God was being interviewed by a Fox News reporter when the angel Gabriel and St. Peter interrupted Him. There was a problem. It was Dorothy’s time to go Home, but she didn’t want to leave. He excused himself from the interview and went to speak to Dorothy.
God: Dorothy, it is your time. Don’t you want to leave?
Dorothy: What about my friends and my family? They will miss me.
God: You have even more friends and family waiting for you on the other side. They have been missing you too.
Dorothy: But I have so much to do. There is so much I left undone in my life. I hate to leave my life incomplete. I never went skydiving. I never climbed a mountain. I never wrote that novel. I never did that one great thing that would define my life, make me be remembered.
God: Why do you think you won’t get another chance to do all those things and more?
Dorothy: You mean I get to come back? I get a do-over?
God: How many would you like?
Dorothy: Don’t we just get one shot at life? Aren’t we judged on what we do or don’t do in this life? What if I haven’t done enough? Will I go to Hell and burn for eternity?
God: Is that what you think? Is that what you believe, Dorothy?
Dorothy: Well, no. I guess not. I certainly hope not. But I was taught to believe that…
God: Dorothy, you have forgotten what you already know. Close your eyes and remember your birth. You knew then, but you were a baby and you couldn’t tell anyone. In time, what you knew faded.
Dorothy: (Beginning to cry.) Yes. I forgot, didn’t I? Everything is so clear now. Thank you Lord, for reminding me. I have done everything I intended to do in this life. But there is more, isn’t there?
God: Yes there is and you will be back one day. There is no real end, only beginnings and learning and growing. Now isn’t that better than burning in torment forever with no hope of salvation?
Dorothy: But why do we forget each time?
God: You won’t always. There will come a time when you will remember and you will become the Teacher like others before you.
Dorothy: I’m ready to go now, I guess, but the world is such a mess. There is so much hatred and fear, mostly fear. I tried to love more this time, but fear got to me too many times, I think.
God: You did what you could do. You’ll have more chances and more chances after that. Remember?
Dorothy: Of course.
God: Go in Peace that surpasses all understanding my little one. The world will always need you. So many have forgotten what they already know in their heart of hearts. They listen to fear and forget that Love trumps anything that fear can produce. Remember fear is only an illusion. Love is the only reality there is.
Dorothy: I love you, Lord.
God: I love you, too, Dorothy. See you next time. Give my blessings to your family and friends! They are waiting for you.
Food for THOUGHT…
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Where was the Outrage?
I find it very bazaar that we have such hate and vitriolics over the just passed Healthcare Bill. It was one step meant to help and protect millions of Americans. One party and one President has become so vilified in the press over one issue. Washington has ground to a halt as the opposition party obstructs everything…Obama… and the party in power runs for cover or joins the other side.
Civil, thoughtful and respectful debate has given way to shouting, threats and acts of violence and assault by people who take great stock in calling themselves patriots and people of faith. Our own congressmen shout down fellow congressmen and even the President with “Liar!” and “Baby Killer.” Talk of “death panels” and “pulling the plug on Grandma” passed around like popcorn hoping to scare the crap out of voters and legislators. Congressmen were spit upon and racial and homophobic slurs were shouted as they went to vote on the bill. Even the office windows of some Democratic congressmen were smashed in the night.
Now that the bill has been signed into law, there is talk of law suits and even more obstruction and civil action. Protesters are on TV waiving signs that portray our President as a socialist and even a Nazi. I can’t stand to watch the news anymore for all the ignorance and violence I see and hear. It’s like a little child throwing a temper tantrum over not getting its way.
So I’m wondering where was the outrage when President Bush took us to war in Iraq under false pretenses? Where was the outrage when Cheney, Bush and the Neocons pushed through the Patriot Act that took a whole bunch of our civil rights away with one stroke of a pen? Where were the Tea-partiers when American phones and e-mails were being tapped and libraries under surveillance without court orders? Why weren’t they in the streets with their signs and slogans threatening to secede from the Union back then?
For 8 years this country lived under the control of the conservative fear mongers, the Rush Limbaughs, the Ann Coulters and the Bill O’Reillys. For 8 years our schools got worse, our infrastructure crumbled, our healthcare system fell apart and Wall Street got fat and greedy. For 8 years no one was minding the store. We just kept pumping billions of our tax dollars into two wars halfway around the world. We went from a surplus under Clinton to a mountainous deficit and growing…
So we had an election. People voted for change just as the past 8 years all came tumbling down like a house of cards. People wanted things to get done HERE AT HOME. They were tired of being the bad guys and disrespected and hated around the world. They wanted things to get fixed, TO GET DONE! A black man stepped up to the plate with a shovel and with the courage to at least try and yet he gets ripped from head to toe with outrage. I’ve never seen so much outrage now that there is a new party in power, a new manager with new ideas and the audacity of HOPE.
So where was the outrage over the last 8 years? Where was the outrage over 8 years of waste in lives and billions of dollars? Where was the outrage over the loss of our civil liberties and a true big government takeover of our lives? Where was the outrage over the FEAR we were sold like a bill of goods over the last 8 years?
Why does the one man who is trying to change the status quo, fix the mess, make things better get painted as the bad guy, the evil villain? Who are these talking heads that keep telling us THEY speak for me and all Americans against our President?
Food for THOUGHT…
Civil, thoughtful and respectful debate has given way to shouting, threats and acts of violence and assault by people who take great stock in calling themselves patriots and people of faith. Our own congressmen shout down fellow congressmen and even the President with “Liar!” and “Baby Killer.” Talk of “death panels” and “pulling the plug on Grandma” passed around like popcorn hoping to scare the crap out of voters and legislators. Congressmen were spit upon and racial and homophobic slurs were shouted as they went to vote on the bill. Even the office windows of some Democratic congressmen were smashed in the night.
Now that the bill has been signed into law, there is talk of law suits and even more obstruction and civil action. Protesters are on TV waiving signs that portray our President as a socialist and even a Nazi. I can’t stand to watch the news anymore for all the ignorance and violence I see and hear. It’s like a little child throwing a temper tantrum over not getting its way.
So I’m wondering where was the outrage when President Bush took us to war in Iraq under false pretenses? Where was the outrage when Cheney, Bush and the Neocons pushed through the Patriot Act that took a whole bunch of our civil rights away with one stroke of a pen? Where were the Tea-partiers when American phones and e-mails were being tapped and libraries under surveillance without court orders? Why weren’t they in the streets with their signs and slogans threatening to secede from the Union back then?
For 8 years this country lived under the control of the conservative fear mongers, the Rush Limbaughs, the Ann Coulters and the Bill O’Reillys. For 8 years our schools got worse, our infrastructure crumbled, our healthcare system fell apart and Wall Street got fat and greedy. For 8 years no one was minding the store. We just kept pumping billions of our tax dollars into two wars halfway around the world. We went from a surplus under Clinton to a mountainous deficit and growing…
So we had an election. People voted for change just as the past 8 years all came tumbling down like a house of cards. People wanted things to get done HERE AT HOME. They were tired of being the bad guys and disrespected and hated around the world. They wanted things to get fixed, TO GET DONE! A black man stepped up to the plate with a shovel and with the courage to at least try and yet he gets ripped from head to toe with outrage. I’ve never seen so much outrage now that there is a new party in power, a new manager with new ideas and the audacity of HOPE.
So where was the outrage over the last 8 years? Where was the outrage over 8 years of waste in lives and billions of dollars? Where was the outrage over the loss of our civil liberties and a true big government takeover of our lives? Where was the outrage over the FEAR we were sold like a bill of goods over the last 8 years?
Why does the one man who is trying to change the status quo, fix the mess, make things better get painted as the bad guy, the evil villain? Who are these talking heads that keep telling us THEY speak for me and all Americans against our President?
Food for THOUGHT…
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Surviving the Future
President Palin sat brooding in the Oval Office. Things had seemed so simple on the campaign trail, but now the world seemed complex and troublesome. Congress was still in revolt and not one of her bills was being passed. It was one filibuster after another! She had spent her political capital on giving Alaska and Texas their independence shortly after taking office. Where were her friends in the Tea Party now? Her running mate, Vice President Limbaugh, was writing a book about the “moose-gate” campaign scandal. She didn’t mean to kill off all the moose in Alaska. Even her children and Todd were writing their own books about her campaign faux pas. She felt so alone. She thought about her predecessor and began to understand how he must have felt.
Mexico and Canada were pressuring her to do something about all the illegal immigrants streaming into their countries from the United States. How could she blame her fellow citizens with unemployment at 50% and the collapse of that healthcare-thingy. She had to admit at last that people really do need jobs and they need affordable healthcare. The lure of the Canadian healthcare system and Mexican jobs was too great. What could she do?
With no economic reforms coming from Congress, the banks, insurance companies and the large multinational corporations were running everything. Her own campaign was bought and paid for by that unholy alliance. She worked for them now, as would anyone running for office, since the Supreme Court overturned campaign finance reforms during the last administration.
China and India were now coming here to set up sweat-shops. The cheap, undereducated American labor pool attracted their reverse exploitation. Who knew that education was so important? Only the children of the wealthy could afford an education and they were going to Indian universities. Haitian financial aid was now pouring into the United States. My how the times have changed, she thought.
In all fairness, she had tried to create jobs. What about all the “drill, baby, drill” she did up in Alaska and off the coast of Florida, Texas and California? And what about all the nuclear power plants she built? So there were oil spills and melt-downs. Big deal! California was already bankrupt and falling into the ocean and who goes to Florida anymore. Their beaches were overrated anyway. It wasn’t her fault that the smog and pollution, now hanging permanently over the country, made solar panels unusable. None of it was her fault.
Her one big regret was having to leave U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. Even when our troops were no longer needed or wanted there, she could not afford to bring them home. She hoped that in time our troops might assimilate into their respective cultures. On the bright side, their abandonment cut her defense budget to almost nothing. Still, she’d miss her son. Perhaps he could still write now and then.
Since America had become such a miserable place, terrorism was no longer a threat. The radical Muslims now set their sights on Toyota cars and trucks. President Palin had breathed a sigh of relief when Osama sent out a video claiming that the United States was no longer worth blowing up. He said his car, a Toyota Camry, almost killed him when the accelerator stuck. He now had a new devil.
President Palin began to smile. She thought things weren’t that bad after all. Perhaps it was time to resign and write another book.
Food for THOUGHT…
Mexico and Canada were pressuring her to do something about all the illegal immigrants streaming into their countries from the United States. How could she blame her fellow citizens with unemployment at 50% and the collapse of that healthcare-thingy. She had to admit at last that people really do need jobs and they need affordable healthcare. The lure of the Canadian healthcare system and Mexican jobs was too great. What could she do?
With no economic reforms coming from Congress, the banks, insurance companies and the large multinational corporations were running everything. Her own campaign was bought and paid for by that unholy alliance. She worked for them now, as would anyone running for office, since the Supreme Court overturned campaign finance reforms during the last administration.
China and India were now coming here to set up sweat-shops. The cheap, undereducated American labor pool attracted their reverse exploitation. Who knew that education was so important? Only the children of the wealthy could afford an education and they were going to Indian universities. Haitian financial aid was now pouring into the United States. My how the times have changed, she thought.
In all fairness, she had tried to create jobs. What about all the “drill, baby, drill” she did up in Alaska and off the coast of Florida, Texas and California? And what about all the nuclear power plants she built? So there were oil spills and melt-downs. Big deal! California was already bankrupt and falling into the ocean and who goes to Florida anymore. Their beaches were overrated anyway. It wasn’t her fault that the smog and pollution, now hanging permanently over the country, made solar panels unusable. None of it was her fault.
Her one big regret was having to leave U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. Even when our troops were no longer needed or wanted there, she could not afford to bring them home. She hoped that in time our troops might assimilate into their respective cultures. On the bright side, their abandonment cut her defense budget to almost nothing. Still, she’d miss her son. Perhaps he could still write now and then.
Since America had become such a miserable place, terrorism was no longer a threat. The radical Muslims now set their sights on Toyota cars and trucks. President Palin had breathed a sigh of relief when Osama sent out a video claiming that the United States was no longer worth blowing up. He said his car, a Toyota Camry, almost killed him when the accelerator stuck. He now had a new devil.
President Palin began to smile. She thought things weren’t that bad after all. Perhaps it was time to resign and write another book.
Food for THOUGHT…
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