Every now and again (every other minute) I discover that the natural man whom I thought to be dead inside me was in actuality sleeping. When this natural man wakes up he is generally embodied as the antithesis of charity and things become difficult while he is at the helm.
Often times one of my favorite curses to invoke during these times when I am ignoring the spirit and following other paths is the ancient law of "I hope the things you have done come back to bite you in the butt!" ( the exclamation is to show how intense this law is).
Last night my bosses wife had to have emergency removal of her gallbladder that caused her to be unavailable to come into the office today, while we had the greatest sympathy for her it did pose an immense problem because she is the one who prepares the paychecks for the company. This problem is dire because like myself there are many people who work at this company who are unable to save money and are being required at the time to live paycheck to paycheck. One nameless gentleman has enough fuel to reach his home but not the return trip tomorrow morning now say what you will about saving and rainy days but the fact is the job doesn't pay all that well and expenses are going up wildly fast.
This is where I am sorely tempted to invoke the aforementioned law, the only problem is it has all ready been invoked as they were not able to pay Christmas bonuses because they are waiting for six hundred grand that is owed from people they have done work for. I recently read a letter that they are sending out to their clientèle stating that for every period that payment is not revived an additional late fee will be added on to the bill. In the name of justice and equality I propose that the same be applied here and for every day beyond the agreed upon payday the company will invoke a late fee to be paid to each of the employees so they can cover the late fees applied from their various bill collectors.
Ultimately It comes to this if one of the commandments is do unto others as you would have them do unto you, why does it seem that so many institutions who are so concerned about their own money don't seem to care when it comes to my money. I don't think I ask to much in wanting my paycheck on the day it was promised.
HOLY COW this was initially written in January and it is now September, since this time I have received a very nice Christmas bonus and the owner of the company gave me a very intense Avanti Mountain bike. Sometimes The Lord blesses me with pleasant memories and sometimes he blesses me by not making me remember certain memories and sometimes he needs me to humble up real quick and he helps me remember memories like the one I just recorded. Man I can be such a dork sometimes. In some amazing way the check didn't end my world as I apparently thought it would at the time and since I'm not dead yet I have some time to repent and try again.
If Mark or Carrie red this I am sorry pleases forgive a dork and Carrie I am so glad you are well.)
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Why Santa is good for Christmas
Much has been said about the horrific of Santa Clause and how he is usurping the role of Christ and taking over Christmas. I have found that a good balance can make Santa's role in the holiday a very helpful beneficial thing.
In the Old Testament the Israelites were commanded that they should not overuse the name of the Lord this was so enforced that modern day Jews cant remember how to pronounce the name of the Lord because they have not used it in such a long time. In a more modern sense we have been commanded to utilize the name of the Priesthood after the holy order of the Son of God as Melchizedek who was a righteous King in Old times. In conclusion the long and short of it is let Santa field the secular and Jesus field the religious and lets all go dream of sugar plums and worry about something else.
In the Old Testament the Israelites were commanded that they should not overuse the name of the Lord this was so enforced that modern day Jews cant remember how to pronounce the name of the Lord because they have not used it in such a long time. In a more modern sense we have been commanded to utilize the name of the Priesthood after the holy order of the Son of God as Melchizedek who was a righteous King in Old times. In conclusion the long and short of it is let Santa field the secular and Jesus field the religious and lets all go dream of sugar plums and worry about something else.
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