If it were only that simple

                                    
                                         
we would be living the Lennon dream,          
                                                    
but humans are/ flawed animals,                 
and I don't like being/ a flawed animal,
and I don't like/ living among// other/ flawed/ animals.
                                                         
Here are links to two of my artifacts--                  
one originally from 1960 and one from 2007:               
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from First Verses                                       
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from Venturings                                           
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Neither of these is special other than in its message.
                                                       
                                                        
Question on this, another sad day:                          
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If the Israelis ceased being hostile to Palestinians,
would the Palestinians cease being hostile to Israelis?
                                                          
Rant:                                                    
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God in Heaven I deplore religions guided by humans.   
They find more slick ways to make them evil than         
even the Devil can imagine.                          
                                                      
Thought:                                             
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Money is not the root of all evil,                  
though ways money is used may be.                     
                                                     
Thought Two:                                    
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Caucasians are not a super race of humans,               
nor is any other race of humans.                    
                                                   
Thought Three:                                 
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The "Divine Right of Kings" has nothing to do with divinity;
it's just a ruse utilized by a line of royalty                
to garner undeserved fealties for its kings and queens.      
                                                            
Thought Four:                                               
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Hegemony is power and pride devoid of honor and empathy.     
                                                           
Thought Five:                                             
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In the Lord's Prayer, the prayer Jesus taught his apostles,
is this passage: ". . . and forgive us our trespasses       
as we forgive those who trespass against us; . . ."--     
now, this passage is often said but seldom closely regarded.
Indeed, how many seriously think about the "as" in it?     
That "as" means "to the degree in which" or: Father Creator,
I assert here that You do not need to forgive me            
any more deeply than I am willing to forgive others.         
                                                             
Thought Six:                                              
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Jesus preached: "You have heard it said that you should     
love your neighbor as you love yourself, but I say to you
you should also love your enemy; for loving your neighbor
is easy, but because loving your enemy is more difficult,
it is more pleasing to God."  [ My translation. ]         
                                                        
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Here's a link to another of my artifacts,                
one that is in my book from November of 1972:              
The Marriage of God and Money               
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Thought Seven:                                      
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