To You, In 2000 Years.
To You, From 2000 Years.
Flow.
Trust God.
Thank God.
Masatoshi Hamada, Tanaka Naoki and Housei Yamasaki are understandably exhausted. They’ve just spent an entire day making their way to one of Japan’s many hot spring resorts… but that’s just a fraction of what drained them of energy.
See, it just so happened that this ‘vacation’ they had was actually a punishment they had to endure. It was bad enough that they bit into trap pieces of sushi that were stuffed with wasabi… now, because they lost that game, they’re pitted into what their show calls a ‘No-Laughing’ game – they would go through the day as they normally would, only when they laugh, a leather-clad ‘enforcer’ would have them get on their hands and knees, and whack their asses as punishment.
They endured having to travel to a shrine where the priest had eyes painted on his eyelids, watching a comedy show while clearly struggling not to giggle… and now, it was time for them to take a well-deserved rest…
…but the game isn’t finished, nor is it paused. As the crew (observing them through cameras) see that they are just about to doze off, they flip a switch, and out of the speakers, a man clearly not of Japanese descent shouts, ‘KON-YA GA YAMADA!’
That was a running joke in these ‘No Laughing’ games. The line should translate to ‘TONIGHT IS CRUCIAL’, but the way the (Caucasian) man says it, the meaning changes to ‘MOUNTAIN IS CRUCIAL’, or other nonsensical statements… and on that evening, as in every time they do it, someone is guaranteed to laugh, and is consequently punished in his half asleep state.
And I bring all of this up only to say, clearly – Today is crucial.
Today is November 28, 2024… Not just another Thursday, today is Thanksgiving Day – or, at least today is when they celebrate Thanksgiving in the United States.
We’re short of the turkeys here where I’m typing this, and although I am pretty familiar with the story of the Pilgrims and the Indians on the first Thanksgiving, I’m not sure how it’s observed or celebrated – that is, beyond the roast turkey and the heavy eating.
I AM sure, though, that on Thanksgiving – well, we give thanks.
Today is also Thursday, before Friday… but sure, before you roll your eyes and call me Captain Obvious, Friday, tomorrow, is when the church team and our youth are going to be meeting in the beach for a bonfire. In one part of this event I’m to be speaking to these (not-as-young) kids, to – I don’t know, inspire them or something.
Well, I’m only trying to hid how crucial I really think it is. I’ve been writing in length about how, recently, things have just escalated, from the inside out, and from the outside in, so that we’re made fat, bored and distracted dullards – easy targets for manipulation and/or elimination. It’s difficult enough for us to survive in such a merciless environment on our own, much more as a family.
However, as we’ve learned before, one way for us to ensure our continued survival, preservation and empowerment is to invest in the next generations… which is why I’m thinking twice and thrice and more times than usual, just so that I have an appropriate message for them to keep as they grow and as their eyes are opened to this doomed reality.
Today IS Thursday, before Friday. Friday’s also our deadline to submit assignments for the Certified Voice Acting Program (CVAP), before we start our fourth weekly session this coming Saturday. I’m actually done with most of these assignments, save for one which I’m not surprised I’ve been holding off on doing until today.
See, back in Week 1, we were told to try doing a motivational speech… and this week, one of our assignments is not only to find (or create), but also to perform a Monologue. I mean, the first thing that pops up is the word ‘Vagina’, and then I eventually ask myself – what makes this different from the motivational speech I submitted weeks earlier?
Today is November 29, 2024… and I should have had this done yesterday, but, well, other things happened. No excuses, just more pressure.
Anyway, yeah, my entire point here with all this buildup is that I want the next words that I’m going to be sharing are going to be a homage to the past (Thanksgiving), a foundation for the present (Monologue), and force for the future (the Youth).
…and it’s really just about me putting my thoughts and words together to convert the concept of Flowing (present), Trusting God (future), and Thanking God (past), into a proper script that I could share in writing, and as a spoken monologue. It’s a speech to myself, to the present generation, and to the future generation.
Forgive me, I’m sure this sounds narcissistic, but I’m at a loss for words for all this to sound more… what, proper? Decent? Appropriate?
Flow.
Trust God.
Thank God.
Thank God.
When you’re out of ideas, thank God. When you’re out of words, thank God.
When your plate is full, thank God. When you’re idle, bored and restless, thank God.
In the pain, thank God. In the pleasure, thank God.
Thank God for being with you in the past. Thank God for walking with you in the present. Thank God, for His promises extend to the future, and beyond.
Thank God.
Trust God.
You aren’t alone when you’re by yourself. Know God’s presence in the isolation, and in the silence.
You aren’t alone when people are around you. He is with you in the chaos, and in all the noise.
Acknowledge Him in all your plans, and He will establish your thoughts.
Acknowledge Him in all your ways, and He will direct your steps.
Trust God.
Flow.
You’re as close to God as you could ever be. So close that you can call Him your Father.
He is always alive and present in you. You are always in His presence.
Nothing can separate you from His love. Everything reminds you of His faithfulness.
You have the mind of Christ, ministering to you from the inside out.
You are crowned with the Holy Spirit, ministering to you from the outside in.
Flow.
When you’re having trouble flowing, thank God.
When you’re having trouble trusting God, flow.
When you’re having trouble thanking God, trust God.
When you keep thanking God, you’ll find yourself naturally flowing, and trusting God.
When you keep trusting God, you’ll find yourself naturally thanking Him, and flowing.
When you keep flowing, don’t be surprised if it comes with you trusting God, and thanking God.
Thank God in the lack, and in the plenty.
Trust God in what you perceive as the good and the bad.
Flow in the delays and in the rapid succession of events.
Trust God to the future.
Flow in the present.
Thank God for the past.
To you, 20 years ago. 40 years ago, and beyond.
To you, 20 years ahead. 40 years ahead, and beyond.
To you, today. Here, and now:
Flow. Trust God. Thank God.
Until next post, blessings.
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