Give Your Soul Back to God!

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WindWalker
Senior Member

since 2001-10-12

Posts 1218

0 posted 2006-07-25 10:45 PM

Give my soul back to God?
Preposterous - some will exclaim.
Ridiculous - others will maintain.
Who cares? Would be another’s comment.
Why do such a thing? Why?

It’s a beautiful sunny day –
I’m walking silently in the high mountains
and my mind is full of thoughts:
Some pleasant, some deep and troubling
and that strange idea my friend brought up –
to give my soul back to God –
seems to haunt my every step.

What does that entail,
giving my soul back to God?
Well, what is a soul?
What purpose does it serve?
How would one go about this strange process
of returning the thing, anyway?

I have to assume that the soul
is man’s connection to God;
that it is “given” to man by God
but still belongs to God – no one else.
It’s God’s hidden mike and surveillance camera
into my very psyche.  A “bug”; a plant,
an implant, perhaps even a virus.
It is the guarantee that man will never cease
wondering about God,
in acceptance or rejection but never oblivious.
It is the guarantee that God – in whatever form
will always control man’s life and destiny.

That being said – and basically accepted –
all that remains is getting rid of this thing.
So I go to God (via the thing, of course)
and I state the obvious (He knows my thoughts)
and wait for His answer: A bit surprising –
“I’ll take it back, of course, since that’s your desire.
I can’t violate your free will (That’s God talking –
I won’t say I agree with his statement)
“But Earth is my planet and you’re on it
so you’re still under my jurisdiction here.

I’ll make you a deal, take it or leave it:
Work for me – do those things my own people
have forgotten I want done.  Simple things –
the kind of things my Son asked them to do once,
like caring for widows and orphans,
loving all life; exhibiting compassion.
Promise you will do that while you’re here
and I won’t trouble you, now, or ever.”

Funny thing, isn’t it? Now I have no soul
I can be all the good things I once thought
would never be possible for me.  And why?
Simply because now, it’s my idea, see?
I made a promise and I intend to keep it.

ThisDiamond
Member Rara Avis

since 2002-02-22

Posts 9353
Michigan, USA

1 posted 2006-07-25 11:22 PM

What spirit...here...and...there.
TD

Midnitesun

Member Empyrean

since 2001-05-18

Posts 28647
Gaia

2 posted 2006-07-25 11:25 PM

I'm grinning at this in recognition.
I love the way you argue with "God"
You are one sassy poet!

I've done much the same more often than not.
And if you still believe there is such an entity after all you see on Earth, then it's best to be as up front as possible, sicne he already knows what aces you have up your sleeves, if you believe s(he) to be omnipotent, all-knowing, all-seeing.

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