God also created the 1931 China floods, the 1887 Yellow River flood, the 1976 Tangshan earthquake, the1970 Bhola cyclone, the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the 526 AD Antioch earthquake, the 1839 Coringa cyclone, the 1737 Calcutta cyclone, the 1920 Haiyuan earthquake, the 1139 Ganja earthquake, Adolph Hitler, Karl Marx, VI Lenin, Joseph Stalin, Mao Zedong, Ho Chi Minh, Osama bin Laden, Charles Manson, John Wayne Gacy, Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer, cancer, heart disease, smallpox, yellow fever, bubonic plague, pneumonic plague, septicemic plague, Spanish flu, swine flu, bird fu, anthrax, Ebola, septicemia, tuberculosis, cholera, dengue fever, hantavirus, leprosy, polio, SARS, diphtheria, malaria, botulism and the 1969 World Series.
Looks like you have a real eagle-eye for spotting all manner of destruction, dysfunction, and outright evil. So much opportunity. What is impressed upon your heart to fix? Who *doesn't* want to cure cancer? Not everybody has those particular abilities, however.
But someone who plays the guitar or knows a few magic tricks might be inspired to entertain the kids on the cancer ward, "merely" to brighten their day.
Which is to say, everyone arrives on this planet with a personalized "Welcome Aboard!" gift pack -- tools and talents for his particular mission within the global force for good. No such thing as unemployment. The 'Help Wanted' signs are everywhere, but it's so hard to find good help these days.
It's like what Andy Defresne said, "Get busy living, or get busy dying."
(Join the Navi, see the world.)
Yet, even with the abundance of opportunities, some folks just can't seem to find anything constructive to DO. It's as if "LOVE" and "HELP" and "GIVE" are four-letter words.
Sad. But don't worry, there's always HOPE! You see, when the Messiah's not busy healing people (it's a full-time job), he's got the farm to tend. Cows, sheep, chickens... you get the idea. A genuine gentleman farmer, so filled with love for every little piglet. As a true visionary, he can see the bacon in their bellies.
Of course, the stalls, pens, and coops need regular cleaning. The barn can get pretty messy. By delegating these responsibilities to those who have nothing better to do, he can spend more time with his patients, and restore dignity and purpose to the jobless souls who lack any work experience. Winning!
It's a real "Can-DO!" win-win situation because not only is he then freed up to use his "Welcome Aboard" gifts to their fullest potential, those bereft of ideas can shovel the sh*t that they have a natural talent for that they didn't even realize they had. Such modesty.
He sure has a knack for identifying skillsets and putting them to GOOD use. What's not to LOVE?
Remember that please.
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Keep on the Sunnyside!
