Happy Easter to everyone! May the light of the Risen Christ be with us always and forever.
I am disturbed once again by religious rites and terminologies, I mean this is indeed a good time to discuss why easter and some Christians actually refer it to “Resurrection Day”, well in fact they base it on the Catholic Church’s doctrine? Is it bad, I mean at all? No. It is not, it is just that, what could be the difference of the two? Terms? Tush! Easter refers to the person from the east “who shine”, well, that is according to a dictionary…(which is Jesus the Christ) and, resurrection? Rising from the dead. Hello? Is there really this difference? I don’t want to engage in this debate, I just want to…take this down in the journal–might come handy in the long run (refresh mind and all).
I was watching Pope Benedict XVI’s Easter Mass and Urbi et Orbi yesterday afternoon. My ear was not that well, especially the right ear. I really could not understand what is wrong with me. I mean, before it was my left, now the other one. Anyway, I should ask the light of the Risen Christ and the Omnipotent creator to enlighten me on how to deal with this. So, let me continue: I was watching Pope’s mass and then, somebody dropped an SMS in my phone (I love people dropping by and saying hi… I smile, most of the time) but this time, I am so disappointed with this damned person’s action, calling me an extraterrestrial being, giving me an information (take note: “… just informing, not inviting…”) to go somewhere out there for a cause that I have no idea. This is tolerable yet telling me that there are “classified information” regarding those who are into (or at least inside) their religious congregation/gathering (or whatever you might call that)? What a joke! You mean to say that you are rejecting (or whatever term it should be) your “brothers and sisters”, for you “hate” to tell their names? Maybe not. What are names for, in the first place? Tush! What a joke! Sorry about that…maybe their names are just too holy to be heard or mentioned, just like what the Hebrews did before…I know when people are having these light conversations. I am no alien in having light conversations but this one is not. Even this one can’t even be considered as a “hilarious conversation”.
Don’t worry, ma’am. No harm done, ma’am. It was an honor, ma’am, being ranted, insulted, or whatever terms you want to associate with your actions, ma’am.
Lesson learned: being an alien is fun after all. Being neglected by people who you think would not turn their backs on you (I know some people really won’t and they have proven themselves more than they could ever know) is one clear proof that these kinds of people are…well, God knows.
Why the hell I am talking about this? It is a mistake that should be corrected and I tolerated this for a dozen times, until now. Am I rude? Perhaps, but that is life–life is rude. Life is full of problems, I know that. Running away from a problem is indeed a way to get rid of it, at least temporarily, but not a solution. I even know that being happy could be a solution to a problem. I know…people hate problems (well, who does not?). Nevertheless, people who smile, and smile, and smile without solving one’s problem is an omen. Omen of what? God knows.
By the way, I have decided to read “Deus Caritas Est”, Latin for God is Love. This is the first letter written by Pope Benedict XVI last year. This really sounds quite interesting.
Congratulations, Your Holiness. You made it on your first year! And advance happy birthday to Hitler. His birthday is on the 20th of April.