It seems that a recurring theme of these recurring themes is that whatever the topic, the term "relative" can be applied. For instance, in the case of trouble, it certainly is relative.If we never got out of grammar school, trouble would be limited to such life-altering events as forgetting to do our homework, hitting one of our siblings or (egad) breaking a lamp.
Since most of us have gotten out of grammar school, the degree of trouble in which we find ourselves increases with the level of responsibility we should have. For instance, missing a mortgage payment or getting a traffic ticket. I'm in trouble, now.
Most of us equate trouble with luck or fortune, but in the grim reality of life, we know that luck or fortune are merely excuses, not reasons, for the level of trouble we find ourselves in. For instance, if that cop hadn't been sitting in the trees, he wouldn't have caught me speeding. Forget the fact that I was speeding - I choose to blame my bad luck on my misfortune - forgetting the fact that I was speeding, and deserved to be caught. What I ask myself is, "Why didn't he catch the other hundred people behind or in front of me?" Because he caught me, I suppose.
Generally, we like to find someone or something to blame for our trouble. Success is easy to pin, because we are ultimately responsible for our success, or at least we tell ourselves we are. Trouble however, needs a scapegoat. It could be a vengeful God, a nasty neighbor or the cop in the trees. Whatever it is, blame and trouble go hand-in-hand.
Give a guy a traffic ticket, make him take those ugly garden gnomes off his lawn or give him a pimple on his penis, and there is trouble awaiting blame. Never mind that we made a poor choice or contracted a virus - we're in trouble and there's blame to be placed. We like to use the word luck, but it hardly ever applies, so we blame God for our troubles in life, and even credit God for our success.
Ask yourself, the next time you cry to God or thank him; why your trouble or success is his responsibility. Did your evil thoughts, actions or words anger Him and cause him to take vengence on you? Or did you kindness inspire His? Probably not. If that was the case, then so many rotten people wouldn't have success, because your vengeful God would make them incur his wrath.
It that is the case, then George W. Bush and his pals must be hiding a lot of penis pimples.
I'll bet even Condi has one.
2 comments:
Well, if you believe Harvard scientists, prayer does not work. At least not if you are a heart patient.
Having been raised Catholic (sort of), I am well acquainted with the vengeful God. The problem with this God is that he punishes for bad thoughts just as equally as bad actions and rarely actually rewards anyone unless they are celibate and give him all their money. That's just too much to take!! I now prefer to believe, if there is a God in the "humanesque" sense that he is currently portrayed, he is more like a bystander/observer than an interfering or punishing God.
Which is too bad. Because I think Bush and Condi deserve a few thousand penis pimples.
PENIS PIMPLES!!!!!! ROFLMAO!!!!!!!
funny, i was just thinking about this god punishing business just the other day - ala sports teams thanking god when they win... does god hate the losing team always? i like your and pam's versions much better. :)
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