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In December, 1915, a small miracle happened on the front lines of WWI in Germany. There was a silencing of guns, and a 21 year old German boy sang clearly and loudly 'Silent Night'. This Video (If I can get the damned thing to work) serves as a reminder that small miracles happen every day....and that sometimes, peace is just a song away, and sometimes, peace is as fragile as the night.
I wish you all a very happy holiday...I wish you all good memories and the warmth of family and friends. And I wish you all...peace.
YES WE CAN!!
~Jai
http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=47310380
Christmas 1915 Celtic Thunder
In 1915 on Christmas Day On the Western Front the guns all died away And lying in the mud on bags of sand We heard a German sing from 'No Man's Land'
He had a tenor voice so pure and true The words were strange but every note we knew Soaring o're the living, dead and damned The German sang of peace from 'No Man's Land'
They left their trenches and we left ours Beneath tin hats smiles bloomed like wild flowers With photos, cigarettes and pots of wine We built a soldier's truce on the front line
Their singer was a lad of twenty-one We begged another song before the dawn And sitting in the mud and blood and fear He sang again the song all longed to hear
Silent night, no cannon's roar A King is born of peace forever more All's calm, all's bright All brothers hand in hand In 19 and 15 in 'No Man's Land'
And in the morning all the guns boomed in the rain And we killed them and they killed us again At night, they charged; we fought them hand to hand And I killed the boy who sang from 'No Man's Land'
Silent night, no cannon's roar A King is born of peace forever more. All's calm, all's bright All brothers hand in hand And that young soldier sings And the song of peace still rings Though the captains and all the Kings Built 'No Man's Land'
Sleep in heavenly peace.
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We need another and a wiser and perhaps a more mystical concept of animals. Remote from the universal nature, And living by complicated artifice. Man in civilization surveys the creature Through the glass of his knowledge and Sees thereby a feather magnified and the Whole image in distortion. We patronize them for their Incompletemess, for their tragic fate of Having taken form so far below ourselves. And therein we err, and greatly err. For the animal shall not be measured By man. In a world older and more complete Than ours they move finished and complete, Gifted with extensions of the senses We have lost or never attained, living by voices We shall never hear. They are not brethren, they are not underlings; They are other nations, caught with ourselves In the net of life and time, fellow prisoners of The splendour and travail of the Earth.
~The Outermost House~ by Henry Barton
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Why?
Posted On 08/15/2008 22:51:09
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Jai has these thoughts and hope she can make herself understood without causing an uproar. I understand that people believe in the aspect of 'God' in different ways, with different 'understanding'. I have no problem with anyone's beliefs, no matter how far they differ from mine. I spent a lot of time in college studying 'alternative religions', so I always have to ponder things that cause me to question the right of it.
What I can't understand is how a person can claim to be 'christian', and demean or belittle other religions because they differ from their own. Isn't God's tenet 'all people are God's children'? Isn't it christian to 'forgive' and 'not judge'? I'm appalled at the forum here that bashes Islamic people. Not all Islam people are bad, just like not all *western* people are bad...and not every Christian is right. My understanding of 'God' is he's not 'hateful'. I've been told over and over again by Christians that he is an all-knowing, all-forgiving being, and that 'we' are created in his likeness. I'm quite sure that He didn't intent the 'we' to mean simply USA/Western people. I'm quite sure, that if "Jesus" were to return to earth today, He would be appalled at being labeled a terrorist simply because He was of Eastern descent. I'm stunned and insulted that some of you who call yourselves 'Christian' can post in a forum that is so biased and racial, it's disgusting. And I'm equally stunned and insulted that the admin of this site is allowing such hate-groups here. The men who committed those heinous crimes on 9/11 were radical extremists. They are NOT all of Islam. The Jihad isn't a people, it's a radical movement. Please don't misunderstand me. I didn't like what they did, I was truly and deeply hurt, and yes, frightened. The first time in the air after that tragic event had me sitting on an airplane with 11 muslim men and my heart pounding in my chest until we touched down safely. I'm sure that the tension throughout the plane was obvious to them. I'm sure they were just as frightened as I was. Was I ashamed of my 'gut reaction'? Yes. It's called 'profiling' and it's not very nice. In fact, it's cruel and heartless. If I could apologize for my thoughts, I would.
I don't count myself a "Christian". And maybe that's the difference. Maybe that's why I can just accept people for who and what they are. My grandah used to say "I wouldn't want everyone to be my friend. In fact, I'd be embarrassed if some people were." I can understand that now. Bless you all, you're entitled to your opinions....but don't hide behind your Christian 'God' to make them 'right'.
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Morning everyone...just thought I needed to share some humor today. This is a very old email that was sent to me by a dear friend shortly after I lost my little dog. It made me laugh...perhaps it will make you laugh too.
A DOG'S LETTER TO GOD
Dear God,
Why do humans smell the flowers but seldom, if ever, smell one another?
When we get to heaven, can we sit on YOUR couch? Or is it the same old story?
Why are there cars named after the jaguar, the cougar, the mustang, the colt, the stingray and the rabbit, but not ONE named for a dog?
How often do you see a cougar riding around? We dogs love a nice ride! Would it be so hard to rename the 'Chrysler Eagle' the 'Chrysler Beagle'?
If a dog barks his head off in the forest and no human hears him, is he still a bad dog?
We dogs can understand human verbal instructions, hand signals, whistles, horns, clickers, beepers, scent IDs, electromagnetic energy fields and Frisbee flight paths. What do humans understand?
More meatballs, less spaghetti, please.
When we get to the Pearly Gates, do we have to shake hands to get in?
Are there mailmen in Heaven? If there are, will I have to apologize?
Dear God,
Let me give you a list of just some of the things I must remember to be a good dog:
1. I will not eat the cat's food before they eat it or after they throw it up.
2. I will not roll on dead seagulls, fish, crabs, etc. just because I like the way they smell.
3. I will not munch on "leftovers" in the kitty litter box, although they ARE tasty, they are not food.
4. The diaper pail is NOT a cookie jar.
5. The sofa is not a face towel. Neither are Mom's and Dad's laps.
6. The garbage collector is not stealing our stuff.
7. My head doesn't belong in the refrigerator.
8. I will not bite the officer's hand when he reaches in for Mom's driver's license and registration.
9. I will not play 'tug-of-war' with Dad's underwear when he's on the toilet.
10. Sticking my nose in someone's crotch is not an acceptable way of saying 'hello'.
11. I do not need to suddenly stand straight up when I'm lying under the coffee table.
12. I must shake the rainwater out of my fur BEFORE entering the house.
13. I will not throw up in the car.
14. I will not come in from outside and immediately drag my butt across the carpet.
15. I will not sit in the middle of the living room and lick my crotch when company is over.
16. The cat is NOT a squeaky toy so when I play with him and he makes that noise, it's usually not a good thing.
GOD spelled backward is "DOG". Does that mean we get equal billing?
Dear God,
May I have my testicles back?
The Dog
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