Skywatch Friday and some prose

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The final pictures of my three months stay in Belgium, where it was my honour to be on stage in a musical.

At the De Panne beach I planted a rose, given to me by a fan. Couldn't take it with me so hoped it could serve as a romantic spot for a couple in love:

A friend picked me up on his way from France and decided we had time for a swim before heading to the Belgian town of Oostkamp for dinner with a friend, before dropping me off at his girlfriend's place. Who happens to be a neighbour of mine.

Bye, King Leopold I!

And hello, Oostkamp!

This week's piece was one of the pieces I wrote during the show. We performed it 54 times so there are 55 (don't ask) shorts in my notebook. Here's one of them:

The Planet (a #ShortStory)

There were other worlds.

Of course.

He knew 

because he read about 

their existence 

from trusted sources 

and had visited 

a few himself.

But this one 

was the best.

For one single reason:

Some thirty years ago 

she came to be

And together 

they ruled 

and roamed

The planet 

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Can you blame children for their sympathies?

The Hitler Jugend was indoctrinated to believe all Jews were bad people. Just like the children of white supremacists are lead to believe people of colour are all criminals, children of evangelicals are taught all Muslims are bad and zionist kids are fed with the thought that all Arabs are less than rats and fundamentalist Muslims teach their younglings all other religions are evil.  

A common factor with most religions is that they shy away from science. Because their 'religious' leaders don't want them to be educated. Uneducated people are easier to manipulate. It's as simple as that:

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Nothing wrong with telling children they are special. Where it goes wrong in the upbringing is when parents and other leaders tell them that other people are worthless. Literally 'worth less'. 

A bit over 2,000 years ago a young boy was raised believing He was special, 'the chosen one', a literal 'gift from the heavens'. As a young adult He started a cult that would become a religion, based on books written about Him and His teachings. Don't get me wrong; I'm positive He was a nice lad with some very good ideas like: 'If someone is unkind, treat them with kindness', 'If you have something in abundance, share it with people who are less fortunate' and 'We are all equal in the eyes of my Father'. 

But because people are stupid and randomly picked quotes from His works as the center of their beliefs, millions got oppressed and even killed. No wonder that sane people are turning away from the over 200 forms of 'Christianity'.

Even is His days, thousands of people who heard He (or one of His disciples) was coming to preach in their village went: 'Jesus Christ, not Him again!' 

It's how that young man named Yeshua from Nazareth got the name with which He would acquire fame. 

For the people who stood back in line when 'sense of cynicism' was handed out: that was a joke of sorts.

Do you think young children should be indoctrinated with our beliefs or should they be allowed to make their own mistakes?

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