Twas A Pear! & More

Twas A Pear!

Now, I read Dani's blog quite a bit and noticed she doesn't really care much for the public schools due to there lack of--- *trying to think of word* FAITH! Yes, lack of faith. Many readers have been surprised that some of the stuff I am writing about in the matters of God and the bible I learned at school. Pretty cool huh?

In our social studies class we learned a LOT of creation myths including the christian one and another version... it involved our God but it was different. If you ever take the time to look into creation myths, avoid the Chinese one, it's sooooooooooo gross! Honestly, they make the whole world out to be made of--- well, I'll let you find out for your self, but I'm warning ya!

In english or language arts, (different names, same basic class) we studied and anyilized myths aswell as the Garden of Edan story. This brings me to my quite interesting rant on how everyone is being told the wrong thing, it twas a pear, not an apple!

The Garden of Edan was home to the first humans, Adam and Eve. From Adam's rib came Eve, created to be helper to man. The Garden of Edan was also home to the trees: the tree of life, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil (was there one more? i can't remember.) Some creatures also lived in the garden, one of them was the serpant, who some believe to be the first form of Satan aswell as temptation. The tree of knowledge of good and evil was forbidden to Adam and Eve by the words of God. But foolish Eve was tricked by the serpant into believing that the tree would make them as powerful as their Father. Eve convinced Adam to eat from the tree as she did and that is when they saw themselves and naked and evil. The fruit claimed to have brought this knowledge and shame upon them is supposedly an apple. Wrongo. Twas a pear that Adam and Eve ate.

Now you're thinking, Taylor, I was impressed at first with this school but they have taught you wrong! My teacher actually happens to be quite clever and told us the tale. In medievil times (i think) there was a poet who wrote a poem (duh, poet, poem it all makes sense) about Adam and Eve. Unfourtunatly I have the nor the name or title of this poem but if I did I would surely display it. The poem told how the couple ate the apple. People took so well to this idea and the lovely poem that through time the pear of knowledge became the apple of knowledge.

Perhaps the next time I see her I will ask the title of the poem or name of the author but until them I am plainly stumped. Google doesn't help much either.

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Did God Plan for Knowledge?

The tree and the serpant were placed in the garden by God. Of course, who else? He created everything! Now, God I don't believe makes mistakes? Am I right? His son is perfect (who is a form of him) so it would make sense he can't. So God must have known that Adam and Eve were going to do this right? Yes, and my evidence? If God hated how things turned out he would have wiped everyone out on the spot and started over again with beings lacking free will.

Maybe God believed to highly in Adam and Eve and thought it below them to commit this everlasting sin. No, I still stick with my first opinion that it was planned. He plans everything, He plans our life and our death. He commands us and he blesses us. It's all in His hands and we cannot do jack about it, and shouldn't try. Here is a quote from Bruce Almighty: "God is a mean kid on an ant hill with a magnifying glass, he could fix my whole life in one second but he'd rather burn my feelers off and watch me SQUIRM!"- Bruce. Honestly, who thinks that? God is the most loving.... being? Well, he's not being but most loving..LOVER! in the whole entire universe! Those who disagree speak now or forever hold your peace...too late.

God loves all and plans everything. He gives you a choice and always is sending help you're way. For those who do not know or want to be christian, God (i believe) gives them a chance.

One time at camp (many years ago) we were doing bible study or something and I asked: what about people stranded on and island never knowing there was God and they couldn't accept God into their heart because they didn't know he exsisted. What would happen to them? Would they burn in Hell?

The answer was delayed but I am pretty sure she said, God would find a way. But I kept persisting, would they burn in hell if they didn't know who he was and couldn't be saved?

It's a sad subject isn't it? Thinking there may be people out there who don't want to and never will be saved. I am sorry to go a bit off topic from my "did God plan for knowledge" thing but you can see how I sprout of from there. I want to do good for people but nobody likes others opinions pressed on them so if you meet a person like that somewhere in the african jungle what the heck are you gonna do? I would probably think to myself: Well, God wants me here right? Soooo... I should do what I can!

What would you do in a situation such as this? Hm? Please think about it and let me know.


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Possibilites

So far I have gathered several ideas on my future and hopefully more God-involved lifestyle. I, as you have heard me (well, read me) state before, I shall read the bible. First, I shall start with proverbs as prescribed by Dani. I will also begin a prayer journal and see how it goes. Also I picked up the meditation idea from one of Debs comments and I'm thinking that sounds pretty good. It's good for you're body, mind and soul! Luckily I have mornings to my own so this should prove easy. These are the many possibilities so fascinating and interesting and I can't wait to try them and suddenly I've hit a brick wall. Church, please don't anyone reccomend it because I just can't do it! They are stuffy, unfriendly, and opinionated! I don't like them. No, I can do the camps, and I love singing our little prayer songs (i love christian camp so much, really) but I think church is just sooooooooo... annoying! I've been to a couple and they're nice and everything but I think a christian boarding school would be more interesting. You can't go there just to pray without being on schedule and they often smell wierd, the churches I mean (not boarding schools... not that I've been to one.) Churches at one time I imagine to have been grand and full of calmness. Now they just suck. I see movies and old elegant chapals or whatever, so much cooler than now. Maybe I should go to italy or france. Or not... I don't know but the point is don't anyone dare to recomend church, I WON'T DO IT AND YOU CAN'T MAKE ME!!!!!!! *shivers* I don't like them... not one bit. I'm sorry to go on and on but I just sense it'll come up sooner or later and I won't have it.

Well, now that we're passed that I'm going to get to work on my God work-out soon :) I think I need some physical work out too, anyone have a bowflex around? lol.

Much love to all, and sorry about the ranting on about churches, they just drive me up the wall! Hope you'll forgive me,
LOVE
~TAY TAY


p.s. HAVE A HAPPY DAY!