There is a light in this world,

a healing spirit more powerful

than any darkness we may encounter.

We sometimes lose sight of this force

when there is suffering, too much pain.

Then suddenly, the spirit will emerge

through the lives of ordinary people

who hear a call and answer

in extraordinary ways.

---Mother Teresa

-- Aunt Bee (Aunt__Bee@hotmail.com), September 24, 2001

Answers

yes, the > HOLY SPIRIT. a gift from GOD. sent by JESUS, as [HE] PROMISED!!

thank GOD,there will be an END of the ages.[eons]

you didn,t think satan wins did you??

-- al-d. (dogs@zianet.com), September 24, 2001.

The world is no nursery.

---S. Freud

-- Carlos (riffraff@cybertime.net), September 25, 2001.

Not only a truer knowledge,

but a greater power comes to one

in the quietude and silence of a mind

that, instead of bubbling on the surface,

can go to its own depths and listen.

---Sri Aurobindo

-- Aunt Bee (Aunt__Bee@hotmail.com), September 28, 2001.

ALL posters should read that one Bee. Thanks.

-- Carlos (riffraff@cybertime.net), September 29, 2001.

"I felt like someone delivered from the grave; my lungs filled with air and I breathed in relief, as I'd never breathed before"

--Ali Uqleh Ursan

Chairman of the state-sponsored Syrian Arab Writers Association (on hearing of the WTC and Pentagon attacks)

-- Lars (lars@indy.net), September 29, 2001.

Bee's last quote helps this guys' stuff sink in.

Who said "It's time to take names and kick ass."?

-- Carlos (riffraff@cybertime.net), September 29, 2001.

“There’s no distinction now between combatants and non-combatants,” said Chuck Spinney, a Pentagon air warfare analyst and an expert on modern war. “He’s [bin Laden] bypassing our big military and will try to conquer our will to resist.

“His aims are relatively clear. He wants us out of Saudi Arabia and wants Israel to disappear. He wants us to become so terrorized we’ll go neutral.”

-- Carlos (is@cutie.pie), September 29, 2001.

Servants of Peace Suppose there were a place we could go to learn the art of peace, a sort of boot camp for spiritual warriors. Instead of spending hours disciplining ourselves to defeat the enemy, we could spend hours and hours dissolving the causes of war. Such a place might be called bodhisattva training -- or training for servants of peace. The word bodhisattva refers to those who have committed themselves to the path of compassion. The boot camp might be run by Nelson Mandela, Mother Teresa, and His Holiness the Dalai Lama. More likely it would be run by people we've never seen or heard of, just ordinary men and women from all over the world who devote their lives to helping others be free of pain.... When we are training in the art of peace, we are not given any promises that, because of our noble intentions, everything will be okay. In fact, there are no promises of fruition at all. Instead, we are encouraged to simply look deeply at joy and sorrow, at laughing and crying, at hoping and fearing, at all that lives and dies. We learn that what truly heals is gratitude and tenderness. It isn't that we say, "It doesn't matter about me all that much, but if I changed the world, it would be better for other people." It's less complicated than that. We don't set out to save the world; we set out to wonder how other people are doing and to reflect on how our actions affect other people's hearts. ~ Pema Chödrön

-- Aunt Bee (Aunt__Bee@hotmail.com), September 29, 2001.

All your life you are told the things you cannot do.
All your life they will say you're not good enough or strong enough or talented enough.
They'll say you're the wrong height or the wrong type to play this or be this or achieve this.
THEY WILL TELL YOU NO, a thousand times no until all the no's become meaningless.
All your life they will tell you no, quite firmly and very quickly.
They will tell you no.

And YOU WILL TELL THEM YES.

-- Nike ad

-- (cin@cin.cin), September 29, 2001.

"Eat of what you have taken as booty; this is lawful and good "

The Koran The Spoils VIII: 70

-- Lars (lars@indy.net), September 29, 2001.

"Fight such people as practice not the religion of truth until they pay the tribute out of hand and have been humbled."

The Koran Repentance: IX: 25

-- Lars (lars@indy.net), September 29, 2001.

"It is He (God) who has sent His Messenger (Muhammad) with the guidance (the Koran) and the religion of truth (Islam), that he may uplift it above every religion ... "

The Koran Victory, XLVIII: 25

-- Lars (lars@indy.net), September 29, 2001.

"Real love means more than flowers, means more than beautiful words. Real love is keeping promises, Holding on when you don't want to, Being strong so that others may rest, And as time and change swirl around us, The love we share stands quietly, In the midst of our lives, Forever beautiful, Forever real."

-- (.@,.), September 30, 2001.

--Yanni

-- (Roland@hatemail.com), September 30, 2001.

God, grant me the serenity to accept the people I cannot change;

The courage to change the one I can;

And the wisdom to know that person is me.

-- Unknown

-- Aunt Bee (Aunt__Bee@hotmail.com), October 01, 2001.

Still, if you will not fight for the right . . . when your victory will be sure and not too costly, you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all odds against you and only a precarious chance of survival.

-- . (Sir@Winston.Churchill), October 01, 2001.

"We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies."--Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

-- (cin@cin.cin), October 01, 2001.

"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." - Albert Einstein

Snoozin'...

The Dog

-- The Dog (dogdesert@hotmail.com), October 01, 2001.

"The era of moral relativism between those who practise or condone terrorism and those who stand up against it must end. There's no moral way to sympathise with grossly immoral actions . . . Unfortunately by trying to do that, a fertile field for terrorism has grown."

--Rudy Giuliani's speech to the UN.

-- Lars (lars@indy.net), October 02, 2001.

Can you install LOVE?

Customer Service Rep: Can you install LOVE?

Customer: I can do that. I'm not very technical, but I think I am ready to install now. What do I do first?

Customer Service Rep: The first step is to open your HEART. Have you located your HEART ma'am?

Customer: Yes I have, but there are several programs running right now. Is it okay to install while they are running?

Customer Service Rep: What programs are running ma'am?

Customer: Let me see....I have PASTHURT.EXE, LOWESTEEM.EXE, GRUDGE.EXE, and RESENTMENT.COM running right now.

Customer Service Rep: No problem. LOVE will automatically erase PASTHURT.EXE from your current operating system. It may remain in your permanent memory, but it will no longer disrupt other programs. LOVE will eventually overwrite LOWESTEEM.EXE with a module of its own called HIGHESTEEM.EXE. However, you have to completely turn off GRUDGE.EXE and RESENTMENT.COM. Those programs prevent LOVE from being properly installed. Can you turn those off ma'am?

Customer: I don't know how to turn them off. Can you tell me how?

Customer Service Rep: My pleasure. Go to your Start menu and invoke FORGIVENESS.EXE. Do this as many times as necessary until GRUDGE.EXE and RESENTMENT.COM have been completely erased.

Customer: Okay, I'm done. LOVE has started installing itself automatically. Is that normal?

Customer Service Rep: Yes it is. You should receive a message that says it will reinstall for the life of your HEART. Do you see that message?

Customer: Yes I do. Is it completely installed?

Customer Service Rep: Yes, but remember that you have only the base program. You need to begin connecting to other HEARTS in order to get the upgrades.

Customer: Oops...I have an error message already. What should I do?

Customer Service Rep: What does the message say?

Customer: It says "ERROR 412 - PROGRAM NOT RUN ON INTERNAL COMPONENTS". What does that mean?

Customer Service Rep: Don't worry ma'am, that's a common problem. It means that the LOVE program is set up to run on external HEARTS but has not yet been run on your HEART. It is one of those complicated programming things, but in nontechnical terms it means you have to "LOVE" your own machine before It can "LOVE"others.

Customer: So what should I do?

Customer Service Rep: Can you find the directory called "SELF ACCEPTANCE"?

Customer: Yes, I have it.

Customer Service Rep: Excellent, you are getting good at this.

Customer: Thank you.

Customer Service Rep: You're welcome. Click on the following files and then copy them to the "MYHEART" directory: FORGIVESELF.DOC, SELFESTEEM.TXT, REALIZEWORTH.TXT, and GOODNESS.DOC. The system will overwrite any conflicting files and begin patching any faulty programming. Also, you need to delete SELFCRITIC.EXE from all directories, and then empty your recycle bin afterwards to make sure it is completely gone and never comes back.

Customer: Got it. Hey! My HEART is filling up with really neat files. SMILE.MPG is playing on my monitor right now and it shows that WARMTH.COM, PEACE.EXE, and CONTENTMENT.COM are copying themselves all over my HEART!

Customer Service Rep: Then LOVE is installed and running. You should be able to handle it from here. One more thing before I go...

Customer: Yes?

Customer Service Rep: LOVE is freeware. Be sure to give it and its various modules to everybody you meet. They will in turn share it with other people and they will return some really neat modules back to you.

Customer: I will. Thank you for your help.

-- (corny@but.cute), October 04, 2001.

I WISH FOR YOU

Comfort on difficult days,
Smiles when sadness intrudes,
Rainbows to follow the clouds,
Laughter to kiss your lips,
Sunsets to warm your heart,
Gentle hugs when spirits sag,
Friendships to brighten your being,
Beauty for your eyes to see,
Confidence for when you doubt,
Faith so that you can believe,
Courage to know yourself,
Patience to accept the truth,
And love to complete your life."


-- (cin@cin.cin), October 05, 2001.

Surah 27, Ayat 48 And there were in the city nine individuals, who worked corruption in the land and did not set things right.....

50. They schemed a scheme and We schemed a scheme, while they were unaware.

51. See then what was the outcome of their scheming: We destroyed them together with all their people.

52. Their houses are in ruin, on account of their wrongdoing. There is a sign for a people who know.

53. And we delivered those who believed and were God-fearing.

-- Lars (lars@indy.net), October 07, 2001.

I always think that we live, spiritually,

By what others have given us in the significant hours of our life.

These significant hours do not announce themselves as coming,

but arrive unexpected.

---Albert Schweitzer

-- Aunt Bee (Aunt__Bee@hotmail.com), October 07, 2001.

I will not Xerox my butt

--Bart Simpson

-- Lars (lars@indy.net), October 07, 2001.

He is insane. He is a Dove of Peace,

He is Messiah, He is Hitler's niece,

He is the one clean honest man they've got,

He is the worst assassin of the lot,

He has a mission to preserve mankind,

He's non-alcoholic. He was a "blind",

He has been dotty since the age of ten,

But all the time was top of Hitler's men,

A.P. Herbert

Best Wishes,,,,

Z

-- Z1X4Y7 (Z1X4Y7@aol.com), October 07, 2001.

"To excuse such an atrocity by blaming US government policies is to deny the basic idea of all morality: that individuals are responsible for their actions."

--Salman Rushdie (writing of Sept 11)

-- Lars (lars@indy.net), October 07, 2001.

"I'd rather die getting bombed in a New York bombing than live some kind of shallow life somewhere else."

--bloviator Alec Baldwin, quoted in NY Post, 10/8/01

-- Lars (lars@indy.net), October 08, 2001.

"And then there were none"

-- get cheese (anno@y.mouse), October 08, 2001.

MONEY

It can buy a House But not a Home It can buy a Bed

But not Sleep

It can buy a Clock But not Time It can buy you a Book But not Knowledge

It can buy you a Position

But not Respect

It can buy you Medicine

But not Health

It can buy you Blood But not Life

It can buy you Sex

But not Love

So you see money isn't everything. And it often causes pain and suffering. I tell you all this because I am your Friend, and as your Friend I want to take away your pain and suffering...

So send me all your money and I will suffer for you.

CASH ONLY PLEASE

-- (cin@cin.cin), October 08, 2001.

I'm fighting so I can die a martyr and go to heaven to meet God. Our fight now is against the Americans.

-- Osama bin Laden, quoted by Al-Quds Al-Arabi (September 12, 2001)

-- Lars (lars@indy.net), October 10, 2001.

We can and should dissent when it's appropriate - but our first priority must be to secure Fort America from future strikes. Until then, we need to rally round the flag and practice unity, not division. And, as we used to say in Vietnam, “Stay alert, stay alive.”

--David H. Hackworth, Oct 3, 2001

-- Lars (lars@indy.net), October 10, 2001.

The policeman isn't there to create disorder; the policeman is there to preserve disorder. Richard J. Daley, mayor of Chicago (D), circa 1968

-- Lars (lars@indy.net), October 10, 2001.

Don't try to reason with your heart or feel with your mind for just as the heart knows no logic, the mind can't lead you to your soul....Unknown.

-- Uncle Deedah (unkeed@yahoo.com), October 10, 2001.

"Black holes are where God divided by zero." - Steven Wright

(snicker)

snoozin'...

The Dog

-- The Dog (dogdesert@hotmail.com), October 10, 2001.

"Better to reign in hell that serve in heaven".

Now I don't remember who wrote this. It was either al-d or Milton. I know that it was one of the great wordsmiths of western civilization.

Best Wishes,,,,

Z

-- Z1X4Y7 (Z1X4Y7@aol.com), October 11, 2001.

O, why should wrath be mute, and fury dumb?

I am no baby, I, that with base prayers

I should repent the evils I have done"

Ten thousand worse than ever yet I did

Would I perform, if I might have my will:

If one good deed in all my life I did,

I do repent it from my very soul.

Aaron -- Shakespeare's "Titus Andronicus" -- one of THE baddest stories the guy wrote

-- helen still searches for "reigning in hell" quote (shed@some.light), October 11, 2001.

Helen:

The above was a joke. It is Lucifer from Milton's Paradise Lost

Of course you already knew that.

Best Wishes,,,,

Z

-- Z1X4Y7 (Z1X4Y7@aol.com), October 11, 2001.

helen, IIRC the "reign in hell" quote was from the original Great Satan... in an artist's rendition.

-- Little Nipper (canis@minor.net), October 11, 2001.

By-the-by Helen:

Change the that to a than. It is just the flu medication talking. :)

Best Wishes,,,,

Z

-- Z1X4Y7 (Z1X4Y7@aol.com), October 11, 2001.

Uh...yeah...I knew that... :)

That Aaron dude was one of the scariest guys Shakespeare created, and yet you almost never see that play done.

Z, the flu went around here too. It took me maybe a week to stop running fever. Went out today and could only haul three wheelbarrows of mud and gravel up the hill before my lungs burned enough to quit. I usually haul at least ten.

-- helen (too@whipped.to.dig.a.bunker), October 11, 2001.

Those who would sacrifice fries for a side salad deserve neither.

-Jack

-- lisa (lisa@library.now), October 11, 2001.

This is worth sharing (wish I could say I created it, but I didn't): I do not know where this began but do not let it end with you. Pass it onband may it span our planet and heal.

As the soot and dirt and ash rained down,

We became one color.

As we carried each other down the stairs of the

burning building,

We became one class.

As we lit candles of waiting and hope,

We became one generation.

As the firefighters and police officers fought their

way into the inferno,

We became one gender.

As we fell to our knees in prayer for strength,

We became one faith.

As we whispered or shouted words of encouragement,

We spoke one language.

As we gave our blood in lines a mile long,

We became one body.

As we mourned together the great loss,

We became one family.

As we cried tears of grief and loss,

We became one soul.

As we retell with pride of the sacrifice of heroes,

We become one people.

We are

One color

One class

One generation

One gender

One faith

One language

One body

One family

One soul

One people

We are The Power of One.

We are United.

We are America.

This candle was lit on the 11th of September, 2001.

Please pass it on to your friends & family so that it

may shine all across America.

^ ( ) - | | | | | | | | | | - "A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle."

-- Aunt Bee (Aunt__Bee@hotmail.com), October 13, 2001.

Lisa that was funny!

And Bee...the tears they are a-fallin. very touching

-- (cin@cin.cin), October 13, 2001.

I used to be Snow White -- but I drifted.

--Mae West

-- Uncle Deedah (unkeeD@yahoo.com), October 14, 2001.

MOMS ARE SMARTER...

My son came home from school one day,
with a silly grin on his face,
He thought he was smarter than me, his Mom,
and could put me in my place.

HE SAID:
Guess what I learned in Civics Two,
that's taught by Mr. Wright,
It's about the laws of the land today,
its called THE CHILDREN'S BILL OF RIGHTS.

IT SAID:
I don't have to clean my room,
I don't have to cut my hair.
Nobody can tell me what to eat,
My freedom of speech is guaranteed.
Its my choice of what I read, or watch on TV.

I have freedom of religion,
and regardless of what you say,
I don't have to ask your God for help ---
I DON'T HAVE TO PRAY.

I can wear an earring in my ear,
And, if I want, can pierce my nose.
It's my choice if I so desire,
to tattoo Satan's numbers across my toes.

AND if you try to spank me,
I will charge you with the crime,
and I can back up all my charges,
with the marks on my behind.

HE SAID:
Don't ever touch me,
this body is only for my use,
not for your hugs and kisses and stuff,
that's just another form of child abuse.

HE CONTINUED WITH:
Don't fill my head with morals,
like your mama did to you,
That's what's called mind control,
And it's illegal too!

Mom, I have these children's rights,
you can't do a thing to me,
I can call Children's Services,
better known as C. S. D.

MY TURN!!!!

My very first impression was,
to toss this boy out the door,
But here was a chance to teach him a lesson,
for once and ever more.

I took my time and mulled it over,
I couldn't let this go.
This kid of mine didn't realize,
that he was messing with a pro!

AND AWAY WE GO.............
The next day we went shopping,
and in spite of every plea,
I didn't buy him 501s
or shirts designed by Nike.

I had called and talked to C. S. D.,
they said they didn't care,
if I bought him K-Mart shoes,
or a pair of Nike Airs.

AND THEN:
I canceled his appointment
to test his driving skills,
I'd probably be dead by now,
if only looks could kill!

I SAID:
There's no time to stop and eat,
or pick up stuff to munch,
I think you should follow C. S. D.'s advice,
And make yourself a sack lunch.

So, what if you are too hungry,
to wait 'til dinner time?
Well, we're having mushrooms and spinach,
Cause it's a favorite dish of mine.

He ASKED:
Can we stop to get a movie,
so I can watch it on the VCR?
Absolutely not! I sold the TV in your room
and bought new tires for my car.

I also rented out your room,
you really don't need a bed.
C.S.D. says all that's required of me
is to put a roof over your head.

I only have to buy your clothes,
and the food that you must eat,
The money you used to get for an allowance,
will buy me something neat.

No more eating after we shop,
no more joking along the way,
I too have a BILL OF RIGHTS,
that goes into effect today!
What's the matter, are you crying?
Are you down on your knees?
Why are you asking God for help?.........

WHY NOT CALL THE C.S.D?

(Author Unknown)

-- (cin@cin.cin), October 14, 2001.

He who cannot change the very fabric of his thought will never be able to change reality, and will never, therefore, make any progress.

- Anwar Sadat

-- flora (***@__._), October 14, 2001.

"The paradox in Christian truth is invariably due to the fact that it is the truth that exists for God. The standard of measure and the end is superhuman; and there is only one relationship possible: faith."

--Soren Kierkegaard

-- Lars (lars@indy.net), October 15, 2001.

Why is it when we talk to God we're praying -- but when God talks to us, we're schizophrenic?

--Lily Tomlin

-- Uncle Deedah (unkeeD@yahoo.com), October 15, 2001.

"The old saying was, 'make love not war.' We are a can-do people. We can do both."

— George Will

-- Lars (lars@indy.net), October 15, 2001.

If you've got them by the balls their hearts and minds will follow. --John Wayne

-- Lars (lars@indy.net), October 18, 2001.

When asked why he undertakes regular spiritual practice, John Hogue responded, "I'm just tired of pretending NOT to be a buddha."

-- Rich (living_in_interesting_times@hotmail.com), October 18, 2001.

As the heart of the wayfarer

turns to the Beloved

so the heart of the world turns.

Silently we each bring

the scent of love

into the marketplace

of our ordinary lives

where it touches

the hearts of others.

Unknowingly

those around us

are awakened

to the joy

that has been missing

from life--

for too long

life has been

without the scent

of the sacred.

When this returns

to our city streets

it will draw people

to the garden

of their soul

and a deep hunger

will begin

to be

satisfied.

---Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee

-- Aunt Bee (Aunt__Bee@hotmail.com), October 20, 2001.

"rough men who stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm."

--George Orwell, speaking of the Military

-- Lars (lars@indy.net), October 22, 2001.