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The Haiku
Am I a rich man?
Measure your wealth in baboons
like the wisest man

I’m thinking that if I’m going to pursue worldly wealth, why not baboons? Show those off at my lecture series. Maybe this is him trying out everything under the sun that lead to the writing of Ecclesiastes.

12 The sleep of a laborer is sweet,
whether he eats little or much,
but the abundance of a rich man
permits him no sleep.

13 I have seen a grievous evil under the sun:
wealth hoarded to the harm of its owner,

14 or wealth lost through some misfortune,
so that when he has a son
there is nothing left for him.

15 Naked a man comes from his mother’s womb,
and as he comes, so he departs.
He takes nothing from his labor
that he can carry in his hand.

16 This too is a grievous evil:
As a man comes, so he departs,
and what does he gain,
since he toils for the wind?

from Ecclesiastes 5

It’s like, “I strive after baboon parades, but it was all a chasing after the wind.” How similar are some of our pursuits?

Teen Challenge International visited with me today. I should probably use my baboon funding and redirect it towards getting some tables and chairs donated to them. (For my own later reference the number is 602-271-4081.)

This is what I had been thinking about before server loopiness, but now in Haiku form:

The Haikus(s)
Amnon and Tamar
Leaves a desolate woman
And two years revenge

Field as signal fire
A son’s fake humility
Father and son chase

“Our lives are like water spilled out on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again.” 2 Samuel 14:14
Caught my attention when thinking about relating to family.

So I totally dug Blue Like Jazz and would love for our group to tackle it, but I’m also excited for The Story. It’s a chronological Bible and some parts are summarized in italics, and chapter/verse numbers are removed, to help it flow like a story.

Here’s some stuff that I got from chapter 1:

1. Pre-conceived notions - With the creation of the world there are a ton of pre-conceived notions. (This story alone may be the most debated story from the Bible.) You’ve got a rift where everyone thinks they know everything. Frankly I’m annoyed by both sides. What is the true point of it all? Will someone follow Jesus because we convinced them of some scientific fact? The work is on our part then. The whole sha-bang of it all is that there is a God who loves you, who wants to be with you, and is saddened by all the fighting and breaking away from him. The main conflict happens so quickly in The Story, quicker than in U.S. stories.
   

   God made everything - People left God - BOOM - God pursues

   and the whole rest of the book is trying to reunite.

2. Immortality not done by God ends up bad. I’m thinking specifically of the Roman centurion from Roar (oh…sad moment. I forgot that Heath Ledger was the star of that.) and the Ssi-ruuvi enteched Prime Minister Cundertol from Bakura. Imagine if Adam and Eve had eaten from not only Knowledge of Good and Evil but also from the Tree of Life. What happened when those two had kids? Cain and Abel. And once we got to Noah the cubit hit the fan. Imagine now if people had no physical restraint and could follow any pursuit without much recourse.

   It would be like a naked mole rat at a chili eating contest.