But, I'm Greek (2)

By Andreas Koutsoudis ( A homage to Notis Skafianakis)

A mother's boy, they say,

A soft touch,

A glutton and a wimp, they say...

But, I'm Greek,

My roots go back far,

To King Leonidas and the 300,

To the annihilation of Persia.

To the Birth of democracy,

To Archimedes and Hippocrates,

To Plato and Aristotle,

To Alexander The Great,

To Pericles and Sophocles,

To masters of the arts and poetry,

To pugilism, pankration and patriotism!

A mother's boy they say,

A has been,

Old and washed up, they say...

But, I'm Greek!

My roots go back far,

To the great philosophers paving the way to Christianity,

To the New Testament! 

To the Alpha and the Omega!

To the Logos, Sofia and Dinamis!

The Greek character never dies, 

Old and new,

Ancient and modern,

I'm Greek, I won't die, I do my Cross and I pray to Jesus Christ, The one True God.

Saints have foretold,

And justice will be served,

Constantinople will Rise Again!

Cyprus will gain Enosis!

And the enemies will be scattered as it is written!

With humility and patriotism in equal measures, 

With The Cross and with The Spirit,

With faith and passion, and power

A mother's boy, they say,

Selfish and deluded,

Sensitive and weak, they say...

But, I'm Greek,

My roots go back far,

And all warriors fight like a Greek,

And "If" attacked,

You will see the heart of a Greek,

An Orthodox church goer, 

I will always say "No" you will not win,

I will never give up,

For the Greek fight is Spirit,

For the Greek fight is intellect,

For the Greek fight is Fire!

But I'm Greek! (1)

(Sung by Notis Skafianakis)         

For years you've been hitting me

For years I keep standing

For years you've been selling me and I tolerate it

For years your goal has been to annihilate me

A lost Greek, an adequate

A buried Greek, a land without a God

Now I'm begging and your soul is joyous

Now I'm trading everything, but what God can accept this

Now you're asking me for my belongings

Even for the soul in me

You won't take it from me, not even from my grave 

But I'm Greek

I won't die

I was once a master of this world

I am the one who has taught you,

The alphabet, so you don't make mistakes

I gave birth to you, I raised you

And whatever is yours now, you stole from me

But I'm Greek, always a rebel

A righteous and democratic person But I'm a blessed Greek

Raised on revolutions

I've fought, I've won

I have crushed wild beasts

I won't retreat, I will fight

And I will destroy the traitors

Those who for years now,

Have opened your way towards downhill, my Greece

https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=tB9tf8dO0Zo&si=qZBqNL3yfbcXPFlC

The Lion of Judaea shows the way!

An empty tomb,

The time of lamentation has passed,

Why do you seek the living among the dead???

An Angel asked!

Fore, the child born before the Morning Star, 

He who parted the Sea of Red,

He who fashioned us from the earth with his hands,

Is the living God, not the dead.

The Lion whose courage is unsurpassed and gives us His full laden power,

He multiplies our sorrows into Grace,

And though we sin He never turns away,

But, glorifies us as we look upon His Holy Face.

The tomb is empty!

He is Risen like a Star above the Earth!

The Lion shows the way! 

Glorify his Resurrection and His Birth!

Keep your head up

(a note of response to self) 

Head up or down, wretched and sinful as I am,

I'm elevated through humility,

On the Cross or Ascending from Hades, The Lord's heart is always humble and meek,

Humility is in the mind and spirit, not in physical stance,

A head held low is not always in despair or despondency,

Yet be aware of a prideful heart with too high esteem.

Fore the High of the High, the King of king's, the Maker of the Heavens and the Earth,

The Creator and Sustainer of the universe,

and He who was born in a manger, suffered and died for humanity's salvation and who rose from the dead destroying death by death showing us the way to eternal life is always lowly in heart and countenance.

Majestic in Glory,

Sinless and never steering away from His wisdom, His Eternal word and His Missionary Power,

My God took upon who we are, to know us and understand us, to show His Love, to guide us back to Him after suffering so much in this life, so we suffer no more.

The evidence is overwhelming

 

First there were leaks and trickles of evidence,

Now the news is endless,

It's not a conspiracy theory,

It's a fact,

The moon landings were fake on the evil year of 69,

It was filmed in Hollywood,

With the latest special effects,

Stanley Kubrick confessed this when in a drunken state,

The USSR was left startled and irate at this backlash and responsive monumental event.

People were astonished at this human feat,

Anything is possible when you put your mind to it they said,

Where there is a will there's a way they said,

The power and intelligence of human endeavour,

But it was a lie and it was staged,

And it left the people amazed,

But then confused and enraged.

To land on the moon is humanly impossible,

And this impossibility has not been "attempted" since,

The Russian Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin was the first man in space indeed, 

So the moon landings were faked to show the USA was greater,

But a lie cannot be hidden forever.

But, why? Why you ask would they do such a thing?

To show the greatness of MAN!

To do the impossible!

The humanist victory!

Of course.

The powers and rulers, those in charge,

Do everything and anything they can to stop humanity's faith in Jesus Christ. 

So they implant faith elsewhere, wherever that may be to brainwash an guide us to other places. 

September 11th

I saw a Robin red breast looking at me,

Bobbing its head and approaching to see,

As I whistled and beckoned it forward it flew and sat next to me.

A creature of Christmas, a reminder of heavenly delight, a bird that triggers good news within my soul and out of sight.

As the crash occurred and switches flipped, the Robin remained bobbing as I arose from my seat and felt a sudden blast of heat, from the Sun. 

Why does everyone celebrate death? I thought. 

When life is all around and we are given a choice to live or to die?

The grave is not the end!

The revolution of life, seasons come and seasons go, times change, but we decide. 

We decide to celebrate death or life!

The thrill of murder, of killing, of termination is always here.

Why?

Why??

When we have been given the choice of the gift of life over death? 

The Robin is ever present, the reminder is always there, we just have to listen and learn, and celebrate that which is wholesome and good, and just!

As I left the surgery, I did not notice the Robin, but in my mind and heart I had not forgotten him. 

I felt better not worse, as life and to live is a joyful blessing!

I slowly walked back home.

The Loving Creator

I would have no light if I was not first lit,

I would have no creativity if I was not first created,

I would have no thinking if I was not first thought,

I would have no strength if it was not given,

I would not be able to see if I was not first blind,

I would not be able to love if I wasn't first loved,

I would not seek if I could not find.

Life would have no point if at first there was no purpose,

Death would not be sad if life was never joyous,

Evil would not exist if Good was not first present,

If I didn't have a mind, I would not need a brain,

If the invisible were not alive, then what are thoughts? 

What are words written down?

What are feelings and emotions? If not alive!

A book begins with the seed of an idea,

A concept begins with a thought,

The life of a soul begins at conception with that vital spark.

At the end of this bridge of life on earth is a different life,

Fore life begins with life and ends with life for those believe! and have faith!

If we get there, we will know what we know. 

Only with True humility can one see all this,

Humility guides you to the Light, to the Creator, to the Strength, to the Love, to the Purpose, to the Good...

His Name is Jesus Christ. 

He thought of me with love and created me out of love. We ought to think with love and show l

ove to God and all creation. 

Health

Yes, health as a whole, is complex. Mental, physical and I would add spiritual too. They are all connected and all affect each other. I would agree with the statement that we're either progressing or dying on the grounds that spiritual health comes first and is the most important. Mental affects the spiritual of course and the physical. The key is balance with the figurehead being the spiritual realm. Cancer I feel is spiritual, some people with extreme physical health, but have resentment in their mind or other negative mindset factors get cancer, which shows that the mind is affecting the body. Resentment etc comes from ego, and ego is opposed to the spiritual realm, which is why cancer is so prevalent in the world, as arrogance is so prevalent. 

Eat well, stay mentally active, exercise and first and foremost stay humble at all times.

Highly spiritual people who get cancers, for example some Saints, get it because they are being tested and because they can cope, and it actually heightens their spiritual strength and it is not because they are arrogant. 

It is a sweetness sent by Christ, and they thank Him, as they become closer to Him, and they pass to Paradise with smiles and joy. 

We are all in the process of salvation or not, depending on our spiritual beliefs. So the aim is to be humble no matter our struggles and no matter our temptations, as these will go on until our final breath here. 

We all received struggles based on our strengths, and to deal with our struggles we must pray, remain humble and give our lives to Christ.

Home

The turning point in life is the Prayer of the heart,

The long path took me to a crossroads,

I made a decision of which way to go,

All good things lead to home.

Get home safely, a good rule of life.

Alone,

But, one is never alone

And prayers are always heard

And the light shines on me, even 

during disarray.

I am guided to the source of life,

I seek help, I seek comfort,

He appears and I am made still.

The Star of Wonder,

shines in the darkness

And the darkness though great

has not overcome it.

During daylight the path towards the Sun is an arduous journey,

But, my focus is clear and 

my choice and direction 

takes me closer to clarity.

We set sail on calm waters,

always to brighter days.

Though there are Three ships, they unite as One as the water becomes

turbelant. 

Strong wind circulates with harshness, but strength and courage prevail.

Prayer of a single tear is all that is needed for stillness, for a kind and loving heart.

Though a small gesture, it is powerful and it purifies the soul. 

Heading home anxiety has gone,

Suffering and torment have gone,

It begins in the home,

And in the end we go back home again. 

Feeling irritable?!

I'm the best "Therapist" for myself I've discovered and now am certain about this. I know myself better than anyone, apart from God. So with trust in the almighty and maintaining calm, prayer, self discipline and looking forward to Jesus Christ always ahead of me, I stay stable and strong. 

In this messed up confused society, where right is wrong and wrong is right, irritability and frustration is hard to get away from. But, by slowing down, quietening the mind, focusing on humility with the prayer of the heart, in this way recognising and remembering that I'm a sinner and in a fallen state. 

This simplifies everything and makes things clear again. Only Jesus Christ, said He is the way, the Truth and the Life. Only He stirs up so much emotional upheaval showing that the one who speaks The Truth is the most hated, as said by the philosopher Plato, and is proven to be true. 

No matter what you think or feel. Whether you are a feminist, transgender, Gay, leftist, Muslim, Buddhist, atheist, evolutionist etc etc, you lack the one Truth. This may seem courageous, me speaking up like this or stupid depending on your opinion, but to me strength comes Truth and Truth alone. 

If you've had negative experiences in knowing Jesus Christ, that's your mind and your ego which is to blame and is not God's fault. Fore, He is sinless and loves us all. He wants only for our good and to save us, which means good and bad things happening in life. It means temptation till our last breath, which takes a lifelong struggle to get to where we are longing to be. 

I will never give up this struggle, as this life is the most fruitful and satisfying, to do my best for our Creator.

Expectations (my view)

As a child I expected my father to be different to what he was,

This destroyed me.

I expected my brother to be strong, but he wasn't.

I was expected to become a Doctor, but I failed in my pursuit.

I was expected to be stable and sane, and successful, but I was the opposite, I was like my father and my brother.

What does this mean?

It means expectations are unrealistic pressures that can devastate our lives, and it leads to questions, what is normality, what is fatherhood, what is strength, what is success? 

If we take away the expectations that we and society force upon us and live more simply, and humbly we would cease to fall into despair.

Worldly cares bring worldly emotions,

With simplicity and humility we separate ourselves from the world and away from the fears of expectation.

Without expectations the ego is crushed.

With humility we are elevated.

True humility is only gained through Christ Our Saviour.

Fear

Ingrained in society,

Is the terror that lurks beneath,

the sewer of the soul.

Beneath every facade of the face is the faeces of control, 

At least that's the psychodynamic reality of common mentality.

Fear is a mere negativity,

A worldwide construction,

Manifested by evil thoughts,

Setting up our destruction.

I say the overriding feeling that gets to the heart of humanity,

Is not fear, 

but the love inside each of us that brings us to sanity,

In this brainwashed world making the masses sustain an unreal reality,

Christ maintains True Love throughout the Universe with His miraculous ability.

Fear is of the devil,

If you do not believe this then you are deceived, or deluded, 

But by faith we overcome fear,

Fear not fellow people fore our path can be made clear.

By giving with loving kindness,

By repentance of sin,

By forgiving of wrong doing,

By dropping fear in the fear filled bin.

Fear is a darkness, it is a stench,

But perfect love casts out all fear and brings a sweetness to life,

Out of this gloom there glows a great light,

The light overpowers darkness and renders it obsolete,

Once love reaches your heart it is mission almost complete,

You've been touched by love,

You've been held by God himself,

And once you open up and pray,

He will always hear what you have to say.

Hold onto love and trust in God's plan,

Let go of man-made fear,

Your mission will be complete when love creates just a single tear,

A tear of hope and of lasting faith, 

Then you know at last you are Truly Truly Safe.