I hate it when people take what is supposed to be spiritual (any religion)

and turn it into something rigid and harsh

with sharp edges

God becomes the monster in the closet

or under the bed

the religion,

meant to convey spiritual concepts,

becomes a whip or a bludgeoning instrument

when spirituality should be. . .

a puffy white cloud

your favorite fluffy pillow 

where you can rest your weary head 

not all this other nonsense.

i agree 100% teej - it's good to see you here ! 

Thanks my friends!!! =)

complete, fragment, soul, account, trust
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Born the uncarved block,
I wonder if we are more complete
at beginning 
or end
of this life?
In the beginning we are new, unused, pure, 
a specimen of nature,
unable to communicate, sophisticate,
but we are  a communication,
of nature
of miracles!
Untainted by the evils of this world,
our trust is whole,
not sick and fragmented. . . as it will later become.
Our soul is pure,
not riddled with scars and armor,
trying to stay alive.
There can be an intricate beauty
to a human being who has made it through this life
and kept alive something of that sweet goodness
that we all start out with,
and i think this more than anything
is what will be on our account in the end.

On some level
we are aware of our own hypocrisy. . .
but on some intermediate level
we think we are  safe from the effects
of that knowledge
as long as it is buried
deep in the subconscious and
it's opposite is asserted in the conscious mind . . .
not true people,
What is buried in the subconscious
will be unearthed
at the wrong time
in some embarrassing manner*
but if we were to own the truth
in the light of day
by choice,
it does not have
that effect,
because
when you let yourself know that about yourself
you simultaneous know it about everyone else too!
Where does this leave you?
At eye level** with your fellow humans

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* much of the time happens that way 
** level playing field