by Narkissos 9 Replies latest jw friends
I'll raise my glass to the dreamed godman who walked upon the waters,
Satisfied with nothing short of the impossible,
Who did not bow to the god of reality.
Embracing death as the beginning of freedom,
Despising shame and putting off the old cloak of righteousness,
Laughing at the folly of wisdom.
To he who stands up in every human revolt,
Whose absurd hope shines forth in the darkest despair,
Whose foolish faith moves any reason.
Who will you remember?
For unto you is born this day in the city of Memphis a Presley, which is Elvis the King.''
A comprehensive list of anything signficant that happened on April 12....I'm sure we can all find SOMETHING more relevant to commemorate on THIS list!!! LOL
12/04/1065 - Pilgrims under bishop Gunther of Bamberg reach Jerusalem
12/04/1111 - Pope Paschalis II crowns Henry V, Roman emperor
12/04/1204 - 4th Crusade occupies and plunders Constantinople
12/04/1229 - Queen Blanche of Castili‰ and earl Raymond VII van Toulouse sign peace
12/04/1385 - John without Fear marries Margaretha of Brabant
12/04/1385 - Willem van Oostervant weds Philip the Stouts daughter Margaretha (10)
12/04/1545 - French king Fran‡ois I orders protestants of Vaudois to be killed
12/04/1583 - William of Orange marries Louise de Coligny
12/04/1606 - England adopts Union Jack as its flag
12/04/1648 - University of Harderwijk Neth solemn opens
12/04/1654 - England, Ireland and Scotland united
12/04/1709 - 1st edition of Tattler magazine in England
12/04/1713 - Dutch State-Gen signs peace with France: Neth loses Orange Princedom
12/04/1770 - Townsend Acts repealed
12/04/1776 - Halifax resolution for independence adopted by North Carolina
12/04/1782 - Battle at Les Saintes West-Indies: British fleet beats French
12/04/1787 - Philadelphia's Free African Society forms
12/04/1811 - 1st US colonists on Pacific coast arrive at Cape Disappointment, WA
12/04/1826 - Weber's opera "Oberon," premieres in London
12/04/1844 - Texas became a US territory
12/04/1857 - Gustave Flaubert's "Madame Bovary" published
12/04/1858 - 1st US billiards championship (Michael J Phelan wins in Detroit)
12/04/1859 - Hibernia Savings and Loan Society of SF incorporates
12/04/1861 - Fort Sumter, SC is shelled by Confederacy, starting Civil War
12/04/1862 - James Andrews steals Confederate train (General) at Kennesaw, GA
12/04/1862 - Union troops occupy Fort Pulaski Georgia
12/04/1863 - -14] Gunboat battle at Bayou Teche Louisiana
12/04/1864 - Battle of Blair's Landing LA
12/04/1864 - Confederate Gen Nathan Bedford Forrest captures Fort Pillow, Tn
12/04/1869 - North Carolina legislature passes anti-Klan Law
12/04/1872 - Jesse James gang robs bank in Columbia, Kentucky (1 dead/$1,500)
12/04/1877 - British annex Transvaal, in South Africa
12/04/1877 - Catcher's mask 1st used in a baseball game
12/04/1883 - French troops under lt-colonel Borgnis-Desbordes occupy Bamako Senegal
12/04/1887 - Henrik Ibsen's "Rosmersholm," premieres in Oslo
12/04/1892 - George C Blickensderfer patents portable typewriter
12/04/1893 - Battle at Hoornkrans Southwest-Africa: German Schutztruppen chases away Hottentotten under Hendrik Witbooi
12/04/1894 - British and Belgian secret accord on dividing Central-Africa
12/04/1896 - Stamasia Portrisi is 1st woman to win a marathon (5:30 in Athens)
12/04/1898 - Army transfers Yerba Buena Island in SF Bay to Navy
12/04/1905 - French Dufaux brothers test helicopter
12/04/1905 - Hippodrome arena opens (NYC)
12/04/1907 - Belgium govt of De Stain de Naeyer, resigns
12/04/1908 - Fire makes 17,000 homeless in Chelsea Massachusetts
12/04/1909 - Philadelphia's Shibe Park (later Connie Mack Stadium) opens
12/04/1911 - 1st non-stop London-Paris flight (Pierre Prier in 3h56m)
12/04/1917 - Bijou Theater opens at 222 W 45th St NYC (Demolished 1982)
12/04/1917 - Domenico Scarlatti and Jeab Cocteaus ballet premieres in Rome
12/04/1919 - British Parliament passes a 48-hour work week with minimum wages
12/04/1926 - Dutch Catholic Radio Broadcast (KRO) forms
12/04/1927 - Gen Chiang Kai-shek begins counter revolution in Shanghai
12/04/1928 - Assassination attempt on king Victor Emmanuel II of Italy
12/04/1930 - 4th Test Cricket WI v England ends in a draw after nine days
12/04/1930 - Wilfred Rhodes ends Test Cricket career aged 52 years 165 days
12/04/1931 - Joe McCarthy debuts as NY Yankee manager
12/04/1931 - Spanish voters reject the monarchy
12/04/1932 - Emmanuel Chabriers and Balanchines ballet premieres in Monte Carlo
12/04/1933 - Moffatt Field commissioned
12/04/1934 - Highest velocity wind ever recorded on Mt Washington, NH, 231 mph
12/04/1935 - "Your Hit Parade," debuts on radio
12/04/1935 - Germany prohibits publishing "not-Arian" writers
12/04/1935 - Royal Proclamation sets design of Canada's new Jubilee Silver Dollar
12/04/1938 - 1st US law requiring medical tests for marriage licenses (NY)
12/04/1938 - Stanley Cup: Chicago Blackhawks beat Toronto Maple Leafs, 3 games to 1
12/04/1938 - US began requiring medical tests for marriage licenses
12/04/1940 - Italy annexes Albania
12/04/1940 - NFL cuts clipping penalty from 25 yards to 15 yards
12/04/1941 - Stanley Cup: Boston Bruins sweep Detroit Red Wings in 4 games
12/04/1941 - Vichy-France's head of government Admiral Dalan consults with Hitler
12/04/1942 - 9th Golf Masters Championship: Byron Nelson wins, shooting a 280
12/04/1942 - Japan kills about 400 Filipino officers in Bataan
12/04/1943 - Allies conquer Soussa, North-Africa
12/04/1943 - Dutch Catholic University Nijmegen closed
12/04/1944 - Lillian Hellman's "Searching Wind," premieres in NYC
12/04/1945 - Canadian troops liberate Nazi concentration camp Westerbork, Neth
12/04/1945 - Harry Truman sworn in as 33rd pres
12/04/1945 - Richard Strauss completes his "Metamorphosis"
12/04/1945 - US liberates Buchenwald concentration camp
12/04/1946 - Syria gains independence from France
12/04/1951 - Israeli Knesset officially designated April 13 as Holocaust Day
12/04/1952 - Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Houston Weathervane Golf Tournament
12/04/1952 - Salaheddine Baccouche forms Tunisian government
12/04/1953 - 17th Golf Masters Championship: Ben Hogan wins, shooting a 274
12/04/1953 - KFDX TV channel 3 in Wichita Falls, TX (NBC) begins broadcasting
12/04/1953 - Keizo Yamada runs fastest marathon to date, at Boston
12/04/1954 - 18th Golf Masters Championship: Sam Snead wins, shooting a 289
12/04/1954 - 8th NBA Championship: Min Lakers beat Syracuse Nationals, 4 games to 3
12/04/1954 - Belgian Van Houtte government resigns
12/04/1954 - Bill Haley and Comets records "Rock Around Clock"
12/04/1954 - Joe Turner releases "Shake, Rattle and Roll"
12/04/1955 - 1st game in KC, KC A's beat Detroit Tigers, 6-2
12/04/1955 - Salk polio vaccine safe and effective; 4 billion dimes marched
12/04/1956 - Bandaranaike govt forms in Ceylon
12/04/1957 - Jim Spalding set a 2088 pin nine-game bowling record
12/04/1957 - USSR performs atmospheric nuclear test
12/04/1958 - 12th NBA Championship: St Louis Hawks beat Bost Celtics, 4 games to 2
12/04/1958 - Flemish Open air museum opens in Bokrijk
12/04/1959 - 13th Tony Awards: J B and Redhead win
12/04/1959 - Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open
12/04/1959 - France Observator reports torture practice by French army in Algeria
12/04/1864 - Confederate Gen Nathan Bedford Forrest captures Fort Pillow, Tn
Whoo Hoo got mine
beautiful thoughts Narkissos. I actually was thinking that I would like to honor something on that day. I guess purely out of habit of the "occasion." I will honor myself first, and my family. I will honor those who were brave enough to leave this cult even though they have lost loved ones. I will also honor all the great teachers that have taught me so much this past year. -
- my husband
- my aunt
- my father
- my friend J
-YOU NARKISSOS! more than you know...
-tao te ching
-christine northrup
-h. saddhatissa
-martin luther king
-Ian / Dansk - he's a brave man, with a smile on his face still
-hope you enjoy your "Memorial" as much as I'll enjoy mine. :)
I'm going to think of all the little kids who have been dragged to this concocted BS Memorial™, from the time I first got dragged to one until now, who are brainwashed into thinking that it's better than anything anyone else has to offer.
My old congregation is celebrating their memorial at 9:45pm. When my mother invited me, I told her "That's 15 minutes before my bedtime" (which is true).
Maybe I'll drink a glass of Jesus Blood to celebrate the fact that I won't be at the KH until 11:00pm. I really feel sorry for the kids who have to attend school the next day.
Thank you freedomlover
To me there is something beautiful and powerful in the Christ myth(s) -- as in many others certainly, but this one happens to be part of my personal history. You see it or you don't I suppose.
Of course I understand that being brought up as a JW may make anything even remotely related loathsome. I'm sorry for that.
I wonder how many times I have led others to hate what I loved...
Tragedy and comedy of misunderstanding, as ever.
narkissos,
I'll raise my glass to the dreamed godman who walked upon the waters
Beautiful! And so true. Did you write this? A google search turns up no quotations or attributions.
GentlyFeral
Thanks GF,
In spite of the italics that was not a quote...
Although there were a couple of things in the back of my mind when I wrote this line, such as Antonio Machado's poem La Saeta (the saeta being the traditional gypsy song of the Holy Week in Andalucia), where the last verses read:
¡Oh, no eres tú mi cantar!
¡No puedo cantar ni quiero
a ese Jesús del madero,
sino al que anduvo en el mar!
Oh, you are not my song!
I can't sing nor do I love
This Jesus of the log
But the one who walked on the sea!
And perhaps Leonard Cohen's Suzanne:
And Jesus was a sailor when He walked upon the water
And He spent a long time watching from his lonely wooden tower
And when He knew for certain only drowning men could see Him
He said, "All men will be sailors then until the sea shall free them"
But He Himself was broken long before the sky would open
Forsaken, almost human, He sank beneath your wisdom like a stone.
And you want to travel with him
And you want to travel blind
And you think maybe you'll trust him
For he's touched your perfect body with his mind
