Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Yes, Isn't Everyone An Instant Genius After the Fact

Tragedies still happen. Mistakes occasionally do occur. People aren't always perfect. Stuff goes down.
So what's new? Welcome to the human race. No, life isn't fair, even if way back yonder it was apparently created to be (so). It's long since ceased to be (thus) - "with knobs on", as some like to say.

Yet every action carries its own consequence/s, each cause has its effect/s. Sure, some small - and oh so gradual - but inevitable nonetheless: someday - somewhere - somehow... . But oh, how brilliant is hindsight. We're all - ever, always - experts 'after the fact', when all is done and dusted, when the proverbial dust has settled, when everything's over, rover...especially when(ever) we're home and hosed. Oh yes, we're top of the class.

Or so we like to think. But is it really so? Are we actually so perfect, so flawless ourselves. No, really?

So for all those frantically scrambling onto the frenzied media-generated bandwagon and baying for blood in the aftermath, the fallout of a U.K nurse's tragic suicide: look, it was really 'just a prank', which went badly wrong...yet there, but for the grace of God, go you and I...no, really.

But no, I'm sorry; my earnest, heartfelt apologies - and forgiveness requested: you'd never do that, would you... . Well, if that's your verdict, well-considered or otherwise, then so be it - only don't expect myself or anyone else to beat down a path to your door, extending mercy and forgiveness whenever you foul up.
Hasn't One spoken thus?: "I came not to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance." And: "Those who are well have no need of a Physician, but (only) those who are sick." Yes, you can hold on for dear life to all your accumulated, lifelong-purchased perfection and self-righteousness, but - ultimately - you can't expect to have it both ways, as the man who was (effectively) my step-dad for much of my childhood, at least teenage years liked to say: "You can't have your cake and eat it too." Though I've little doubt you'll try hard enough.

Yes, everyone's an expert after the fact. But really, who'd've guessed the ultimate outcome from recent well-reported events over the telephone cables between Australia and Great Britain? Oh, you did? Well then, congratulations - and celebrations - as the old song goes. Sorry, you actually didn't? Then please refrain from carrying on as if you did. And acting as two innocent jokesters' judge, jury and executioners.

But if you persist, did you realize there's a name for your kind? Well there is. If not the long-foretold Antichrist, then let's just say you're one of his dutiful minions, one of many antichrists. No, I'm really not kidding, if you're pardon the irony. You've just seen fit to usurp the prerogatives of The Only Just Judge, and has He not said, through His messenger James, the Lord's own (earthly) brother, in words admitting of no possible misunderstanding whatsoever, no ifs, buts or even (the slightest) maybes?:
"Judgment is [i.e. is now and will be later on as well] without mercy to the one [i.e. all those] who has[have]
shown no mercy." So watch out - you might well be next!

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