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Mar. 31, 2005 Where I used to live, people would come to the door all of the time. It was a more urban setting and the number of people that would ring the doorbell was no doubt simply due to the surrounding population. Most people are not happy about such uninvited solicitations. I took a different approach from the very start. I talked to everyone that came past. I wanted to know what the heck was going on with all of them... There were many funny interactions. I remember one man and his assistant with the super-duper vacuum-carpet cleaning system. He wanted to clean one whole floor for free, so I let him. It took a while and he did an excellent job. But as things go, he became a little upset later as he wanted to sell me the vacuum cleaning unit. There is obviously always a catch. Thing is, people have become very angry at me for taking them at their word. All he had said was that he wanted to clean a whole level for free. Anyhow, my favorite contacts were and are The Jehovah's Witnesses. They came by about every Saturday (late morning) and we talked. Well they talked and I listened. Then when I moved here they took down my address (with the requisite permission) and now they have started coming around. They are everywhere these people are. They quote scripture and quote scripture. Then do you know what they do? They quote some scripture. When they are done that there is some scripture waiting to be quoted... The Kingdom of Heaven will be spread out on the earth. Where you are sitting now is where heaven will be. There will be no more war, hunger, strife and all that stuff we are so used to. There will be peace and a kind of brotherhood of man. They have pamphlets and in the pamphlets there is a picture of lions and people young and old all having a sort of picnic as birds chirp overhead in clear blue skies. And who knows? I actually hope so, though I kind of doubt it. It ain't over until its over though, and that Kingdom may be soon approaching. I think fundamentalism is neat. I like my Jehovah's Witness friends. They have more purpose than I do. They get more exercise. They are calm, patient, attentive, and understanding. Come to think of it, if you are suppossed to know a man by his fruits or however the saying goes, they have sort of proven themselves. I'm going to keep listening. Besides, living in more rural environs, not many others come calling. Not like at the other place. And I don't think the vacuum cleaner gentleman is ever coming by. No way. Not a chance... ------------ About the author: Brian Michael Barbeito is a struggling poet and free lance writer from Aurora, Ontario, Canada. He spends all his spare time worrying about very many things including existential angst and the problem of why chewing gum loses its flavor too fast. He is determined to try and make the world a bit of a better place some way, somehow, some day. Visit: http://paradigmpoet.blogspot.com http://paradigmpoetry.blogspot.com http://www.writers-network.com/Brian1750 Email: Brian1750@Hotmail.com Tell a friend about this site! ------------ All articles are EXCLUSIVE to Useless-Knowledge.com and are not allowed to be posted on other websites. ARTICLE THIEVES WILL BE PROSECUTED! |
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