A Poem Thread

[Trooper]

I do believe in an eternal life, for lack of a better word…’heaven.’

So, yes I believe something ‘’awaits’’ us after we die. Awaits our souls, if you will.
Beyond that, I can’t say what that may look like.

Do you follow any sort of spiritual beliefs, Trooper?

Nope, but I have faith in the future and hope in humanity.


"The concept of an afterlife is inhumane and immoral. Belief in the continuation of your "soul" or consciousness after death is wishful thinking. Belief in an afterlife devalues the one life that actually exists: this one."


Cheers!

 

[Anew]

Ode to Elvis

when live sounded like evil
I found freedom in your name

freedom in the literacy of your art

such presidence

get's and got lost and found

to those of perception
that your greatness
was an honor for
behavioral literacy!!

I will live believing that people care
to make and get words smart

me a poet in many names
have loved your presidency.

 

[Robittybob1]

Nope, but I have faith in the future and hope in humanity.


"The concept of an afterlife is inhumane and immoral. Belief in the continuation of your "soul" or consciousness after death is wishful thinking. Belief in an afterlife devalues the one life that actually exists: this one."


Cheers!

Any image of Heaven so far is a humanly described concept, and obviously your concept of an afterlife is inhumane and immoral. That is the picture you have received or made for yourself.
I don't know what it will be like either, but I trust in God to deliver. It is not like buying a house and deciding whether you will buy it or not. Life after death is a gift, and you will accept it whether you want it or not.

 

[Trooper]

Any image of Heaven so far is a humanly described concept, and obviously your concept of an afterlife is inhumane and immoral. That is the picture you have received or made for yourself.
I don't know what it will be like either, but I trust in God to deliver. It is not like buying a house and deciding whether you will buy it or not. Life after death is a gift, and you will accept it whether you want it or not.

Crazy Christian ↑ :crazy:

https://twitter.com/stephenfry

 

[Robittybob1]

Crazy Christian ↑ :crazy:

https://twitter.com/stephenfry

To be the fool for Christ is an honour for me. Thanks for the compliment.

 

[Robittybob1]

Have you thumbed through the pages of the "Book of Life" to see if your name is written therein?

 

[Trooper]

Have you thumbed through the pages of the "Book of Life" to see if your name is written therein?

Easier said than done.

 

[Robittybob1]

Easier said than done.

My Lord hasn't asked me to do that sorry. I'm a Christian, a follower of the Lord Jesus not a Desiderata follower.

 

[wegs]

Jesus never forced his teachings on anyone.

 

[Trooper]

Vanity of Vanities

What shall we do, you and I,
when time no longer passes by?

Chasing eternity for nobler things,
songs of ascent, of which Solomon sings.
Escaping the path, from which we are bound.
Like the Scarab who dances round and round?

What shall we do, you and I,
when time no longer passes by?

Timeless, shapeless, and seemingly callous,
the Ticketmaster of Pullman’s Palace.
The Humanae Jovita conductor roared,
“Last call…all aboard!”

Men of man’s childish prattle
of rising dragons and fruitless battle.
A basic substance so longed for
but bound by perspectives of one or more.

What shall we do, you and I,
when time no longer passes by?

Who in the dickens knows the intention of chimes?
What can you bear again, again, and innumerable times?
The distance we travel to the point of rest,
a reciprocal balance for those who are blessed.

Joie de vivre is in all things,
yet hearts cry as the pendulum swings.
Cyclical patterns for an ultimate aim.
All hurried for what, more of the same?

What shall we do, you and I,
when time no longer passes by?

 

[Robittybob1]

Jesus never forced his teachings on anyone.

Were you implying I had? I'm allowed to be zealous for my Lord. I don't want any to be left behind. I am standing up for humanity. Do you feel like this too?

"What shall we do, you and I,
when time no longer passes by?"
You and me?

 

[wegs]

Were you implying I had? I'm allowed to be zealous for my Lord. I don't want any to be left behind. I am standing up for humanity. Do you feel like this too?

I don't really know you, robittybob...so, not for me to judge.
Do as you wish.

 

[Robittybob1]

I don't really know you, robittybob...so, not for me to judge.
Do as you wish.

It takes time.
"What shall we do, you and I,
when time no longer passes by?"



What are you doing for Humanity?

 

[Robittybob1]

Vanity of Vanities

What shall we do, you and I,
when time no longer passes by?

Chasing eternity for nobler things,
songs of ascent, of which Solomon sings.
Escaping the path, from which we are bound.
Like the Scarab who dances round and round?

What shall we do, you and I,
when time no longer passes by?

Timeless, shapeless, and seemingly callous,
the Ticketmaster of Pullman’s Palace.
The Humanae Jovita conductor roared,
“Last call…all aboard!”

Men of man’s childish prattle
of rising dragons and fruitless battle.
A basic substance so longed for
but bound by perspectives of one or more.

What shall we do, you and I,
when time no longer passes by?

Who in the dickens knows the intention of chimes?
What can you bear again, again, and innumerable times?
The distance we travel to the point of rest,
a reciprocal balance for those who are blessed.

Joie de vivre is in all things,
yet hearts cry as the pendulum swings.
Cyclical patterns for an ultimate aim.
All hurried for what, more of the same?

What shall we do, you and I,
when time no longer passes by?

A lovely original poem. You have blessed us again. Thank you.

 

[Trooper]

What are you doing for Humanity?

Teasing out a false beliefs.

His disciples said to him, "When will the kingdom come?"
"It will not come by watching for it. It will not be said, 'Look, here!' or 'Look, there!' Rather, the Father's kingdom is spread out upon the earth, and people don't see it."

I don't want any to be left behind.

Me, left behind? Well, I gazed into the abyss, the abyss swallowed me whole. And then I knew ’twas I, who would not taste death.

 

[Robittybob1]

Teasing out a false beliefs.

His disciples said to him, "When will the kingdom come?"
"It will not come by watching for it. It will not be said, 'Look, here!' or 'Look, there!' Rather, the Father's kingdom is spread out upon the earth, and people don't see it."



Me, left behind? Well, I gazed into the abyss, the abyss swallowed me whole. And then I knew ’twas I, who would not taste death.

"Swallowed whole by an abyss", Christ where do these images come from? Magic mushrooms and LSD cause these sort of mind altering experiences. Were you doing drugs?

I am spread upon the Earth, in a far flung land down under. OK

 

[wegs]

What are you doing for Humanity?

Steering clear of con men, for now.
They show up in all kinds of circles. Even christian ones, go figure.

Have a good weekend.

 

[Trooper]

"Swallowed whole by an abyss", Christ where do these images come from? Magic mushrooms and LSD cause these sort of mind altering experiences. Were you doing drugs?

I am spread upon the Earth, in a far flung land down under. OK

 

[Robittybob1]

Was that your answer?

 

[Robittybob1]

Steering clear of con men, for now.
They show up in all kinds of circles. Even christian ones, go figure.

Have a good weekend.

Thanks, Vance and I are out to do "Jobs" Know for a surety I am no con man. Is there anyone out there that can disprove that? Trooper have I lied to you?