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| Author | Topic: Does the bus go to heaven |
| Bob |
posted 8/12/06 10:07 AM
How do the poor get to their religions promised land. Can they walk or take the bus? Maybe if there is a big disaster they can hitch a ride. The poor can't buy many books. We cant afford confrences, or religious holidays at spas. We cant buy our way in. We can't bribe our way in. We don't have much, can't give much. In the end, who wants us. I had enough trouble buying a recovery bible last month, I am not sure what I'd do if I had to read 8 or 10 books off a book list. I better not worry to much about it cause I cant afford the pills or other stuff to mellow me out. Who wants the poor and disenfrannchised anyway? Well at least there are food stamps, I wont starve along the way, if the road is short enough. I hope no one thinks I am being over silly, but being poor is a burden to me in this life and I don't want to take it with me to the beyond. I really want to know! |
| sheik_sebir |
posted 9/2/06 8:03 AM
>> How do the poor get to their religions promised land. Can they walk or take the bus? << Yes. However, most of religious history salvation was for the rich, because only they had the means to afford the mystical rites or the spells to get past the Guardians of the Gate. The poor had to ride on their coattails. This was true regardless of which religion one thought would lead one there. Some avatars such as Jesus, Lao Tze and Buddha taught that the rites of the rich and powerful weren't the only way to find the Numinous - in fact, the clever and manipulative people didn't get it. >> Maybe if there is a big disaster they can hitch a ride. The poor can't buy many books. We cant afford confrences, or religious holidays at spas. We can't buy our way in. We can't bribe our way in. We don't have much, can't give much. In the end, who wants us. << There's always the library. It's not so much the quanity of what you read - its the quality. Sometimes only a solitary journey is the Way, ...for narrow and hard is the road to Eternity, and few actually find it. >> I had enough trouble buying a recovery bible last month, I am not sure what I'd do if I had to read 8 or 10 books off a book list. I better not worry to much about it cause I cant afford the pills or other stuff to mellow me out. Who wants the poor and disenfrannchised anyway? Well at least there are food stamps, I wont starve along the way, if the road is short enough. I hope no one thinks I am being over silly, but being poor is a burden to me in this life and I don't want to take it with me to the beyond. I really want to know! Besides reading your Bible, it might help if you read "Tao Te Ching" by Lao Tzu. If there are gods that are just and merciful, then you'll have to trust that all will be forgiven eventually, whether you're a Hindu Christian or even a NeoPagan. BB and Never Thirst http://www.barsoomfishrap.com The Barsoom Fish 'Rap |
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