Letter from God to man
Woensdag 24 September 2008 om 13:39
This poem isn't actually about religion. It is kind of irrelevant to the piece whether or not you believe in God or a God or anything like that. Thats not the point...
Hey there
Hows it going?
Long
Time
No
See.
I know I havent been around much but it didnt seem like you wanted me to be.
The last time I sent down a message, you nailed it to a cross.
So I figured id just leave you to it and let you be your own boss.
But Ive been keeping an eye on you, I have. And its amazing how youve grown.
All your technological advances and the problems youve overthrown.
And all the beautiful art youve created with such grace and such finesse.
But I must admit there are a few things that, Im afraid, have impressed me less.
So Im writing to apologise for all the horrors committed in my name.
Although it was never what I intended I feel I should take my share of the blame.
A lot of the good that I tried to do was corrupted when organized religion got into full swing.
What I thought were quite clear messages were taken to unusual extremes.
My teachings were taken out of context to meet the agenda of others.
Interpretations were taken in many different ways and hidden meanings "discovered".
Religion became a tool for the weak to control the strong.
With all these new morals and ethics survival of the fittest was gone.
No longer could the biggest man simply take what ever he needed,
Because damnation was the price if certain rules were not heeded.
Some of the deeds committed in my name just make me wonder where I went wrong.
Back at the start when I "created" all of this, the foundations seemed so strong.
See all the elements were already here long before I began.
I just kind of put them all together. I didnt really think out a long term plan.
I made the sun an appropriate distance and laid the stars across the sky,
So you could navigate this globe or simply experience a sunrise.
I covered the earth with plants and fruits, some for sustenance and some for beauty.
And made the sun shine and clouds rain so there maintenance wasnt your duty.
I tried to give each creature its own attributes. But without making them enveloped.
I gave you all space to grow and, in your own way, space to develop.
I didnt know that such development would cause rifts and jealousy.
Cause you to war against each other and leave marks on this planet indelibly.
You see, I wasnt the creator, more the curator of nature
And I want to set things straight with homosexuals right now: I DONT hate ya.
I was a simple being that happened to be the first to yield such powers.
But I just laid the ground. It was you that built the towers.
It was you that invented bombs and fear that comes with them.
It was you that invented money, and corrupt economic systems.
You invented terms like "just wars" and terms like "friendly fire",
And it was you that didnt know when to stop digging deeper and when to stop building higher.
It was you that exhausted the resources I carefully laid out on this earth,
And it was you that even saw these problems coming but accredited them little worth.
It was you that used my teachings for your own personal gain
And it was you that committed such tragedies, even if they were committed in my name.
So I apologise for any mistakes I made and for when my words were misconstrued,
But this apology is to Mother Nature because I created you.
dan le sac Vs Scroobius Pip
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GJ
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