Numero Cinco ,'The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco'
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if only God would take his calls.
This is the problematic part. When he just doesn't call you back, for weeks on end, and just sends you dead bunnies in shoeboxes? It is time to break up with him.
Job, I haev Sally Jesse on the phone. She would like to stage an intervention. Are you free on Thursday?
I'm afraid if I were being hit with a variety of calamities that seemed like directed divine acts rather than simple misfortune, I'd be looking into working for the competition and seeing if they needed an extra hand for scrubbing down Dagon's altar or somesuch.
And where are those confounded snakes?
That's taking me to a Led Zeppelin place.
I have recently become a lot fonder of the Book pf Job than I used to be, and I've already deleted several posts trying to explain why. It's all kind of tangled up with Camus's Sysyphus in my head.
Camus's Sysyphus was ultimately happy with his burden, right?
Job doesn't bother me so much, but Abraham getting ready to sacrifice his son really gets up my nose.
Also, it is now 85 degrees and work, and it is getting hard to do boring work in semi business-like attire, while being sticky and cranky.
Like Gud said above, if you think of it as an object lesson, not a true story, that helps a lot.
I just spent way too long talking and thinking about the Baha'i. They just seem so sensible and nice!
Job doesn't bother me so much, but Abraham getting ready to sacrifice his son really gets up my nose.
Well, he was probably pretty scared after God said, "You can do what you want Abe, but the next time you see me comin' you better run."
I'm afraid if I were being hit with a variety of calamities that seemed like directed divine acts rather than simple misfortune, I'd be looking into working for the competition and seeing if they needed an extra hand for scrubbing down Dagon's altar or somesuch.
I haven't read it in a while, but iirc, part of the story is that Job is the most faithful guy EVAH. His being picked is something of a compliment.
but iirc, part of the story is that Job is the most faithful guy EVAH. His being picked is something of a compliment.
Yeah, wasn't God bragging, "Job's my bestest fan!" or somesuch?
"Dude, check how much Job looooves me! I can shit all over him and he'll still be into me!"