Comments by All Members
- ""Faith" is one of those commonly used words with a highly diluted meaning, supporting multiple connotations and confusions.
I personally enjoy the recognition of certain observations, comprising such logic patterns which are so 'revealing' as to be considered self-evident, once the observer/analyzer takes the time for proper consideration.
Belief systems ["belief" here being enjoined as yet another confusion with faith] may be utilize such representations of self-evidence to reinforce a larger socio-political agenda.
Faith itself, as I would use it, assumes the user of this particular device has both the understanding of the implications of his/her own actions in the present as they would potentially affect the future, as well as sufficient humility to realize that one does not have full control – that larger forces (divine, natural, mysterious... not that any of these are mutually exclusive) often drastically alter the outcome of any "distinct" event.
Your poetic gesture captures all of my above interpretation within a single, swift, succinct motion -- which is yet another poignant example of why good poetry can be so powerful -- yours was beautifully written. Thank you for the resonance..."
Posted by DIATRICUS on "From Whence Comes Faith?" by AdrianJ
- "Everyone always talks about the bad things done in the name of god. What about the countless little things, that happen every single day by kind, pious people. All the comfort people get from believing such a harmless thing as, maybe, when I die, I won't really die. I'll go to somewhere better, then this crazy place. What about people like Mother T, and MLK? Yes, there have been some stupid, cruel things done in the name of christ. But people are stupid and cruel, by nature. If there was no such thing as religion, we'd all just find something else to kill eachother over."
Posted by Alanarchy on "From Whence Comes Faith?" by AdrianJ
- "Faith, for me, comes from confidence. I don't believe faith to be soley a religious notion. Faith in yourself, and your abilities. In your loved ones, and your friends. I can't really call my religious beliefs to be faith; more like notions. I can barely call them religious beliefs. But If I was a relgious person, like alot of the people I know, I'd search for that faith inside myself. Going out and looking for it might just kill it before it hatches. Hmmmmm. "why must we believe them if they're already true?" I think this helps MAKE certain things actually take flesh. I think, therefore I am. I think, beyond a shadow of a doubt that I can be a good person, therefore, I try and better myself and do little if no wrong, therefore, I am a good person. I think I can play this next song well, therefore, I feel more confident in myself, I settle in, and I kill it. Like I said, I feel like it all comes from confidence."
Posted by Alanarchy on "From Whence Comes Faith?" by AdrianJ
- "in my humble opinion....you ask a question here. Posed in the title of the piece.......my answer?......From whence comes faith? Out of the depths of fear. You should read my newest piece for a more clear answer on how I feel about this subject."
Posted by Unknown on "From Whence Comes Faith?" by AdrianJ
- "Faith, IMO, is nothing more than a hope that the "IDEAL" of what we know to be true can really exist. For some, if there is no faith in something better out there, then what remains is death."
Posted by Sketso on "From Whence Comes Faith?" by AdrianJ
- "Then why need faith? It either true or no, faith is where religious wars and atrocities grow. Perhaps, as Chris Rock says, it's better have an "idea" a "notion" - faith implies infallibility..."
Posted by AdrianJ on "From Whence Comes Faith?" by AdrianJ
- "Interesting observation. When I was dying, I was quite torn - death would solve all my problems. Sure, questions unanswered but rendered irrelevant by the finality. But I'm obsessed - I don't want to go until the universe reveals its true nature to me. "
Posted by AdrianJ on "Schrödinger's Kit Kat Club" by AdrianJ
- "I don't believe you....i know you wrote this with all the sincerity you posses and I'm not saying you're lying. I'm saying I don't think you're telling yourself the truth....I don't think you want death.....i think you want acceptance"
Posted by Unknown on "Schrödinger's Kit Kat Club" by AdrianJ
- "I loved the last two stanzas - "Had I not known
that I was dead
already
I would have mourned
my loss of life
My one wish
is to live in the capital
of non-action " - brilliant. ~Downstream~
"
Posted by Withering petals on "Schrödinger's Kit Kat Club" by AdrianJ
- "Excellence demonstrated once again. Your work is unique and inspiring and indicates what a fine, sharp mind you have. Well done! (is this flirtation with words we have going here starting to feel a bit like foreplay...?)"
Posted by The Lipstick Factor on "Remove the Bar" by AdrianJ
- ""I've never had a nationality
the whole world is my home" - I hear you loud and clear - I'm mixed - so to speak - God, I'm soo many different things, I'm half Egyptian, a quarter Irish, and a quarter Cherokee Indian - and I've visited so many different countries - and when people ask me where I'm from, or who I am, my response is "I'm a citizen of the world," - this poem hits home for me, definitely another favorite, I Like your work :) ~Downstream~
"
Posted by Withering petals on "A frog in a well does not know the great sea" by AdrianJ
[Next]
