Adoration

Is over-rated

Emulation is the key



Especially when it comes to

280 years of indoctrination

Inculcating society at large

To admire but not duplicate

In an annually sung song

“O Come All Ye Faithful”*

Prescribing a lazy action

To do nothing but admire

A would be great teacher



Just for being born (big deal)

One of 117 billion times so far

Which is how a commodity is devalued


“Too many people
causing too many
problems, not enough
love to go around.”

– Genesis

“Land of Confusion”




One of very few in a small group

Known as the Masters of Wisdom

Buddah, Muhammed, Jesus, Confucius


Teaching duplicatable simple things

Like:

Free yourself from attachments

Be kind, charitable, honest, patient

Feed the hungry, heal the sick, forgive

Do unto others as would be done to yourself



Good advice from all four, worthwhile behaviors



But, instead, the mantra that comes

Through the “Christmas” “season”

(Mindless purchases of landfill debris)

Is on radios and broadcast devices

To:

O come all ye faithful
Joyful and triumphant
O come ye o come ye to Bethlehem
Come and behold Him
Born the King of angels

O come let us adore Him
O come let us adore Him
O come let us adore Him
Christ the Lord



I say respectfully. WTF good, is that going to do

“O come let us adore Him”

Look a baby, spectacular.

Who has not done anything yet

But even after he does and teaches

People how to turn the other cheek

Forgive transgressions

Heal the sick, feed the hungry




That is all that is recommended

Is to adore Him, what does that do

Besides, raise serotonin levels

To sit around in adoration of

An individual doing all the work

While singing an adapted hymnal

From “Adeste Fideles”

Not to mention

“Hallelujah hallelujah
The King has come”


To my best lyrical understanding

Jesus was not a king

He was a teacher / learner

From “Jesus Christ Super Star”

“[Pilate:]

Then you’re a king?

[Jesus:]

It’s you that say I am

I look for truth and find that I get damned. “

– Andrew Lloyd Weber



Besides, Kings are not teachers. They are usually
Egomaniacal men concerned with power and wealth
Constantly concentrating on how to obtain more of both
While manipulating the pawns to do all of the work



Guess it would be to lyrically stilted

To sing

“Let us do what he does
Let us do what he does
Let us do what he does. “

Shit, that involves participation


“Maybe they ought to check with that Jesus fella.  They’re always talking about………. “What would Jesus do?”  

They don’t want to know so they can do it. They just want to know so they can tell other people to do it.”

– George Carlin


“Just an observation,
Maybe I need
Different glasses.”

– Angelo Devlin


Rhythmic and rhetorical irresponsibility


O come all ye faithful
Joyful and triumphant
O come ye o come ye to Bethlehem
Come and behold Him
Born the King of angels
O come let us adore Him
O come let us adore Him
O come let us adore Him
Christ the Lord

Sing choirs of angels
Sing in exultation
Sing all ye citizens of heaven above
Glory to God
Glory in the highest
O come let us adore Him
O come let us adore Him
O come let us adore Him
Christ the Lord

Hallelujah hallelujah
The King has come

Yes Lord, we greet Thee
Born this happy morning
Jesus to Thee be the glory given
Word of the Father now in flesh appearing
O come let us adore Him
O come let us adore Him
O come let us adore Him
Christ the Lord

Hallelujah hallelujah
The King has come

Oh, come all ye faithful
Come let us adore Him
Oh, sing hallelujah
Come let us adore Him

Oh, come all ye faithful
Come let us adore Him
Oh, sing hallelujah
Come let us adore Him

Hallelujah hallelujah
The King has come

– John Francis Wade

Circa 1743

Adeste Fideles

“O Come All Ye Faithful”