Free Will ?

Each time I write something like the below, I get this silly argument: "But God gave Mankind its "Free Will"..."
What, in hell, does this have to do with the Corona Virus?

Another "doozy" of a Story.

How should I tell you this?

It is so silly that it defies description.

Nevertheless, I shall make an effort to convey to you, what a very “high ranking” Catholic Official said during an interview with the Press:

“No, no” he replied to a question, “No no, God did not send the Corona Virus to punish a sinful world"!

God sent this Virus to remind mankind that it should improve its way of life.

He is telling us that we should take better care of the planet which he gifted to us.

Not to be so wasteful, not to poison the environment which he created for us.

So, it seems, God sent the Virus to admonish us. Maybe to warn us. But never to punish us.

As a teacher or a well- meaning parent might shake his or her finger at a willful, disobedient child, so the Almighty sends a Virus to kill off several thousands of humans but, and don't ever forget this, not to punish, but to “admonish and warn” the Creation which He “made in His own image”

Could the Almighty not have chosen a different way to make his message clear?

The Christian God has, however, always chosen a brutal, killing, destroying way to “admonish” mankind.

Give a thought to Sodom and Gomorrah. Two neighboring cities, occupied by a sinful people, upon whom He caused Fire and Brimstone to rain until everybody was dead, except for one man, Lot, and his family. Lot's wife, for looking back onto the City which they had just left, was transformed into a block of Salt?

Give a a thought about the time God was dissatisfied with all of His creation and decided to drown the whole lot except for Noah and his family.

Think about the time God went from house to house, killing every Firstborn.

There are innumerable cases where God either did the killing himself or told Moses to kill entire Kingdoms.

And now? What have we now? God sends the Corona Virus to kill thousands so far and “God knows” how many more until this “Plague” is over.

And there is a supposedly well educated man, who tells the world, that God sent this Virus to “admonish and warn us.”

Could God not just have sent a message to everybody on Facebook, or via YouTube for instance or as an apparition in the sky, warning us, instead of coming right off the bat with the heavy Artillery of a Virus?

It seems to me that the Christian God likes to kill, or his “high-ranking” Catholic representative does not know what he is talking about and is dreaming in techni-color.

Bertstravels

would laugh it it was not such a sad story.

Daffies

Who says that Spring hasn't arrived yet?

This person must be blind.

3 for the Blog

Just the two of us! Alone at a deserted pond. (come to think of it: "deserted" and "pond" seem to be a contradiction of terms.) ... anyway, there isn't another soul about. So we cannot catch the "Virus!"
For an hour we just sit on a lone bench, watching these ducks.

Four Mergansers, 2 male, 2 female

peacefully floating side by side.

Can we follow their example?

Then we head for the hills. 

Upwards an onward on a single track gravel road.

One quick shot of a Village Church with the snow-tipped "Petzen" in the background.

We pass an obviously abandoned house.

The balcony just catches the afternoon rays of the Sun.

All the windows are broken.

It fills me with a contemplative sadness.

I imagine that many years ago, a young "just married" couple

proudly and happily took possession 

of their "just completed" home.

Everything was new and inside, the home smelled new. 

Their Love was new.

The House was new.

Now the House is old and dekrepit.

Where are they?

Spring is breaking out all over

This is just one proof of the warmer temperatures coming.

Crocuses on the "Hemmaberg"

The Seagull

Clear the Runway!

I'm coming in for a Landing!

Or am I just taking off  ???

The Greatest Band of All Times!!!

Well, maybe there were other Great Bands. Like Duke Ellington or Count Basie, or Stan Kenton.

There was always Glen Miller and several others.

In my heart, the "Melodies" however, were unparalleled.

Normally the Accordionist in this and the following pictures 

would play the Piano.

Here, the stage was too small.

Peppi, a wonderful Guitarist.

Leo played the Piano like Errol Garner and the Accordion

like the musical Genius which he was.

Judging by the mournful look of this vocalist, 

it must have been a Ballad.