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THE LEAKING BOAT

Bob Neumann

Sometimes it is hard to decide whether to laugh or to cry.

Mary Easterling just sent me a post because she got an email card where Kermit the Frog was singing THE RAINBOW CONNECTION.

For some reason she sent me two questions…

(1) what is the Body Of Christ hearing in their prophetic half awake state?

(2) and what cockamamie foolishness with the voices be telling them to do????????????? and i sent here what i thought was a humorous response….

“gee didn’t you know Kermit is the ANTI-CHRIST.. Fonzi Bear is the FALSE PROPHET.. and Miss Piggy….”

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As soon as did i had this intense sense of heaviness and i just went before the THRONE to ask where i misstepped or misspoke.

And suddenly i was sitting in this strange boat. In about two inches of water. All around me where all the Muppet characters, each one doing their own thing.And Kermit came up to me and asked…”What seems to be the problem?”.

Now i had enough with the WIZARD OF OZ “shtick”….now it seems THE OMNIPOTENT LORD OF THE UNIVERSE had a different lesson for me.

So I replied….”do you know”, i asked. “that you have 2 inches of water in this boat”.

“Of course”, Kermit replied, “It is probably because we are sinking.”

I had to admit to myself his logic was proven by my information, and his candor was refreshing.

Then I asked, “Why don’t you do something?”.

“WHY?” he replied.I had to think about it.

Honest question.

So i gave what i thought was a calm logical response.

“because the boat is sinking”….”I know”…..he replied.

so once again i asked…”Then why don’t you do something about it.”

Now Kermit looked me in the eyes calmly and said…

“Why should I?”.

Aware of the absurdity of the situation where i am trying to get a point across to a talking puppet. I realized i was not communicating my concerns very well.

So i asked, “Doesn’t the fact that the boat is sinking, taking on water bother you?”, i asked.

“No” he replied.

So i had to ask…”WHY AREN’T YOU CONCERNED?”.

Now Kermit made a loud sigh and put his flipper on my shoulder.

“It’s in THE SCRIPT.” At that point GONZO came over and handed me this huge pile of printed paper.

then Kermit stepped away from me and in a completely different and FAMILIAR VOICE recited with great delivery…

All the world’s a stage,

And all the men and women merely players:

They have their exits and their entrances;

And one man in his time plays many parts,

His acts being seven ages.

At first the infant,

Mewling and puking in the nurse’s arms.

And then the whining school-boy,

with his satchelAnd shining morning face,

creeping like snailUnwillingly to school.

And then the lover,Sighing like furnace,

with a woeful ballad

Made to his mistress’ eyebrow.

Then a soldier,

Full of strange oaths and bearded like the pard,

Jealous in honour, sudden and quick in quarrel,

Seeking the bubble reputationEven in the cannon’s mouth.

And then the justice,

In fair round belly with good capon lined,

With eyes severe and beard of formal cut,

Full of wise saws and modern instances;

And so he plays his part.

The sixth age shiftsInto the lean and slipper’d pantaloon,

With spectacles on nose and pouch on side,

His youthful hose, well saved, a world too wide

For his shrunk shank; and his big manly voice,

Turning again toward childish treble, pipes

And whistles in his sound. Last scene of all,

That ends this strange eventful history,

Is second childishness and mere oblivion,

Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.

SANS is FRENCH for “without”… WITHOUT EVERYTHING…

So i place this before the WPA to assess and evaluate as each individual discerns.

Right now i think i’d better step back and be thankful….and repent.

selah

bob the dog

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