3rd April 2005
The Pope's death cast a little pall over my Sunday, but it didn't last.
To me, the Pope is just a figurehead, ensconced in his ivory city, with very little inkling of what happens in the world at large.
But I know he is viewed as Jesus on Earth by most Catholics. To me, he is just a holy(but flawed just the same) man who is required to perform all sorts of ceremonies and rituals, which may mean little to 99.9% of the world's population.
I'm not dissing him; just expressing a heartfelt opinion.
I recall a remark a university mate of mine made almost a decade ago to this day: Why should we listen to a man talk about poverty and starvation when his tummy is always full?
To me, it doesn't detract from his achievements, both public and private.
It's just as well that I'm in a rather less-than-rosy period of my life overall,so it doesn't spoil anything.
Already, I have learnt to discount news dished out by networks in forming my impressions about the world at large.
David Beckham is now in the news for all the wrong reasons(to him) and he's the perfect case study for how extreme wealth and worldwide fame is no recipe for happiness.Crows feet around the eyes, thinning hair?
About time!
Darn, it feels good to remain at the same dismal level than to rise like a rocket and fall like a spent meteorite!
To me, the Pope is just a figurehead, ensconced in his ivory city, with very little inkling of what happens in the world at large.
But I know he is viewed as Jesus on Earth by most Catholics. To me, he is just a holy(but flawed just the same) man who is required to perform all sorts of ceremonies and rituals, which may mean little to 99.9% of the world's population.
I'm not dissing him; just expressing a heartfelt opinion.
I recall a remark a university mate of mine made almost a decade ago to this day: Why should we listen to a man talk about poverty and starvation when his tummy is always full?
To me, it doesn't detract from his achievements, both public and private.
It's just as well that I'm in a rather less-than-rosy period of my life overall,so it doesn't spoil anything.
Already, I have learnt to discount news dished out by networks in forming my impressions about the world at large.
David Beckham is now in the news for all the wrong reasons(to him) and he's the perfect case study for how extreme wealth and worldwide fame is no recipe for happiness.Crows feet around the eyes, thinning hair?
About time!
Darn, it feels good to remain at the same dismal level than to rise like a rocket and fall like a spent meteorite!
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5:55 PM
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