Bob Schwartz

Shark Jewelry As Protection from Trump (2018)

“I would never donate to any charity that helps sharks. I hope all the sharks die.”
–Donald Trump

As you’ll see in the below post from 2018, Stormy Daniels reported Trump’s attitude towards sharks, which she said was an obsession. At that point, I suggested that shark jewelry might be a way to protect us from Trump. We don’t know whether or not enough shark jewelry or other shark items were used. Obviously, whatever was tried, so far it hasn’t worked. Nevertheless, if you want to keep trying, with shark jewelry or supporting shark causes, please continue. It can’t hurt.

If you’re wondering whatever happened to Stormy Daniels or Melania Trump, you can look it up.


In Touch Weekly has published an interview with Stormy Daniels about her affair with Trump—while he was married to Melania, starting just after the birth of their son Barron.

It is profoundly sad, dispiriting, and disturbing. But not surprising. Not surprising either is the silence of his Republican henchmen and supporters, who seem to put up with anything, provided they can make more money or keep their jobs and power.

Among the non-sexual tidbits that have caught everyone’s attention is her relating Trump’s obsessive fear and hatred of sharks:


“The strangest thing about that night — this was the best thing ever. You could see the television from the little dining room table and he was watching Shark Week and he was watching a special about the U.S.S. something and it sank and it was like the worst shark attack in history. He is obsessed with sharks. Terrified of sharks. He was like, “I donate to all these charities and I would never donate to any charity that helps sharks. I hope all the sharks die.” He was like riveted. He was like obsessed. It’s so strange, I know.”


Just as vampires are put off by crosses, it is possible, just possible, that shark jewelry can protect us from Trump. Either figurative sharks or shark’s teeth might work. No guarantees, but it’s worth a try.

Update

From Mashable:

 

Mashable reached out to the Shark Week network after reading a report alleging that Trump once said, “I hope all sharks die.” Its response was measured.

“Shark Week celebrates the wonder of these majestic creatures and their critical importance to the ecosystem,” a Discovery Channel representative told Mashable when asked for comment about the president’s Shark Week viewing habits and fears. “Their safety and conservation is the most important message conveyed throughout the week.”

 

Buddha’s Golden Rule

Do not what is evil. Do what is good. Keep your mind pure. This is the teaching of Buddha.

There is no formal or official Golden Rule in Buddhism.

There is no formal or official Bible in Buddhism. The closest may be the Dhammapada, a concise and widely read and studied collection of what the Buddha said, or what others heard him say, or what others heard he said. There are many translations, each worthy in its way. Even without further teaching, it is a straightforward way to begin understanding Buddhism.

There are many Buddhist teachers in many traditions, some of them well-known even in the non-Buddhist world. Ajahn Chah (1918 –1992) was a Thai Buddhist monk and teacher in the Theravada tradition. He is not as well-known as some, particularly among students in the Mahayana traditions such as Zen, but he is the equal of any.

Food for the Heart is one of the few collections of his talks, though his centers cover the globe. He is not alone in offering his wisdom in a style that is inspiring and inviting, though I defy any student and seeker of any religious tradition not be de-lighted.

He comments on verse 183 of the Dhammapada:


Do not what is evil. Do what is good. Keep your mind pure. This is the teaching of Buddha.
Dhammapada 183
–Translated by Juan Mascaró


“Only three lines, hardly anything to it. The first is—Sabba pāpassa akaraṇaṁ: refraining from all wrongdoing. That’s the teaching of all the buddhas. This is the heart of Buddhism. But people keep jumping over it; they don’t want this one. The renunciation of all wrongdoing, great and small, from bodily, verbal, and mental actions—this is the teaching of the buddhas.”
–Ajahn Chah