Well its 6.15am on a Saturday morning..
For some reason I could barely sleep
I did drift off for 10-15mins or so but suddenly woke up
Yeah went to bed around 5am in the first place
Was watching this weird Chinese horror movie on Channel 8
Then hung on the hp talking to Sanjit for a short while
He was talking to me about the death of Arthur C.Clarke & a bit about the cosmic explosion that recently occured
For those of you unfamiliar with that name..
Arthur Charles Clarke was most famous for his science fiction novel
2001:A Space Odyssey which was co-written by Stanley Kubrick(im gonna smack the ass who asks me who is Stanley Kubrick) & later made into a film.
This futurist/inventor/sci-fi author's death coincided with the cosmic explosion..
which is pretty interesting,right?
Thanks Sanju..he is my walking research book!
Anyways,
I checked out the topic..for those who'd like to read more,this is the link
After that continued yakking with Glash
After i was UNCEREMONIOUSLY cut off in the midst of a conversation AGAIN by her
I settled down to watch Lost Worlds on the History Channel..
Interestingly the topic was "Jesus' Jerusalem"
It was pretty intriguing!!
As we know,Jerusalem is a very holy place &
especially of major importance for 3 of the oldest religions in the world,
namely Judaism,Christianity & Islam
The Jerusalem of today has undergone several changes over the past 20 centuries
In fact,one can barely imagine how it would have looked like during the time of Jesus.
What this show actually did was to gather data & actually present to the viewer visually how Jerusalem would have looked like through the eyes of Jesus.
Speaking of which,just a couple of days ago..on the very same channel,I came across this show called The Riddles of The Bible.I guess there were alot of shows on this of late
due to the Holy week.I didn't quite catch the entire show but it had something to do with the brothers Cain & Abel..the first sons of Adam & Eve.
Again,I'll explain a bit for those unsure..
According to Genesis, Cain and Abel were the first and second sons of Adam & Eve.
Cain was a farmer & Abel was a shepherd.
Cain, commits the first murder by killing his brother Abel, after God rejects Cain's sacrifice but accepts Abel's.
Now,there are several interpretations & variations as to what happened in several recordings,Moses & Qur'an to name a few.
It was very interesting also because of the fact that this was the very first crime committed..before that murders were completely unheard of..hence Cain was widely regarded as ancestor of evil,while the gentle Abel was regarded as the first martyr.
Cain was remorseful when he saw his brother was dead & was driven out into the wild desert
In his fear & desperation he called out to God
God forgave Cain & even put a mark upon him so that he would come to no harm from those who wanted vengence on him.
The riddles?
God forgave Cain,who murdered his own brother.Why?
God put a mark of protection upon Cain.Why?
What was the mark exactly?
The answers?There are many speculations..we can argue about it forever,but for now one of the theories that was put forward was this...
See..when Cain murdered his brother,there had been no such thing as murder before that.
So nobody knew what was the meaning of murder..or death..coz such things had never happened.
So,when Cain attacked his brother,it was with the intent to hurt,not to kill..for Cain himself didn't know about death.
This was why when Cain called out to God,remorseful in the desert,God forgave him,for he knew not what he had done.When Cain said that even though God forgave him,he was still in danger from others,God gave him a mark of protection.As to what was the mark exactly..no one could put a finger on that.
These are not my words,I'm quoting the theories of the show.
It was super interesting..they then went on to show how the very first crime committed against one's own brother,was the beginning of several bloodshed & violent chapters which could be found in the Holy Bible itself..
Wow..its already almost 7.30am!
What the..
I get so engrossed in my writing..I tend to forget myself at times..
I'm so sorry if I bored any of you guys out there with this..
hahah but I love history & religions..so..yeahh
For those of you who patiently read through this..
Thank you..
Aaaaahhh its Easter Sunday tomorrow!!
So fast!!
Really really fast this time.Will be attending the Easter mass tonight..It's my favourite mass celebration in the entire year..to me it even beats Christmas mass!
I'll be super busy so in case I don't get a chance to pop in here
Happy Easter!!!
This is me,Patricia