Monday, October 12, 2009

Stop it, you are freaking me out

I am reading a book called "The Way of Divine Love" by Sister Josefa Menendez. I'm only about 10 pages into the intro so far but it's freaking me out. It talks about the "victims" that Jesus chooses to suffer with him for the eternal pain he feels because he is rejected by sinners and to help with the promise to cancel out their sins. These chosen, but also highly willing victims for Jesus, endure the suffering to compensate for thousands or millions of sinning souls who are in darkness.

As if that wasn't motivation enough to sleep in on Sunday lest you be victimized, apparently the Devil is told to have at these victims and God allows them to suffer more punishment from the Devil than he would a normal person. This is just to prove that they will never succumb to the Devil no matter what they suffer.

I'm only 10 pages in like I said but I think they are implying it ends by the victims outer shell being stripped away and the tenderized meaty bits being ingested by Jesus forever and ever, ah men. Also, according to this book, I am so going to hell for that comment.

I think I will continue reading out of curiosity and with an open mind. I would have to say though that at least the introduction to the book is a little heavy on the hell fire and damnation cow bell.

Friday, October 2, 2009

Sage advice

Some sage advice I recived from Dad :

I like the simplicity....  If you need complexity, you can go to church or read about the Pleiadeans.

Do not go gentle, even tonight





DO NOT GO GENTLE INTO THAT GOOD NIGHT



Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.


Though wise men at their end know dark is right,
Because their words had forked no lightning they
Do not go gentle into that good night.


Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright
Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.


Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight,
And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way,
Do not go gentle into that good night.


Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight
Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.


And you, my father, there on the sad height,
Curse, bless me now with your fierce tears, I pray.
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

 -Dylan Thomas

Some analysts of this poem feel that it is about fighting for your life when you are near death. Some people with cancer have taken it on as their mantra to cling to life at all costs.  I say it is also a cheer for the human race, young and old alike. You have to fight for your life while you are still very much alive.  Don't let the TV take you. Don't sit passively by and let the light of your contribution to this world be diminished.  Act or speak out passionately about whatever it is you believe in.  Rage against the dying of the light and do not go gentle, even tonight.