Our Nature
The following poem was inspired by this weekend's trip to upstate NY. A few of my friends and I took the opportunity to enjoy nature's gift to us. The fall foliage was beautiful. I didn't mind breathing in the fresh autumn air along with the pollen and the occasional city dust. Treading on the colorful carpet of leaves and making sure the little bugs didn't feed off of us was how we spent most of our day. We even got partially drunk at Bear Mountain... well, at least I did. :) What sin, especially after visiting a monastery and eating a traditional Buddhist lunch. What little gain towards Nirvana we had was all washed down with an ounce of good red wine from the Napa Valley.
Hmmm... in case we didn't reach Nirvana, we also ate a kosher meal from my humble neighborhood of rich Jews. He had "Chumus" or "Humus" to non-Jews, with kosher flat bread with roasted sesames on top. PLUS, we had kosher bagels with eggs and coffee in the morning. I, being extra cautious about my salvation, prayed to a third God before each meal of the day AND the red wine to me represented Jesus' blood. So.. I think I netted overall in terms of salvation points for the day. :) Unfortunately, I can't say the same for two out of three of my friends tho. Lucky them, I included them in my prayers and had their food blessed too.
As for securing another "spiritual seat" in that oh-so-holy-place, I dedicate the poem below to Mother Nature, worshipped by Pagans. :) So, this is not a case of "My God beats your God", but more like, each god gets a fair share of me. Wait... does that mean I'll be stuck in limbo??
Whatever the case maybe, life is a struggle in itself. We can all strive to be that perfect being, but, we will always fall short some where; if we didn't, we would be God Himself. All we can do is give ourselves an honest push towards the good in life. Just remember Noah's ARK. Why did I capitalized "ARK"? Well...
A - Act of
R - Random
K - Kindness
eheheh... creative, uh? I didn't think of it. It came from the movie "Evan Almighty" but, I do take it to heart. Who says that watching too much TV is a bad thing?
I used to be a persona called "RAOK". This was about 10 years ago. I used to send people facing difficulties in life, postcards and cards to their homes and place of work. Creepy, uh? In these cards, I would write words of encouragement and of hope. I would then sign my name as "RAOK", standing for "Random Act Of Kindness". There- I outed myself again.
To make it a bit harder to guess who or where these cards came from, I sent them from different zip codes throughout the city. The postage racked up pretty quickly, so I thought of using email, but that fell through since they could write back.
Anyway, my point is, no matter what we choose our faith to be, just have faith in your heart and the desire to do good unselfishly for others. I'm sure all the Gods in those oh-so-holy-places would offer you a seat in their slice of heaven when it's time to go. Best part yet, no application or offerings required. :)
Life in nature, can always feel like an uphill climb. We can't conquer the hill if we don't take our baby steps towards the top. One step at a time will get us there... enjoy the scenery as you go... it makes the time spent more enjoyable. When you are at the top, you will find peace, fulfillment, and enforced hope. Who knows, maybe you'll find all the gates to the heavens opened for you to choose from too. :) Remember, ARK, faith, love, and kosher meals are the keys to the heavens. :)
Our Nature
Wild wild dreams
Swimming upstream
Slippery rocks and stones
Full of unknowns
Strong currents flow
Disheartened soul
Yearning to be free
Washing out to sea
Meandering slopes
Invigorated by hope
Shuttled by a breeze
"Bless you" for a sneeze
Gravity against your will
Let faith be instilled
At journey's wake
At peace - a tranquil lake
- Sparkyx, the artist formerly known as "RAOK"
Hmmm... in case we didn't reach Nirvana, we also ate a kosher meal from my humble neighborhood of rich Jews. He had "Chumus" or "Humus" to non-Jews, with kosher flat bread with roasted sesames on top. PLUS, we had kosher bagels with eggs and coffee in the morning. I, being extra cautious about my salvation, prayed to a third God before each meal of the day AND the red wine to me represented Jesus' blood. So.. I think I netted overall in terms of salvation points for the day. :) Unfortunately, I can't say the same for two out of three of my friends tho. Lucky them, I included them in my prayers and had their food blessed too.
As for securing another "spiritual seat" in that oh-so-holy-place, I dedicate the poem below to Mother Nature, worshipped by Pagans. :) So, this is not a case of "My God beats your God", but more like, each god gets a fair share of me. Wait... does that mean I'll be stuck in limbo??
Whatever the case maybe, life is a struggle in itself. We can all strive to be that perfect being, but, we will always fall short some where; if we didn't, we would be God Himself. All we can do is give ourselves an honest push towards the good in life. Just remember Noah's ARK. Why did I capitalized "ARK"? Well...
A - Act of
R - Random
K - Kindness
eheheh... creative, uh? I didn't think of it. It came from the movie "Evan Almighty" but, I do take it to heart. Who says that watching too much TV is a bad thing?
I used to be a persona called "RAOK". This was about 10 years ago. I used to send people facing difficulties in life, postcards and cards to their homes and place of work. Creepy, uh? In these cards, I would write words of encouragement and of hope. I would then sign my name as "RAOK", standing for "Random Act Of Kindness". There- I outed myself again.
To make it a bit harder to guess who or where these cards came from, I sent them from different zip codes throughout the city. The postage racked up pretty quickly, so I thought of using email, but that fell through since they could write back.
Anyway, my point is, no matter what we choose our faith to be, just have faith in your heart and the desire to do good unselfishly for others. I'm sure all the Gods in those oh-so-holy-places would offer you a seat in their slice of heaven when it's time to go. Best part yet, no application or offerings required. :)
Life in nature, can always feel like an uphill climb. We can't conquer the hill if we don't take our baby steps towards the top. One step at a time will get us there... enjoy the scenery as you go... it makes the time spent more enjoyable. When you are at the top, you will find peace, fulfillment, and enforced hope. Who knows, maybe you'll find all the gates to the heavens opened for you to choose from too. :) Remember, ARK, faith, love, and kosher meals are the keys to the heavens. :)
Our Nature
Wild wild dreams
Swimming upstream
Slippery rocks and stones
Full of unknowns
Strong currents flow
Disheartened soul
Yearning to be free
Washing out to sea
Meandering slopes
Invigorated by hope
Shuttled by a breeze
"Bless you" for a sneeze
Gravity against your will
Let faith be instilled
At journey's wake
At peace - a tranquil lake
- Sparkyx, the artist formerly known as "RAOK"
posted by Sparky X | 10:57 AM
2 Comments:
Hahaha. Aw. That's really sweet. But it also tells me that I'm not the only stalker here. You got into your career way earlier on. :-)
This reminds me of my little Stanford campus tour on Sunday. It was really refreshing to enjoy the scenery at my own leisure. Last time i was touring the campus, my parents were showing me where to go. That was about 10 years ago. Time just seemed to slow down. I only spent an hour there, yet it seeemd like forver.I really can't get enough of the great weather recently.
Anyway, Dr. Vet, sounds like you had a great weekend, also. :-) Hope I'll get to catch the amazing foilage over there one day.
LOL... I started way earlier on with the stalking?? LOL... nah... just one year before you did and besides... I did good stalking. You just give me the creeps...! LOL...!!
The Stanford campus is very nice. It's so big. We don't have such huge campuses in the city.
Yup. I enjoyed my weekend, but it was too short. :)
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