinda-Modern Times gave way to the Modern Times. As the world changed it became obvious to the Mucks that their construction skills were no longer really needed ... as the rest of the world had figured things out for themselves. The result, however, was that this lowered interest in their skills also lowered their membership ranks, and that in turn lowered their membership dues.
The Mucks Become All Mucked Up
Concern grew out of continued loss of funding that they needed to maintain their high standards and infrastructure. As a result, they started offering memberships to people, even if they were not interested in learning how to construct the great buildings. The Mucks became a building-less membership group and started attracting their new members with the promise of their other hidden secrets ... secret knowledge. But gone was the hard work. Gone was the common bond of building for the greater good. Gone was that feeling of accomplishment obtained from a job well done from the construction of those great buildings. As a result, and without it necessarily being intentional, the Mucks slowly became all mucked up.
Introducing Ricky Ruse
Introducing Ricky Ruse
Elsewhere on Planet Earth, there was a guy. His name was Rick. Rick was an intelligent gentleman who worked hard to learn and teach others. However, as a professor at a prestigious university, Rick found that he was not as welcomed as he would like. He was constantly passed over for promotions. He was also not given the respect that he deserved.
Rick's New Belief System
He developed disdain for the people who marginalized him. So, he decided that he would start telling people that he has come up with his own set of beliefs. He said they were not the same as the beliefs of those who did not treat him with respect. He worked hard to indicate that he understood the world differently, through his own eyes. He made it clear to others that he had begun to construct his own belief system ... what he believed was a better belief system.
Rick's New Flock
As people would approach him, they would ask him about his new belief system. Many people were inquisitive. If there was a new way to think that would bring about a more enlightened perspective, they were interested. Others believed that this new way of thinking could benefit them in some personal way.
But every time that someone asked him for the knowledge, he would shrug his shoulders and say "Sorry, it's a secret." "Well how can I get access to this secret?" they would ask. "You have to join." he would say.
So, in this way, many people started to join his enlightened group. His group grew larger and larger and larger. And the membership dues grew faster and faster and faster.
It Was All a Ruse (Scheme)
Little did anybody know that there was a problem with the Ricky Ruse Belief System.
The problem was that it did not actually exist. Let me repeat that. The problem was that Rick's new belief system DID NOT actually exist. He made the whole thing up.
The Royal Ruse Inner Circle
A circle of close friends and original members grew around Ricky Ruse. They became his most trusted members. They were the Royal Inner Circle of the Ruse.
None of Ricky Ruse's inner circle members or other members outside the inner circle knew that he had made up his "alleged" belief system.
All of them thought they were on their way to learning something magnificent. They would all (they believed) gain from the new great knowledge that Rick had developed.
The world and all it's wonderful understandings would finally be known to them ... they would all finally illuminate the "informational" darkness. Rick's great new information once learned would bring about the light. What a grand notion!
The Whole Thing Was Just a Ruse
The Whole Thing Was Just a Ruse
After enough time had passed, one of Rick's Royal Ruse Inner Circle members started to wonder why he had not been taught anything. He started asking when and if they were ever going to receive knowledge, gain experience, or get access to the so-call secret knowledge.
This is when Rick admitted that he did not actually have any secret knowledge. He admitted that he made it up. He also said to this person that he knew where he could get access to some knowledge. He told him that if he could obtain information from another group, then, he could use that information to create his own belief system that was fashioned off of theirs.
"But where would you get such information?" Rick was asked.
The Search for Information
Rick was asked a very important question: "But where would you get such information?"
And this is precisely when the beginning of a very very long process began.
"Well ... " Rick says. "I heard of a group. A group of men who have an enormous amount of knowledge. If we could get their papers, their documents, and their secrets, I could use it and build own own system of beliefs, secrets, rituals, and other information."
So, Rick the Ruse and his close friend decided to target the group to obtain their paperwork, documentation, rituals, levels, and other information on how their organization operated.
They singled out Marty Muck and the Muckitty Mucks as their target.
The Ruse Infiltrates the Mucks
With their fresh new plan in motion, Rick the Ruse and his close friend seek out the Mucks. Rick's friend joins their ranks and starts going to their meetings.
Rick's friend sends constant reports back to the Royal Ruse Inner Circle on everything that he is seeing and doing. Soon Rick hopes that his friend will be given documents to study to take tests and participate in rituals as he starts to gain rank amongst Marty Muck and the Muckitty Mucks.
Rick and his close friend are very excited about the thought of obtaining this very valuable information. With their fresh new plan in motion, Rick the Ruse and his close friend seek out the Mucks. Rick's friend joins their ranks and starts going to their meetings.
Rick's friend sends constant reports back to the Royal Ruse Inner Circle on everything that he is seeing and doing. Soon Rick hopes that his friend will be given documents to study to take tests and participate in rituals as he starts to gain rank amongst Marty Muck and the Muckitty Mucks.
Rick and his close friend are very excited about the thought of obtaining this very valuable information.
Nothing But a Party
There is one thing to which Rick Ruse and his close friend have not been paying attention: their members.
You see, neither the Royal Ruse Inner Circle nor any of the outer members had ever had any real direction. Rick had been convening meetings and the Inner Circle would help coordinating them. But once everyone got to the meeting, there was never anything to discuss.
So, Rick and the Inner Circle would simply spend some of the membership dues money and throw a party where every body could get drunk and have a good time. A boy-oh-boy did they know how to party! Everyone was happy with this situation. People blew off steam. People got to feel important. And people got a lot of free booz.
The Ruse Becomes Lost
So, while Rick and his friends were conspiring to take information from the Muckitty Mucks and use it for their own benefit, little did they realize that their flock had spent so much time partying that they became lost.
So, what started out as a noble gesture of Rick Ruse to bring the light to humanity ended being nothing more than a group of wandering souls caught up in the moment.
The original intent was to find the light, but, all they found was darkness. The point they should have known about upfront was that nothing good can ever come about when it is based on a lie.
The Mucks Discover the Ruse
The Mucks Discover the Ruse
Then the Mucks find out about the Ruse. They get upset after realizing that they were deceived. So, the Mucks send members to secretly join the Ruse. They want to learn why the Ruse is interested in them and what they are all about. They believe that they can gain insight by becoming members of Rick's group.
The Ruse Carry On Inside the Mucks
And all the while the Ruse continues to function from inside of the Mucks. They start to cause chaos from the inside out, like creating fake Muck Centers where they would pretend to be the Mucks, look just like the Mucks, and even attract members who wanted to be Mucks. Then they would just teach people nonsense, because they did not know what they were doing and had no direction.
Much "A-Do" About Nothing
And so goes the story of the Ruse ... busy with "much a-do about nothing" because they were never able to gain access to the paperwork and documentation that they wanted to use to create their own belief system.
The Mucks and the Ruse Continue to Take Risks
The Two Groups Continue to Compete
And So Goes the Story of Muck, Ruse, and Risk. These two groups continued to take risks by competing with each other. And in doing so they continued to take risks. Each group grew in power. Both groups amassed large fortunes for themselves through the membership dues and the actions that they took with the money.
The Competition Always Produces the Same Loser
So, what was the result of all of this nonsense? All of this whop-plah? The result of all of the competing actions and reactions going on between these two groups? The result was that there was never ever a winner. But there was always a loser. Always the same loser. That loser was always Good.
The Suffering of Good
Everything that was "good" in the world would always loose because of these two groups competing with each other. Good would always suffer. And every good person and every good thing in the world would suffer because the Good inside of them was suffering. Good did not suffer because these groups were bad. Both of these actually had started out with good intentions.
Good suffered because these groups tried to harness Goodness. Because they tried to encapsulate Goodness for themselves. But Good was never theirs to own. Never theirs to posses. Never theirs to understand. And never theirs to use.
Repeatedly Bad Results
Both groups made an effort to harness, own, posses, and control Good. And to wield enormous amounts of power with the information that they had about what is Good. And in the end they ended up with nothing but darkness.
Over and over again, one of these groups would set up a grand civilization. And each and every time, it would go down in flames and be destroyed. And anything good would be destroyed with it. Each time. Same result. And they could never understand why this kept happening.
Why Darkness Keeps Happening
The reason why darkness kept happening, unknown to them, was because there was something else going on. Something bigger. Something far more significant. Something that had been going on for far longer than the feud between these two groups. They had been watched the whole time. And they were both being used. Little did either group know that because of their actions they were always on borrowed time. There was always an "expiration date" baked in to every thing that they did.
Learning a Little Too Late
If only they had known. If only they had known that they were never actually in control, perhaps things would have turned out better. Yet by the time they did learn, it would be too late.
Why Is It So Hard for the Ruse to Un-Learn?
It is Hard for The Ruse to UnLearn Because They are Trapped
Why can't Ricky Ruse and his friends be more like Marty Muck and the mucks? Why can't they figure out how to un-learn all that they think that they know?They cannot figure this out themselves because they are trapped. They do not realize that there is more at play than meets the eye. They are trapped by their very own alleged "complete" understanding of Good, which is far from complete.
Trapped By Good
They do not realize that they do not know every single thing about Good. The Ruse are trapped by Good. And they do not know that Good is not Great. Only the Mucks could teach them that.
The Reuse Doesn't Know Greatness
Because the Ruse doesn't know Greatness, they can't ever understand Good. The Ruse does not know that Good is more than what they think it is. The Ruse does not know that Good is not always the same. That Good is not Great. They do not know that because Good is not Great, it can never be Perfect. What this means is that there is another side to Good; a side that the Mucks know about ... a side that the Ruse do not know about and cannot see.
Neither Group Realizes that Controlling Goodness Does Not Equal Supremeness
You see, Good only stays good as long as it’s used in the right way. The Ruse cannot see how Good manifests itself, out in the world. The Ruse have been too busy partying. They have not noticed how Good manifests itself, out in nature. The Ruse have been too busy partying. The Ruse have not been able to see how Good manifests itself up in the Heavens and in the skies. They have been too busy partying. In the cosmos? Nope. On other planets? Nope. Around the Sun? Nope. All over? Nope.
The Ruse Hides
And the Mucks have not taught the Ruse, either. One reason that they have not been taught could be that no one truly knows who they are or where they are. How can anyone help someone that you can't find? They hide.
Good Becomes Something Different If It Is Mis-Treated
So, continue to not know. They continue to not know that how Good acts depends on how it is treated. But the Mucks know. They know that when Good is used incorrectly, it becomes something else, entirely. When Good feels like its being mis-treated. Mis-understood. It becomes something else. And this is what the Ruse cannot see. The Ruse cannot see that Good is capable of becoming Bad. The Ruse can not see that Good and Bad are actually one and the same. So, every time the Ruse tries to do Good, and do it wrong, we all ends up with Bad.
Love (Not Anything Else) Begets Good
Good only stays Good ... with Love.
How Could Things Ever Be Different Between Muck and Ruse?
Absolutely Things Can Be Different
Can things ever be different between Muck and Ruse? Absolutely. Things can definitely be different between them. This problem developed because the Mucks where transparent ... as they should have been. They were not transparent about their knowledge, no. They were transparent about the fact that they existed. But when another party is dead-set on coming up with a ruse and aiming it at your group, then, it's dangerous if that group knows that you exist ... but ... you (the Mucks) don't know that they (the Ruse) exist. So, how can things be different?
Well, if the Mucks un-ravel themselves from the Ruse, then they could help place boundaries on the Ruse and give them a better structure ... one that works. The, perhaps the world could heal. Marty and the Mucks did pretty well for themselves up until the Ruse showed up on the scene. They had secret knowledge, yes. But they handled it accordingly, and the world benefited, as a result.
The Ruse Must UnLearn
But in order for the Mucks to help the Ruse ... the Ruse must UnLearn some things. A lot of things. You see ... they seemed to have gotten the Mucks all mucked up. The Mucks could help, but, first ... the Ruse would have to agree to Un-Learn all that they think that they know.
The Mucks Could Guide the Ruse
Mucks could find a way to give more guidance to the Ruse, if that's possible. Then, maybe the Ruse could have something better to do than throw parties. Is there anyone out there who could help the Mucks do this? Someone who is familiar with them? Someone who knows what they need? Not sure. What ever the way that help shows up ... doing this would definitely involve something Good.
No One Should Try to Control Good
One thing that is importantly to note is that no one should try to control Good. That includes All Things Good. And All Things Known. This applies to both groups ... the Mucks and t he Ruse. Knowledge is not something that any one group can keep or covet. Who has certain acknowledge and who doesn't is not one group or the other group's decision to make. Not theirs to keep. Not theirs to covet.
"The Knowledge is the Way. But the Way is Shut. It was Made by Those Who are in Heaven, and Heaven Keepith It."
Good is Not Property
All Things Good ... all things bright ... is not property. You can't hold the "Key to Good" because no such key exist. Good is not available to be owned. Not available to be controlled. No one trying to control All Things Good can expect to control the outcome.
"The Knowledge is the Way. But the Way is Shut. It was Made by Those Who are in Heaven, and Heaven Keepith It."
Put Good Back to Where It Belongs
It is best to put good back where it belongs. Better for Good. Better for Everybody. And by this process both groups would then be back on the right path which is to give up control of Good.
"The Knowledge is the Way. But the Way is Shut. It was Made by Those Who are in Heaven, and Heaven Keepith It."
It's Good for Good to Be Free
It's Good for Good to Be Free
Once Good is free, then, Good can get back to being good to all the wonderful things in this world. Good can start to work on things. Good will once again be excited about what it is doing because it wants good. Good desires good. Except when in captivity.
A Free Good is a Good Good
If freed, Good will start to grow anew. And all the wonderful good things in the world will rejoice as they welcome Good's freedom. And as a result all the wonderful things will become even more good.
What Will Happen If Good is Never Set Free?
Options 1: Then All Things Will Come to an End ... Leaving Just the Light.
If Ricky Ruse and Marty Muck can not figure out how to help each other. If the Mucks can not convince the Ruse that they must Un-Learn what they think they know. If neither of the two groups or any other group will ever stop trying to control Good ... then ... all things will come to an end.
Can This Mess Be Avoided?
The only way to truly free Good without this mess is if Good is freed, voluntarily. Because freeing Good voluntarily shows the Creator that there is "good" in "good's enslaver." It shows the Creator that what was happening to Good was perhaps not intentional? Perhaps Good's enslavement was some kind of mistake? Freeing Good shows that those that did it regret what they did, and this allows the Creator to forgive them.
If This Mess Isn't Avoided ... Good Will Cry Out
But waht happens if this mess continues and Good is not set free, voluntarily? Well, Good does not like feeling like it is being enslaved. Good wants to make up its own mind about who or what it needs to do in this World: who should be help and when.
But once Good is prevented from doing being an independent decision-maker ... Good starts to feel sorrow. So, Good cries out. And when Good cries out, it experiences a great agony that is felt all around the Universe.
And Then What Happens?
Good's cries are heard. Then Good is freed by force. Force is what is used when the effort is coming from outside of the enslavement of Good. And once conflict starts up to forcefully free Good, there is always the same outcome. The Creator of Good shows up. But the ordeal that happens in this process is far from peaceful. It is a fierce, aggressive, destructive act that occurs when Good is getting freed. It is always a messy process. A lot of bad things happen during this process.
The Effort to Free Good Always Plays Out the Same
In an effort to free Good by force, the result will always be the same. The result will always be the destruction of ... All Things Good ... All Things Bad ... All Things, Period. Once this happens ... there will be silence and darkness. And once again ... there will be ... Nothing.
What Happens After "Nothing"?
And do you know what happens next? From Nothing ... the Creator will make Something. (But none of us will be around to witness it.) And since there is now Something ... the Creator once again has something to love ... something to watch grown and love him back ... and for this reason ... the Creator once again ... turns on the Lights.
Once Again There Will Be Light
And in the Light ... There will once Again be ... Good.
The Age of Indifference
Sometimes the Light Never Shows Up
Sometimes during this process ... it doesn't finish ... the Light never shows up.
Sometimes ... as in today's times ... as in the Modern Day Present ... the Light doesn't show up. It has tried to show up. And there has been turmoil and adversity in a struggle to free Good.
But this? There is interference.
This time. Someone or something else has showed up on the scene ... Indifference.
Sometimes when the struggle between Good and Evil gets bad enough ... instead of bringing about the Light, it instead attracts Indifference. No one ever likes when Indifference shows up. Why? Because unlike how Good and Greatness look to product a solution (even if it is involves Destructive along the way), Indifference doesn't.
Indifference is always around. But it is usually too weak to meddle in the world's affairs. However, in times of great adversity, there is a lot more negative energy in the world. And this is just what Indifference eats. It feeds off all things negative, toxic, and fearful. So when those incidents get to be to common place, it's like a feeding frenzy for Indifference. And it makes Indifference strong enough to finally raise up and interfere.
Indifference prides itself on preventing a solution from happening. What Indifference likes the most is the prolonged suffering.
Yikes!