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Isn’t It A Pity?

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It seemed fitting to bring this one back today.

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“Christ. Jesus Christ. You may have heard of me. 

Born in Bethlehem, mother was Mary, father was Joseph. Well, let the record show he was actually my ‘foster father‘.  My real father is the big man upstairs. Crazy, right? What with Him and me and the Holy Spirit being Three in One,  it’s complicated – kinda like the Fab Four only not. Damn, those boys are good. People say they’re even bigger than me. 

Oh, please, no need to introduce yourselves. I’ve known you since you were in your mother’s womb. Actually, since before that. Again – it’s complicated. 

I’d like to address a few things. That ‘questionable relationship’ between Mary Magdalene and me? Yeah, it happened and let me tell you – once you’ve had your feet washed by Mary’s tears and dried by her long brown hair, there’s no going back. But I digress. 

Do you people really believe I wanted to come to earth, take on human form, and die for your sorry asses? You all saw the picture of me in the Garden of Gethsemane. I was sweating blood. Hell, I was crying blood. And yet you think you’re ‘deserving’. Think again!

I never asked for it – roaming the desert, preaching, choosing my disciples, performing miracles, being adored on Palm Sunday [ok, I have to admit the miracles and adoration were pretty cool] but the tempers that raged? No piece of cake. 

My last couple of days on earth were hell; I don’t know what my father was thinking. The badgering  by Pontius Pilate and Herod Antipas. The humiliation by the Roman soldiers. The denials and betrayals by those I loved most and who I believed loved me. My so-called ‘crown‘ of 2″ hardened thorns was pushed down deep into my scalp causing intense pain and profuse bleeding. My unimaginably agonizing crucifixion. The humiliation and sorrow looking down from the cross to see my mother a broken woman. 

And for what?! Look at you! Have you learned nothing in two thousand years? Oh, there are some good ones among you but most of you make me sad, regret giving up my life so that you could be saved. Eternal life! How many of you deserve eternal life? 

Let’s take a quick look around. The deceit, corruption, lies, immorality, hatred, killings, greed, war, the democrats, the republicans, the Arabs and Jews (still!), Russia, Ukraine, China, COVID, vaccines, Dr. Fauci, wildfires, forgotten veterans, the homeless, fentanyl, artificial intelligence, migrants, the NHS, Tesla, the media, scammers, the Trumps, Musk, the Bidens, Putin, Zolensky, Netanyahu, hostages, murdered children, the WORLD! Liar, liar! Pants on fucking fire!

What have you done to this perfect Garden of Eden my Father created? Pollution, climate change, deforestation, over-fishing, hunting, poaching, food waste. Call it what it is: ‘The Gang Bang of Mother Earth‘!

Our collective trio of hearts is breaking. As my sweet George often says: ‘Isn’t it a pity?‘

Get your acts together, people, before it’s too late! You are skating on very thin ice. It’s not a difficult concept: Love one another as I have loved you.

And in the end the love you take is equal to the love you make.”

NAR©2023,2025

This is “Isn’t It A Pity” by George Harrison

This is “Sympathy For The Devil” by the Rolling Stones

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30 thoughts on “Isn’t It A Pity?”

  3. A least he tried. I was thinking about his father the other day (not Jo, the big man upstairs) and wondered why he’s allowing one of his earthly deputies, the Pope, to suffer such a terrible illness right now. We are quick to praise him when things go right but tend to look elsewhere when things go wrong, so-called natural disasters and the like. That’s one of the reasons I find myself sitting on the fence where religion is concerned.

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    1. Let me just say first that, as a lapsed Catholic, I have and always did have mixed feelings about the infallibility of the Pope. That said, you raise some good points, dear Keith. I don’t think there was ever a time when the world was not a hot mess. We just hear about it all the time now so we are constantly aware of how bad things are. If you believe the story of the Garden of Eden, humans have been making a mess of things since then and blaming God for the outcome. It’s easy to blame someone so why not God? Did he not give us the wisdom to turn the world into the mess it is now? Why would he do that when we could instead be simple, un-evolved cavemen with nothing to worry about except the big dinosaur breathing down our necks? Obviously I don’t have the answers but I do believe we are now in the biggest mess we’ve ever been in and it’s because we’ve learned how to become too big and powerful and mean for our own good. If I were Him, my patience would have run out eons ago. Pay no attention to the woman on the other side of your screen; she’s totally shooting from the hip.

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  7. Good one, Nancy, putting it in the present. I’m not carrying a sign that reads “The End Is Near” but I do see it coming soon, one way or the another. Today, and this week is a time for reflection and illumination.

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    1. Thanks, Phil. This is about as preachy as I’ll ever get. This week is a beautiful time for looking inward and even though I don’t attend church anymore, I still take some time every day for reflection. As Sir Mick says, “We all need someone we can lean on”.

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  8. Yes! it’s a pity, and we are not worthy residents of our planet earth …

    We Are Not Worthy, Nor Grand

    The Time-travellers have been and goneTranscending the stars and beyondLeaving us The Message carved in stoneObvious warnings, pointing the bone“You are not worthy, nor grandto care for Mother Earth’s beautiful land”Decrying our humankind’s faultsLocking our world’s children in vaultsPoisoning our plants, rivers, and seasContaminating the air, we breatheBurning our forestsVehicle fumesNuclear bombsRulers’ greedBefore we even feedOur fellowmanSlaughter upon slaughterLike we’re lambsGuns and bulletsMillions for every bloody standLike seeds in our handsNot giving life, only death and sandWe are not worthy, nor grandIt’s time, to make a standWho’s going to lead our band

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  9. I’m nodding my head, in agreement, Nancy, (not in time to t’music, by George, oh alright, both! ) … it’s strange, …you think back, ….and we go through surges in awareness, plus we start each New Year saying this time we’ll get things right, … Thing have to change, but when? You’ve highlighted it so well “The Gang Bang of Mother Earth”… 💫💙💫🌏💫🤗💫

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  10. And the most pitiful part of the whole thing is that if he came down right now and tried to set the record straight- we’d probably ship him off to El Salvador! Or at least deport him. Strange sad set of events going on in the world today. Great post, Nancy

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