Laughing with God

No-one's laughing at God...

I have heard a few people express recently that, "Adults with imaginary friends are stupid".  This is of course a reference to their belief that mature people should outgrow their childish belief that there is a personal God out there somewhere.   It got me thinking about how clever and confident these people sound whilst their life is fine but how quickly they become at least agnostic when their own security is seriously threatened.  It would seem that all of humanity regina spektor laughing with videohas a primal instinct to reach out and hope that something or someone more powerful than themselves is there. Some call it 'the force', some call it 'mother nature' and some call him 'God' but either way, we seem to reach for something.  Life has a funny way of running us down, and sooner or later everyone of us realizes that we don't have enough resources to handle everything on our own.  In those times, it might not be so stupid and childish to beg for support... 

Regina Spektor nails my sentiments in this great clip... 

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No one is laughing at god, but...
1 Saturday, 10 December 2011 22:16
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No one is laughing at god, nor is it stupid to beg for support from someone who is able and willing to help, but why must we beg god at all? The mother with a toddler in intensive care after her child was struck by a falling window from a high rise building isn't laughing at god, nor is the soldier who is flying through the air after his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device, especially when he notices he is missing limbs before he hits the ground, passes out then drifts away. There might be no laughing at god in hospitals or in war, but I expect that you might hear words that will be familiar to all of us after the begging has failed to alter the inevitable - “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”

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