I was on my way to Sim Lim today when I met a Elder Andrew. He gave me his card and asked me to come to church some day.

I said I would and gave him my contact number. Curiosity got the better of me. I asked him if he knew a Elder Long. Indeed he knew a Elder long. He was surprised that I remembered someone I met in the Mrt some 3 years ago.

It wasn’t a hard thing to remember given these guys all dress the same. Anyway I am not sure if church would be a such a good idea especially when I am thinking of drafting the Anti Christ Revelations.

In which the author invents a God.

I feel like inventing something.

I know I will invent a God.

Technapathy. Tech-na-pa-thy

The “New” God of Technology.

So remember to pray to him whenever you encounter a problem with technology.

If by any chance he doesn’t answer your prayer, try asking your friends or calling the help desk instead.

Concerning a Rabbi’s Question.

A Rabbi gathered together his students and asked them: “How do you know the exact moment when night ends and day begins?”

“When it’s light enough to tell a sheep from a dog,” said one boy.

Another student said “No, when it’s light enough to tell an olive tree from a fig tree.”

“No, that’s not a good definition either.”

“Well, what’s the right answer?” asked the boys.

And the Rabbi said:

“When a stranger approaches, and we think he is our brother, and all conflicts disappear, that is the moment when night ends and day begins.”

An old fable passed on orally.

As soon as he died, Juan found himself in a very beautiful place, surrounded by the comfort and beauty that he had dreamt of. A person dressed in white came up: “you have the right to whatever you want: any food, pleasure, fun”, he said.

Delighted, Juan did everything he had dreamt of during life. After many years of pleasures, he looked for the person in white:

“I’ve already done everything I wanted to”, he said. “Now I need some work, to feel useful”.

“I’m very sorry”, said the person in white, “but this is the only thing that I cannot get for you. Here there is no work”.

“To spend eternity dying of tedium? I would prefer a thousand times to be in hell!”

The person in white came up, and said in a low voice:

“Where do you think you are?”

I was thinking about the possible future where our internet relationships become our primary relationships.

Already, I have dear friends with whom I interact solely through the internet. I don’t find my feelings diminished by the medium. But, I look forward to seeing those friends in person and I wouldn’t want to have less physical contact with the friends I can get together with.

I’m a traditionalist. I like the weight of a real book in my hands then reading a PDF. Touching is good. It’s just not the same when we chat on messenger. I do remember life before the internet. It was way more fun than this.

What if some horrible circumstance made physical contact taboo? What if disease or environment created a need for physical isolation? Before this things happen, I think it might be a good idea to meet up with our friends just to take one last good look at them.