We are what we seem to be. An honest man is perceived honest, not by the absoluteness of his words, but by the appearance of their sincerity. For man is not God, his judgments are not inscrutable. His mind knows not the heart and the underlying principle. Perception is not reality, but for man, it might as well be. This is not to say that the truth is without consequence, but that the perception is not perceived by the rational man. Man is both rational and irrational, but it is his perception that is a rational aspect of him. He demands that the Absolute appear rational, yet it does not. Reason does not stir all men to see this Absolute. Else all men would hold to the True Religion, or at least acknowledge its verity. But perception in man is the flaw, not the rationality of the Absolute. We are willing to admit that man is flawed, but unwilling to believe that there is a Truth which we cannot properly perceive. There is a veil between Truth and reality as we know it. We have had prophets and texts as mediators, hearing whispers from the other room. And even the Maker of the veil, who walks on both sides, is not perceived. Why? If it is in the plan of the Creator of reality, Truth, and veil, for men to perceive, then why do we not? Some claim to, some are honest in their conviction, others are charlatans, and yet we have no guarantee, no rationalization beyond unreasoned faith.
Reality is both sides of the veil, and mortal lives cannot behold its entirety. When reality lies before us, unveiled, all will be. Intuition will cease, with it, doubt, fear, and darkness itself. Perception and reason too, will die, for they will no longer be needed. The Unfathomable will be laid bare for us. Different angles, different points of perception simply will cease. All will be.
Here, on the dark side of the veil, we look at the sun, eclipsed with dark curtains, and we burn our eyes. We see visions, mirages in the searing light around the curtains’ edges. We play children’s games with the messages of the Whisperers. And we so often lose most of the message. Then we plug our ears with wax, for fear of failure. We cover our faces to protect our eyes in the vain hope that the searing light will become dimmer so that we might see. We hope for some darkened reflection to comfort us in our anger and despair. But we are the ones who have made ourselves deaf and blind. We turn away from the eclipse and enjoy the painless darkness.
But when the veil is lifted, and that searing light burns in its entirety—revealing Reality—our eyes, used only to the darkness we fled to, will be overwhelmed, and we will seek to gouge them out for relief. The heat will melt the wax in our ears, and we will find the Whisperers shouting in one thundering voice, and we will seek to impale our eardrums with spikes to stop the pain of their proclamation.
Our perceptions are what they seem to be—Infinite, but not God. We have already been divided. But when it is lifted, we will all see both sides of the veil, and will gape in unreasonable wonder without perception as we know it. The unreasonably favored will remain, and the unfavored will perish in their knowing. And all will be.
 
   

 


 
 
culdeedeacon on
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Now try praying the Lord's Prayer with that mindset and see the meaning.
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serenityx2u on
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God's Kingdom is the superior reality in life.  Satan has done his best to cloud the minds of those who cannot see it and man's sin is their substance of things hoped for.
semiomniscient on
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Superior reality indeed.  I tire of people thinking nothing of resurrection and everything of wispy spirits playing harps on fluffy clouds.  The world to come is SO much more real and amazing than that.  Look at Lord Christ's resurrected body as depicted in the Gospels, particularly John's.... it's AWESOME (in the truest sense of the word.)
serenityx2u on
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Do you ever get tired of talking with liberals here?  Especially those like 'champy' and by the way is he still on mindsay now?  I responded to him on a reply and because they hate sensible opposition, he unlisted me and it now says his entries are not listed. 

 

Sometimes taking a stand for President Bush (at least on the good that he did do) and holding up the faith here seems to fall on deaf ears with Liberals.  So I may say something and then stop replying because it's like hitting a brick wall.  In the End it will be a rude awakening, when it will be too late for them to change their mind.

misterskank on
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But his approval of torture! Oooo!
serenityx2u on
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We hardly use waterboarding.  Maybe we should beg terrorist to tell us....'please Khalid Mohammed tell us who planned the attack on 911....we'll give you whatever you want......please, please tell us. 

 

misterskank on
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But torture?! Torture!?
birthdays on
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Happy birthday!

 
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