I once knew a quite extraordinary individual. What made him so unique was that he was constantly asking himself the question, "what would God want me to do in this situation?" ....As fate would have it, I found myself in the company of this most peculiar of men on the day he passed away. In fact, I was with him when the deadly event transpired.

The author had written a small introductory note, within which contained the following passage....." I had presented creation with an ultimatum: Tell me your secret or let me perish.' I had to run away from myself. But how? And where? I dreamed of a humanism and ethics the basis of which would be a refusal to accept all the evils the Almighty has sent and is preparing to send against us in the future".

Andrew and his group of friends had long ago concluded that religion was at the root of the majority of the difficulties the world was facing at present. Not only that, but they believed that this rift in mankind has been causing problems for thousands of years. Their anthem was the John Lennon song, Imagine.

His mother was a very gentle soul, and took to the bottle very early in her marriage. Larry's father used to abuse her both verbally and physically on a regular basis. When Larry, as a child, attempted to rescue his mother, his father's wrath would immediately be redirected and unleashed upon him.

His mother committed suicide when Larry was twelve years old.....

He set about to prove the existence of God mathematically. This was to be his lifelong project, and it very soon became the uppermost priority in his life...."You know, if I died today, I would die being the happiest man on the face of the earth", he said to me smiling, and lingered at the open window for a little while before he walked away.

Anyhow, it seems these four guys were on this expensive yacht, drinking tons of beer and smoking their stogies. Somehow or another, they begin talking 'bout God, whether or not they believe He exists or not. There's this one resolute, unwavering atheist among them. He's getting all worked up with talk of all this God stuff and all. It reaches a point where he just can't take it anymore. So he raises his voice loudly above the surrounding chatter, and says; "Shut up! Shut the hell up, all of ye! You want to know if He's really here or not? I'm gonna do something that'll settle the matter for you yahoo's once and for all, godamnit!"]]> http://storiesforsingles.com/2009/08/04/chalk-it-up/feed/ 0 http://storiesforsingles.com/2009/08/03/the-ultimate-riddle/ http://storiesforsingles.com/2009/08/03/the-ultimate-riddle/#comments Mon, 03 Aug 2009 08:46:52 +0000 neil http://newdaynewstory.com/?p=7152

I was first in His thought. In fact, I am the reason for all of creation. Everything you see, feel, think or touch, anything and everything that is contained within reality, He did all in order that you may experience me !