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"We seek
not the sunset or ravages of time, but find we wistfully a God so divine" A.O. Kime
ABOUT THE AUTHOR... (360 years of American blood)
A.O. Kime (1941- )
A native Arizonan and the product of a long line of American farmers,
editors, preachers, doctors and educators... of German, English and Irish
ancestry who first arrived from England on the good ship Speedwell in
the 1640's, A.O. Kime was a family farmer of 1120 acres in southeastern Arizona from
1973-1998 while occasionally engaging in other related businesses. Of a fairly active
nature, although thinking himself perhaps more famous for squandering opportunities,
he also formed a utility watchdog organization, had a stint as a farm
advisor in Mexico and was a volunteer (USAID) in Nicaragua in 1994.
Yet, during this time his love for letters was still missing... even though
his mother was a lifelong correspondent ultimately to
become the editor of the Payson Roundup in Payson, Arizona. He consider her his mentor,
his rock... although her strict pragmaticism he never adopted. As a professional, Doris
Sturges may be best remembered for being instrumental in getting a reservation for the
'squatting on federal land' Tonto Apaches.
However in 1997 at the age of 56, as if having undergone a metamorphous, his
outlook changed drastically. While an impetus will often spark a change just as life's influences
often determine one's direction... there seems no doubt the early influences on Kime finally
bore its respective fruit.
During the late 1940s, having helped buck hay onto horse-drawn buckboards
which were still in use, having grown accustomed to the smell of both horse and harness, a
dairy and the sound of a bullwhip, Kime saw the last gasp of the Old West
... associating him, somewhat, to the 19th century. The nightly sound of the
Navaho cotton pickers chanting nearby helped solidify his association.
He used to play in their hogans during the off-season and a few years earlier,
he and his sister used to try catching wild donkeys along the Mexican border
near Naco, Arizona. Trapping them in a gully, he'd then
try leaping upon them (to ride)... but often to no avail as they usually
escaped. Whether from donkeys, playing kick-the-can, or from jumping off the first horse
he ever rode in 1947, a galloping horse which he didn't know yet how to stop, he was
continually bruised... albeit no worse for the beating.
While undoubtedly there were other childhood influences, which later evolved
to include the influences of hot-rods, girls and sports, but by then... he was
already branded by freedom herself. While the fact freedom demands servicing may
seem contradictory, that it has need of a few slaves, there is much truth to it. The same
holds true for truth itself and even the spirit world, for they too need
spokesmen (slaves)... although often the truth speaks for itself.
While his latter-day focus on writing was perhaps inevitable, in part due to
his heritage, this explanation cannot be expanded upon sufficiently because it entails an
unknown process of a metaphysical nature. Kime states:
"Attributing a proficiency to genes or DNA is
only the mechanical explanation. Since this curiosity has gone unanswered
scientifically, then I submit the acts of our ancestors reverberates, carries
forward and has a lasting effect. At least enough, all should agree, to effect
later writers and their subject matter. In my case, it was likely due to my
family's long history in America, nearly as long as that of the Apaches (circa
16th century), and my family's involvement in the Revolutionary War and Civil War... my
great-great Grandfather having died in 1863 while serving with the Ohio 10th
cavalry. So, if history can speak as well, then my ancestors were about service,
freedom, magnanimity and pragmaticism. In other words, they were 100% American."
Yet, the road he chose was not paved by pragmatic soldiers, farmers, healers, teachers,
preachers and editors... but taken for a reason. Hence, the impetus. When in 1997
a looming financial disaster was just over the horizon, a series of phenomenal
events occurred which changed his life forever. He refers to those phenomenal events
in STD LEX but they aren't what this book is about, but inspiriting
they certainly were. From that point on, nearly every spare moment was dedicated
to spiritual verse and by the time he lost my farm in 1999, he had written enough for a book. Within
two years he compiled his short works and metaphysical poems to create STD LEX.
Why metaphysical poems? Well, unbeknownst to most people poetry is the language of the spirit world.
More-so... metaphysical poetry.
His second book, Metaphysical Cavemen, came along later (2003) but
embodies a more practical application of 'spiritual logic'... perhaps due to a
different outlook which mountains create. At the time, he was living in a small
secluded community of about 200 in northern Arizona by the East Verde River, at
the very base of the Mogollon Rim. Yet, writing a book does not free an author
by purging his thoughts. Still, even today, he continually ponders, reassesses
and questions his purpose. Doubts, he claims, haunt him. Nonetheless, his outlook had been
altered dramatically. Kime states:
"Far away now seems the road I once took, strewn with
whiskey bottles, broken marriages and near bankruptcies. And with my legacy in
mind, albeit a common concern, I look now for what good I might do... finally.
Yet, why is the concern over one's legacy common? Surely it goes deeper than
selfish egoism... after all, a legacy cannot effect an ego which no longer
exists. The question whether one's legacy affects their soul is a different
matter. I submit our fears and satisfactions are proof of lasting
reverberations... as in cause and effect. While we all know acts have lasting
psychological effects upon the world, I'm saying conduct is inheritable
and we subconsciously sense it. The connection to the ego is that we also
subconsciously sense our departed souls will either relish or suffer
the consequences. So goes the importance of how we raise our children.
So, in the end, it isn't just about what we do in life, but what our
offspring does as well. If that wasn't true, then we wouldn't worry about our
legacy.
A.O. Kime addresses his qualifications:
"I respect and endorse the idea that non-fiction writers should only write about those things they are
scholastically qualified for or otherwise intimately familiar with. While the
sciences have just about everything conceivable titled and subtitled, and while many
are well developed, organized and progressing, they have created an umbrella
effect. For some sciences their umbrella can cover a lot of ground they know
little or nothing about. While this unknown territory should be under some
particular umbrella for the sake of logically structuring the scope of each
science I suppose, this should be in the spirit of only retaining it for future
jurisdiction because these areas cannot yet be claimed by academia. Until there is a
scientific breakthrough, or progress seen... the matter still belongs to the
public.
In the meantime, there are instances whereby certain
individuals can have advanced knowledge in certain areas, for whatever reason,
and this should be recognized and sought. Copernicus and Euclid would have related.
Therefore, for those unanswered eternal questions, the
sciences should step aside and cease blocking the path for others through
jurisdictional claims. It should be noted that while academia developed the
sciences, they rarely discovered them." A.O. Kime
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—AGRICULTURE
Biocontrols
Bio-oddities
DDT ban
Family farmers
Family farms
Farm socialism
Kansas Settlement
—ANTIQUITY
American cavemen
Ancient history
Ancient pyramids
Caveman facts
Caveman story
Cavemen-cultural
Charles Darwin
Cumbemayo
Evolution
Kennewick Man
Montezuma Castle
Neanderthals
Pre-Clovis cultures
Shoofly Village ruins
Stone Age history
Stone Age timelines
Stone Age tools
—METAPHYSICAL
Bodhisattva
Death
Divine
intelligence
Dreams
Enlightenment
Ethics
Guardian angels
Hope
Imagination
Immortality
Instincts
Land (the)
Matrix (real)
Metaphysics
Mnemosyne
Muse
Phenomena
Plotinus
Poetry
Polytheism
Semantics
Sixth sense
Spiritual soul
Spirit world
Subconscious mind
Suicide
Supernatural
—SOCIOPOLITICAL
19th Century
Arrogance
Civil wars
Civilization
Coolness
Economic injustices
Establishment
Foreign policies
Freedom
Globalization
Grand Jury
Herodotus
Int'l Criminal Court
Majority rule
Megalomania
Politesse
Proposition 203
Power lust
Rule of law
Sovereign immunity
Tobacco taxation
War criminals
World wars
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