GRUDGE

To have a grudge is not so uncommon. Many people have, at one time or another, had issues with other persons that created anger, frustration, resentment, pain and many other feelings that they could not handle properly. The real problem occurs when the person holds onto the grudge for many months or even years. People who hold a grudge may not realize that they are only hurting themselves. You can get sick from it or it can seriously affect your wellbeing.

Is there a cure or solution for this? Of course. You can start by meditating about what created the grudge in the first place. It would be a good idea to know the person’s history, and you may discover that the person had no control over the behavior that produced the grudge for you. So, if you discover that, then you can forgive the person, or at least understand the problem they had with you that brought forth the grudge you feel. Analyzing very carefully without being biased against the person before you start might help the whole thing.

HUMAN SEXUALITY

Human sexuality is, in itself, extremely important for men and women. When we are pre-teen we do not really understand the entire concept of sexuality. When we reach the age of puberty we are really eager to know all about sex and how it works and everything related to it. In this day and age we can find out about sex very easily.

When we mature (or we think we are) we think that having sex is not a big thing and do not think about the consequences of it. We don’t think about STDs or having impregnated a young woman to become a mother. These two events will have a GREAT impact on the rest of your life. Unfortunately, it will leave a stigma for as long as you live.

At certain age for boys and girls their libidos are at their peak and the desire to copulate is very strong. Men and women are supposed to control the urge of having sex. I believe that is almost impossible to refrain ourselves from giving in to the urge. Fortunately we discover self gratification and we can do it as often we want with no problems of any kind in this matter.

FRIENDSHIPS

When a young couple gets married, I’m sure they both have friends which they have invited to the wedding. So each could have five, six, seven, eight or more friends. After they’ve been married for a few months, they decide to have their friends over for dinner or whatever, and the wife may not like one of his friends for any reason. And she would tell her husband that the fellow should not be his friend anymore because she does not like him. And of course the husband, if he has any intelligence, will obey his wife and drop this friend, or any other of his friends she does not like. On the other hand, if the wife has friends and the husband doesn’t like them, the wife will NOT drop the friendship because of the husband’s dislike. Period. And that’s just the way it goes in real life.

GENETICS

Most people know about genetics or at least have heard of them. In this essay I would like to emphasize the importance of genes in a person’s life. You are born with genetics that cannot be changed or modified in any way or form and you have to accept the hand you were dealt. As far as ailments, you have to analyze whether they are self-induced or genetic. Because if it’s genetic, there’s nothing you can do and you can live your entire life with certain ailments that are not fatal, but will last a lifetime. One example of genetically acquired disease is Afib. You just have to live with it and get used to it.

Some experts in the field believe that the only way to modify is through mutation and this they do on some animals and certain people with very serious physical difficulties. People with autism cannot be changed or modified – they’re just “wired” that way.

The point I’m trying to make is, good or bad, you’re stuck with your genes for your entire life. The only example I have is from the Book. Judas Iscariot was genetically inclined to be a miser and greedy and being exposed to three years of Jesus’s preaching didn’t change anything. His actions were still controlled by his genes. Only an act of God or a miracle could change him, and as we know, that didn’t happen. Amen.

TRIBULATIONS

Tribulations is a word that depicts many bad things that abound in this entire world and affects all the people at one time or another. What is the origin of this word? The Bible. Jesus, I believe, said “in this world you will have tribulations”. It was a blank statement, no reason, no explanation why, no details of any kind. I think quite a lot about this and can not come up with any good answer. Is it a product of the devil? Do we deserve to experience tribulations to be tested? Do good people have tribulations?

The tribulation we are experiencing now is the greatest of them all. In the past some places had the plague, the bubonic plague, the Spanish flu, but they were not worldwide. The pandemic is in every part of the world! The Bible also mentions that the end of things will be after the Great Tribulation. Does this mean that the end is near? No one knows, but it certainly is scary. So, the question is: what do we do about it? Nothing! Just pray to God that the end will be very quick because it will be TERRIFYING!

Any comments? Please, let me know!. Thanks!

FEAR

Fear is the most dreadful word in the English language. Everyone in the world knows this word and has experienced fear in some way or another. Some people use this word to control and manipulate other human beings. Doctors, police, government and people with authority use this (weapon) to control people. Churches use fear in a subtle way to make parishioners give them more money. What we do not know for sure is if fear is innate or learned when we are very young. Regardless, all of us suffer from this condition. I do not believe that anyone can cure fear. Even myself, when I take a plane trip, I have a certain amount of fear that the plane may have a problem and we may come down in a bad manner.

We can rate the amount of fear on a scale of one to ten. Number one will be almost no fear at all. Number two – a minute amount. Then from three to ten it increases to the point that numbers nine and ten will become a panic which is an uncontrollable fear near the point of death! To finalize this subject, someone said the thing that you fear the almost NEVER HAPPENS! So, don’t fear things (if possible).

WHAT ARE FEELINGS?

People say I “feel” like I am alone, like sleeping, like I’m getting sick, like eating meat, and a thousand other things and more. Where do all these feelings come from? I believe they come mainly from your mind. Some people may say no! They come from your heart! But can anyone prove that they come from either place? Can you say they come from your heart without using your brain to express any feelings you may have? In all instances I believe that the mind gets involved in any thought or feeling that you may have! Can anyone tell me about this subject? I would like to hear from you!

GOD AND THE PANDEMIC

I believe that God in His infinite power and justice decided to send the coronavirus to weed out all the bad people in the entire world. The number of people that have to die is preordained and He is the only One that knows that. When that number has been accomplished, the pandemic will stop automatically without human intervention. With regard to the people who have been cured from the virus, they are the ones that God has warned (via the virus) to change their ways. They are not bad, but they could be better. If you have any comment about this, please let me know!

THE DEVIL

The devil, as we all know him, originated in the Bible. To make it simple, we are told that in Heaven God had created a myriad of angels for his service but one of them (who had a lot of pride) thought that he was better than God and decided to rebel against God and take over. We also know that God kicked him out of Heaven and send him and his admirers (about a third of the angels) to the earth!

At this point my brain is not capable of understanding this event. To think logically, I believe that the devil had not a clue of the power of God and that he could take over or do better than God! I also cannot believe that God was not aware that an uprising was happening!

For this reasoning I think that God knew of the devil BEFORE the devil came to be! The question I have is: Did the devil create himself by his own pride or did God create him?

Who could answer this dilemma? I would be very grateful to whomever could tell me the facts!

Thanks!