I AM Corybantic
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My GOD, you people! – 24 March 2004

“Life is like a library owned by an author. In it are a few books which he wrote himself, but most of them were written for him.” - Harry Emerson Fosdick

What a name, Fosdick, what a name. Alright, America... what is it you are so afraid of? That if we take the word God out of the pledge of allegiance, we will all become heathens? Do you worry that the other countries will think we’ve strayed from the flock? “Almost nine in 10 people said the reference to God belongs in the pledge despite constitutional questions about the separation of church and state, according to an Associated Press poll,” is what the article reads. Yes, but nine in 10 people (how consistent we are to MLA, sweet Tribune) are ignorant and narrow-minded.

Don’t you see the contradiction? They embrace the idea but cannot accept the reality. Yes, separation of church and state is a wonderful idea! What? You’re going to CHANGE things? What will happen? Who will we become? But isn’t this supposed to be GOOD? Good-GOD, I simply don’t know what to do because I’m a narrow-minded traditionalist with absolutely no adaptability! Help, Supreme Court! HELP!

This will be interesting. If we follow the rules to the letter, we will find that it is, in fact, not constitutional to keep the word in our pledge. It is no surprise that more college graduates agree that the word is inappropriate given America’s conviction that it is the melting pot of the world. And it doesn’t surprise me either to find that born-again Christians are the most up-in-arms over the word’s removal.

Did I tell you I recently read The Life of Pi, by Yann Martel? Fascinating read, really. One of my favorite passages was about the strong belief by most who practice religion that other religions are somehow wrong. We know nothing of tolerance. We know nothing of acceptance.

Removing one religious symbol after another from our legal proceedings and from our schools is merely a step towards becoming who we think we already are. For all of you who balk and resist, for fear of the slippery slope, I must say the following: you know nothing of God, and you have no right to decide his language or her people.

Friendship and Love – 1 October 2002

I’m very happy with my friendships lately, on very many levels. Recently, I overheard someone say that she couldn’t find many “quality people” in San Diego. I say, you have to BE a quality person in order to find one. And seeing as I’m surrounded by so many wonderful, fabulous, quality people – loving, caring, TRYING people – well, we all know this is leading back to me. We attract our own, like kind, and I like what’s around me so much that it is clear I genuinely like myself as well. You can’t truly enjoy anyone’s company unless you can enjoy your own. I enjoy my own company almost a little TOO much, but so far, that hasn’t gotten in the way of anything… yet. Hee hee.

So I leave you with this on a dreary Tuesday morning (that I’m almost desperately hoping will turn into a rainy Tuesday afternoon): Consider the people around you, wherever you are, whatever you do, and if your considerations keep turning up negative traits, ways they are not meeting standards, ways they just don’t understand, areas in which you find them “unfit,” this means you have much work to do in this life yet, and much loving and accepting of yourself to learn. On the contrary side of things, if your considerations reveal happiness and love, talent and appreciation, and yes, I’ll go out on a limb here and say I fit in this latter category, then it is my opinion that you are on the right track. And you know what? Even if you’re NOT, and I’m wrong in my little conclusion, I’d still rather be in the latter category. It’s just so much more peaceful.

Think about it. Tell someone you love them today, and more importantly, MEAN IT. Trust me, it feels good.

Loving Me – 20 September 2002

I’ve got to go to a client’s house in a bit here. I’m a little concerned, because these people don’t speak and/or understand English that well. Hmm. Should prove interesting, to say the least. Yesterday I went to a lovely old couple’s home, and though the meeting started off a little rocky (with a complaint for the way a case was handled), it ended with a thorough tour of their home, complete with pictures of family and then I was loaded with homemade strudel and reluctantly sent on my way. You know, it’s one thing to joke around and say that I’m a people-person, that everyone loves me, that I can put a smile on the dourest of faces… but when something like yesterday happens, I can only be reassured that my statements, however they may sound, are mostly true.

Do I believe otherwise? That I can be strongly disliked, that I can put a frown on someone’s face, that I can be misanthropic and even… evil at times? Sure. Just not as much. And we all like to focus on the positive, don’t we? Great. I love you too.

Note to readers: if you don’t actually love me, then replace “I love you too” with “I am apathetic to your life and its happenings, your feelings and thoughts, your opinions and everything else about you also.” Then sit back and realize that you’re still reading. Which means, c’mon, you gotta like me just a little.

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