Aside from religious Truth, there are two truths, your truth and the other person's truth.  The other's truth is as valid to them as mine is to me.  I cannot deny the other their right to it any more than I can  deny their right to be angry.  The other person sees their truth within the context of their reality just as surely as I see my truth within mine.  My only recourse is to remain steadfast to my truth so long as I am being autherntic and honest with myself.

I know myself to be a faithful and devoted husband.  I can no soonder have an afair than I could renounce God.  Being unfaithful goes against every fiber of my being.  The idea of cheating is foreign and distasteful to me.  I cannot even find another woman attractive enough to fantasize about let alone be unfaithful with.  It is against my personal integrity and religous beliefs.  I am married to a most amazing woman and I would have to be monumentaly stupid to ruin such a blessed union as I have had the grace to enjoy.

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This Sunday morning I listened to Michael Jackson's song Will You Be There and I looked up the lyrics. I was nearly brought to tears as recognition and understanding came into my heart. I played the song for Tawanda and had her read the lyrics at the same time. As I placed my hands upon her shoulders my eyes began to water. After the last lines were spoken by Michael I looked into her eyes and broke down while she told me over and over again how much she loves me. I sobbed big and heavy as the knowing came over me that I was freed and home. I am finally home. She listened to the song 4 times in a row. I am home.







Will You Be There

Hold me
Like the River Jordan
And I will then say to thee
You are my friend

Carry me
Like you are my brother
Love me like a mother
Will you be there'

When weary
Tell me will you hold me
When wrong, will you scold me
When lost will you find me'

But they told me
A man should be faithful
And walk when not able
And fight till the end
But I'm only human

Everyone's taking control of me
Seems that the world's got a role for me
I'm so confused will you show to me
You'll be there for me
And care enough to bear me

(Hold me)
(Lay your head lowly)
(Softly then boldly)
(Carry me there)

(Hold me)
(Love me and feed me)
(Kiss me and free me)
(I will feel blessed)

(Carry)
(Carry me boldly)
(Lift me up slowly)
(Carry me there)

(Save me)
(Heal me and bathe me)
(Softly you say to me)
(I will be there)

(Lift me)
(Lift me up slowly)
(Carry me boldly)
(Show me you care)

(Hold me)
(Lay your head lowly)
(Softly then boldly)
(Carry me there)

(Need me)
(Love me and feed me)
(Kiss me and free me)
(I will feel blessed)

In our darkest hour
In my deepest despair
Will you still care'
Will you be there'
In my trials and my tribulations
Through our doubts and frustrations
In my violence
In my turbulence
Through my fear and my confessions
In my anguish and my pain
Through my joy and my sorrow
In the promise of another tomorrow
I'll never let you part
For you're always in my heart

A delightful video for al my friends.

This is was posted as a comment to my MySpace page by a very dear friend.  I want to share it with everyone; friends and strangers alike.  We are all related.

It's an age old debate raging in many circles, especially amoung spiritually-oriented non-religious people.  What good is or what's the purpose of religion if it causes hatred amoungst humanity?  The term organized religion is often used.  As opposed to disorganized religion?  I won't deny that tens of thousands of people use their religious beliefs to justify attrocities including war and millions more use their religious affiliation to set themselves apart in ways ranging from, "you're going to hell because you don't believe in (fill in the blank) to "that's fine for you but I believe in (blank)".  All those go from horrible to misguided to understandable, if not acceptable to your way of thinking. 

However, here's an idea that's not touched on in this debate; The difference between religion as misinterpreted by man and religion as intended by God.  I want to impress here  that all major and minor religions share the Golden Rule .  Also, I do not claim to have a direct line to God.  I leave that up to His Prophets.  My feelings and beliefs stem from my affiliation with The Bahá'i Faith and yes, you can say I'm biased.  We all are.  We Bahá'is believe in progressive revelation.  That is, we believe God has revealed to us teachings for our spiritual and social developement throughout history.  Thus in our religious belief all the major religions were given to us by God and the spiritual truths are the same but the social laws changed in accordance to what mankind was mature enough to handle at that time.

According to what God has revealed to Bahá'u'lla, the Prophet/Founder of The Bahá'i Faith, we have reached a level of maturity in which we can strive for the unity of mankind, promote the equality of women and men, know that science and religion can agree and work to establish an universal auxiliary language so we may all communicate with our sisters and brothers around the world.  Bottom line is that the Bahá'i Faith makes sense for me and appeals to my reasoning. 

Why do I need religion?  For guidance: spiritual, moral and social.  It has opened my eyes to the difference between religions as misinterpreted by man and religion as intended by God.  You may not need organized religion or may chose to pick bits and peices of different religions to fit your tastes.  If that works for you then good.  So long as your path fits your needs and you're not blindly following what others tell you to.  Independant investigation of the truth is of paramount importance and a tenet of the Bahá'i Faith. Use your head and follow your heart. 

Be Blessed!

If you've not seen this you should.  You'll love it!