salishan
freesoul
in the desert , with only a day's supply of waterMuhammad said:
it makes good sense to pick out u'r sightline on the horizon
& stay steady on this destination , till u arrive at the oasis
do not get distracted by
that mirage of water to u'r left , or by
that dry gulley to u'r right , which may or
may not have a trickle water farther up the canyon
stay on the sure path
endure u'r thirst , till the destination is accomplished
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"sinners" , those who stray from the straight path
in this vast open desert of life , Gyd will ...
yes , this makes good commonsense in the desertMuhammad said:
so that , if u are an engineer
u map-out a straight highway
but here , where i live
in the rainy western edge of the
Pacific Northwest of North America , water is not scarce
valleys are cut between mountain ranges , the coastline is jagged
no vast open dry plain
only a fool-engineer would attempt
to cut a straight road , here
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i have to say
there is something to be said for chaos
i think Gyd leaves room for rebelliousness , for
wandering off the beaten path
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monotheism itself
begins as a rebellion
rebellion
against the ancient agrarian temple-gods of thunder & rain
against singing songs of praise to these gods & sacrificing to them
against "prosperity" as the ultimate goal of life , against selfish avarice
Judaic monotheism asserts that
an ethical compassionate life
is the "goal of life"
(when u have wealth , u share it with u'r brethren)
this is the first rule of nascent Judaism
(2500 years ago) against the polytheism on every side of it
& becomes the first rule of Christianity against the polytheism on every side
& becomes the first rule of Islam against the polytheism on every side
a good-life's reward
is not a material reward
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life is not always a desert
a rebellious wandering way
(as long as it is ethical & compassionate)
can also be Gyd's way