You see, at first I thought it was a big steaming blob of refried beans or some strange Eastern European egg jelly snack. Then I realized it was a human baby swimming around like some kind of enraged toad in a pool of battery acid. What happened next, I can only surmise; for I was rendered unconscious by a blow to the subliminal aureola region of my vortex.

 triskele wrote: 
2007

manbirdexperiment wrote:
oh, ok....

 triskele wrote: 
as of june 22

manbirdexperiment wrote:
does this mean you're dropping out of the RP gift swap?

 manbirdexperiment wrote: 
I corrected the chorizo entry.

Huh???

Can I get a huh?

 manbirdexperiment wrote:  
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If the sun refused to shine, I would still be
loving you. When mountains crumble to the sea,
there will still be you and me.

Kind woman, I give you my all, Kind woman, nothing
more.

Little drops of rain whisper of the pain, tears of
loves lost in the days gone by. My love is strong,
with you there is no wrong, together we shall go
until we die. My, my, my. An inspiration is what
you are to me, inspiration, look... see.

And so today, my world it smiles, your hand in
mine, we walk the miles, Thanks to you it will be
done, for you to me are the only one. Happiness,
no more be sad, happiness....I'm glad. If the sun
refused to shine, I would still be loving you.
When mountains crumble to the sea, there will
still be you and me.

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 manbirdexperiment wrote: 
Where do I sign up?  :blink:

 oldviolin wrote: 
um...wow.  thanks, ov.

God is not a name...It's a word; a wholly insufficient word to describe The All In All...The I Am That I Am...
 Each of us are appointed to a path, sojourning side by side as we are.
Wispering wind in our ears steering us this way or that...Sands of time under our feet...one set of prints...one painful ride on the shoulders of mercy and grace...Instance Of Truth Incarnate...Light Of Life Revealed... Burden Of Proof Instilled...Childlike...Dependent...Unstoppable...Musical; Sweetly Musical...

Oh a false clock tries to tick out my time
To disgrace, distract, and bother me.
And the dirt of gossip blows into my face,
And the dust of rumors covers me.
But if the arrow is straight
And the point is slick,
It can pierce through dust no matter how thick.

Bob Dylan




I believe that every man represents humanity. We are different as to intelligence, health, talents. Yet we are all one. We are all saints and sinners, adults and children, and no one is anybody's superior or judge. We have all been awakened with the Buddha, we have all been crucified with Christ, and we have all killed and robbed with Genghis Khan, Stalin, and Hitler.

I believe that man can visualize the experience of the whole universal man only by realizing his individuality and not by trying to reduce himself to an abstract, common denominator. Man's task in life is precisely the paradoxical-one of realizing his individuality and at the same time transcending it and arriving at the experience of universality. Only the fully developed individual self can drop the ego.

I believe that the One World which is emerging can come into existence only if a New Man comes into being - a  man who has emerged froth the archaic ties of blood and soil, and who feels himself to be the son of man, a citizen of the world whose loyalty is to the human race and to life, rather than to any exclusive part of it; a man who loves his country because he loves mankind, and whose judgement is not warped by tribal loyalties.

I believe that man's growth is a process of continuous birth, of continuous awakening. We are usually half asleep and only sufficiently awake to go about our business; but we are not awake enough to go about living, which is the only task that matters for a living being. The great leaders of the human race are those who have awakened man from his half-slumber. The great enemies of humanity are those who put it to sleep, and it does not matter whether their sleeping potion is the worship of God or that of the Golden Calf.

I believe that to recognise the truth is not primarily a matter of intelligence but a matter of character. The most important element is the courage to say no, to disobey the commands of power and of public opinion; to erase being asleep and to become human; to wake up and lose the sense of helplessness and futility. Eve and Prometheus are the two great rebels whose very 'crimes' liberated mankind. But the capacity to say "no' meaningfully, implies the capacity to say 'yes' meaningfully. The `yes' to God is the "no" to Caesar; the 'yes' to man is the `no' to all those who want to enslave, exploit, and stultify him.

If we should all perish in the nuclear holocaust, it will not be because man was not capable of becoming human, or that he was inherently evil; it would be because the consensus of stupidity has prevented him from seeing reality and acting upon the truth.

I believe in the perfectability of man, but I doubt whether he will achieve this goal, unless he awakens soon.

In love the paradox occurs that two beings become one and yet remain two... Immature love says: 'I love you because I need you.' Mature love says 'I need you because I love you.'...What matters in relation to love is the faith in one's own love; in its ability to produce love in others... We are only capable of knowing, and caring for the other if we are also capable of understanding, caring, and knowing ourselves..."

Excerpts from "Beyond The Chains Of Illusion" by Eric Fromm- 1962


In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
John 1:1

 And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth
John 1:14

And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.
Matthew 4:19


Watchman, what of the night ?
The watchman says: Morning comes and also the night
If you will inquire, inquire:
Return, come back again.

Isaiah 21: 11-12