Thanks for stopping by Readeropolis. Today's feature is the guest post "Are You a Human Being? by Paul Casselle - author of the ps...
Thanks for stopping by Readeropolis. Today's feature is the guest post "Are You a Human Being? by Paul Casselle - author of the psychological thriller series BEDFELLOWS.
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I live in Spain with 3 Labradors, 2 children & 1 girlfriend.
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Are You a Human Being?
What do I mean by Human Being? Well obviously, Human refers to our species and Being means a living creature. So far, so good. If you are reading this, you are probably a Homo Sapien and most probably a ‘critter’ and alive.
It is difficult to pin down the first use of the term Human Being, but it seems to have appeared for the first time in the 14th or 15th century to describe us. But this is not really what I’m getting at when I ask the question, “Are you a Human Being?” What I want to look at is the noun, Being.
Of course it is a noun and is categorised by the adjective, Human. However, what if we read the word, Being as a verb? Or to put it another way (you may remember this from your school days) “a doing word”. So that’s my point, are we really Human Beings or Human Doings?
The standard definition of Being is; the fact of existing; existence (as opposed to nonexistence), whereas Doing is; the act of performing or executing.
I suppose it’s about the difference between physics and philosophy. The former is only concerned with the material; if it can be measured, it exists and therefore is part of our physical universe. If it cannot be measured, it does not exist and is not the concern of the physical sciences. So where do we put thought, love and ambition? These are not measurable in any physical sense, are they? That is the domain of philosophy and the spiritual.
I remember reading a guide to meditation which explained that most of the time that people spend meditating does not actually achieve their goal. Meditation is when we go into a state of simply existing and definitely not doing. When meditating, if we hear a dog bark, we acknowledge the sound, but must not think about if it’s next-doors Labrador and whether he is excited, frightened or about to savage the postman. We must let the sound flow over us without interpretation or reaction. Meditation is the act of being and not doing, and we all find this almost impossible to do for any amount of time. Maybe you appreciate the irony of my using the verb ‘Do’ to describe the act of meditating; ‘Being’.
That is not the way living creatures are. We do not simply experience the world; we react and interact with it. We often try to attain some sort of peace, a state of spiritual being, but it is our nature to find practical ways to be alive. So we are driven to Do rather than simply Be. We are attempting to achieve a state that we usually reserve for celestial entities, and are constantly frustrated by our need to achieve Being by Doing.
Maybe we need to realise our true selves. Maybe we need to embrace who we really are. We all have a spiritual aspect to ourselves, but our universe-given mode on this planet is not to become spiritual beings in a physical universe, but to accept that our mode of living is mostly one of being practical, at which we are extraordinarily good.
Maybe we need to redefine ourselves as Human Doings rather than Human Beings.
If
The Bed Falls In
Bedfellows
Book 1
by
Paul Casselle
Genre:
Psychological, Conspiracy Thriller
Not
the usual psychological thriller...
Tom
Friday, a depressed photographer is plagued with hallucinations. But
paranoia turns into reality when he comes face to face with the
truth; all his memories are false. Is he really Joseph Miller, a
renegade MI6 assassin suffering severe amnesia? And does western
society’s survival hinge on him regaining his memory?
What
are people saying about If The Bed Falls In...
“The
storytelling skills of the author are amazing…It is one of those
books that left me craving for more...and the end of it brought an
acute sense of bereavement. Therefore, totally recommendable!”
- Yves
TOP 500 Reviewer Amazon.co.uk
"If
you have never read any books by Paul Casselle, then you should know
he ranks up along with the greatest authors of this genre. You just
can't put it down. He is the new "King" of thrillers. I
loved it! Janice." - Amazon
Kindle Reader
"If
The Bed Falls In is a chilling psychological thriller that attaches
itself into your subconscious and refuses to leave. Paul Casselle is
a story-teller who deftly weaves his tale into a thrill ride of a
page turner. He creates multilevel characters that remain with the
reader long after the book has been closed. His characters leap off
the page and scream to be heard." - The
Hungry Monster Book Review
Buy
books 1 & 2 as a box set! Cut & Paste this link into your
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Guerrillas
By Night
Bedfellows
Companion Novella
**Get your FREE download of Book One inside this novella**
When
MI6 agent Tilda Brooker walked into a secret CIA facility in New
Mexico, she had no idea that she was initiating a terrifying series
of events.
Who
was the Russian defector she was there to guard? What was so
important about his scientific work? And why was the most powerful
family in the world determined to destroy both him and his
invention?
For
Tilda, this was just another day. For human society, today might be
their last!
THIS
IS A COMPANION NOVELLA TO THE BEDFELLOWS THRILLER SERIES
**You
must read Book One 'If The Bed Falls In' before you read this novella
-
Book
One is FREE to download with this companion book**
As Mad As Hell
Bedfellows Book 2
"Don't start reading unless you can snuggle up with coffee and a big chunk of time. I couldn't put it down." - Amazon.com Kindle Reader
As
Mad as Hell is
the second book in the 'Bedfellows thriller series'. It picks up the
story where If
The Bed Falls In left
off!
The
first book is
a psychological thriller that begins the descent into the dark and
criminal dealings of the international banks and corrupt national
governments. A disgruntled MI6 agent wakes up to how 'The Few' are
destroying all we hold dear, are accumulating everything of physical
value on our planet, and are committed to enslaving humanity in a
medieval feudal system.
This
second book in
the series, takes us so much deeper as we follow a rogue MI6 agent
using every resource he can to hunt down the culprits behind the New
World Order. But he is a man battling with his own internal demons as
well as the One Percenters.
With
the CIA, MI6 and the most powerful family in the world hot on his
heels, he struggles to blow the lid off the 9/11 conspiracy, but
stumbles across deep and frightening truths that are darker than even
the most committed conspiracist would have believed. His carefully
laid plans take him to New York, Johannesburg and London as the
intricate plot slowly reveals itself.
WARNING:
The faint hearted should turn away now. Only those who really want to
dig deep into the lumpy broth of humanity should buy this book.
A
companion novella Guerrillas by Night is available from Amazon
NOW..
The
third book, A
Tale of Three Cities will
be released in 2018.
Buy
books 1 & 2 as a box set! Cut & Paste this link into your
browser - https://amzn.com/B01HYE7YJO
I live in Spain with 3 Labradors, 2 children & 1 girlfriend.
Moving
to Spain gave me the impetus I needed to finish Conversations with
Eric. The warm climate caused me to move the second half of the novel
here as well.
I
love telling a compelling story that will both intrigue and excite my
readers. I want to take you to places that will exhilarate as well as
entertain. I’m never shy about sailing near the edge. The unusual
is my normal and jaw-dropping surprising my stock-in-trade.
I
am currently writing a new psychological thriller called, If The Bed
Falls In. I hope to complete the novel by December 2015. If you liked
Conversations with Eric, watch out, If The Bed Falls In will knock
your socks off!
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