It’s impossible, I think, for the devils to forget to drag me down to hell with their hooks when I die. Then I wonder — hooks? Where would they get them? What of? Iron hooks? Where do they forge them? Have they a foundry there of some sort? The monks in the monastery probably believe that there’s a ceiling in hell, for instance. Now I’m ready to believe in hell, but without a ceiling.-Fyodor
And what that is, is a person in 1880 being a smart-ass about the prospect of eternal torture, for the baddies.
Heavy concept man, and it’s completely up to the speaker to determine… “Just how hard do I go with this?”. That story rides with the intense gravity of fear; so much terror comes with it, the idea itself is traumatic.
” young one,,, I have something very special to tell you..”
You’re going to live forever. There is a core inside of you, a compacted centerpoint of the spirit, and that’s who you REALLY are. A child of God, and his eye is on the sparrow, and he sees everything ,all that was and will be. He loves you…In times of crisis, that creator dispatches angels specifically for you, ANd they’re super badass. Swords of fire and super powers, and wings. And when you drove on Xanax there was a fucking fleet flying over your car. And when you were wreckless, angels were waiting outside with fuckin uzi’s man.
SO you’ve got a coach right?
AT least someone is looking out and gives a shit..
But… oh boy….this is tough…
If you’re bad.. if you’re a bad person and you break the rules….you’ll still live forever.. but you’ll live in the worst forms of torture that can even be imagined, beyond what can be imagined. FOREVER. This shit is for keeps, were are not playing games around here,,, you’re going to suffer, for all time, and it’s all you’ll know, pain. Inside and out. Coupled with the pain of being without God’s love any longer, no hope of light, A state of truly Holy solitude..
“Alright”
I’m not trying to play victim cause’ people lean on that shit, and it becomes an identity (gross)–but like—– people are telling this stuff to children—today— You’d probably get a softer version of it, but it’s still the same thing.
That’s perverted man, that is a sadistic daydream to tell to children, and YOU believe it.
It seems modern churches have pulled back on the message a bit, but it’s still the same thing. Why would you do that? Why would you employ fear so intensely? SCARE the congregants into dropping cash into a plate? Fire and Brimstone eh? Death rode a pale horse, terrible times are ahead oh yes,, but God is building his army, and the Church is the true bride of Christ. And he fuckin’ loves his woman, Look at her twice and you’ll see a man get mean (srv). Oh yesssss,, Jesus been wanting to lay the pipe to that fine honey, dressed in white.. Da Church be thic tho…
I digress…
The South takes that subject very earnest, truly.
—-I’m also not playing a victim by claiming the South; I am neither a mouthpiece nor represent any of it. I actually do love it , it’s a gorgeous piece of the Earth.—
My point is,,,, churches push the concept of “heaven and hell”, so hard..it’s in the story,, kind of a big part of it.
What if you were a kid with an imagination, and you hung on to every word? What if this impending doom tale was coming at you, and you were hardcore visualizing it?
Why…da fuhq, do we act like that’s cool? Totally fine. Hit em with the fire and brimstone, teach that lil’ fucker about the REAL game going on here, the battle for your soul! Eternity is on the Line,,best stand with God, it’s your only real chance..
Of course, I did drugs. Of course, I wanted to get as far away from that sanctuary and those terrifying people with their psychologically damaging stories and fear blasters. ,,, hell yeah,, gimme a Dimebag, please..got anything stronger? I picked the wrong week to quit methamphetamines .
Kidding, I never got into meth.
It’s not an excuse, but a bit of an explanation .
Don’t scare your fucking kids with that shit.
This following sentence is blasphemy ,brace yourself.
It might be a better world if it was all gone, all the fantasical stories about the spirit world, the afterlife,
(Easy now…)
Fine… maybe a rewrite? Hollywood loves a reboot. Can we just rewrite the whole thing? Maybe by a group of stoners? Keep the messages that matter, and actually do have value.
” the wages of sin are death”
“Shalt not kill”
Etc etc etc
All the religious texts are so longwinded that the manipulators cherry-pick which points to utilize .
A straightforward game.. and deplorable.
I get that it’s regional, different areas probably use a softer touch ..different denominations but still…..
Why would we do that to people? Isn’t being alive complicated enough?
Nucking futs man…
I’ll try to find better topics
dawn 