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Originally Posted by dale_gribble
would've been better if the lightening struck the street in front of you and a bus sprouted up.
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what is actually a coincidence is that the bus was coming at that same moment. in the extended split second (the sonic boom seemed to come in three waves since I was standing at its origin point) my first three thoughts in an instant were a) did the bus just crash? no it was going to slow to make that loud a crashing sound b) did the train crash on the platform directly bellow and was that the spark of the power line for the train? c) fuck, no. that shit was fucking lightning yo! wtf?!
At the moment, the prayer, bus and lightning were all unrelated, it was only upon reflection that I connected the dots.
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Originally Posted by alteredcourse
You seem to pray a lot. Why is it only a big deal now when lightning struck, even after so many millions of minutes spent praying?
Its like how people flail when they notice that its 11:11. Why dont they notice the millionth time they check the time and its 4:12, except the idea hadnt been given to them that the one time was worth noting.
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I do not pray a lot to get my prayers answered.. praying is not making a wish. Praying is a kind of meditation, clearing the mind of baggage and negativity, and connecting directly to experience a heightened, truer reality. Besides that..
I wasn't praying for lightning, I was praying for serenity and the patience to endure the drama with a peaceful demeanor. Technically, don't you think getting the shit scared out of you is the opposite of what I was initially seeking? Shit, I wasn't even praying for the bus to come, I was just trying to relax and enjoy being stuck out in the rain for a few hours after a horrible day at work. I saw the lightning later as a revelation from God, because my fight or flight reaction had kicked in so intensely. Its not that I felt in danger for myself, rather I had assumed people had just gotten hurt and I was deeply concerned and seeing if I needed to help.
Come on.. all bullshit aside. Anyone has to admit that it is a bit surreal to have lightning strike directly overhead at the exact minute they throw their hands up in exasperation and literally yell to God(s), "Its not on me, its all on you!" and BOOM BOOM BOOM!!!!
third-eye opening. the other bullshit like the "millionth time they check the time and its 4:12" (which would be quite the miracle, even if they checked every single day it would take 2739
years) and mundane things are not quite as impacting as fucking LIGHTNING striking directly over your fucking head! jesus man how often does that shit happen do
you? (regardless of
my own personal divine interpretation of
my own personal experience)