June 06, 2024 – B

Jesus didn't have any more of a plan
than I do,
than the Buddha did.

"Get in there and do your thing,
and don't worry about the outcome,"
isn't much of a way to change the world.

And has never done much to change the world,
so far as I can tell.

A lot of people are talking about
Jesus and the Buddha,
but in terms of raising the quality of life
on the earth,
with fewer wars
and less suffering/anxiety
and more comfort and security,
I don't see any evidence of that.

More doing it like it ought to be done?
I think not.

Talk leaves things as they are.
Vulnerable to Donald Trump of all people.
Donald Trump is more of a threat to the world
than Jesus and the Buddha and I combined are 
a boon to the world,
and that is for sure.

Greed and the quest for power and control
are more of a threat to the world 
than compassion, empathy and charity
are a vision of hope for the world.
And that hasn't changed over time.

Lao Tzu spent his life
in the service of his idea
of world peace,
and at the end
went off in disgust to the west to die.

World peace isn't much of a draw.

I will note this in his behalf:
Lao Tzu went off to the west in disgust,
not despair.

Neither Jesus nor the Buddha 
died in despair.

They were true to their vision
to the end.

And that, I think, 
is the way to do it.

Get in there and do your thing,
and don't worry about the outcome!

We will meet in the west
to honor one another
for a life well-lived!
Never mind its impact.

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