Month: June 2023

man and beast

/ mobius faith / 1 Comment 
Two titles - One Diptych:
On the right: The beast came out of the wood shaking its head, snarling, drooling and slinging its acidic spittle everywhere...
On the left: ...Its prey, a man drenched and drowning in spittle flailing on the ground

stain

/ mobius faith / 1 Comment
A stain on the brain is hard to remove.
I'm Stain, my name is Stain
I don’t complain, I won't complain
Do you comprend' what is the point of being born and being gone there must be a reason
War to the east, Pain to the west
War is at least, What we do 'best
What we do best is sharing guns
And kill for fun there must be a reason
My name is Stain I guess my dad he had the sense of humour
He gave such a name cause stains they all mix together
If you are red or blue you depend on the trends
But stains is no problem : everywhere you find them
The guy next door, is such a whore
The food I eat is poison or
I eat no food cause I can't find a store
Ma mama says I must be a tough guy, to live out there
I wanna know why ma mama says you got to be bad or beware
Oh Mam'
I no more share your point of view
I know that bros are not so cruel
They're not so bad, but just afraid
The best to do is to give some comprend'
I'm Stain
My name is Stain
So don't complain
And take my hand, you take my hand
The world it needs to shine again
My little friend we've got to start again
And to give some comprend'
/ mobius faith / 1 Comment
Spilt milk and the drool of a damaged psyche.

No one get’s through life undamaged. NO ONE. And while people are always talking, making laws to limit the damage done (not an un-worthwhile cause); maybe the real discussion should not be about punitive measures. But, maybe we should be discussing how damaged you and I are? And, what damage do we cause others? How do we accept the damage in ourselves and others? Acceptance will be our guide. It is no accident that the Christian Bible would describe genuine love as “patient” and “kind”. And it does not specify we should be like this only with people we know, are close to, related to or share kinship with. It DOES say “others” which is EVERYONE outside of ourselves.

4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. (I Corinthians 13:4-7 NIV)

Somewhere along the evolutionary road Love became associated with emotion and romance. Love is not emotional or romantic. It is not passive. It is all about the actions we take. So, How will we act, to show “love” to the damage done to us? And will our love minimize (if not prevent) the damage we cause others?

I know I’ve posted the song (below) before but it so perfectly fits this post. Bruce Cockburn, “Orders” from O SUN O MOON.