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t. reflexion
t. reflexion
Aug 01, 2008 ⭐ View statistics (Premium feature)

FANATICAL BIGOTORY

FANATICAL BIGOTORY Union of partitioned sectsOn ten-coded commandments, borrowedFrom Hamurabi as heritage to the past.Must your judgments and testimoniesWithout rays of light and spectaclesAs revelation in voices singAnd compel me to be born again Must mutual friendship be betrayedBy illusions of belief, in claimsOf self made uprightnessIn holier than thou attitudeSee others as legions of darknessAnd assign them vain, void and ingloriousTheir hearts’ intimate realization? Ignorance, intolerance and superstitionAre the ageless diseases of our timeThough with infants’ guiseConstitute modern demons explainingMagic and miracle without substancesIn the knowledge of the book of manAnd the laws of nature The mind like an umbrellaFunctions best when it is openShielding showering raindropsFrom impeding our visionUshering discernment and understandingOf the principles and of the universeWhich guide our evolution and liberate our souls
— t. reflexion, Aug 01, 2008

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Country/Region: NGA

Favorite Poets: Inspired by an article in an old manuscript , It reads:, AXIOMS OF PERFECTION, In the physical order – In the realization of the dream of beauty, In the moral order – In the realization of the dream of love, In the intellectual order – In the realization of dream of poetry, In the spiritual order – In the realization of the dream of the mystics

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Rett

Rett

17 years 10 months ago

Very true

There are the Christians who want everyone to believe their way, the Atheists whose religion is non belief and want everyone to cater to their way, The Muslims who don't like the Christians or the Jews who mistrust the Muslims and the Christian who mistrust them and the others who absolutely hate everyone but themselves. It is a never ending cycle. Everyone is too dang self centered to tolerate anything they don't believe in. I wish the world would grow up. Great write sir! Respectfully, Rett: "On life; Ah such a wondrous thing, beauty and love to behold and experience! On death; I can wait to see..." Rett 2008.
t. reflexion

t. reflexion

17 years 10 months ago

Thank you

Thank you Rett, I hope it does not make me look like a skeptic, it is just the excesses in religious tendencies we have around here. Thank you again for the reading and the comment.
Rett

Rett

17 years 10 months ago

Sir, whether you are a skeptic

or not is of no moment. What you are is a poet and a good one. Poets write their feelings, their opinions or beliefs. All of the former subject to change without notice. *S* Rett: "On life; Ah such a wondrous thing, beauty and love to behold and experience! On death; I can wait to see..." Rett 2008.
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Lenny of Cohen

17 years 10 months ago

I'll Second That,, Sir !

Brilliant poem! As for me, well I'm sick to death about hearing what the church of england think about homosexual priests; I tire about not offending the islamic viewpoint etc etc. Its all tiresome! If people want to believe in a god/or no god - then fine, but please I don't want to read about it in my daily newspaper or hear about it on television/radio. I have my beliefs, but that is all they are; I have no proof to offer. Here is a question:- If we had no religion would we all get on better ? Me, I say a resounding YES !!!I shall finish with a quote from Osho - "Priests are the Mafia of the Soul". Sorry for my meander through a minefield, but hold on - Am I not entitled to my opinion?! As long as its not in the newspaper !!! Lenny
Linda Moses

Linda Moses

17 years 10 months ago

T.

You're not a skeptic, you're an honest man
t. reflexion

t. reflexion

17 years 10 months ago

Appreciation

Thank you Rett, you are a friend. Thank you Lenny of Cohen for your understanding and for your view on religion. Thank you Linda for being there and reading my poems. Thank you all.
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easylife_2

17 years 9 months ago

What more can I say

Except that I marvel how this summarizes the whole "born againism" situation.Another great write as usual.Thank you.