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Noah and God
from a SuperEgo Viewpoint.
To: "
OffshoreHaven Newsletter"
From: "Kurta"
Subject: [privacynews] Offshore & Privacy Secrets, July 24, 2000
And now for a bit of black humor to start off this week's edition of
"Offshore & Privacy Secrets":
And the Lord spoke to Noah and said, "In six months I am going
to make it rain until the whole Earth is covered with water and all of
the evil people are destroyed, but I want to save a few good people and
two of every kind of living thing on the planet. I am ordering you to build
me an ark." And in a flash of lightning, he delivered the specifications
for the ark. "Okay," Noah said, trembling in fear and fumbling with the
blueprints.
Six months later it starts to rain. Thundered the Lord, "You
had better have my ark completed or learn to swim for a very long time."
And six months passed. The skies begin to cloud up. Rain began to fall.
The Lord saw that Noah was sitting in the front yard weeping. And there
was no ark.
"
Noah," shouted the Lord, "Where is my ark?" A lightning bolt
crashed to the ground next to Noah. "Lord, please forgive me," begged Noah.
"I did my best, but there were big problems. First, I had to get a building
permit for the ark's construction project, and your plans did not meet
code. So I had to hire an engineer to redraw the plans. Then I got into
a big fight over whether or not the ark needed a fire sprinkler system.
"
My neighbors objected, claiming I was violating zoning by building
the ark in my front yard. So I had to get a variance from the City Planning
Commission. Then I had a big problem getting enough wood for the ark because
there was a ban on cutting trees because of the spotted owl. I had to convince
the Fish and Wildlife Agency that I needed the wood to save the owl, but
they would not let me catch any owls. So, no owls.
"
Then the carpenters formed a union and went out on strike. I
had to negotiate a settlement with the National Labor Relations Board before
anyone could pick up a saw or hammer. Now I have 16 carpenters going on
the boat and still no owl. Then I started gathering up animals and got
sued by an animal rights group. They objected to me taking only two of
each kind. Just when I got the lawsuit dismissed, EPA notified me that
I could not complete the ark without filing an environmental impact statement on the proposed flood. They did not take kindly to the idea that you
had jurisdiction over your conduct and you were the Supreme Being.
"
Then the Army Corps of Engineers wanted a map of the proposed
new floodplain. Right now I am still trying to resolve a com- plaint from
the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission over how many Croatians I am
supposed to hire, and the IRS has seized all of my assets, claiming I am
trying to avoid paying taxes by leaving the country, and I just got a notice
from the state about owing some kind of use tax. I really do not think
I can finish your ark for at least another five years," Noah wailed.
Then the skies began to clear. The sun began to shine. The rainbow
arched across the sky and Noah looked up with a smile. "You mean you are
not going to destroy the Earth?" Noah asked hopefully.
"No," said the Lord sadly. "
The government already has."
Live free,
Paul Richards
OPC International
http://offshorehaven.nu
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COMMENT
IF you understand the relevancy of the above metaphor, then you are capable of choice and free thought and have a potential or reality of a spiritual perspective. You understand that it is a reference to how one of our Identity Factors (Ego, SuperEgo, or Personal Spirit) will tend to perceive the reality.
The parable/metaphor, often common in verbal histories which formed the basis of hunting and gathering (and herding), tribal (hunting, fishing, agrarian), and early town cultures ... expressed the SPIRIT of the reality through word pictures freely understood by the shared experiences of the communicating group. Later outsiders to these groups, lacking in the shared experiences and seeking to place magical and powerful value on the words, without regard to the meaning, would demonstrate their insecurities by eliminating the colors and relevancy of the SPIRITUAL Truths and reducing them to their own versions of Black and White.
No one ever said anyone was forced to believe whatever was written by anyone. We all have choice and God gave us the emotions and intellect to turn that choice into wisdom by virtue of our own experiences, honesty, openness, and, scepticism clarified by asking humbly for Spiritual Guidance from God as a confirmation for meaning.
IF you have arrived at this page with an Authoritarian attitude or imprinting, then you are justifiably angry and annoyed. The content here calls your belief in the MAGIC of Words and the Reverence for HUMAN Authority into question. These are your gods, confirmed by your reactions. Leave, and go back to the safety of your IDOLS. They are not disputed here. IF you must worship them, that IS your choice.
IF you have arrived at this page with a New Age attitude or imprinting, then you may simply, and incorrectly, perceive this parable as a friendly, child-like, idealistic, and uncommited acceptance of all styles of expression within humanity as somehow spiritual. It is not.
IF it is a parable of the Ego perspective, it is a description of how we like to perceive reality when we are self-centered, immature, and lacking in empathy or compassion.
IF it is a parable of the SuperEgo perspective, it is a description of how humanity is often encouraged by self-centered human institutions to divert one's personal authority to that of self-appointed humans and treat them as gods.
IF it is a parable of the Spiritual perspective, it is a description of how anyone with a true Reverence for God, can perceive the interaction of a human representative with a God who is loving enough to always be available to provide direction, yet, always assertive enough to allow us the choice to proudly make out own mistakes by denying the direction God would have us take for optimum contentment.
As you have found your way here, you must decide for yourself what the significance of the page is for you.
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