Saturday, August 27, 2011

What if.....?

Do you want to play a game (said in the voice from 'War Games' starring Matthew Broderick.)

It's called What if? A friend recently sent me this list of questions and I guess I got so worked up over some I wanted to share my answers.

What if there was an actual money tree? There is a reason why there is no money tree. I know I'm supposed to answer it as if there WAS one but come on. We destroy our lakes and rivers.....our forests....people get pissed because they dent their fender because they hit a deer.....a deer that wouldn't be in the road if we didn't have to chop every friggan tree (that makes up their forest home) down to build another useless housing development that is built like crap and overpriced. Money trees would also end up gone....every last one. Every read the Lorax. Greed is the worst kind of pollution out there. The very worst!

What if bee's produced butter? mmmm...sweet butter. Would it be honey butter? That would be AWESOME! I'd probably eat it with a frakken spoon, dude. Craziness.

What if the walls could talk? Seriously? Ok....I'd love that. Do you know how often I feel like I'm talking to walls? If they answered me I finally would feel like someone was listening!

What if Christians didn't hate homosexuals? I resent this question. But depending on who you chat with Roman Catholics aren't real christians and we're all going to hell anyway....so it's no wonder I would resent this question. Some of dearest and closest friends are homosexual. I love them. That is the opposite of hate. Wanna know why I love them? Because my God is a loving God and I was taught to love. Not hate. I choose love over everything. The love I have in me is bigger than any kind of hate. I believe HATE is a product of the devil. I believe Christ died because of the love he had for his people. LOVE....not hate. Oh this question really got my blood boiling!

What if you were rich? This question I love. Because I wouldn't have a house in every continent...I wouldn't go out and have a shopping spree for Jimmy Choo shoes (Although 1 pair would be nice) and I wouldn't gamble it for more or spend it on worthless shit....I'd build a school, I'd donate it to charity, I'd take my family on vacation, and I'd set up a trust fund for my nieces and nephews. I'd get lasik surgery on my eyes, get my teeth fixed and whitened, have a professional color my hair for once....and I'd eat a lobster dinner. I'd live my life the same because I happen to like my life.

What if sweat smelled like cotton candy? Well that would be awesome.

What if your memory was wiped and you could start all over again? Holy cucka balls this is a crazy question. Hmmmmm.....let's see. OK. I guess since I wouldn't know what I would be missing I'd start with an education. I'd go to school to be a veterinarian. I love animals. But wait, if my memory is wiped do I still love animals. Damn! I guess I would just search for love and light and try to live my life the best way I knew how. I'd work and hopefully have a family. I'd volunteer...I hope the new me is also a philanthropic soul. No matter what I believe what is inherently good about me would remain intact and I could just build on that. Goodness and faith isn't something you remember, it's something you just are. Right? Soooooo.......................
This question is giving me a migraine. bye now

What if? Is there where I ask the questions? Or am I supposed to get all philosophical? Or am I supposed to use this open-ended What If? as a way to vent? I supposed with everything going on in my life...all the emotions surfacing over the course of the last six months and everything that has happened in between, I supposed I could ask What If God chose someone other than Beth? What if Mike had more time with his Dad? What if my sister had courage six years ago? What if people weren't sick in the head? What if people could be accountable for their actions? What if people weren't in denial? What if people could just truly learn to love one another? What if I were taller? Thinner? Prettier? Richer? Smarter? WHAT IF WHAT IF WHAT IF?
Look, it's always fun, in theory, to wonder WHAT IF? BUT....we are who we are for a reason. My question is....What if you could embrace the beauty within you? What if you could trust in the love in your heart? What if could have your cake and eat it to? I have cake in the fridge...I'm going to have a piece with a nice tall glass of cold milk.

Now it's your turn! What if?