I know most if not all of you are aware of the three blessings, a prayer said by Jews in the morning. The prayer goes
“Blessed are you, Hashem, King of the Universe, for not having made me a Gentile.”
“Blessed are you, Hashem, King of the Universe, for not having made me a slave.”
Blessed are you, Hashem, King of the Universe, for not having made me a woman.”
This is not our interest today. We are interested in a more interesting one found in The Territorial Imperative by R. Ardrey. He writes
The daytime hippo is another thing. His flesh, I must admit, is not too bad to eat; but beyond that I can think of no virtue in all his vast carcass. He is ugly; his eyes are ugly; his mouth can exist for no purpose other than to provide the nightmares of children with appropriate furniture; his body resembles a gigantic bathtub. He is the idealised synthesis of all things ugly, and perhaps the perfection of that synthesis viewed through a hippo’s goggling eyes, is hippo beauty. But I am not a hippo and I see nothing through his eyes. Neither can I engage myself with his ways or identify myself with his purposes. He is the most graceless of beings, the most fathomless of idiot souls, a kind of prince among morons. I praised evolution for making me a man and not a Ugandan kob, but the most moving of my thanksgivings must be reserved for that genetic fortune which did not make me a crocodile who must lie on some sunny sandbank somewhere, day after day, month after month, looking at hippos.
Random thoughts 
I see you found it!
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It’s always a matter of time. I will soon be done with it.
A good read I must say
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Thank you evolution for making me an atheist and a cannibal. $Amen$
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Amen!
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There was a lot of controversy in the scientific community when Audrey published his cutting edge book. He challenged the status quo (who thought human behavior was fundamentally distinct from animal behavior).
I wished evolution had made me a beloved pet, like a cat or dog. Humans tend to treat them better than they treat each other.
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Oh yes, most pets get treated better than other humans. It would be nice to be a beloved pet.
I like his book. It’s a great book. I will write my thoughts when I finish reading it in a day or two
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Ardry?
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Did you mean Ardrey?
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Well I didn’t mean Audrey —
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Well, I didn’t mean Ardry, and neither did Mak. What’s your excuse?
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But you said Audrey – do you often write things you don’t mean?
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So did Mak, you spelling Nazi. Again, what’s your excuse?
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Yes, but English is Mak’s third language, whereas after Hillbilly, it’s only your second.
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Again, what’s your excuse for misspelling the word?
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The dog ate my letter ‘e’ —
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Not a pet living in a country like Spain.Ask RS!
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I look forward to it.
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I read recently that Buddhists (whom I thought were quite egalitarian) believe the wicked will be reincarnated as a woman.
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😦
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Surprising, huh? Must say, I was a tad shocked.
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I was in a conversation with a guy who believes in reincarnation and karma. He said the same thing.
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Girl germs are real 🙂
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I believe it called cooties. 🙂
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Well, I didn’t want to use that word as it might have upset you, but yes, you my friend are smeared in cooties 🙂
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Haha — don’t I know it. As Lillian Smith once said “Man, born of woman, has found it a hard thing to forgive her for giving him birth.”
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That would not shock me much. Look at the Buddhists in Burma killing their Muslim neighbours
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True
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I’m of the belief that Buddhists who are misogynists come back as nudists after they die. Hence the very popular Yugoslavian phrase, “Every nudist was once a Buddhist.”
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I know, there’s an awful lot of bull shit among Buddhists as there is among other religionists. Sometimes I think the same atheists that think Jesus was a good man are the same ones who speak fondly of Buddhism. Didn’t that fat ass abandon his wife and young child in pursuit of enlightenment? I also understand that poor citizens near Buddhist temples leave their children to be raised by the monks. The same shit that allows for children to be abused goes on there as it does among Catholics, Pentecostals and Baptists thoughout the US and around the world.
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Then what would wicked women come back as?
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Donald Trump.
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Now you’ve got me feeling sorry for Neuro!
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Shots fired. Are you calling the charming one wicked?
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No – Neuro.
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Haha
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A New Zealander.
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I thought becoming a NZer was the final step before reaching Nirvana 😊
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Nirvana can only be attained by a Kiwi after, and only after, first admitting you did not invent Pavlova 😉
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Wash your mouth out with soap!
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Haha. Maybe to be a NZer is to be in Nirvana
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Well, the gods of the sweet tooth have shown us the way of the true pavlova and one can find nirvana while partaking of its treasure, but outside of that, we have some way to go.
On the other hand those who cover a meringue with whipped cream and fruit and claim it’s a pavlova are doomed to reincarnate as a rotten egg for eternity.
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That’s a social construct, not a religious one. Where women are undervalued in society so they will be in the dominant religion. BTW according to a NZ Buddhist website most Kiwi Buddhists don’t believe in reincarnation.
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Margaret Thatcher even! …. or Mother Theresa?
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So what would a gentile female slave pray?
‘God why do you hate me so much?’
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You know, I can think of a lot worse things to be than an enslaved hippo-like gentile woman… for instance:
A feral, gluttonous, pig-like corporate executive (Jew, Gentile, or otherwise) who fouls everyone and everything around him solely for the sake of self-indulgence.
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Try to convince them of that and they will laugh all the way to their offshore banks.
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“First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.” – Mahatma Gandhi
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“A feral, gluttonous, pig-like corporate executive (Jew, Gentile, or otherwise) who fouls everyone and everything around him solely for the sake of self-indulgence.” Donald Trump?
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Bingo!
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How does he do it with such a foul mouth
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Such a person would be loathsome
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That’s PRESIDENT Gluttonous Pig, I will have you know.
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Btw, Noel, I’ve been thinking about you lately. I hope all is well with you. Sometimes I wish we were neighbors so that I could just pick your brain. You talk about some really great topics. I great conversations with you and other heathens on line. In my ideal world, Arch would be like a grandpa to my kids. My seven year old would love Ark’s passion for nature and knack for photography. You would be my kids’ uncle Noel. My eleven year old would speak endlessly with you about literature, philosophy and world religions. Ruth would be Auntie Ruth and spoil my babies rotten and they would absolutely adore her. And Victoria…well, Victoria is the sister I’ve always wanted. Sorry, I’m a little emotional. It’s been a rough year. I also just had my fifth intense massage in just the last couple of weeks. My emotions are just really “out there” right now. I just want to tell all of you that I love you. I really do. You remind me that there are some good people in this world. You show me that this world is so beautiful and amazing. Because of you all, I’m not the lone atheist. I have friends all over this planet. You all make my life better and better every day.
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This is so beautiful.
I am fine. Life treats me kindly.
It would be grand to be neighbours. Arch will be unavailable due to drunken activities 😀.
Ruth is a charmer. Victoria, well, she is… Ark would scare the kids. He is so old they would be curious to know how he has survived so long
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“Arch will be unavailable due to drunken activities”
I beg your f’ing pardon? I’m not at think as you drunk I am!
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“Victoria, well, she is…”
What’s with the ellipsis after my name? Lol
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That is my way of saying you are many good things
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Haha — I love you, you silver-tongued devil, you. 😀
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I could have finished that sentence for him, but it is, after all, his blog —
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Said the resident drunk.
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If you want to go on rumor and innuendo —
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Copy-kitten!
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Nice try. You c/p’d the original from me, in an email, which is why the c/p shows your email background. Copy-fossil!
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Oh – yeah – so I did. Thanks?
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You’re welcome?
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I would too! I’d threaten to send to Arch’s place if they didn’t behave, and tell the dogs to lick their feet ’til they squeal.
😉
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Haha.
You wouldn’t disappoint I know
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❤
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Er … you mean like Uncle Fester, surely?
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Ark, you are so naughty! We all know that you and Arch really do care about each other. Give it up already! It’s okay that you two are friends, I promise. No one can tag team against a fundamentalist better than what you two can. You both give me a lot of joy, especially when you become the dynamic duo against all things religious.
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Sorry, but you’re so wrong. I could never get along with a Vodka guy. It’s Glenfiddich or nothing.
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Glenfiddich – sounds like a fungus one might get if they don’t change their underwear often enough.
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Jack D. then.
Sheesh, I have seen more culture in yogurt than in you.
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Bah! Humbug!
(I’m the good-looking one!)
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Hahaha.
I thought you were the good one. I didn’t know it covered looks
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Everything! Head to toe! Inside and out!
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Now I know
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thanks, evolution, that makes me a woman who doesn’t have her genitals out there for a good…twist .
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Don’t go there good friend 😀
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heh. 🙂
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There are days I look around me and feel ashamed for being a man.
There are days I look around me and feel ashamed for being a human.
There are days though, I look around me and am grateful to be alive, a human, and a man.
I suppose I’m confused somehow…
+1 for what Charity said. Well maybe I don’t want a drunken Arch around the kids 😉 but it is generally a great community we have here at WP and abroad. It is nice to have you all as friends and acquaintances.
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