death and suffering

‘why does death and suffering occur?’

‘is such an existence not allowed? life and joyfulness would be nothing without death and suffering. one thing defines it’s opposite, though i suppose this is more of a philosophical approach.’

‘it would seem that death and suffering are antithetical to your position of a just and loving God.’

‘just – we can begin with that. a just God allows not for life and joyfulness. i assume by your use of the phrase of “just and loving” that you mean God according to Christian persuasion. under the rules that he first imposed, life and joy ought not exist. death and suffering are perhaps not even allowed. (according to my personal philosophy, nihilitas meritus status totorum hominium est.) may i make a proposition – perhaps events such as plane crashes, car accidents, sudden deaths, and cancer are not necessarily greater in proportion to the goodness of everyday life. perhaps all of the bad karma (so to speak) of the cosmos is released in short time periods while the good karma is released over longer periods of time. why did september eleventh happen?’

‘according to some, because september tenth happened; though i suppose that you are looking for something deeper than that.’

‘what happened on september eleventh was a horrible event that ended many lives. however, no one really looks at the previous minutes, days, and years of life and joy that came before that time of death and suffering. one must look at the entire plane of existence rather than viewing simply a point on that plane. that death and suffering exist in contraposition to life and joyfulness i have ever counted among my great joy and sorrow.’

the conundra

‘may i pose to you a mental conundrum?’

‘you know i am always open for philosophizing.’

‘is it perfectly acceptable to perform abortion on an animal?’

‘i like neither of the pathways i see before me. i do not condone such action though if i respond in negative fashion, you will ask if man is then no better than an animal. if i respond that the choice should alone be up to the parent animal, you will point out such absurdity. it is acceptable to perform such an abortion.’

‘so then by this admission you are allowing that an animal is an animal before it exits the womb. why then is a human not a human before it exits the womb. it is in a state of being (therefore a being) and i believe it is not classified outside of homo sapiens. it is therefore a human being. to kill a human being is against most (if not all) objective laws whether of God or man. such killing is willful homicide since it is by choice and is punishable by either an extensive prison sentence or by the death penalty. by your admission that animal abortions are acceptable i have come to the conclusion that the doctors, nurses, and mothers (perhaps with other family members and practitioners of medicine) of aborted human beings are to be punished by applicable laws.

spontaneous physical conflagration

what is a kiss? what exactly does a kiss entail, or mean, or what is behind it? to me, a particular kiss is more than simply good feelings or emotional ballistics in action. the way i had always envisioned physical affection of that sort was an active/passive relationship. that is, i had imagined kissing but never had i expected being kissed with like ardor and enthusiasm. through personal experience i have found affection, whether physical, emotional, mental, to far surpass that which i had ever considered possible. a kiss to me is the antithesis of my mental construct; and strangely that is fine with me.

reconciliation

armenius and calvin are two electrically-charged names both in christianity and philosophy. with two seemingly opposing viewpoints, these men have polarized major thought and debate for centuries. i make the assertion that free will and predestination are to some extent reconcilable. in my opinion, free will is how one acts and predestination is why one acts.

spicio in te

you see something in me that no one else does.

really? what is that?

shouldn’t you know that?

yeah, i suppose. i see . . . i see virtue from a pure heart; i see beauty that does not need to be most important; i see love that is very sacrificial; i see tenderness that is strong. i also see either a need or a want to be loved and cared for and to be protected.

i think it is both a need and a want.