Archive for August 28th, 2009
list of short poems
Posted by: adonis49 on: August 28, 2009
Short poems
1. Puppy dog Luck
2. I liked nous
3. A dream about cultural differences
4. Lucubration
5. On one universe and one God
6. Keeps me sane
7. The Book
8. Proofs of love
9. I say
10. A gentle touch
Germaine & Benjamin: Love Passion Stories;
Posted by: adonis49 on: August 28, 2009
Germaine & Benjamin: Love Passion Stories; (August 26, 2009)
Germaine de Stael or Mrs.de Stael was a renowned writer; she wrote “Corinne”. Benjamin Constant wrote “Adolphe” and “Cecile”. Mrs. de Stael was a piss off but she had generosity, kindness, talents, and plenty of spirit. The period is during Napoleon when the French language was the rage in the whole of Europe and many talented writers abounded. Germaine wore extravagant head turbans and constantly lauded her visitors with spiritual good words which acquired her many followers. Her female rivals called her “The talking machine”.
The French writer Benjamin Constant was once sitting between Mrs. de Stael and the super beauty Juliette Recamier and said “Here I am between the spirit and the beauty”. Germaine replied with vivacity “This is the first time someone tells me that I am the beauty”. Of one of her former suitors, Mrs. de Stael said “Talking is not one of his languages”.
Benjamin Constant was 27 of age and divorced; he set his mind to meet Mrs. de Stael. He wrote: “I rode with her in the carriage; I had supper with her, had breakfast, lunched and then dined with Mrs. de Stael. I think that I know her well and you are judging her too severely.” A passionate love affair of 14 years began.
While staying at Mrs. De Stael, Benjamin faked a suicide act by taking a small overdose of opium. The neighbor prince of Montmorency realized this current customs among lovers of the period and said while leaving “Throw him out the window”. The critics said of that fashion “the Coppet dose” or any non lethal dose of medicines.
The relationship of Germaine and Benjamin was at best tenable but they could not separate for long. Benjamin writes: “I knew that Germaine affection is not exclusive. She still could not help suffering at the idea of separating from her”
Julie Talma fell in love with Benjamin and wrote to him: “Write to me. You know that I should not be writing first. I am dying for the need to reply to you. Your letter will be certainly ridiculous and I am laughing in advance. I am not divulging my replies. I am waiting.”
A century later Proust would describe this kind of passion “I call this love reciprocal torture”. This couple had many and varied extra-marital affairs and they both had offspring from other relationship but they managed to give birth to Albertine in 1796 who organized a famous banquet in Mai 28, 1817 while her mother Germaine was in death bed. Benjamin was highly intelligent but of uncertain character in matters of stable tender love; he died in 1830.
From Palm Sunday to the Last Supper: what happened? (August 27, 2009)
Jesus enters Jerusalem on a Sunday morning; he had chased out the money changers and those doing “business as usual” by the Temple the day before. Jesus is received as a popular Rabi leader and messiah; he is mounted on a donkey (jahesh) that Jesus had already rented for the day.
For six months, Jesus advanced toward Jerusalem for the yearly celebration. Thousands of pilgrims and followers were accompanying him. Jesus was not a desk Rabi; not an urban Rabi. Jesus was a walking Rabi followed by thousands of long marching disciples.
On Thursday evening and after the Last Supper, Jesus is made prisoner and convicted of fomenting disruption by the Jewish Sanhedrin in Jerusalem according to 3 of the 4 formal testaments retained in 325.
From Sunday till the Last Supper what happened?
This year celebration was not a run of the mill event: Jerusalem was swarmed by thousands of different brands of pilgrims and a walking Rabi entered preaching and speaking a new message.
A walking Rabi was lambasting the Pharisee and the other Jewish sects of the priesthood. The Jewish Sanhedrin has been gathering intelligence on Jesus for over a year now and it has accumulated a thorough biography of Jesus and his messages.
More plausibly, the Roman governor Pilate and the King of Lower Galilee Herod Epiphany were tracking intensively Jesus progress toward Jerusalem: Both were very edgy of this non-violent movement:
1. Herod had decapitated John the Baptist, a very close relative of Jesus who is being followed by masses from Galilee, putting a serious dent on Herod political credibility…
2. Pilate was at ease with the current Jewish leaders and could not understand how to deal with this new unorthodox leader.
The Sanhedrin knew that Jesus of Galilee was the “son of Marie“; it was convinced and the rumors aided a lot that Joseph was not the genetic father of Jesus, and Mathew poured oil on the fire by relating a not convincing story 60 years later.
I don’t care one way or another who was the real father of Jesus, but everyone else at that period did care and must have known, especially the Sanhedrin. The Jews named the eldest sons after the patriarch of the family. The Sanhedrin knew that Jesus was a “gentile” who was circumcised by law during the century old Maccabees Kingdom, and that he followed the Jewish rituals. Jesus of Galilee was attached administratively and juridically to the city of Tyr in Lebanon.
The Sanhedrin was highly upset and frightened that this walking Rabi knew more on the Book and the history of the Jewish priesthood than the most learned among them. And yet, not a historian, not a document, not an anecdote recounted what happened between Sunday and Thursday.
These four days are as blank as the period of Jesus between 12 and 30 years of age.
After Jesus was crucified, all the frightened apostles huddled in a remote house. From the testimony of the apostles, all that they retained from Jesus’ message was that there is another “coming” and pretty soon.
After news of Jesus resurrection reached the apostles, the second coming was confirmed to the apostles with a twist: the second coming will take place during their lifetime. If they die before the “coming” then they will be resurrected within 3 days to participate in the final event. Thomas would not be railroaded one more time: he wants to touch Jesus and check the wounds.
Jesus has been teaching his message in parabolas, the best technique for verbal retention. These parabolas were in the Gnostic literature of the Land and the examples were extracted from the custom and tradition of the Land.
The apostles had nothing else to teach of the spiritual message of Jesus: they didn’t even comprehend the message.
The apostles retained what differed from the Jewish daily rituals and customs. Maybe Jesus was funny and told his stories in a funny way, but the testimonies of the apostles were not that funny.
Most probably the funny apostles with a sense of humor were not taken that seriously and their accounts forgotten, burned, and destroyed.
From Sunday to Thursday we know nothing of the activities and whereabouts of Jesus or his apostles.
Were the disciples scattered to disseminate the new message?
Was Jesus preaching and meeting with the masses?
Has Jesus discussed with a few priests in the Sanhedrin?
What is certain is that the Roman Pilates had no facts or accounts on Jesus activities that may substantiate fomenting any civil revolt. The Sanhedrin was reduced to asking Jesus abstract and metaphysical questions “Are you the son of God?”
The Sanhedrin would not be humiliated by convicting a “gentile” on Jewish religious grounds; it would not legally stick with the Romans who did not meddle in sect divergences.
The Sanhedrin would not bring troubles to its structure of interests by spreading an accusation that a popular movement was underway contesting its legitimacy.
The Sanhedrin was in a major predicament, but would not allow Jesus to freely resume his teaching: And Jesus was to die in Jerusalem before he gets out of their jurisdiction.
These events did not take place in pre-history. The Land was highly civilized and cultured.
The elites spoke Greek, Roman, Aramaic, and Hebrew.
The Land had been disseminating all sorts of philosophical schools, sciences, and literature.
And yet, nothing to account from Sunday to Thursday!
Could you say that we have a biography of Jesus? The Jews even created a biography for Noah! I love biographies and I am not at all satisfied with what I have gotten.
Thousands of Christian “heretics” who believed only in the human nature of Jesus were persecuted, imprisoned, and crucified for not abiding by Byzantium orthodox dogma. Why did they have to defy a stupid orthodox dogma since there were no confirmed documents describing the entire life of Jesus?
Thousands of Christian “heretics” who believed only in the spiritual nature of Jesus were persecuted and executed for not following the orthodox dogma; why did they have to revolt against the orthodox dogma since even the apostles did not care or comprehend that much about Jesus spiritual message?
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