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Man was to be judgedAccording to how he would behaveConcerning God,Concerning the angels,Concerning other men, andConcerning the animals.

We are planted in this GreenhouseTo grow in righteousness,Yet from the moment we sprout, the others Start saying that it’s up to usTo decide what it’s all about.

The moment he figures out thatHe has met someone smarter than him,His heart sinks a bit, in recognitionThat he himself should be smarter.

Not every true thing is conveniently obvious. And even so, large numbers of people may well operate on the assumption that all true things are—or should be—obvious. It is a common overestimation of human capability, often based on the assumption … Continue reading →

In some things,If getting help Is beneath you,Then so is success.

When faced with a reality in which your spirit was created by God and will have to give an account for what you’ve done when your life is over, these are your choices, as it appears to me:

The not knowing is so untenable for his untrained mindThat he has learned to unleash his brainAnd send it scurrying off into the weeds To retrieve whatever it may for a narrative By which to explain the situation.

There is the concept, however rare, that one might like to invest his efforts in the common good, without concern for how he might grow rich from it—whether in money, or in the acclaim of those he esteems.

He looks with disdain on the Churchers,Recoiling at the sick hypocrisy he sees.And he wants nothing to do with it— With the Churching, that is.

Let’s pretend that it’s allSomebody else’s fault,And not our own. And we can point our fingers at themAnd feel happier than we wouldIf we were dealing with ourselves. And they’ll get mad, of course—Because they are like us—And then we’ll … Continue reading →