What are the odds???

[Marty Champions]

today as i was working i saw some fellow african american carpenters that work with the small buisness  and we were  chit chatting and grieving and missing a fellow worker that died of a heart attack as he got on a bus. As we chit chatted my friend said "you know tommorow is not promised here today gone today" well as i got done talking to them i wrapped things up at work and left to go home. on the interestate was a huge traffic jam so i took a route ive never taken before. Never been on the street but i knew id eventually make my way through durham to get home.

As i was passing through some old industrial parts of the city i saw a big mixed raced jesus type of face painting on a wall done very well with some words as i was reading it i was like WTF does that say?!? well as i hit a you turn it said "tommorrow is not promised make the right decision"

this blew me the fuck away since i just had that conversation. Wasnt really a positive feeling either, but damn if that wasnt fucking creepy as hell seeing that written on a building

i guess this even more of a wake up call than ive already had of a good friend dying . He doesnt have any family to contact one sister is a crack head the other in his family are unreachable the cost of a cremation is 1000 dollars, hes on ice at the morgue so definitly a weird sad time in life,

I wouldnt have really shared about my friend dying because i know people die all the time but i thought this was a fuckin weird coincidence

[Rami]

maybe your friend was the artist?

[Marty Champions]

maybe your friend was the artist?

 

[The True Adonis]

I`ve watched everyone in my family die.  You`ll get used to it my friend.  In a long enough time line, all of us will be on the chopping block.

[EL Mariachi]

i didnt read your post but i missed you falcon

[Marty Champions]

I`ve watched everyone in my family die.  You`ll get used to it my friend.  In a long enough time line, all of us will be on the chopping block.

i know youve been through alot buddy, kinda like in reverse youve already experienced the death, something im just now starting to see

[Marty Champions]

i didnt read your post but i missed you falcon

thanks man, whats your opinion on spinning around in circles to manipulate the gravity feild for positive biological changes?

[makaveli25]

Give your life to the lord. You will feel a significant weight lifted off of your chest. I need to recommit myself. I need to work on my spiritual self more I'm to worried about the physical.

[The True Adonis]

Give your life to the lord. You will feel a significant weight lifted off of your chest. I need to recommit myself. I need to work on my spiritual self more I'm to worried about the physical.

Total pointless waste of time. 

[tbombz]

today as i was working i saw some fellow african american carpenters that work with the small buisness  and we were  chit chatting and grieving and missing a fellow worker that died of a heart attack as he got on a bus. As we chit chatted my friend said "you know tommorow is not promised here today gone today" well as i got done talking to them i wrapped things up at work and left to go home. on the interestate was a huge traffic jam so i took a route ive never taken before. Never been on the street but i knew id eventually make my way through durham to get home.

As i was passing through some old industrial parts of the city i saw a big mixed raced jesus type of face painting on a wall done very well with some words as i was reading it i was like WTF does that say?!? well as i hit a you turn it said "tommorrow is not promised make the right decision"

this blew me the fuck away since i just had that conversation. Wasnt really a positive feeling either, but damn if that wasnt fucking creepy as hell seeing that written on a building

i guess this even more of a wake up call than ive already had of a good friend dying . He doesnt have any family to contact one sister is a crack head the other in his family are unreachable the cost of a cremation is 1000 dollars, hes on ice at the morgue so definitly a weird sad time in life,

I wouldnt have really shared about my friend dying because i know people die all the time but i thought this was a fuckin weird coincidence

god shows himself all the time johnny, its a sad thing how vain we are, thinking things are chance or figments of our imagination. 

[Marty Champions]

Give your life to the lord. You will feel a significant weight lifted off of your chest. I need to recommit myself. I need to work on my spiritual self more I'm to worried about the physical.

i dont have any weight on me, ive given my services to the world through good works, this is what a god would want you to do IMO

i think ive been on the right path for quite sometime now, i dont do drugs i dont smoke i rarely touch a beer, i work as hard as i can everyday to produce something thats all i can do. the point of this thread was the eerie coincidence of the "tommorrow is not promised". Its like such a mean thing for god to say IMO

[Rami]

Total pointless waste of time.  

But maybe the state of mind that a belief system sometimes creates in an individual can help them deal with things differently and perhaps better(albeit sometimes worse).

Being true or not, or having any implications after life is maybe not the determining factor of whether or not it's a waste of time?

[makaveli25]

Total pointless waste of time. 

What do you know you're just one man.

[Dokey111]

i dont have any weight on me, ive given my services to the world through good works, this is what a god would want you to do IMO

i think ive been on the right path for quite sometime now, i dont do drugs i dont smoke i rarely touch a beer, i work as hard as i can everyday to produce something thats all i can do. the point of this thread was the eerie coincidence of the "tommorrow is not promised". Its like such a mean thing for god to say IMO

No it's not a mean thing to say.  It is the truth.  So what it means is man if you got something you want or need to express, or "realize", you better do it and do it now.

[Marty Champions]

No it's not a mean thing to say.  It is the truth.  So what it means is man if you got something you want or need to express, or "realize", you better do it and do it now.

thanks man that makes alot of sense actually

[Dr Dutch]

 

[Fallsview]

I'll be doing alot of searching in Florida....





GOD BLESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(IN HIM WE HAVE ETERNAL LIFE....TAKE COMFORT IN THAT MR. FALCON)



STAY POSITIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[dyslexic]

I work with a 36 year old who has watched his sister, brother, father and mother die over the last 3 years. He is morbidly obese and he knows his number is gonna be up pretty soon.

He keeps on working and trudging along somehow.


He took his tax returns this year and bought a brand new Dodge Challenger ~ kind of like a "last stand"


It's sad. His wife is a total Jackwagon towards him too. She's a gambler and she always calls in sick to work. She got angry with him for spending time at the hospital with his brother during his last hour.


I don't know how he does it and why he doesn't just dump the bit#h. Prob b/c they have young kids and he doesn't need any more drama.


I can't imagine "getting used" to death. Some people just roll with the punches better than others. These are the kind of folks that can move around a lot and never look back.


The rest of us drown in worry and sorrow. Sux.

[The True Adonis]

I'll be doing alot of searching in Florida....





GOD BLESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(IN HIM WE HAVE ETERNAL LIFE....TAKE COMFORT IN THAT MR. FALCON)



STAY POSITIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Being "In him" also qualifies you for a seat on the Gay Pride float in Beaufort.  Have fun "In him".

[Fallsview]

Being "In him" also qualifies you for a seat on the Gay Pride float in Beaufort.  Have fun "In him".

TA,  I see you are not a believer, I'm very sorry  You may be on to something since your "southern counterparts" believed in him and lost the war.....?

Here is a link to a very dear/near friend of mine...I hope you enjoy.  In fact, I went to school with this chap and he spoke alot like you write..

GOD BLESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


STAY POSITIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[dyslexic]

i dont have any weight on me, ive given my services to the world through good works, this is what a god would want you to do IMO

i think ive been on the right path for quite sometime now, i dont do drugs i dont smoke i rarely touch a beer, i work as hard as i can everyday to produce something thats all i can do. the point of this thread was the eerie coincidence of the "tommorrow is not promised". Its like such a mean thing for god to say IMO

Johnny, I don't know you, and I don't think weve ever conversed (here) but please use a cap for "God" so that he is not thrown in the mix with other "gods" ~ those can be anything, usually an idol of sorts. I'm asking you this with all respect.

God isn't asking for you to be perfect by giving up drugs, smoking, etc., ~ those things will come naturally when you do two things:

1) Read his word

2) Obey it. He just wants you to love him.


And you are correct, there is no promise of tomorrow. Today has enough drama to even start worrying about tomorrow, besides the fact that all the worry in the world will NOT change how tomorrow plays out.


This probably isn't the place for these conversations, but even Ron has alluded to the fact that we are getting pretty messed up these days.


The world is getting a lot more intense than its ever been. Companies rise and fall with the speed of internet access. We are multi-tasking like never before~ we are fast-tracked, high tech present and living on adrenalin and wits.


It's time for a change. I can feel it in my bones.


I pray it all works out for you. Take time from your busy relentless day to talk to him and find out how you can work together. I am not a righteous man by any means, but I too am trying. I thought "gratitude" towards God would work best, but humans suck at being grateful.

It's all about unconditional love. We can't do it, but he can.


And then, we get back into the "real world" (the one we live in) - it's rough, but worth it in the end. I feel this in my heart and soul, but there is NO writing on the wall (sad to say) ~ its called "faith"

[The True Adonis]

Johnny, I don't know you, and I don't think weve ever conversed (here) but please use a cap for "God" so that he is not thrown in the mix with other "gods" ~ those can be anything, usually an idol of sorts. I'm asking you this with all respect.

God isn't asking for you to be perfect by giving up drugs, smoking, etc., ~ those things will come naturally when you do two things:

1) Read his word

2) Obey it. He just wants you to love him.


And you are correct, there is no promise of tomorrow. Today has enough drama to even start worrying about tomorrow, besides the fact that all the worry in the world will NOT change how tomorrow plays out.


This probably isn't the place for these conversations, but even Ron has alluded to the fact that we are getting pretty messed up these days.


The world is getting a lot more intense than its ever been. Companies rise and fall with the speed of internet access. We are multi-tasking like never before~ we are fast-tracked, high tech present and living on adrenalin and wits.


It's time for a change. I can feel it in my bones.


I pray it all works out for you. Take time from your busy relentless day to talk to him and find out how you can work together. I am not a righteous man by any means, but I too am trying. I thought "gratitude" towards God would work best, but humans suck at being grateful.

It's all about unconditional love. We can't do it, but he can.


And then, we get back into the "real world" (the one we live in) - it's rough, but worth it in the end. I feel this in my heart and soul, but there is NO writing on the wall (sad to say) ~ its called "faith"

This is just the very type of garbage that will ruin Johnny`s life.  Myths and false hope.

[EL Mariachi]

thanks man, whats your opinion on spinning around in circles to manipulate the gravity feild for positive biological changes?

adonis told me its a total waste of time

[EL Mariachi]

i still havent read your post but my anwser is this, live now like its your last day on earth, dont look back or forward just now

[Parker]

i still havent read your post but my anwser is this, live now like its your last day on earth, dont look back or forward just now

One could say that, that is a very hedonistic, if not selfish viewpoint.
Tomorrow is not granted, but yesterday is what made us. I see tons of people who live foe the moment, and they tend not to be the happiest people---thet play that role. But, inside they are broke, running on empty---
I knew a woman who did a sextape, just because...she is out of 100+K job because of it. She was one of those live for today type people, and didn't think that it mattered as "everybody has done a sextape".

Well, now look where you are.