Friday, October 16, 2009

Hell no I don't believe in your God

I've been retired from my job for 2 years now. And I still cannot properly answer the most common question I get from friends and family. Lloyd, now that you've retired, what are you going to do? This is a really loaded question. It seems simple on the surface, but it isn't. I used to try to accurately and honestly answer the question. But I can't. From now on I shall answer with this: "I don't know. What are you going to do when you retire?" Folks who have already retired don't ask this. Have you ever been asked: " Do you believe in God?" Another loaded question. When I try to answer this one I don't get very far without the asker saying something like "It's a yes or no question". At that point I say that we need to define God before I can answer yes or no. There are thousands of dead gods no one believes in any more, and opinions vary about the gods that are still around. And each person believes that the god they believe in is the God. I can guarantee that once the asker defines his God, I can safely say "no, hell no". But why go through that? The perfect answer is the one I will use for the retirement question. "I don't know". Now there is the snapshot answer about retirement. That's the "what I seem to be into right now" answer. Right now I'm into clearing brush. Mowing season is over, almost. I don't have a big farm, but I do have some woods. And some woods near the house and airstrip. Those woods can be made much nicer by clearing out the dead wood, pruning, making paths, cutting briers,etc. I have enough of this that I could do it as a hobby for the rest of my wretched life. I love doing this. But I don't want to do it all day. Or every day. Or with a deadline or schedule. Ask me tomorrow, "Lloyd, now you're retired, What are you gonna do?" I'll say, "Clear brush".

2 comments:

Paul said...

Do you believe in a Supreme Being. Im sorry we didnt get into the discussions when we share your condo

Lloyd Lou said...

Paul...... I accept all the Gods. I just havn't found one that I like. And I'm not really looking for one. And the one I was raised with.... well I just love pickin' on him. He's pretty hard on his poor sinning believers who were born with his "curse" of original sin. hey keep your stick on the ice and your nose down..... love to you and the fam