Definition of dream: an imagination of anything that is good, not anything that is evil for that would be a wishful curse and that is fully within the purview of Satan.
Heaven is made for all those who wish for it but dreamers are made for heaven. In a dream, one can be in a God-like state where one is able to create anything from nothing and make it ideal and perfect.
Intrinsic to creation without limitation is absolute freedom. Although absolute freedom is a concept of creation itself, it is not a subset of creation and thereby not absolutely free. Rather, absolute freedom is a mirror of creation and like creation, it has no limiting parameter so much so that evil forces can and are always shaping its outcome which is a truth that begs the question: Why were evil forces permitted to exist in the first place? If they were not, then having free choice would be pointless if everything is good without the option to choose it.
Having the ability to remove evil entirely in their dreams, dreamers, unlike realists, relish not in the excitement of earthly luxuries and hope to be in heaven some day, whatever heaven happens to be, but have a fairly good vision and a sense of heaven. That vision and sense is in the core of all dreamers who against all the temptations of evil find on earth their refuge in heaven in their dreams.
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Saturday, March 17, 2012
"Water Is A Human Right"
"Clean and potable water is a human right" according Vatican's Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace as reported by Catholic San Francisco. [1]
I agree, except that the Vatican should have continued to say that until every person on earth has enough clean and potable water to live on, anyone who is part of the Vatican, including the Pope, shall have only those basic human rights necessary for his existence and nothing more. [2]
[1] http://www.catholic-sf.org/digital_paper.php (on page 4)
[2] My "tweet" - Al in SF @Al_in_SF
Vatican: "Water is a human right" http://www.catholic-sf.org/digital_paper.php (p.4) Of course, check out the Vatican Gardens & the fountains https://www.google.com/search?q=Vatican+gardens&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=M2N&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=AxJlT-n2J5DOiALDrvmjDw&ved=0CFQQsAQ&biw=1280&bih=616
I agree, except that the Vatican should have continued to say that until every person on earth has enough clean and potable water to live on, anyone who is part of the Vatican, including the Pope, shall have only those basic human rights necessary for his existence and nothing more. [2]
[1] http://www.catholic-sf.org/digital_paper.php (on page 4)
[2] My "tweet" - Al in SF @Al_in_SF
Vatican: "Water is a human right" http://www.catholic-sf.org/digital_paper.php (p.4) Of course, check out the Vatican Gardens & the fountains https://www.google.com/search?q=Vatican+gardens&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=M2N&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=AxJlT-n2J5DOiALDrvmjDw&ved=0CFQQsAQ&biw=1280&bih=616
Friday, March 16, 2012
Letter To A Friend (Redacted )
Dear Daen,
After returning from lunch I called up ____, ____ and ____ telling them how beautiful your drawings were and how happy I was, and I am still thrilled.
You are truly a gem, like no other I've seen, and I will say that again and again and hope you won't get tired of hearing it. This is actually the first time I have experienced your genius and it is miraculous!
I described to ____ your condition (a name I cannot remember) and she wishes you well. I told her that I could not see anything externally and that you are doing extraordinarily well under the circumstances.
Your deep humility and your resolve to continue to share your gift with others and to support your staff in light of your condition have become a beacon of light and an inspiration in my life. I have happily received from you serious and challenging lessons to be learned. They are not going to be easy but I don't want to fail myself and I don't want to fail you.
Today, you have permitted me to catch a glimpse of these other-worldly places you have been. In the time to come, please remember me, look for me and bring me along. I need a lot more help than just the project at hand.
Thank you for your kindness and love, Al [1], [2]
[1] Related "tweet": Al in SF @Al_in_SF
Lunch@PiccinoCafe w/ Daen - a gem with the humility of a grain of sand, a divinely inspired genius, a suffering angel & God's special child.
[2] In the shadow of Daen I stand in reverence and in humility.
After returning from lunch I called up ____, ____ and ____ telling them how beautiful your drawings were and how happy I was, and I am still thrilled.
You are truly a gem, like no other I've seen, and I will say that again and again and hope you won't get tired of hearing it. This is actually the first time I have experienced your genius and it is miraculous!
I described to ____ your condition (a name I cannot remember) and she wishes you well. I told her that I could not see anything externally and that you are doing extraordinarily well under the circumstances.
Your deep humility and your resolve to continue to share your gift with others and to support your staff in light of your condition have become a beacon of light and an inspiration in my life. I have happily received from you serious and challenging lessons to be learned. They are not going to be easy but I don't want to fail myself and I don't want to fail you.
Today, you have permitted me to catch a glimpse of these other-worldly places you have been. In the time to come, please remember me, look for me and bring me along. I need a lot more help than just the project at hand.
Thank you for your kindness and love, Al [1], [2]
[1] Related "tweet": Al in SF @Al_in_SF
Lunch@PiccinoCafe w/ Daen - a gem with the humility of a grain of sand, a divinely inspired genius, a suffering angel & God's special child.
[2] In the shadow of Daen I stand in reverence and in humility.
Revising A "Tweet"
Earlier I wrote this: Alone on the beach I am at sunset a silhouette from a distance to be engulfed by that of earth and in that darkness I am part of the universe.
Like a musician who sometimes writes variations on a theme, I'm going to do the same: Alone on the beach I am at sunset a silhouette from a distance waiting to be engulfed by that of earth to become part of the universe.
The original entry is like a diptych going from twilight that is earth on one panel to night that encompasses the universe of planets, stars and galaxies on the other, and is metaphorically about existing in solitude (an imagination) to being part of a huge party where nobody can be absent (a reality). The variation is more like a self-portrait on a single canvas than a diptych, representing my life as it is ending just as the day is ending and showing me alone waiting for that which is inevitable - death - and pondering the eventual decomposition and transformation of the body to other biological and chemical matters that were part of the universe from which they came.
Here the Catholic saying on Ash Wednesday: "From dust, to dust you shall return," is apropos. In that sense, the flesh and bones dressing up the soul are temporal. Beyond the temporal is an eternity and it is during life, in particular in final stretch, that I hopefully have the strength to take a stroll along the beach and the mind to reflect on the existence and eternity of non-decomposable matter - the soul, and to seek the cleansing of sin and the blessing of transfiguration in order to be re-united with the Creator.
Like a musician who sometimes writes variations on a theme, I'm going to do the same: Alone on the beach I am at sunset a silhouette from a distance waiting to be engulfed by that of earth to become part of the universe.
The original entry is like a diptych going from twilight that is earth on one panel to night that encompasses the universe of planets, stars and galaxies on the other, and is metaphorically about existing in solitude (an imagination) to being part of a huge party where nobody can be absent (a reality). The variation is more like a self-portrait on a single canvas than a diptych, representing my life as it is ending just as the day is ending and showing me alone waiting for that which is inevitable - death - and pondering the eventual decomposition and transformation of the body to other biological and chemical matters that were part of the universe from which they came.
Here the Catholic saying on Ash Wednesday: "From dust, to dust you shall return," is apropos. In that sense, the flesh and bones dressing up the soul are temporal. Beyond the temporal is an eternity and it is during life, in particular in final stretch, that I hopefully have the strength to take a stroll along the beach and the mind to reflect on the existence and eternity of non-decomposable matter - the soul, and to seek the cleansing of sin and the blessing of transfiguration in order to be re-united with the Creator.
Thursday, March 15, 2012
An Unusually Thoughtful Evening
Here are my "tweets" after having my cup of decaf coffee:
Al in SF @Al_in_SF
The first government was formed by Cain after he killed Abel. His first supporter was a coward who feared that he too would be killed.
22m Al in SF Al in SF @Al_in_SF
Al's definition:Government - an assembly of cowards clinging to their guns & cowering in fear who sadly have reasons to fear for themselves.
23m Al in SF Al in SF @Al_in_SF
Those who seek power over others are necessarily weak; anyone with the resolve to unconditionally help one other person is undeniably strong
38m Al in SF Al in SF @Al_in_SF
[continued from below] this place is not to carry out a cause but is a cause to celebrate.
40m Al in SF Al in SF @Al_in_SF
Where the air is clean & the water is crystal clear, and the sky an ever-changing palette of colors, [continued at above]
47m Al in SF Al in SF @Al_in_SF
A dreamer who cannot paint can only tap into the dreams of others to create in the mind's eye an other-worldly universe of beauty.
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55m Al in SF Al in SF @Al_in_SF
In this boundless time-space continuum humans share earth's common air & water. To let anything else come in between this bond is a failure.
1h Al in SF Al in SF @Al_in_SF
Strengthened by my spirit over which I have no control, my life is a series of memorable vignettes, earthly as wells as heavenly.
1h Al in SF Al in SF @Al_in_SF
Alone on the beach I am at sunset a silhouette from a distance to be engulfed by that of earth & in that darkness I am part of the universe.
1h Al in SF Al in SF @Al_in_SF
Conserve energy: Bio-engineer the human sensors to detect and eyes to see the environs in darkness.
Al in SF @Al_in_SF
The first government was formed by Cain after he killed Abel. His first supporter was a coward who feared that he too would be killed.
22m Al in SF Al in SF @Al_in_SF
Al's definition:Government - an assembly of cowards clinging to their guns & cowering in fear who sadly have reasons to fear for themselves.
23m Al in SF Al in SF @Al_in_SF
Those who seek power over others are necessarily weak; anyone with the resolve to unconditionally help one other person is undeniably strong
38m Al in SF Al in SF @Al_in_SF
[continued from below] this place is not to carry out a cause but is a cause to celebrate.
40m Al in SF Al in SF @Al_in_SF
Where the air is clean & the water is crystal clear, and the sky an ever-changing palette of colors, [continued at above]
47m Al in SF Al in SF @Al_in_SF
A dreamer who cannot paint can only tap into the dreams of others to create in the mind's eye an other-worldly universe of beauty.
Expand
55m Al in SF Al in SF @Al_in_SF
In this boundless time-space continuum humans share earth's common air & water. To let anything else come in between this bond is a failure.
1h Al in SF Al in SF @Al_in_SF
Strengthened by my spirit over which I have no control, my life is a series of memorable vignettes, earthly as wells as heavenly.
1h Al in SF Al in SF @Al_in_SF
Alone on the beach I am at sunset a silhouette from a distance to be engulfed by that of earth & in that darkness I am part of the universe.
1h Al in SF Al in SF @Al_in_SF
Conserve energy: Bio-engineer the human sensors to detect and eyes to see the environs in darkness.
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Thoughts On God – Sunday, March 11, 2012
One of the Ten Commandments, thou shall not kill, has been dogging me the last few days so I am going to write about it. I suppose the reason that it was given to the Chosen Ones by God through Moses rather than osmosis was to preserve the gift of free will, even the will to kill. Back then the world was not as diverse or polarized as it is now but killing must have already been fashionable prompting God to prohibit it specifically. I imagine that as soon as the commandment was announced it was deemed to be a suggestion that can be disregarded to the extent that even God’s only Son, Jesus, was put to death on a cross.
That being the case, it is reasonable to conclude that people, chosen or not, will never stop shooting at or bombing each other and in their spare time finding new ways to eliminate one another. I suppose that killings, intentional and unintentional, will evolve along with and result insidiously from advances in technology and changes in political dynamics even though the reasons for ending other people’s lives remain primitive, such as envy, greed, fear and hate among others.
However, I would like to believe just the opposite, that killings will end before the world ends for there is the grace of God that is always present and will ultimately prevail over the sins of Satan. God’s grace is simple and can be summed up in a word, love, or two, humility and love.
We all understand love because as infants we require it to survive and we all understand humility because as kids without the means to acquire food, water and shelter, we need to be humble to stay alive. If only we can see others as grown-up babies needing love and if only we can view ourselves as grown-up youngsters depending on care, then perhaps everyone can co-exist peacefully as God eternal children.
Note: This entry did not arise from an inspiration because I had none. I hoped for one but it never came. This was an analysis therefore unremarkable and unmoving. I was bored by it. A tiny inspiration did arrive later in the evening and I "tweeted" it:
That being the case, it is reasonable to conclude that people, chosen or not, will never stop shooting at or bombing each other and in their spare time finding new ways to eliminate one another. I suppose that killings, intentional and unintentional, will evolve along with and result insidiously from advances in technology and changes in political dynamics even though the reasons for ending other people’s lives remain primitive, such as envy, greed, fear and hate among others.
However, I would like to believe just the opposite, that killings will end before the world ends for there is the grace of God that is always present and will ultimately prevail over the sins of Satan. God’s grace is simple and can be summed up in a word, love, or two, humility and love.
We all understand love because as infants we require it to survive and we all understand humility because as kids without the means to acquire food, water and shelter, we need to be humble to stay alive. If only we can see others as grown-up babies needing love and if only we can view ourselves as grown-up youngsters depending on care, then perhaps everyone can co-exist peacefully as God eternal children.
Note: This entry did not arise from an inspiration because I had none. I hoped for one but it never came. This was an analysis therefore unremarkable and unmoving. I was bored by it. A tiny inspiration did arrive later in the evening and I "tweeted" it:
Al in SF @Al_in_SFMarch 11, 2012, 11:19 pm
Believers can instantly find fulfillment in God; non-believers suffer from an interminable need to find reasons for their insatiable void.
Sunday, March 4, 2012
Thoughts On God - Sunday, March 4, 2012
March 4th is one of my favorite days because it rhymes with "march forth." Marching forth is exactly what Christ wants us to do despite the burdens we carry just as He had marched forth with a heavy wooden cross to Golgotha where He was crucified. Not so coincidentally, the center statue representing Christ the Redeemer at the top of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican shows a figure in motion carrying a cross that towers over him, with his right finger pointing forward and his left foot stepping ahead of his right.
I spent hours looking at those statues decades ago and to this day, I still think that the sculptor was divinely inspired. The statue representing Jesus is the only one in motion. The cross he is carrying is the biggest and the tallest, taller than any of the statues. When I was looking at it, I saw in my mind Jesus. He was the only one Who was not just standing around like the rest. He was on the move. He was determined to go forward carrying the weight of sins and the burden of hardships. He sought no pity and waited around for no one; He hoped not for a hand but rather gave others a hand [1]. He was strong. He was a leader. With His finger pointing forward, His one foot ahead of His other, He gave confidence to all to follow, to march forth with Him fearlessly. I love Him.
[1] My original sentence was: "He hoped not for a hand or a hand-out." It has been bothering me for days so I deleted it and rewrote it. A hand-out was not part of my consciousness let alone the thought of Jesus hoping for one, especially from a government. It was not until Barack Obama became president that the "notion of a government hand-out" was burnished into my consciousness and at my fingertips. For these reasons I had put it in. Leaving it in would not have been a proper recount of my thoughts. Wednesday, March 7, 2012, 5:15 a.m.
I spent hours looking at those statues decades ago and to this day, I still think that the sculptor was divinely inspired. The statue representing Jesus is the only one in motion. The cross he is carrying is the biggest and the tallest, taller than any of the statues. When I was looking at it, I saw in my mind Jesus. He was the only one Who was not just standing around like the rest. He was on the move. He was determined to go forward carrying the weight of sins and the burden of hardships. He sought no pity and waited around for no one; He hoped not for a hand but rather gave others a hand [1]. He was strong. He was a leader. With His finger pointing forward, His one foot ahead of His other, He gave confidence to all to follow, to march forth with Him fearlessly. I love Him.
[1] My original sentence was: "He hoped not for a hand or a hand-out." It has been bothering me for days so I deleted it and rewrote it. A hand-out was not part of my consciousness let alone the thought of Jesus hoping for one, especially from a government. It was not until Barack Obama became president that the "notion of a government hand-out" was burnished into my consciousness and at my fingertips. For these reasons I had put it in. Leaving it in would not have been a proper recount of my thoughts. Wednesday, March 7, 2012, 5:15 a.m.
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