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Religions > Atheism |
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"TheGoobla" |
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18 Dec 2003 04:00:41 PM |
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A story |
A group of people found themselves up to their waist in a sea of *****,
that stretched on for miles and beyond the horizon.
One of them stood there, cleaning and tidying himself, patiently
believing that eventually someone would come by and dig him out of the
*****. A small group of the people followed in suit.
Another of them, figured no one would come, and started trying to dig
himself out of the ***** on his own. A small group of the people followed
in suit.
Another person waded through the sea of *****, and started chatting with
everyone else.
The two other groups saw what they were doing.
The group trying to dig themselves out said "What are doing? Don't you
know that if you help us, we could all be out of here sooner?"
The group waiting for someone to come by said, "What are doing? Don't
you know that if you don't clean yourself off, when help arrives they
may turn you away?"
The group trying to dig themselves out said to those waiting, "When help
arrives? Look around you! I see no help, and neither do we! Surely,
there can be no help but what we do for ourselves!!"
And those waiting for help to arrive said to those digging, "Help
yourselves? Look around you! For as far as the eye can see, there is no
place for us to go! The only ones that can help us, are beyond this sea
of *****!"
And thus did the two groups continue to bicker, the third still wading
about chatting as if nothing were amiss, and so it was, until the end of
their days.
THE END.
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On usenet, your post is like the bible. People read too much into it.
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| User: "Dr. DuFonet" |
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| Title: Re: A story |
18 Dec 2003 09:03:24 PM |
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"TheGoobla" <gooblas@[NOSPAM]msn.com> wrote in message
news:dspEb.99769$%TO.45821@twister01.bloor.is.net.cable.rogers.com...
A group of people found themselves up to their waist in a sea of *****,
that stretched on for miles and beyond the horizon.
<snip>
THE END
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:"Everythin's better with DoFunny on it."
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| User: "MarkA" |
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| Title: Re: A story |
19 Dec 2003 11:31:15 AM |
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On Thu, 18 Dec 2003 22:00:41 +0000, TheGoobla wrote:
A group of people found themselves up to their waist in a sea of *****,
that stretched on for miles and beyond the horizon.
One of them stood there, cleaning and tidying himself, patiently believing
that eventually someone would come by and dig him out of the *****. A small
group of the people followed in suit.
Another of them, figured no one would come, and started trying to dig
himself out of the ***** on his own. A small group of the people followed
in suit.
Another person waded through the sea of *****, and started chatting with
everyone else.
The two other groups saw what they were doing.
The group trying to dig themselves out said "What are doing? Don't you
know that if you help us, we could all be out of here sooner?"
The group waiting for someone to come by said, "What are doing? Don't you
know that if you don't clean yourself off, when help arrives they may turn
you away?"
The group trying to dig themselves out said to those waiting, "When help
arrives? Look around you! I see no help, and neither do we! Surely, there
can be no help but what we do for ourselves!!"
And those waiting for help to arrive said to those digging, "Help
yourselves? Look around you! For as far as the eye can see, there is no
place for us to go! The only ones that can help us, are beyond this sea of
*****!"
And thus did the two groups continue to bicker, the third still wading
about chatting as if nothing were amiss, and so it was, until the end of
their days.
THE END.
I like it. Somewhat reminiscent of one of Kurt Vonnegut's religions,
wherein God makes Man out of mud. The Man looks around, and asks God,
"What is the purpose of all this?" God replies, "Does everything need to
have a purpose?" Man: "Yes." God: "Then your purpose is to find a
purpose for it all." And God left.
--
MarkA
(still caught in the maze of twisty little passages, all different)
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| User: "Michelle Malkin" |
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| Title: Re: A story |
19 Dec 2003 03:23:30 AM |
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On Thu, 18 Dec 2003 22:00:41 GMT, TheGoobla <gooblas@[NOSPAM]msn.com>
wrote:
A group of people found themselves up to their waist in a sea of *****,
that stretched on for miles and beyond the horizon.
One of them stood there, cleaning and tidying himself, patiently
believing that eventually someone would come by and dig him out of the
*****. A small group of the people followed in suit.
Another of them, figured no one would come, and started trying to dig
himself out of the ***** on his own. A small group of the people followed
in suit.
Another person waded through the sea of *****, and started chatting with
everyone else.
The two other groups saw what they were doing.
The group trying to dig themselves out said "What are doing? Don't you
know that if you help us, we could all be out of here sooner?"
The group waiting for someone to come by said, "What are doing? Don't
you know that if you don't clean yourself off, when help arrives they
may turn you away?"
The group trying to dig themselves out said to those waiting, "When help
arrives? Look around you! I see no help, and neither do we! Surely,
there can be no help but what we do for ourselves!!"
And those waiting for help to arrive said to those digging, "Help
yourselves? Look around you! For as far as the eye can see, there is no
place for us to go! The only ones that can help us, are beyond this sea
of *****!"
And thus did the two groups continue to bicker, the third still wading
about chatting as if nothing were amiss, and so it was, until the end of
their days.
THE END.
Faith and works are twains that will rarely meet.
Michelle Malkin (Mickey)
^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^
Give me the storm and tempest of thought and action,
rather than the dead calm of ignorance and faith.
Banish me from Eden when you will, but first let
me eat of the fruit of the tree of knowledge. For
happiness is the only good, reason the only torch,
justice the only worship, and love the only priest.
- Robert Green Ingersoll
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| User: "Tink" |
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| Title: Re: A story |
19 Dec 2003 04:14:30 PM |
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Michelle Malkin wrote:
On Thu, 18 Dec 2003 22:00:41 GMT, TheGoobla <gooblas@[NOSPAM]msn.com>
wrote:
A group of people found themselves up to their waist in a sea of *****,
that stretched on for miles and beyond the horizon.
One of them stood there, cleaning and tidying himself, patiently
believing that eventually someone would come by and dig him out of the
*****. A small group of the people followed in suit.
Another of them, figured no one would come, and started trying to dig
himself out of the ***** on his own. A small group of the people followed
in suit.
Another person waded through the sea of *****, and started chatting with
everyone else.
The two other groups saw what they were doing.
The group trying to dig themselves out said "What are doing? Don't you
know that if you help us, we could all be out of here sooner?"
The group waiting for someone to come by said, "What are doing? Don't
you know that if you don't clean yourself off, when help arrives they
may turn you away?"
The group trying to dig themselves out said to those waiting, "When help
arrives? Look around you! I see no help, and neither do we! Surely,
there can be no help but what we do for ourselves!!"
And those waiting for help to arrive said to those digging, "Help
yourselves? Look around you! For as far as the eye can see, there is no
place for us to go! The only ones that can help us, are beyond this sea
of *****!"
And thus did the two groups continue to bicker, the third still wading
about chatting as if nothing were amiss, and so it was, until the end of
their days.
THE END.
Faith and works are twains that will rarely meet.
Michelle Malkin (Mickey)
^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^
Give me the storm and tempest of thought and action,
rather than the dead calm of ignorance and faith.
Banish me from Eden when you will, but first let
me eat of the fruit of the tree of knowledge. For
happiness is the only good, reason the only torch,
justice the only worship, and love the only priest.
- Robert Green Ingersoll
****************************************************
Very cool sig line.
--
It seems odd that those who scoff at sun worshippers are apt to worship
a vacuum.
The World Famous Tink. (I never heard of you either!!)
AA #2069 ASA#33 POPS# 8808
EAC Chairman, Division of Skydiving and Sushi consumption.
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| User: "patrick_darcy" |
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| Title: Re: A story |
18 Dec 2003 08:27:13 PM |
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TheGoobla wrote:
A group of people found themselves up to their waist in a sea of *****,
that stretched on for miles and beyond the horizon.
One of them stood there, cleaning and tidying himself, patiently
believing that eventually someone would come by and dig him out of the
*****. A small group of the people followed in suit.
Another of them, figured no one would come, and started trying to dig
himself out of the ***** on his own. A small group of the people followed
in suit.
Another person waded through the sea of *****, and started chatting with
everyone else.
The two other groups saw what they were doing.
The group trying to dig themselves out said "What are doing? Don't you
know that if you help us, we could all be out of here sooner?"
The group waiting for someone to come by said, "What are doing? Don't
you know that if you don't clean yourself off, when help arrives they
may turn you away?"
The group trying to dig themselves out said to those waiting, "When help
arrives? Look around you! I see no help, and neither do we! Surely,
there can be no help but what we do for ourselves!!"
And those waiting for help to arrive said to those digging, "Help
yourselves? Look around you! For as far as the eye can see, there is no
place for us to go! The only ones that can help us, are beyond this sea
of *****!"
And thus did the two groups continue to bicker, the third still wading
about chatting as if nothing were amiss, and so it was, until the end of
their days.
THE END.
if u are attempting to make members of the christian
right blink, it wont happen with your words. most
of them talk just like u do.
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