If people would only read proper religious texts...
Attended Deepak Chopra the other day. He was much like Fritz. Trying to merge science, philosophy and religion. Not a dynamic speaker...but he had a sincere and genuine tone.
This I just came across while browzing for a wonderful short story that is apparently not on the internet...
I was looking for DONTJE THE SILENT ONE--A real gem.
"Meanwhile Hunding, King of the Swedes, heard false tidings that Hadding was dead, and resolved to greet them with obsequies. So he gathered his nobles together, and filled a jar of extraordinary size with ale, and had this set in the midst of the feasters for their delight, and, to omit no mark of solemnity, himself assumed a servant's part, not hesitating to play the cupbearer. And while he was passing through the palace in fulfilment of his office, he stumbled and fell into the jar, and, being choked by the liquor, gave up the ghost; thus atoning either to Orcus, whom he was appeasing by a baseless performance of the rites, or to Hadding, about whose death he had spoken falsely. Hadding, when he heard this, wished to pay like thanks to his worshipper, and, not enduring to survive his death, hanged himself in sight of the whole people."
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