Page 59 - Inspired by Something

God man! Show me a religion that prepares one for death. For nothingness. There's

a church I might enter. Yours prepares one only for more life. For dreams and illusions and lies. If you could
banish the fear of death from men's hearts they wouldn't live a day. Who would want this nightmare if not for

fear of the next? The shadow of the axe hangs over every joy. Every road ends in death. Or worse. Every friendship.
Every love. Torment, betrayal, loss, suffering, pain, age, indignity, and hideous lingering illness. All with a single

conclusion. For you and for every one and every thing that you have chosen to care for. There's the true brotherhood.
The true fellowship. And everyone is a member for life. You tell me that my brother is my salvation? My salvation!

Well then damn him. Damn him in every shape and form and guise. Do I see myself in him? Yes. I do.
And what I see sickens me. Do you understand me?

Can you understand me? I'm sorry.
Spiritual man - How long you felt like this? Atheist - All my life. Spiritual man - That true?

Atheist - It's worse than that. Spiritual man - I don't see what can be worse than that. Atheist - Rage
is really only for the good days. The truth is there's little of that left. The truth is that the forms have

been slowly emptied out. They no longer have any content. They are shapes only. A train, a wall,
a world. A man. A thing dangling in a senseless articulation in a howling void. No meaning to its life.

Its words. Why would I seek the company of such a thing? Why?
I am a professor of darkness. The night in day's clothing. And now I wish you all the very best but

I must go. Your God must have once stood in a dawn of infinite possibility and this is what He's
made of. And now it is drawing to a close. You say that I want God's love. I don't. Perhaps I want

forgiveness but there is no one to ask of it. And there is no going back. No setting things right.
Perhaps once. Now there is only the hope of nothingness. I cling to that hope.

Now open the door. Please.

Spiritual man – Don't do it

Atheist – Open the door

WHAY ARE THEY TRYING TO SAY?

Illusion – A false perception of reality; a false concept or belief; a delusion

Delusion – A false belief held in spite of invalidating evidence

The state of being deluded – To deceive the mind or judgment; to be mislead

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Insanity – Foolishness; lack of understanding

SANITY – The condition of having sound mental health, judgment and reason