The double year has passed and I have awoken from my slumber. My dreams of my sovereign nation are over and I have been painfully thrown back into the world of reality. A world where its minions, by their thousands, scurry around maintaining the perfect balance forged and acquired over time.
I have found myself wrenched from my former seat. Gagged and bound, the next time I saw the light, I saw a different surrounding. No longer can I touch the cleansing waters birthed of science, nor feel the stones veining with fond warmth. The waters and stones of my motherland. Though my new life is one that I knew, it is lonesome and distant. The unfamiliarity of familiarity. The comfort of a home, the joy of my peers, the love of a family. These are the three wonders of life that no pyramid can surmount.
I have returned to this land of bleakness, where the buildings are grey, the night dark and the day quieter. No song can speak my anguish, no cry my solitude. I left my heart in ancient time, the now, I live without it. Life was greater, now it is meek. Let me now be earth's minion, holding it up on pillars made of books and lack.
Notsnhoj
Friday, February 20, 2009
Monday, February 16, 2009
Ecclesiastes 5:1-3
"Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Go near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools, who do not know that they do wrong. Do not be quick with your mouth, do not be hasty in your heart to utter anything before God. God is in heaven and you are on earth, so let your words be few. As a dream comes when there are many cares, so the speech of a fool when there are many words."
Flamboyant eloquence is of no regard when we approach the Lord in prayer, especially when the heart is not right. When we pray, we must pray with a sincere heart, constantly seeking His will. We are meek and lowly, constantly covered in sin. Our God is the Lord of Lords, when we speak to Him, we must know we are speaking to a King. When we pray, we must be aware of our humble positions before Him, for His throne is great and His glory boundless. When we speak to God, who are we truly speaking to? Are we placing Him in His rightful position as our Lord and Master? Or are we simply throwing our wish list on some unseen random? Who are we truly speaking to? Let our words be spoken with the right heart, and spoken to the right King.
Johnston
Flamboyant eloquence is of no regard when we approach the Lord in prayer, especially when the heart is not right. When we pray, we must pray with a sincere heart, constantly seeking His will. We are meek and lowly, constantly covered in sin. Our God is the Lord of Lords, when we speak to Him, we must know we are speaking to a King. When we pray, we must be aware of our humble positions before Him, for His throne is great and His glory boundless. When we speak to God, who are we truly speaking to? Are we placing Him in His rightful position as our Lord and Master? Or are we simply throwing our wish list on some unseen random? Who are we truly speaking to? Let our words be spoken with the right heart, and spoken to the right King.
Johnston
Friday, February 13, 2009
the fruits of another
The rise of global warming is the bane of the poor. The poor who rely on Mother Nature. Them whose survival hangs on a thread, held up by her temperament. They fear her wrath. And they grieve when she grieves. They slave, yet their happiness can be taken away by a single storm. They work, yet they weep when the sun does not shine. They try, yet the dark clouds above mirror their gloom. A hard-working man of poverty. Yet today, I am speaking of another man of poverty. The ones whose work is unseen. The ones whose efforts are unheard of. The ones who sit when others are standing. The disobedient flock of sluggards. They do not work, and yet they want the rewards of work.
They look to the wealthy, wishing to claim their share of the prosperity. Or so they claim. But I now declare, that they have already taken their share of the prosperity, though it is a small share. For that is their share of life. Am I saying that they deserve less? Am I saying that the rich deserve more? No. It is not that they deserve a different share, but that is simply their portion. Handouts. A word instilled into the minds on many foolish men. They see the silverware on another man's table, and wish to take it for their own. They lift it off the tables carved of the finest oaks, and place it into the ashes. These are such foolish acts, yet these fools constantly find reasons to do so.
People say that the rich are getting richer, while the poor are getting poorer. Yet it has always been the same. Nothing has changed. The rich are still rich. And the poor are still poor. It is always the same. Nothing changes. Tomorrow, next month, or ten years down, nothing would have changed. Each man, sitting in his proper place. Should we change their places? To be fair? Do we ease the burden of the poor by giving them a chunk of the rich man's due? Do we take what he worked for, to let the poor man can live in a mansion and dine with crystal finery? The poor are always crying out for more.
Does the poor man do the work of the rich? Can he accomplish the works of lords and masters? He cannot. He does not know how to work the computer. Nor can he add the sums. He cannot understand the law. Nor draw a plan for a nation. His hands are hands that are caked in mud. And that is his occupation. Do you say, "I was denied the chance to be educated. But I could have done the same had I been. Life dictated otherwise." So shall I raise you high? So shall I let you touch the stars. On that basis, shall I give you what is given to the rich? Simply because of life's disdain for you. Then I say, "Does the poor man do the work of the rich?" No. Then I cannot give you what they are given. Then I cannot raise you high. Each man gets as his work dictates. If you measure gold, then gold shall be your payment. If you dig dirt, then dirt shall be your payment. If life dictates, then it shall be so. Life is always unfair, when we judge by man's standards. Be content with your lot.
The genes of poverty are often passed down to offspring. So if a man starves, so shall his spawn. Though there are times of change, for life is based on random factors. So a poor man can rise high and a rich man can fall to his knees. A poor man who read the books can change his fate. A rich man who sloths can change his fate. So I say, study! Work! Earn your keep. And do not set your eyes on what is another man's. If you have a desire, work toward it. But if it is out of reach, then it is out of reach. Do not seek to acquire what is on someone else's plot of land.
All in all, we all have different births. And we make it to different places in life. Difference is not equality. Therefore, life is not equal and we should not demand equality. Why should we moan that the man above us has a larger pantry? We are where we are, and many times, because we deserve it. Why demand the fruits of another man's labour? Live your life as it is. Be content with your lot.
Notsnhoj
They look to the wealthy, wishing to claim their share of the prosperity. Or so they claim. But I now declare, that they have already taken their share of the prosperity, though it is a small share. For that is their share of life. Am I saying that they deserve less? Am I saying that the rich deserve more? No. It is not that they deserve a different share, but that is simply their portion. Handouts. A word instilled into the minds on many foolish men. They see the silverware on another man's table, and wish to take it for their own. They lift it off the tables carved of the finest oaks, and place it into the ashes. These are such foolish acts, yet these fools constantly find reasons to do so.
People say that the rich are getting richer, while the poor are getting poorer. Yet it has always been the same. Nothing has changed. The rich are still rich. And the poor are still poor. It is always the same. Nothing changes. Tomorrow, next month, or ten years down, nothing would have changed. Each man, sitting in his proper place. Should we change their places? To be fair? Do we ease the burden of the poor by giving them a chunk of the rich man's due? Do we take what he worked for, to let the poor man can live in a mansion and dine with crystal finery? The poor are always crying out for more.
Does the poor man do the work of the rich? Can he accomplish the works of lords and masters? He cannot. He does not know how to work the computer. Nor can he add the sums. He cannot understand the law. Nor draw a plan for a nation. His hands are hands that are caked in mud. And that is his occupation. Do you say, "I was denied the chance to be educated. But I could have done the same had I been. Life dictated otherwise." So shall I raise you high? So shall I let you touch the stars. On that basis, shall I give you what is given to the rich? Simply because of life's disdain for you. Then I say, "Does the poor man do the work of the rich?" No. Then I cannot give you what they are given. Then I cannot raise you high. Each man gets as his work dictates. If you measure gold, then gold shall be your payment. If you dig dirt, then dirt shall be your payment. If life dictates, then it shall be so. Life is always unfair, when we judge by man's standards. Be content with your lot.
The genes of poverty are often passed down to offspring. So if a man starves, so shall his spawn. Though there are times of change, for life is based on random factors. So a poor man can rise high and a rich man can fall to his knees. A poor man who read the books can change his fate. A rich man who sloths can change his fate. So I say, study! Work! Earn your keep. And do not set your eyes on what is another man's. If you have a desire, work toward it. But if it is out of reach, then it is out of reach. Do not seek to acquire what is on someone else's plot of land.
All in all, we all have different births. And we make it to different places in life. Difference is not equality. Therefore, life is not equal and we should not demand equality. Why should we moan that the man above us has a larger pantry? We are where we are, and many times, because we deserve it. Why demand the fruits of another man's labour? Live your life as it is. Be content with your lot.
Notsnhoj
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
the simplicity of life
In life, do your job. If your job is to hunt, then hunt. If your job is to farm, then farm. If your job is to lead, then lead. Well, seems easy enough. But what if we tweaked it a little and said, if your job is to do as you're told, then do as you're told.
Why can't you do as you're told? If that is our position in life, then that is our position in life. Why resist the natural order of things? What gain can one achieve by swimming against the current? The greener fields are down below. Why fight against fate, at the cost of your soul? If our job is to be obedient, then be obedient. Our jobs are blessings. They are stepping stones toward the life after. In short, they are within life itself, each stone being placed there by our Creator.
Each man should follow the path set before him. Step on one stone at a time, then move on to the next. Never try hopping off the path onto a stone belonging to another. Why hate your path? Is your wisdom wise? The foundation under every man's road is His wisdom. His choice is what is best for you. Why hop onto another man's stone? The grass is always greener on the other side. You'll soon find that stone not to your liking.
Stay content with what you have. Why martyr yourself in a reckless bid to influence humanity? Is your way best? No one will thank you. They will clap their hands and look away for the next show. Why try to change the world? Is your way best? No one will remember you. They will pen down your name in the books but not in their hearts. No one cares. Leave things as they are. Let it be as it is. If you are put in a box, stay in the box until you are taken out. That is the way life is, and should be.
Besides, we cannot all live the same life. If we climb up, it is on the head of another. In coming out of oppression, we oppress others. We cannot all be kings. And thus, in this, I'd rather take only what I'm given by Him, staying in my proper place.
It is not about where you are in life or what you have to do, but how you go about doing it. Whether you fulfill the responsibilities awarded to you. Whether your duties are accomplished as they should be. And whether amidst all these, we shine the Light as we should. That is what matters. That is all that matters. It is all about how we go about living life, rather than what kind of life we have.
At the end of all things, it is the same. In life, do your job.
Notsnhoj
Why can't you do as you're told? If that is our position in life, then that is our position in life. Why resist the natural order of things? What gain can one achieve by swimming against the current? The greener fields are down below. Why fight against fate, at the cost of your soul? If our job is to be obedient, then be obedient. Our jobs are blessings. They are stepping stones toward the life after. In short, they are within life itself, each stone being placed there by our Creator.
Each man should follow the path set before him. Step on one stone at a time, then move on to the next. Never try hopping off the path onto a stone belonging to another. Why hate your path? Is your wisdom wise? The foundation under every man's road is His wisdom. His choice is what is best for you. Why hop onto another man's stone? The grass is always greener on the other side. You'll soon find that stone not to your liking.
Stay content with what you have. Why martyr yourself in a reckless bid to influence humanity? Is your way best? No one will thank you. They will clap their hands and look away for the next show. Why try to change the world? Is your way best? No one will remember you. They will pen down your name in the books but not in their hearts. No one cares. Leave things as they are. Let it be as it is. If you are put in a box, stay in the box until you are taken out. That is the way life is, and should be.
Besides, we cannot all live the same life. If we climb up, it is on the head of another. In coming out of oppression, we oppress others. We cannot all be kings. And thus, in this, I'd rather take only what I'm given by Him, staying in my proper place.
It is not about where you are in life or what you have to do, but how you go about doing it. Whether you fulfill the responsibilities awarded to you. Whether your duties are accomplished as they should be. And whether amidst all these, we shine the Light as we should. That is what matters. That is all that matters. It is all about how we go about living life, rather than what kind of life we have.
At the end of all things, it is the same. In life, do your job.
Notsnhoj
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