Wanderer Seeking the Meaning of Life

Dreams of an individual Can break his soul If he is unable To understand them The words that he hears The colors that he sees Are filled with mystery Because he is unable to perceive He searches his mind The unconscious world There are too many sides Vast deserts far and wide Why does he search? What is the need? Is it an infatuation? Or, is it greed? A glutton for knowledge Knowledge of the unknown Knowledge found through dreams But, with open eyes, soon forgotten Why is it so? Shouldn't he see? The words and sounds That we never perceive The Lord says, "No! Don't look for such things, For if you see it You won't be among the living." He says, "I still want to see, For I am blind with open eyes, But I will be awake Dreaming with my eyes closed." The Lord allows him to live the dream Seeing the heavenly colors Hearing the blissful music Never having to open his eyes "Are you satisfied?" asks the Lord "Yes!" the man answers "But...

Why, why why? Why do we try? Why do we cry? Why do we lie? Why do we die? Tell me why. Why, why, why? Is it just a phase? Or is it a lifetime? Is this insanity? Or is it a crime? Why, why, why? Is it my fault? Did I do something wrong? Why don't you answer, Lord? Why don't you end this misery? Why don't you take me out of this hole? Why, why, why? Am I that wrong to question you? Is it a crime? Tell me Lord Shouldn't I shine? Shouldn't I shine in this lifetime? Why, why, why? Is this a punishment? Or is this a gift? Show me the way, Lord So that I may drift Off into the land of eternal bliss Where misery shall perish Why, why, why? I am only your child, Lord I am not capable I have my limits Am I invincible? Why, why, why? Then why do you test me? Am I a toy for you to play with? For you to do anything you wish? Where is my freedom? Where is my liberty? Where is my redemption? Why, why, why? Why do you test me, Lord? Why don't you let me be? Why don't you te...

Imagination brings knowledge Knowledge brings power Power brings success Success brings reverence Reverence brings respect Respect brings either arrogance or humbleness Arrrogance brings you closer to the dark Humbleness brings you closer to the light Dark attracts evil Light attracts good Evil attracts the Devil Good brings you towards God I am the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit So, what does that make you? You are the Father because you procreate You are the son because you are created You are the Holy Spirit because we all have the Spirit within us We are all the Children of God We fail to realize what is set right in front of our eyes to see We choose not to see because We have a veil cast upon our eyes We choose not to remove that veil because We are afraid We are afraid of the unknown We can be free like the birds in the sky We can be free like the fish in the sea We can be free like the beasts on the earth Yet, we don't see We choose not to see the truth But, the truth...

How important is culture? For me, culture is a very important part of who you are and what you become. Some people, after leaving their country of origin, or their group or race of people, loose their culture. People who live in the so called western part of the world try to assimilate every group of people to their way of life or philosophy, meaning their way of talking, walking, and carrying on. This includes culture. Culture includes social norms, speech, dress, food, etc. My personal belief is that different groups of people were created to follow a certain norm or culture. Some of these cultures transforms into cults, which are a bit notorious. According to Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia, "In common usage, "cult" has a negative connotation, and is generally applied to a group by its opponents, for a variety of possible reasons." using this definition, you can generalize cult in many ways. But, my understanding of cult is..... To Be Continused.....

All throughout history, music and spirituality has been interchangeable. It is true some genres of music have been bastardized to the point where it is deceiving people and is in sync with evil. But there are musicians out there who are geniuses, messengers, holy men, and saints sent by God. Mankind is always afraid or doubtful about the unknown. So, they find ways to describe spirituality with logic. Everything can not be explained through logic. Some things are inconceivable to the human mind. That is why some holy men are called insane or lunatics because their powers are inconceivable to the human psyche. We don't realize how music influence us. Listening to music with bad lyrics or negative messages will change our outlook on life. Our taste in music often reflects our outward actions. People listen to music without realizing what it really is. To me, music is art, as well as revelations that are conveyed by God (or the Devil) through man. We fail to realize this simple ...

continued from " Our Social Obligations" .... but, they were highly spiritual in their thoughts and conduct. These spiritual minded people might lack the ability or interest in practicing certain social norms that are practiced by the general population. The general public feels obliged to do certain things because that is how one gains acceptance in today's society. Anything that is not socially acceptable, is shunned. They may feel guilty for not carrying out their social obligations. But, why should they? They are people and they have the God given right to do what they please as long as they are not harming mankind or nature for that matter. Our social obligations hold us back from reaching our full potential. So, next time you start feeling obliged to do something because of social obligations, think about it's implications on yourself. It is nice to keep everyone's views and opinions in mind when you decide to take a major step towards the "game of lif...

Are relegions man-made or devinely inspired? The proper definition of religion is: an institution to express belief in a divine power. Most religions have a figure that is attributed to be the founder of that particular religion. Buddah for Buddism, Zoroaster for Zoroastrianism, Moses for Judaism, Jesus for Christianity, Muhammad for Islam, and so on and so forth. So, in that sense religion is man made, but one can argue that the founders of the religions were devinely inspired. There is really no way of knowing, other than self experimentation. Certain mystics are credited with gaining enlightment or illumination of the spiritual realm through deep meditation. Whether this is true or not is up for you to decide. Mysticism is derived from mystery. Mystery is solved through searching for the truth. A spiritual person may call this truth "enlightment". Religion is usually a mysterious matter for most of us. It is difficult for people to grasp the mysteries of life. He/She tries...

Everyday we live our lives in accordance to what the general public view as the norm of social life. If one of us (humankind) chose to take a different path, a path that is not considered normal, we are labled insane or we are perpetrated to be the outcasts of society. Often, some of the younger generation (18-25), such as myself, find it hard to relate to our peers because of their attraction to mainstream ideas and values, which some of us (the "abnormal") lack. This causes problems for us socially, culturally, and with dealing with our family lives. We often tend to become isolated from society amongst our peers as well as amongst our family and friends. Some of us become depressed because of the isolation, whereas others take advantage of this opportunity and go more into their spiritual/mystic side, which is also shunned by society. At this point, this individual decides to let go. This concept of "letting go" has been used by ex-prophets, messangers of God, sa...

America is THE most powerful and economically stable country in the world. So, why are there so many homeless people roaming the streets of the biggest cities, such as Washington DC, New York City, and certain cities in California? Do these people deserve what is happenning to them or should the politicians of America do something to put an end to this growing problem? Washington DC, which is considered to be the capital of the world by some people (because it is the capital of the US, which is, in essence the hub of the world; the same can be said about New York), houses a large number of homeless people. Many of them are well educated but they are unable to find jobs. Many of them are war veterans who served in the Vietnam war and came back to find themselves jobless and homeless. Some are mentally disabled, but unassisted by the government or not acknowledged mentally disabled by their families or society. Shouldn't the US do something to stop this growing problem? Washington DC...

An Iraqi doctor killed 35 Iraqi police and army soldiers because he hates the US. In a taped confession that was broadcast on Kurdish television on Sunday, he told police that he sympathized with the insurgent group Ansar al-Sunna. He said that the group paid him to kill the men and that he did it because "I hate the Americans and what they've done to Iraq." Can you imagine what level of hatred it takes for a person to kill innocent people simply because of his or her hatred towards someone else? It's unfathomable. Why is America hated so much in other parts of the world? Let us look at some of the possibilities. 1. They are an imperialist nation; They have bases set up in different parts of the world to enforce "democracy," even where it is not wanted. 2. Their continued support of Israel's treatment towards the Palestinians; Muslims and christians all over the world are enraged over this one aspect of US foreign policy. Innocent Palestinians {muslims a...

Who or what gives anybody the right to refuse someone his or her personal beliefs? The answer is nobody and nothing. The case of Abdul Rahman, an Afghan who converted from Islam to Christianity, now facing a death sentence from Afghan Muslim clerics, is a highly debatable issue. But, to me there is only one correct solution. Shouldn't the judgement of a person be left to God or whoever created the universe and everything within it? What gives a simple human being the right to judge anybody? Jesus was believed to have said to the people who wanted to stone a woman for fonication, "He of you who is without sin, cast the first stone." Why did he say this? He knew that the people who were gathered there to stone the woman were guilty of committing some form of sin. This is why we repent and ask God for forgiveness. God is the only one that has the ability and power to cast judgement on a person. Not human beings. I am not implying that we should live without law and order. Bu...

I read an article in the Washington Post today titled " Researchers Look at Prayer and Healing." I began to wonder, does prayer really have healing powers? My opinion is that it's more a matter of faith than fact. What I mean by that is simple. When one has faith, one will believe that he/she can heal themselves through prayer. And because of their strong conviction, their belief transforms into reality. So, it's really not a proven fact that prayers can heal people. It varies from person to person. It's more a matter of belief. Check out the article on washingtonpost.com and make your own judgement.

Life is nothing but a phase that we go through or grow out of. I strongly believe that there is more to life than just living and even more afterwards. There are some questions that will always remain unanswered. But WHY is that? Aren’t we in control of our lives? Or is there someone or something controlling us? Sometimes it seems as if we are puppets led by a string. Some people call that fate or destiny. Some people say it’s the will of God. But, do we really believe that? Or do we just accept it because that is what we learned? People try to explain these issues with religion, philosophy, or even conspiracy theories. Some people just won’t adhere to the fact that they are addicted to this life. This is what they want. They are “Materialists”. They are only concerned with the life of “here and now.” There is another group of people that are “Spiritualists”. They are totally consumed with the spiritual world and won’t acknowledge the activities of the “here and now.” Both are two ex...