Jesus returns - may 21st, 2011 - according to this lady.

[Jesus]

How can Jesus return if he's been dead for two thousand years?

Look around and you'll see I'm well alive my friend.

[Nathan Explosion]

But there will still be internetz right?....right?!

No. Prince said the internet is over and done with. It was just a fad. I hope you enjoyed it while it lasted.

How can Jesus return if he's been dead for two thousand years?

He's been posting on Twitter (@jesus) for a while now. He has an IPhone too btw.

A few days ago my mom sent me a text that only said "He is here." I was like, "Who's here? *thinks for a second then gasps Jesus?" Turns out my cousin had just had her baby and had sent a text to my mom and my mom was passing along the message without explaining it fully.

So there you have it, my cousin just gave birth to the second coming of Jesus. Pass the message along.

[Leetonidas]

lol at people who believe in god because they are scared of death and want to fool themselves into thinking they're part of something greater.

The essence of all religion

[bigzak25]

lol at people who believe in god because they are scared of death and want to fool themselves into thinking they're part of something greater.

The essence of all religion

I have no fear of death. I will enjoy every minute that I am blessed to live on this earth with my family and friends, but when I am called home, I will be at peace. And we are all part of something greater. We just get lost in the day to day meaninglessness sometimes. We have forgotten our true roots. We have souls my friend. It is meant for us to get back in touch with our true nature...to unlearn what we have learned. To sleep and rise again as better people, each day and every day of our lives.

[The_Worlds_finest]

Jesus freaks should be shot. They are nothing more than socially accepted schizophrenics

[Leetonidas]

I have no fear of death. I will enjoy every minute that I am blessed to live on this earth with my family and friends, but when I am called home, I will be at peace. And we are all part of something greater. We just get lost in the day to day meaninglessness sometimes. We have forgotten our true roots. We have souls my friend. It is meant for us to get back in touch with our true nature...to unlearn what we have learned. To sleep and rise again as better people, each day and every day of our lives.

I wasn't directing that at you, I was directing it at the Jesus lady and religites in general.


Man BigZak sounds like you have some awesome hippie lettuce.

[bigzak25]

All good man!

And yes, I have the really really good stuff these days.

[silverblk mystix]

Let me ask you something Ruff, and I pose this question to any and all that wish to answer it.


What drives you each and every day to do the things that you do?

Is it your heart, or is it your mind?

It is my belief that our heart is our driving force and our mind is but the tool we use to accomplish the goals that our heart has set forth for us.

That is why it is very important that our hearts not be in turmoil.

For a heart in turmoil, leads to wreckless and unwise decisions.

While a heart at peace...well, that leads to tranquility, patience, wisdom.

I can try and shed a little more light to your premise...

First of all, I agree that the heart is the driving force...I share your opinion...

However, the world is in terrible shape---and is at the same time a perfect world.

Things just are what they are--it is humans who label it as good,bad,violent,peaceful,overcrowded,etc...

The earth was here before us and will be here after us---although we will generally trash it--maybe even destroy it...but then it will regenerate itself,heal itself and then pretty much....go on.

The problem with humans being driven by their hearts is that hearts get ...I guess the word is...clouded?...blinded?...

What I mean is that when you have a human being who is driven by his heart--but his heart has been clouded with illusions, desires, addictions, ambitions..then what is really leading that person is a false or clouded heart...like a blind person driving a car...sooner or later that person will do some damage...to himself and to others.

What causes this blindness...well it can be anything....

beliefs--you can be so sure of a belief that you assume it is fact...for example a religious zealot who believes that the bible is the ultimate truth and he will NEVER let anyone tell him different...then he goes around trying to convince others that they should also believe in EVERYTHING in the bible....
some believe a book or a testament or a dogma so much ---that they will kill for it---in the name of their god, their allah, their jesus....whatever


this kind of a driving heart has been polluted and will never see truth---because to see truth is to be open...what happens when someone makes a conclusion ...then every door is closed to any other truth he might find because he cannot go against what he has been convinced is the only truth...for example again--the bible...

there is a story about a young widower who lived with his 5 year old son...
the widower returned home one day to find his house burned down and his son lost.
Near the ruins of his house was the charred corpse of a child that he believed to be his son and he wept and wept.After the child's cremation he kept the ashes in a bag and carried them with him day and night.
But his son had not actually perished in the fire. He had been taken off by bandits, and one day he escaped and returned to his father's house.
The boy arrived at midnight,when his father was about to go to bed,still carrying the bag of ashes.
The son knocked at the door . ``Who are you?'' asked the father. ``I am your son.'' ``you are lying. My son died more than three months ago.''
The father persisted in his belief and would not open the door. In the end the child had to leave and the poor father lost his son forever.


When we believe something to be the absolute truth and cling to it---we cannot be open to new ideas. Even if TRUTH itself is knocking at our door.

There are people in the world with such strong beliefs who are running this world....yes it is their hearts that drive them everyday...

but these blinded hearts are doing more damage than actual evil people who are out to intentionally cause evil in the world.

[silverblk mystix]

...oh and by the way ...

regarding jesus returning....

I think it is safe to say...he will be pretty pissed when he arrives...wearing a couple of bandages on his hands----to cover the freakin' HOLES in his hands....

I don't wanna run into him....

just sayin'

[bigzak25]

I can try and shed a little more light to your premise...

First of all, I agree that the heart is the driving force...I share your opinion...

However, the world is in terrible shape---and is at the same time a perfect world.

Things just are what they are--it is humans who label it as good,bad,violent,peaceful,overcrowded,etc...

The earth was here before us and will be here after us---although we will generally trash it--maybe even destroy it...but then it will regenerate itself,heal itself and then pretty much....go on.

The problem with humans being driven by their hearts is that hearts get ...I guess the word is...clouded?...blinded?...

What I mean is that when you have a human being who is driven by his heart--but his heart has been clouded with illusions, desires, addictions, ambitions..then what is really leading that person is a false or clouded heart...like a blind person driving a car...sooner or later that person will do some damage...to himself and to others.

What causes this blindness...well it can be anything....

beliefs--you can be so sure of a belief that you assume it is fact...for example a religious zealot who believes that the bible is the ultimate truth and he will NEVER let anyone tell him different...then he goes around trying to convince others that they should also believe in EVERYTHING in the bible....
some believe a book or a testament or a dogma so much ---that they will kill for it---in the name of their god, their allah, their jesus....whatever


this kind of a driving heart has been polluted and will never see truth---because to see truth is to be open...what happens when someone makes a conclusion ...then every door is closed to any other truth he might find because he cannot go against what he has been convinced is the only truth...for example again--the bible...

there is a story about a young widower who lived with his 5 year old son...
the widower returned home one day to find his house burned down and his son lost.
Near the ruins of his house was the charred corpse of a child that he believed to be his son and he wept and wept.After the child's cremation he kept the ashes in a bag and carried them with him day and night.
But his son had not actually perished in the fire. He had been taken off by bandits, and one day he escaped and returned to his father's house.
The boy arrived at midnight,when his father was about to go to bed,still carrying the bag of ashes.
The son knocked at the door . ``Who are you?'' asked the father. ``I am your son.'' ``you are lying. My son died more than three months ago.''
The father persisted in his belief and would not open the door. In the end the child had to leave and the poor father lost his son forever.


When we believe something to be the absolute truth and cling to it---we cannot be open to new ideas. Even if TRUTH itself is knocking at our door.

There are people in the world with such strong beliefs who are running this world....yes it is their hearts that drive them everyday...

but these blinded hearts are doing more damage than actual evil people who are out to intentionally cause evil in the world.

Very good stuff mystix.

It is my belief that what happens to all of us is not that our hearts get blinded, but that they get wounded. Unfortunately, our hearts are often wounded by those who should be it's main protectors, our parents or guardians.

When that pain is not relieved by love, then it begins to fester. It begins to grow from pain...to resentment...to anger...to numbness.

The most dangerous people in this world are those with this numb and dark heart. For they have no feelings. They have in fact, turned their heart off...they are the walking dead. They will feel no emotion...no remorse...no guilt, because no one has ever felt for them...and these are most usually the most heinous of murderers and rapists.


All because they did not receive the love they needed and so badly desired as little children.

Most all of us are on a level that is not quite that dark though.

However, the premise remains true.

What gets clouded therefore is not our hearts, but our minds, as a result of the turmoil in our hearts.

We then see all the other things gone wrong in the world and start to accept them as the way it is and the way it should be and the way it will be forevermore. This leads us to make poor decision in our own lives as we let the outside world influences be a main influence to our own personal choices, actions, and desires.

We therefore become blinded to our true nature, which is what we are as innocent children...which is a loving nature and a peaceful nature. This is our spiritual roots that we so often lose contact with as we get older.

We learn the behavior of depending on our minds for answers instead of our hearts for answers. There are many times when we go against our true instincts and do the wrong thing instead of the right thing because of this.

We know it's wrong. We feel it's wrong. But we do it anyway, because we justify the action in our mind somehow.

That is not to say that all of our mind driven decisions are the wrong ones. Contrarily, we often do make the right choices, as most human beings are not jaded to the point where they wish to inflict pain and damage on other human beings purposely.

The usual trap we fall into is that we seek to please ourselves at the expense of others, but in a way that we justify to be harmless. A 'what they don't know won't hurt them' mentality. But we will know. And every step we take in the wrong direction is a step closer to that dangerous numbness.

I think you bring up a good point in the dangers and pitfalls of hanging onto an absolute truth. The key here is to pick the right one.

The right one, is that True Love Conquers All.

That is the ultimate absolute truth that can save all of us alot of pain in our lives and in the lives of others if we would just hang onto it with all of our might.

Take care.

[bigzak25]

...oh and by the way ...

regarding jesus returning....

I think it is safe to say...he will be pretty pissed when he arrives...wearing a couple of bandages on his hands----to cover the freakin' HOLES in his hands....

I don't wanna run into him....

just sayin'

Don't be silly. Jesus does not have it in Him to be vengeful. That is the 'other' god.

He willingly gave His life for us. He could have at anytime spoken out, "Hey! I'm not the Messiah! Just Kidding!" and His earthly life would have been spared.

If you recall scripture, He prayed for His executors and tormentors..."Forgive them Father, for they know not what they do!"

When He returns, it will be a glorious day for all that believe.

For all that have true love in their hearts.

[EmptyMan]

Jesus returning is nothing to worry about. It's Giglamesh that you have to watch out for.

[Satan]

lol at people who believe in god because they are scared of death and want to fool themselves into thinking they're part of something greater.

The essence of all religion

You'll be part of something special soon enough and you'll be burnin' more than weed.

[Kermit]

[ChuckD]

Loop 410 partially opened the Westbound lanes at Perrin-Beitel today, and it looks like it will be totally opened and done in a few weeks, with just some center barricade and lighting work to be done. Of course that means it is the end times. 410 hasn't been completely construction free across the North side since about 1995. Looks like we only get a bit more than a year to enjoy it before Jesus s it all up.