God, and man is for sale

I so love the world: that I might live richly; forever?

What is man that you are mindful of Him? Nothing? What is God that man is mindful of God? Everything? Nothing because of everything seems plausible (what is extinction?), but everything because of nothing seems irrational (what is being?). Extinction is possible: it is fact. Not being is impossible: I am. Not being can in no wise come before extinction (what is reality?). It is impossible that extinction should first precede being, or not being (what is nothing?). Nothing can exist outside of everything, but the reverse cannot be true. Thus the accepted philosophy: “I think therefore I am.” What then am I? What then should I think to answer? What have I discerned of life and myself? That I am nothing or that I am everything. “That I am but, as the poet said, ‘All … seen or unseen … a dream within a dream�"’” that these things cannot be proven. Therefore, including God, I shall sale everything of Life: myself and my soul, my being and my “ever-having-been,” my love and my fear, even right and wrong, good and evil, sense and nonsense; bargaining away all that I have concerning the lie or the truth for a mere morsel of bread? It is a good thing that nothing (man) cannot miss what it never had? So, of vanity [man] is it said: “What do I want?” Sovereignty [God] reproves and reiterates, “How about … some soapy water in a cleaning bucket that you might keep washed and white the walls of your sepulcher. Hypocrites refrain, “O’ Yeah! And some of those pretty flowers (lies?) to adorn it.”

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This is sheer brilliance. It may be the most intelligent and well spoken verse I've read on this site. No, I'm not gushing (well, even if I am I mean it). The light came on while I was reading this. Truly a spectacle. It definitely leads me to a curiosity to read more of your work. Bravo!