While researching for something I'm working on, I came across a message board where people were discussing Jesus and what not. The following is a mixture of those ideas and my own. Tell me this doesn't blow your mind.
Jesus was a time traveler sent back in time to warn of the dangers of living the way people were. Because they wouldn't understand the science behind time travel, he used what they would know: religion. When his science looked to them like magic, they were afraid.
Much like we would today if someone came here claiming to either be the son of god or a traveler from the future, they ridiculed him, tortured and questioned him, and, finally, killed him.
The reason his body wasn't discovered was b/c he was pulled back to the future.
Now, many of you who are religious in this venue will initially scoff and laugh, but stop, step back from your personal beliefs, and think about this objectively.
It explains everything. The rest, like all good storytelling, became embellished for entertainment and lesson teaching.
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Poetry Sings
Please allow Jasper this guilty pleasure. Was a song maker from way back when and like to dabble now and then. Been awhile since I have and there's not much in the way of revision happening here. Just a few thoughts would be kind of you.
LONG RIDE NOWHERE
Saw a girl by the bus stop the other day
Averted eyes of a teenaged runaway.
Wanted to tell her things would be all right.
But then the doors closed and we rolled out of sight.
What is it like to feel like no one cares?
To be all alone while everyone stares.
Can you tell me the way to the light
Cause I don't think I'll make it home tonight.
A nervous boy kept tapping his foot
Looking around like the guilty could.
Wonder where he comes from and what he left behind.
Wonder where he's going and if he'll get there in time.
What is it like to feel like no one cares?
To be all alone while everyone stares.
Can you fix everything that is wrong?
Why does this journey feel so long?
Middle aged couple fighting non-stop
Dangling baby she's about to drop.
He doesn't notice and continues to yell.
Wonder what it's like when we get to Hell.
What is it like to feel like no one cares?
To be all alone while everyone stares.
Can you see me through all of your pain?
Or am I blurred through the tears of your shame?
I sit in the back wondering if they care
Do they even notice that i'm sitting right here?
Am i the ghost haunting everyone
Or am I the only one having no fun?
What is it like to feel like no one cares?
To be all alone while everyone stares.
Do you remember the good times you had?
Am I the only one who's always been mad?
What is it like to feel like no one cares?
To be all alone while everyone stares.
What lies in wait at the end of this ride?
Why should I care when I've already died?
LONG RIDE NOWHERE
Saw a girl by the bus stop the other day
Averted eyes of a teenaged runaway.
Wanted to tell her things would be all right.
But then the doors closed and we rolled out of sight.
What is it like to feel like no one cares?
To be all alone while everyone stares.
Can you tell me the way to the light
Cause I don't think I'll make it home tonight.
A nervous boy kept tapping his foot
Looking around like the guilty could.
Wonder where he comes from and what he left behind.
Wonder where he's going and if he'll get there in time.
What is it like to feel like no one cares?
To be all alone while everyone stares.
Can you fix everything that is wrong?
Why does this journey feel so long?
Middle aged couple fighting non-stop
Dangling baby she's about to drop.
He doesn't notice and continues to yell.
Wonder what it's like when we get to Hell.
What is it like to feel like no one cares?
To be all alone while everyone stares.
Can you see me through all of your pain?
Or am I blurred through the tears of your shame?
I sit in the back wondering if they care
Do they even notice that i'm sitting right here?
Am i the ghost haunting everyone
Or am I the only one having no fun?
What is it like to feel like no one cares?
To be all alone while everyone stares.
Do you remember the good times you had?
Am I the only one who's always been mad?
What is it like to feel like no one cares?
To be all alone while everyone stares.
What lies in wait at the end of this ride?
Why should I care when I've already died?
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Been Awhile, But Jasper's Back
Dear Wayward Traveler,
The stars called and I sailed forward, but I've kept an account of my notes for your education into the mystery called life. I hope you haven't given up on me due to my lengthy absence, but life is a tricky bitch filled with many a complication.
Let me explain...
I witnessed a galaxy give birth. It wasn't as messy as most would have you think, but it did give a whole new meaning to the Big Bang Theory. I gathered with the other spectators, popcorn in hand (a vice of mine), and witnessed what could only be described as a miracle. Like a jar of marbles spilling out of nowhere, the darkness let loose a thunderous sound and shot forth thousands of planets and suns. Well, they will be when they mature. For now, they're rocketing into the great unknown to find their place.
Why do I tell you this?
Because we're all looking for that miracle to explain things and we get frustrated when we don't find it. Many people turn to religion and they find happiness in these teachings. The problem is that they then push these beliefs onto others. What they found working for them must, according to their backwater logic, work for everyone not illuminated enough to discover this already.
Religion. The Achilles' heel of mankind. The tragic flaw that will bring civilization to its knees. While on their knees, will mankind beg forgiveness or wear out the knees of its collective jeans in supplication to the god they think stands before them? Is it vanity or ego that drives a species to desire the love of a creator? What if their god loves dogs more than humans? Would they accept this defeat in the hierarchy or wave it off as nonsense?
Who are we to know the mind of their god?
Good question. If we, as mortals, can not fathom the mindset of a deity, then who are these humans who claim to speak for him? God wrote these laws on tablets and then revised them into a leather bound book. In his infinite wisdom, he placed his thoughts on parchment that only a handful could see? Why not send out a collective thought to tell everyone what's going on? A Deity Bulletin -- "Today, I'm thinking we all donate to charity."
Why not?
Because of human greed. Yes, people need to feel special and connected to a higher power. One sheep separates himself from the flock, takes a few classes, and promotes himself as channeler to the heavens. Like any schmuck from backwater Iowa couldn't do the same. These people aren't special and they have no knowledge that can't be found on the internet. And they make laws and rules bound by their simplistic human egos.
Case in point.
California just banned gay marriage. Again. Supporters of this claim that it's "Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve." Fine, but what happened to Lillith? Yes, Adam's first wife, the one who, because she wasn't his type, got revised out of the bible. Revised? Doesn't this challenge god's perfection? Of course. How? By showing that mankind is flawed in its logic.
Once again humans are pushing their belief system onto others. Because most people aren't gay, they feel no one should be. Well, most people aren't black or Jewish either. Should we get rid of them? Most people don't have lactose intolerance. Should we banish those who can't digest dairy? If a loud mouth group of people don't like chocolate ice cream, should we allow them to banish that because it's not vanilla?
Big Brother is watching. And he's not happy. This is the same infallible logic that claims when some moron jumps into a zoo environment, gets attacked by the territorial animal, the animal should be put to sleep.
Why can't stupid people be put to sleep?
Who decides, you say? I do. What makes me qualified to determine stupidity? I have a channel to a higher power. Prove it? Look around you. Do you see a lot of people doing stupid things? Yes? Then i'm right. Prove I have the connection to something larger than me that i refuse to accept is your flawed god? Ok. Take this simple test.
1. You believe in your god created life on this planet with a snap of his fingers (or a giant fart) and then went on sabbatical for thousands of years. What if I said there's a giant teapot floating around the heavens that pours life onto planets? It's invisible, so you can't see it, but you have to believe it's there on faith. Would you accept this?
2. If the answer to question one is "no", then you're stupid.
See how easy this is? Look, bottom line is people use religion to shelter their hatred. They used it in the Crusades, the Inquisition, the Holocaust, 9-11, etc. They used their fear of others to round of Japanese-Americans, lynch African-Americans, keep the woman down, and now their new target is gays.
Republicans blame democrats. Democrats blame republicans. Blah blah blah. The cycle of finger pointing continues. Nobody looks in the mirror and says, "Yes, I hate other people just because they're different." If they do, they probably are straightening their bed sheet so the eye holes are perfectly aligned.
Join me in forming a new party, one that accepts people for who they are no matter race, religion, or creed. Join me in taking back this country from those who have desecrated it's values and raped its ideals.
Join me in forming the American Party.
JvP
The stars called and I sailed forward, but I've kept an account of my notes for your education into the mystery called life. I hope you haven't given up on me due to my lengthy absence, but life is a tricky bitch filled with many a complication.
Let me explain...
I witnessed a galaxy give birth. It wasn't as messy as most would have you think, but it did give a whole new meaning to the Big Bang Theory. I gathered with the other spectators, popcorn in hand (a vice of mine), and witnessed what could only be described as a miracle. Like a jar of marbles spilling out of nowhere, the darkness let loose a thunderous sound and shot forth thousands of planets and suns. Well, they will be when they mature. For now, they're rocketing into the great unknown to find their place.
Why do I tell you this?
Because we're all looking for that miracle to explain things and we get frustrated when we don't find it. Many people turn to religion and they find happiness in these teachings. The problem is that they then push these beliefs onto others. What they found working for them must, according to their backwater logic, work for everyone not illuminated enough to discover this already.
Religion. The Achilles' heel of mankind. The tragic flaw that will bring civilization to its knees. While on their knees, will mankind beg forgiveness or wear out the knees of its collective jeans in supplication to the god they think stands before them? Is it vanity or ego that drives a species to desire the love of a creator? What if their god loves dogs more than humans? Would they accept this defeat in the hierarchy or wave it off as nonsense?
Who are we to know the mind of their god?
Good question. If we, as mortals, can not fathom the mindset of a deity, then who are these humans who claim to speak for him? God wrote these laws on tablets and then revised them into a leather bound book. In his infinite wisdom, he placed his thoughts on parchment that only a handful could see? Why not send out a collective thought to tell everyone what's going on? A Deity Bulletin -- "Today, I'm thinking we all donate to charity."
Why not?
Because of human greed. Yes, people need to feel special and connected to a higher power. One sheep separates himself from the flock, takes a few classes, and promotes himself as channeler to the heavens. Like any schmuck from backwater Iowa couldn't do the same. These people aren't special and they have no knowledge that can't be found on the internet. And they make laws and rules bound by their simplistic human egos.
Case in point.
California just banned gay marriage. Again. Supporters of this claim that it's "Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve." Fine, but what happened to Lillith? Yes, Adam's first wife, the one who, because she wasn't his type, got revised out of the bible. Revised? Doesn't this challenge god's perfection? Of course. How? By showing that mankind is flawed in its logic.
Once again humans are pushing their belief system onto others. Because most people aren't gay, they feel no one should be. Well, most people aren't black or Jewish either. Should we get rid of them? Most people don't have lactose intolerance. Should we banish those who can't digest dairy? If a loud mouth group of people don't like chocolate ice cream, should we allow them to banish that because it's not vanilla?
Big Brother is watching. And he's not happy. This is the same infallible logic that claims when some moron jumps into a zoo environment, gets attacked by the territorial animal, the animal should be put to sleep.
Why can't stupid people be put to sleep?
Who decides, you say? I do. What makes me qualified to determine stupidity? I have a channel to a higher power. Prove it? Look around you. Do you see a lot of people doing stupid things? Yes? Then i'm right. Prove I have the connection to something larger than me that i refuse to accept is your flawed god? Ok. Take this simple test.
1. You believe in your god created life on this planet with a snap of his fingers (or a giant fart) and then went on sabbatical for thousands of years. What if I said there's a giant teapot floating around the heavens that pours life onto planets? It's invisible, so you can't see it, but you have to believe it's there on faith. Would you accept this?
2. If the answer to question one is "no", then you're stupid.
See how easy this is? Look, bottom line is people use religion to shelter their hatred. They used it in the Crusades, the Inquisition, the Holocaust, 9-11, etc. They used their fear of others to round of Japanese-Americans, lynch African-Americans, keep the woman down, and now their new target is gays.
Republicans blame democrats. Democrats blame republicans. Blah blah blah. The cycle of finger pointing continues. Nobody looks in the mirror and says, "Yes, I hate other people just because they're different." If they do, they probably are straightening their bed sheet so the eye holes are perfectly aligned.
Join me in forming a new party, one that accepts people for who they are no matter race, religion, or creed. Join me in taking back this country from those who have desecrated it's values and raped its ideals.
Join me in forming the American Party.
JvP
Sunday, January 4, 2009
A Bump in the Road
It was bound to happen. No journey can go on forever without finding itself run up against a conflict. Ours is no different. Call it what you will -- night, darkness -- but it's the time when shadows play.
We can push on into the inky blackness and hope nothing bothers us, but we all know that's unrealistic. Venture into an unknown place and you're guaranteed to find something or someone minding not only their own business, but yours as well. Maybe we'll go unharmed, but more than likely we pay a steep fine -- and i'm not talking money or jewelry.
Our other option is to hole up in a cave and wait it out like our ancestors before us. Again, it's a place of mystery with anything lurking behind us. What if what we see is only the opening to something much larger? That could lead us on an unexpected journey into a place we never would have found otherwise. Or it could lead us to Hell. It could also be home to a vast number of creatures big or small, tame or wild. Pleasant or dangerous. Do you want to take the chance of becoming something's late night snack?
So what'll it be, folks? Do we delve deeper into the darkness and hope for the best? Tackle the challenges head on and discover our true nature?
Or do we hide out in a shelter where we may or may not be the only seeking refuge there? That maybe there's more to this so called sanctuary than we at first thought.
What'll it be? The lady or the tiger?
We can push on into the inky blackness and hope nothing bothers us, but we all know that's unrealistic. Venture into an unknown place and you're guaranteed to find something or someone minding not only their own business, but yours as well. Maybe we'll go unharmed, but more than likely we pay a steep fine -- and i'm not talking money or jewelry.
Our other option is to hole up in a cave and wait it out like our ancestors before us. Again, it's a place of mystery with anything lurking behind us. What if what we see is only the opening to something much larger? That could lead us on an unexpected journey into a place we never would have found otherwise. Or it could lead us to Hell. It could also be home to a vast number of creatures big or small, tame or wild. Pleasant or dangerous. Do you want to take the chance of becoming something's late night snack?
So what'll it be, folks? Do we delve deeper into the darkness and hope for the best? Tackle the challenges head on and discover our true nature?
Or do we hide out in a shelter where we may or may not be the only seeking refuge there? That maybe there's more to this so called sanctuary than we at first thought.
What'll it be? The lady or the tiger?
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