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Moses

Member since 2004 · Posted 18 Nov 2004 · 6 comments

When Moses was 40, he killed an Egyptian and thought he was somebody. When he was 80, he talked to Pharaoh and thought he was nobody. When he was 120, he died after watching God make nobody somebody. When John was 40, he played engineer and thought he was somebody. When he was 60, he considered the universe and thought he was nobody. When he was 90, he died after writing down everything he could think of up to that point.

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[9] patty t 18-Nov-04/1:28 PM Reply

but he never got to see the promised land

[n/a] Dovina › patty t 18-Nov-04/1:31 PM Reply

I wonder if John did.

[n/a] zodiac › patty t 19-Nov-04/6:45 AM Reply

You're both wrong. He saw it from Mount Nebo, in Jordan.

[n/a] Dovina › zodiac 19-Nov-04/11:41 AM Reply

We're not talking about seeing it, obviously, but going there. It's a figure of speech, the like of which you seemm incapable of grasping.

[10] dancin_n_da_moonlite 10-Mar-05/2:48 PM Reply

i really like this
-megan

[n/a] Dovina › dancin_n_da_moonlite 10-Mar-05/3:26 PM Reply

Nice to learn somebody actully reads some of these old poems. Thanks.