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melayneseahawk) wrote2005-10-04 05:05 pm
melayneseahawk) wrote2005-10-04 05:05 pm
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As the Fish Turns
Services were almost bearable today. Long, of course, but that's to be expected. The sermon was good, for once, talking about how to cope in times of crisis. The rabbi told a Talmudic story to set the sermon up that actually made sense: a ship has been lost at sea for many days, and they are about to give up hope when they see what looks like an barren island; they land on it, thankful to be on dry land, and light a fire, planning to stay for a day and then leave; suddenly, the island shifts, tossing all and sundry into the water; the land was actually a giant fish, which had been resting at the surface but was disturbed by the fire on its back; the crew survives because they were able to reach their ship in time. The rabbi went on to explain that the turning fish is a metaphor for life's unexpected challenges: natural disasters, loss of jobs, deaths of loved ones, etc, and then went on to get religious on it. The basic message was to prepare for disaster in three ways: put your faith in God, allow others to help you, and help others so you are seen as a person worth helping. Minus the God message a generally good plan.
Continuing on a Jewish vein, I'm going to have a moment of religious thought: to all who read this, please forgive me for any cruel/thoughtless/rude I have done to you during the past year. According to Jewish law, the ten days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are to be spent in reflection over the past year, including tying up any loose ends and making amends for mistakes made. We're supposed to ask people for forgivness for anything we might have done to them and if they refuse three times, we are forgiven by God because we've made an effort. I don't really believe that God is sitting up there keeping track, but I'd like to know that I've been forgiven for stupid things I've done, rather than letting them fester. I'd like to know if you have forgiven me, but it's not a huge deal, as long as you have.
(x) Slept all night in a bed with a person of the opposite sex
(x) Slept all night in a bed with a person of the same sex
(x) Slept for more than 12 hours
(x) Missed a week of school or more
( ) Put chapstick on more than 5 times in an hour
( ) Eaten a worm
(x) Jumped on a trampoline
( ) Ridden a unicycle
(x) Done something special for someone else
( ) Stolen a tray from a fast food restaurant
( ) Paid more than $50 for food at a fast food resturant
(x) Got caught for cheating on a test
(x) Talked on the phone while going to the bathroom
( ) Brushed your teeth while in the shower
( ) Worked in fast food
(x) Written a poem
( ) Randomly called people out of a phone book
( ) Been on a yacht
( ) Put bananas in your cheerios
(x) Lied to a friend to make them feel better
( ) Dated someone more than 2 years older than you
(x) Eaten frosting out of the original container
(x) Fallen in public
(x) Had your pants rip
( ) Recently had a PB&J sandwich
( ) Met your principals family or seen their house
(x) Killed an animal
(x) Been prescribed to 3 or more medications by a doctor
(x) Wished you were an only child
( ) Used your friends razor with out them knowing?
(x) Regretted of a decision you made
(x) Worked for a family member
(x) Been told you were too young
(x) Made out in a car
( ) Kissed a friend, then their best friend
(x) Been to a concert.
(x) Gotten away with a lie to your parents
( ) Been dumped the night of a dance and left with out a date
( ) Been cheated on
( ) Gone out with a person one of your parents set you up with
(x) Hate to admit you are wrong
(x) Ridden on a shopping cart
( ) danced in a Mini Mart
( ) Went into a mini mart in socks
(x) Worn a tiara
(x) Been in a play
( ) Gone to church more than 2 times in a week
(x) Copied more than 30 CD's in a day
( ) Made a movie
(x) Dressed "gothic" just for fun
(x) Worn 5 or more layers of clothing
( ) Had a stalker
( ) Been a stalker
(x) Been to California
( ) Lived on a house boat
(x) Swam in clear blue water
(x) Sat in a doctors office with a friend
(x) Ran across 6 lanes of traffic
(x) Made fish lips
( ) Hit on a waitress/waiter
(x) Taken pictures with a stranger
(x) Been to Busch Gardens
(x) Stayed in a hotel room with 3 other school mates
(x) Made a public speech
(x) Been on cable television
(x) Choreographed a dance
(x) Felt used
(x) Made a smoothie or milkshake
(x) Had fun at work/school
( ) Watched Desperate Housewives
(x) Watched a movie so often you could quote every word.
(x) Listened to an old NSYNC or Backstreet Boys CD more than once in a day AFTER they were popular
(x) kept something from a past relationship (letters, flowers etc..)
(x) Given someone else flowers
(x) Taken a foreign language
(x) Gotten to school at 6:15 in the morning
(x) Not turned anything in and still got an A in a certain class
(x) Laughed for no apparent reason
(x) Wanted to meet somone you met online in person
(x) made a wish and it came true
(x) talked to a random person and hugged them
Continuing on a Jewish vein, I'm going to have a moment of religious thought: to all who read this, please forgive me for any cruel/thoughtless/rude I have done to you during the past year. According to Jewish law, the ten days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are to be spent in reflection over the past year, including tying up any loose ends and making amends for mistakes made. We're supposed to ask people for forgivness for anything we might have done to them and if they refuse three times, we are forgiven by God because we've made an effort. I don't really believe that God is sitting up there keeping track, but I'd like to know that I've been forgiven for stupid things I've done, rather than letting them fester. I'd like to know if you have forgiven me, but it's not a huge deal, as long as you have.
(x) Slept all night in a bed with a person of the opposite sex
(x) Slept all night in a bed with a person of the same sex
(x) Slept for more than 12 hours
(x) Missed a week of school or more
( ) Put chapstick on more than 5 times in an hour
( ) Eaten a worm
(x) Jumped on a trampoline
( ) Ridden a unicycle
(x) Done something special for someone else
( ) Stolen a tray from a fast food restaurant
( ) Paid more than $50 for food at a fast food resturant
(x) Got caught for cheating on a test
(x) Talked on the phone while going to the bathroom
( ) Brushed your teeth while in the shower
( ) Worked in fast food
(x) Written a poem
( ) Randomly called people out of a phone book
( ) Been on a yacht
( ) Put bananas in your cheerios
(x) Lied to a friend to make them feel better
( ) Dated someone more than 2 years older than you
(x) Eaten frosting out of the original container
(x) Fallen in public
(x) Had your pants rip
( ) Recently had a PB&J sandwich
( ) Met your principals family or seen their house
(x) Killed an animal
(x) Been prescribed to 3 or more medications by a doctor
(x) Wished you were an only child
( ) Used your friends razor with out them knowing?
(x) Regretted of a decision you made
(x) Worked for a family member
(x) Been told you were too young
(x) Made out in a car
( ) Kissed a friend, then their best friend
(x) Been to a concert.
(x) Gotten away with a lie to your parents
( ) Been dumped the night of a dance and left with out a date
( ) Been cheated on
( ) Gone out with a person one of your parents set you up with
(x) Hate to admit you are wrong
(x) Ridden on a shopping cart
( ) danced in a Mini Mart
( ) Went into a mini mart in socks
(x) Worn a tiara
(x) Been in a play
( ) Gone to church more than 2 times in a week
(x) Copied more than 30 CD's in a day
( ) Made a movie
(x) Dressed "gothic" just for fun
(x) Worn 5 or more layers of clothing
( ) Had a stalker
( ) Been a stalker
(x) Been to California
( ) Lived on a house boat
(x) Swam in clear blue water
(x) Sat in a doctors office with a friend
(x) Ran across 6 lanes of traffic
(x) Made fish lips
( ) Hit on a waitress/waiter
(x) Taken pictures with a stranger
(x) Been to Busch Gardens
(x) Stayed in a hotel room with 3 other school mates
(x) Made a public speech
(x) Been on cable television
(x) Choreographed a dance
(x) Felt used
(x) Made a smoothie or milkshake
(x) Had fun at work/school
( ) Watched Desperate Housewives
(x) Watched a movie so often you could quote every word.
(x) Listened to an old NSYNC or Backstreet Boys CD more than once in a day AFTER they were popular
(x) kept something from a past relationship (letters, flowers etc..)
(x) Given someone else flowers
(x) Taken a foreign language
(x) Gotten to school at 6:15 in the morning
(x) Not turned anything in and still got an A in a certain class
(x) Laughed for no apparent reason
(x) Wanted to meet somone you met online in person
(x) made a wish and it came true
(x) talked to a random person and hugged them
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