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A Final Testament of a Most Unlikely Messiah

The Birth

1. To the taxi-driver I say: “Stop.” Then I open the front door and hatch out into the always, and despite a thousand prophecies, unsuspecting world, leaving all my money in the driver’s open palm, much to his surprise and joy.

2. I venture onto the sidewalk of the plush neighborhood of my auspicious birth and I proceed immediately to get in the way of the hapless young couple lazying along, hand in hand, coming from nowhere, it seems, going nowhere, for sure. That is, not until I step in their way, look calmly into their bewildered eyes and say:

3. “Ask me not who I am and what it is that I want. Rather ask who you are and what it is that you want. For that is indeed the first step you should take in life. Your answer will give you a much-needed sense of direction.”

4. And as the look of bewilderment in the young couple’s eyes turns slowly to amusement, I pat each of them on the shoulder then I cut though them and leave them behind, knowing that they will be following me, of course, as I hop on my way to the neighborhood’s luscious public park.

(The Nobel Friend acquires His first “official” disciples)

5. “Follow me.” I say. “Let’s open eyes together, long shut eyes, too long shut eyes. Let’s free together some new and sweltering visions into this long famished world.”

lust

for

salvation,

Brother,

though

were

woman,

and

man.

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