What State is your mind in?

I had to drive to Indiana the other day. It was moving day for my daughter, Design. I am lucky to be blessed with many good friends, and Banks is one of them.  A quick email to my friend and he was ready & willing to lend a hand. That’s what friends do, isn’t it?

Banks & i drove in opposite directions to arrive in Indiana. We met up at Coney Island, and then we both jumped in Banks vehicle, and rolled on down the road. Banks was in control now, and i was at his mercy.
Thankfully, i trust this Bank like my brother, i’d even trust him with my money. All the other Banks i know of are just a necessary evil in today’s society.  If those Banks where as honest as the Banks i know, we wouldn’t be in the predicament you seem to think we are in today.  If you build anything on a foundation of lies, the building will eventually come tumbling down.

As i was saying, my friend Banks was in control now. I had nothing to worry about though, we were on a mutually agreed upon mission, and were just trying to find the right location.

We ended up stopping at a park, and Banks parked the vehicle. As we headed off into the woods to complete our mission, we quite naturally began to talk. Before updating the minutia in each others lives,
and making plans for a future that may never come,
i wanted Banks to help me with a question i have been struggling with for quite some time.

You see, i had been agnostic for quite some time. Recently some shit has been happening in my life, that has caused me to question this belief.  The answers i was giving myself were a bit unsettling, so i needed some help to settle things.

Previously, i had some coworkers help me out with this question. After a brief demonstration, the 3 of us agreed, at least for the moment, that there is a Universal Truth. We agreed not to give this Truth a name.  This helped me in my search immensely, but i still wanted to know if there is a God.

While i wanted to know if there was a God, all Banks wanted to know about was  our doGz. That makes sense i suppose, because Banks already has a God. Although Banks is allergic to doGz, he likes them just the same.

I hope he would agree with me when i say that if you can’t have God in your life,  try getting a doG before you try to raise a family. If you and the doG can get along, there may be hope for mankind yet.

Anyway, back to the story:

while we were walking in the woods, i posed this question to Banks:

Am i a god? Banks said NO;
Am i crazy? Banks said NO again;

Therefore, i concluded that there is indeed a God. Banks agreed, and didn’t have to ask me if he was crazy or a god.

This is how a Universal Truth, becomes God, and God is the Universal Truth.

Now, try this in a roomful of people. Either you will all agree on some sort of Universal Truth, or you will have some gods and crazy people in the room.

What would you prefer?

What state of the union did this discussion happen in?

What is the state of our union?

and what State is your mind in right now?