faith before everything else.

["Helen" <elbo@xxxxxxxxx>]

Faith ain`t *woobly*. Before we experience something (anything in fact) we
have to believe it. Before I do something I`d never done before I have to
believe it`ll work, in other words, put my faith in it, whatever it is. Only
after I`ve believed the experience begins. For if I don`t believe that my
feet will carry me I will not stand up. I will not take the microhpone if I
don`t believe my voice will be heard. I`ll die of thirst sitting at a well
of pure water only because I don`t believe that I need WATER to be filled
up.
Very sincerely,
SOMEBODY`S  DAUGHTER ;-)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Schrade, Scott" <sschrade@ascpl.lib.oh.us>
To: <thewho@igtc.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2002 6:32 PM
Subject: Re: Under a rock


> > (The purpose of the letter to my ex. was to show her that Scott
> > is not some argumentative, angry prick,
>
> Well,....that's debatable.  ;-)
>
> > Pete: "With all the low things in the world come all the high things.
> > You've got to look under the rock to find the goodness".
>
> > To my great surprise, this is the first time in my life I have ever
> > heard Pete *say* it.
>
> OK, I 'm going to be politely argumentative here.  Or prickly argu-
> mentative.  However you want to look at it.
>
> You seem to be insinuating that your experience with the Toronto CD
> was some sort of "divine intervention," reaffirming your religious be-
> liefs because:
>
> A. You purchased the CD on a whim, only because it was the last show
> on the tour.  And....
>
> B. Lo & behold, Pete makes a reference to spiritual searching which
> conforms to your own established beliefs.
>
> Your conclusion is, because everything that happens in life happens
> for a purpose, you have experienced another amazing "divine intervent-
> ion," thereby confirming what you've believed all along.
>
> What you're not realizing is that you've bought dozens of *other* Who
> bootlegs or legit releases where Pete says *nothing* spiritual, nothing
> about searching for God, nothing about experiencing "lows" to get to
> the "highs," etc.
>
> You're forgetting about all the times Pete has cursed, insulted, yelled,
> & been just generally nasty from the stage.
>
> You're forgetting about all the sin, debauchery, & general lowliness
> Pete has engaged in throughout his life (and, some may argue, contin-
> ues to engage in).
>
> You want very badly to reconcile this love you have for The Who with the
> love you have for God.  You clutch onto every scrap of evidence you can
> find & discard the evidence which is contrary to your hopes & beliefs.
>
> This is exactly the reason why psychics & the like are popular & still
> continue to thrive into the 21st century.  For all the incorrect infor-
> mation they spout about someone, they usually get one or two things cor-
> rect.
>
> And what do you think happens?  People remember the "hits" & forget
> about the "misses."  Why?  Because they want to.  They want to believe.
>
> Science teaches us about probabilities & helps puts these seemingly di-
> vine, other-worldly occurrences into perspective.  It shows us that the
> importance many humans place on coincidence is unjustified.  It leads
> to clearer, unmuddled thinking.  Things do happen for no reason.  That's
> not pessimism; that's fact.  Embrace the knowledge.  Free yourself.
>
> The "sitting stool" analogy is very apt in this case.  It says:  The
> sitting stool that is religion/spirituality stands on one leg - faith.
>
> The sitting stool that is science stands on three - faith, observation,
> & experiment.
>
> I choose not to sit on the wobbly one.
>
>
> - SCHRADE in Akron