Rough draft of rough thought


Of course, we are to learn lessons from holy and wise people, the Buddha...  Jesus Christ, Abraham, Moses...

But our first awareness of Jesus the teacher includes his death, a harsh one.  As soon as we know of Christmas morning, we must know of the Cross.  The great teacher, who knows the workings of the entire universe, and then his suffering death...  Who would want to follow that as an example, in this world of living and societies we cannot always control...

Why cannot the story come to a happy human end, a wife, a family...  safe peace and recognition... friends...


The disciples, the holy Last Supper, tokens of the range, the variety of individual human beings, as you'll find in almost any barroom.  Judas?  There's one in every crowd, thinking himself the smartest, the best.

And Jesus is the nicest of guys, as far as caring about us and all of humanity.  Sure, he might come off as a little passive, a little removed.  Why hate him for that?