I Do NOT Want to Know...

I don't NEED to know.

(from Genesis 2:15-25 King James Version)

"And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die."

Our Greatest GrandParents were an adventursome couple. The original hippies; living off the land, smoking dope, obviously having unprotected sex. All of that would have been okay, as we proved in the 60s, but why the hell (pun intended) did they have to eat from that tree?

Knowing what I know now... I wouldn't. There are just some things I do NOT want to know. The "knowledge of good and evil" tops that list.

Right/wrong. Good/evil. All the "moral dilemmas and moral absolutes" are just NOT my deal. 

The cliché goes, "GOD knows," because GOD is the only one who does— know. I don't. Most all of the time I thought I did... I didn't. "Self will run riot" my "Big Book" calls it. 

I don't know if, "...for it is written, 'Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.'" is a proper translation, but I'm content to mess with it (as writers do) and delete "vengence" and put "judgment" there instead. It makes more sense to me. Has the taste & smell of wisdom.    

I do know that judgment is not my area of expertise. "My name is John, and I'm an alcholic," proves that beyond doubt. So I'm content for now (and wanting forever) to work at realizing the GOD (as I understand Him) within me— my Inner Being, Authentic/True Self— is directly connected to the Source of All That Is and THAT Source is THE source for all the "knowledge of good & evil" I'll ever need. 

When I had that knowledge to myself... I died.

I just have to Ask and keep on Asking. Then, do what I'm told— always and in all ways.

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