Thoughts & Prayers“Like a bird in a cage, trying to fly away
Is this the price that we have to pay? Overflowing with rage, yet we still obey 'Cause we’re asleep in a hurricane” Architects - Royal Beggars WARNING: This one is going to offend some people. My intention is to make you think freely and share my opinions. I’ve received a heavy dose of thoughts and prayers from behind the digital veil of social media. It’s time to barf some response all over this blog.
First and foremost - I respect your religious beliefs. If you can’t handle someone challenging your belief system, stop reading this post immediately. You still here? Are we on the same page? Great! I’m an atheist. I don’t believe in your rendition of one of the many fairy tales that plague this planet. This digital veil you hide behind on social media is transparent. Everyone knows your family isn’t perfect. You aren’t fooling anyone. I believe in the sun: https://youtu.be/8r-e2NDSTuE “Results like these do not belong on the résumé of a supreme being.” We are fortunate that our daughter received a life saving gift from a severely unfortunate situation. Think about the donor. In the hundreds of likes and comments regarding this unfathomable gift, the lack of love shown for this family is depressing. The donor, family, doctors, surgical team, and every assistant involved gets 100% of the credit. Our daughter is alive due to extensive training, technology, and scientific advancements - not a fairytale character with money problems. Think about it… why do athletes thank their version of a fairytale character for winning the superbowl? What about the 13 years you didn’t even get to the big game? What about the kids who have been in our daughter’s shoes and never received an organ, or something fell through in the operating room? What about the child who died alone because its parents couldn’t care enough to just be present? These situations are happening every day; pull your head out of the sand. Better yet, pull your head out of your hands and pray in front of a mirror. Stop talking to the side of your bed with your eyes closed. Look into your pupils and pray to your version of god while you look yourself in the eye. YOU deserve to witness the real solution… Actually, you should probably start by actually attending church instead of only looking for forgiveness. What if he’s real? https://youtu.be/-suvkwNYSQo “The moment you banish him, your life becomes more simpler, purer, cleaner, and more worth living.” Again, I support your right to practice religion. If my daughter wants to practice any religion, I will fully support her. As a matter of fact, I’d love to use my skills to help promote your church/event. I support religious music with my hard earned money. What I need in return are your prayers laser-focused on the family in the deepest and darkest pit of their lives. When you start to comment “thoughts and prayers” on social media - STOP. Donate time and/or money. Challenge convention and ask why things are the way they are. Death is life before you existed. You’ve already experienced this. There are no pearly gates folks. Turn your Fox News and CNN off. We’re just a bag of fluid fading from one to zero. I’m grateful that our daughter got a heart yet simultaneously mourning the loss of someone I’ve never met. TL;DR: agnosticism, Amish, ancestor worship, animism, Asatrú, Aum Shinrikyo, Bahá'í Faith, Brahma Kumari, Branch Davidians, Buddhism, Celtic Paganism, Chen Tao, Chinese Religion, Christadelphians, Christian Apostolic Church In Zion, Christianity, Concerned Christians, Confucianism, Dami Xuanjiao, deism, Divine Lightmission, Druidism, Druze, dualism, Ebionites, Eckankar, Gnosticism, Hare Krishna, Heathenism, Heaven's Gate, Hinduism, Hookers For Jesus / The Family Of God, Humanism, Islam, Jainism, Jedi Knights, Jehovah's Witnesses, Judaism, Mennonite, Mithraism, monotheism, Mysticism, Native American Church, New Age, no religion, occultism, Order Of The Solar Temple, Paganism, pantheism, Pastafarianism, People's Temple, polytheism, Raja Yoga, Rastafarian, Ravidassia, Salvation Army, Santería, Satanism, Scientology, Shamanism, Shinto, Sikhism, Spiritualism, sun worship, Taoism, theism, Thelema, Theosophy, Traditional African Church, Unification Church, Unitarianism, Unitarian-universalism, Unitas Fratrum, universalism, Voodoo, Wicca, Witchcraft, Yezidism, Zhu Shen Jiao, Zoroastrianism “If we're playing musical chairs
On the decks of Titanic's you know All of us are racing for the seat nailed to the bow” Letlive - Enemigos/Enemies |