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It's the 14th. Last night at 7:40 I rang Jackie. She didn't answer. I left a message. Left my number. It is up to her now.

Uncle: Bec, do you know what 'The Temple' is?

Niece: Not really, is it like a church?

Uncle: It is the definitive synagogue. The ancient Israelites (Jews) built the first one in Jerusalem. Solomon built it. He was a smart man, the son of King David. Later, the Babylonians knocked it down. Later still the Israelites came back and rebuilt it. 74 years after Yeshu'a's (Jesus') birth the Romans obliterated it. It is written at some time the Mashiach (Messiah) will rebuild it and name it 'The World Temple'. And it is even thought The Lord will dwell there - well for some of the time, anyway.

Niece: Wow!! You know a lot about it!!

Uncle: Rebecca Esta ruth David, you might visit there one day

You know I have repented all I can. Given everything. And only one thing hurts me now. Only one thing. Her pride.

you made me happy Adam....thank you soooooooooooooo much !!!!!

anny, you have no idea what your support means to me. I have always been a searcher, always looking for answers, the Truth. And you know something? It is belief in yourself and it is love for yourself. If these are present, you will believe in and love others, guaranteed. Your comments, and many comments from forum members over the years have helped me on my journey. You anny helped my self belief, my self love. And I thank you.

We asked for signs
The signs were sent
The birth betrayed
The marriage spent
The widowhood
Of every government
Signs for all to see
LC

Give me absolute control
Over every living soul
And lie beside me baby
That's an order!
LC

Continually, again and again, I am drawn to believe in them. They of the lie. They spin their venom only for their interests. They will not change, give of their precious wealth. And hence, they shall languish at the very bottom until It is deemed appropriate they be set free like the rest of us. I make no apology - they must pay, and hard.

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they're so talking in tongues it's not funny these little men with their broken banjo bobbing on their dark infested very infected sea. Don't spose they'll give up until Superman comes. Yeah, he'll fix 'em!

Listening to the radio. Predictability and awful boredom. I pick out any old song at random on my I-phone. I land on the maestro, L Cohen. And he said 'Lover, lover, lover come back to me'. And just now I am so happy Leonard is big enough not to be in the mainstream, in the cog. An artist who is free is a very rare thing these days. It seems even music and art are imprisoned by money and ownership. I needed a song about a lover; radio was not interested, Mr Cohen was. And he is so much more.

7 minutes

Mind ripped apart by mania
Thousands of bucks spent
Foray in the city
Rude to people
Thinking nonsense
Bugging Jackie
Sending flowers
Twitter like mad
Facebook shenanigans
Playing the fool
Playing games
Giving up secrets
Wanting to live too much
Wanting to love too much
Wanting to die too much
Argue with brother
Argue with mate
Argue with G-d
And life
Neurotransmitter disarray
Lithium meltdown
Too much confidence
Too little subtlety
Ridiculous thought

Stuffed up again
Stuffed up again

Can't do this, Leonard

- Cohen said love would come to all men - but like a refugee. Sometimes he is so spot on it is spooky.

- So just why is it we've all moved so far from love?
And why does religion, or grace, or divinity and peace make so many in the West downright hostile?
Does their plastic world of 'get' really suffice? Of cheap fuck & cheap wine? Of lies?

- We fear love, we fear holy because we can't control it like a microwave or a woman her man in bed.

- It's over. I believe it really is.

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And for the record, Cate, my parents were married in the Temple Beth Israel Synagogue here in St Kilda, Melbourne - he a Liberal Jew, she a Liberal Jewess. Married under a chupah within cooee of the Torah. I was circumsized according to Jewish tradition 8 days after my birth. In my eyes and in G-d''s eyes, I am Jew.