Thanks To Everyone

I want to thank everyone that either commented, called, texted, facebooked me, instant messaged me. Whatever it was the you did to show you care, I want to thank you all.

I can't sit a name each individual person, because this would end up being a long blog, but one person I would like to thank in particular is Ms. Tracy, who is one of my coworkers. I know any of you also prayed for me, but even in weeks prior to the bullet incident Ms. Tracy (Minister Tracy Simmons - invite her to speak to your flock) has been a spiritual mentor to me lately (she just didn't know it).

So through everything, I have a new outlook on life, I am attempting to understand my purpose and reasoning, and I am now trying to move forward with what it is I am doing in life. I was talking to a gentleman at work the other day, and I explained to him the one thing I want out of life is being remembered for changing something once I die. He expressed to me, that even now in my life I have fulfilled that goal, because in my daily communication, in the way I walk, talk, carry myself, and attempt to effectively create a positive atmosphere, I am changing lives and people are already remembering who I am as soon as I walk out of a room (Ms. Tracy he was speaking confirmation about your cookout in which I lit up the room - accidentally, I just have good energy, I feel it in my spirit).

But I want to thank every person that prayed for me and I couldn't hear it and those that contacted me directly to check on how I was doing. I am doing wonderfully, and I'm in a process of changing my life, and I mean DRASTICALLY.

Also, view my poem entitled Deliverance.

Thank you all and God Bless,
*Green

Faith vs. Ignorance

Image From: Ryan Chow Show Blog

I, myself would not say that I am overly religious, but I have faith and understanding of a higher power. In the Christian faith we like to say God/ Jesus, "The Trinity". In other religions you have Allah, Mary, Ogun, Buddha, the "Spirits", Astronomy, Voodoo (yes it is a religion, sorry to burst your bubbles), and in some religions they even worship the Devil.

In this article I'm not knocking any religion, for religion provides ground work and a foundation of faith that often enables people to cope with the pressures of life. It increases social networking and brings an idea of peace and love into relationships, be it loving or platonic.

My issue is not with religion, many people are religious and lack a spiritual connection to the world, and many people are spiritual and don't believe in distinct teachings of a particular religion, but rather a connection to the world based on an idea of some higher power, without stating what or who it is.

But what bothers me is the amount of faith that some people possess that may cause ignorance or a blind faithfulness. Too an extent faith is great. Faith is a profound belief or trust in a particular truth, or in a doctrine that expresses such a truth. Formal usage of the word "faith" is largely reserved for concepts of religion, where it almost universally refers to a trusting belief in a transcendent reality (therefore spirituality and spiritual immortality), or else in a Supreme Being and their role as a guide for people moving into an experience of such reality. [Wikipedia]. So in it's nature faith provides a substance for people to grasp when they have no other explanation to life's problems.

But why are people continually blinded to reality due to faith. The big issue that skeptics have with religion is that, in it's nature it is not tangible (very dependent upon the religion and it's practices). I often feel that way about faith, hope, etc, but I do know, and I have experienced the forces of a high power and how they effect my spiritually and physically. Though at some point a person must say, I am on earthly, and as of now I am going to need an earthly remedy. We consist of more than just a spirit. I think religious leaders need to address that as well, and have people understand to properly take care of your physical needs in addition to spiritual.

I address this for 2 reasons.First I find religion/faith to be the reason this Texas CULT has these women allowing their 13-14 year old daughter to have children by these 30-40 men. Read on it here.
Number 2, bothers me the most because some parents allowed their child to die because they would not seek medical attention for DIABETES. A CURABLE form of it might I add. Read about it here. But in summary, they assumed her month long sickness was a test of faith and that sin had caused her to be sick and with prayer she can be healed (which the father later justified by saying he thought it was because she was going through puberty). I understand not accepting all types of treatments, or praying when all else has failed and there is nothing left to do. But dang at least see a doctor when your 11 year old kid goes into a coma. (Mind you, they were religious isolates, meaning they removed themselves from the Pentecostal Church they were are part of and have a small religious sect of their own of about 5 people.)

This is me just ranting. I don't want anyone thinking I am atheist or agnostic. It's not that, but at the end of the day I am still a realist. There are greater things for me outside of this world...but while I'm on it, a brother has got to adjust, be it through faith, or just a greater understand of the world and my connections to it.

Ask questions if you like. That's all I got for now.