So God Created Man...
So God created man they say,
Those men who wrote the books.
Doubters are subjected,
To some pious frowns and looks.
If you believe the holy books
You can't just pick and choose.
Accepting lessons that you like,
While others you refuse.
True believers must commit
For their entire life.
Never to betray yourself,
Your children, or your wife.
Can you find such saintly ones
In politics or church?
Very few my friends and mine
Has been a lifelong search.
To Atheists there is no God,
A stance both stark and bland.
Agnostics say mere human beings
Could never understand.
Myself I am an Atheist-
Agnostic to be sure,
But there are many faiths to choose
And all of them endure.
It makes me wonder though
When I hear COVID news each day.
Why the God who formed the things
Won't make them go away.
You need electron microscopes
To see them move about.
Did God make them as well back then?
I must confess some doubt.
If mystic powers created Earth
And the whole universe,
Then we had best clean up our act
Before their final curse.
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Just think about it. Man has still not mastered the atom. Sure we can blow apart the entire globe but that is hardly mastery. Yet here this miniscule thing consisting of a few molecules and without our superior brain or any brain at all can bring us to our knees by controlling a few vital molecules we need to live.
Merry ChristmasHave a Great New Year
Get vaccinated.
#thebrewsterblock
This Season Remember Those Who Just Lost Everything They Own
Some people pray and some people not.
Some have a little and some have a lot.
If you believe that your troubles are many,
Remember some soles just lost every penny.
Maybe it's time to forego that vacation.
Maybe instead make a welcomed donation.
Nature just ravaged the lives of so many.
Remember with gifts to those without any.
Thank those on high for being alive.
Thank everyone who helps you survive.
If you still have a roof o'er your head,
Remember the ones who lost even their bed.
A person of faith to some is a fool.
A God who loves would not be so cruel.
If you're depressed and don't know what to do,
Remember your fate is determined by you.
When you celebrate with laughter and joy,
When you watch your kids unwrap a new toy,
While some are wondering why did I survive,
Remember to hope there are some still alive.
Because you still can, have a great Holiday Season.
#thebrewsterblock
Peoples' Bad Habits Continued
The last post was about lazy people. This is about selfish ones. Many of the examples overlap and involve both characteristics. You could do a list of selfish ones from driving habits or cell phone use alone so I include just a few here.
What do you think of people who (no particular order):
- Don't give a damn about other drivers. They won't let you in. They don't thank you if you let them in. They take 2 parking spots to protect their special baby. We need "Bone Head Onboard" stickers for their back windows. The previous post cited people who are too lazy to correct their bad parking. This one is about those who take 2 spots deliberately.
- Queue jumpers in any situation. I call them out whenever I can. If you don't queue it's like watching seagulls or pigeons being fed in a parking lot!
- People who pee or defecate on a toilet seat then walk away. Others plug the toilet with paper towels they used to avoid any skin contact. Covering the seat is OK but please put paper towels in the trash. To protect their ass hole they are acting like one.
- With COVID-19 there is an entire class on its own - the unvaccinated. No need to expand on this one except for one point: in this case selfishness kills!
- Golfers who take 6 practice swings/putts holding up every other golfer on the course. Sometimes it is a foursome and they all do it. Then they miss the fairway or cup entirely.
- Those who stop dead in the middle of an aisle or at the bottom of an escalator with no thought that there might be others around them. Try this while driving. OOPS. Many already do.
- This one will get a reaction for sure. How about people who can't leave their phone alone the moment it makes a sound in the middle of a conversation. Also those who use it while talking in a very loud voice in public. Which came first - diagnoses of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder or Cell Phones?
- Once again phone users who still persist in using their phone while driving. This can and does have fatal consequences. Nothing less than hands free is acceptable, even at a red light. You might as well drive with a blindfold on, ear protectors, and your hands tied.
- People who filled their carts with toilet paper, hand sanitizer, masks etc. when COVID-19 hit. This has passed but it will return for sure. Thankfully some retailers took action to quell this trend. Do these folks keep their seat on a bus/subway when a 95 year old senior with 2 crutches gets tossed around in front of them? Probably (maybe they are too busy on their cell phone.)
- Guests at a dinner for Christmas etc. who, after their plates are full, start to eat before everyone is served, especially the hosts. Good hosts will probably say to go ahead but it is polite to wait just the same.
As usual, please comment with your own.
It is great to be so perfect!!
