ONE BIRDIE CHIRPS
Thoughts by Ook Jai
Monday, September 15, 2025
Like Fake Rolex
But With What Attitude
There is a reason why
A rich man entering heaven
Is harder than a camel going
Through the eye of needle
Not because being rich
Being affluent and wealthy
Is in any way a sin
Or all rich are automatically damned
Since many of God's chosen
In the Bible were immensely rich
Like Jeff Bezos of our time
Or Bill Gates
But the difference between
The rich that enters heaven
Versus
The rich that cannot
Is just like everyone else
For the same reason
That even the poor
Cannot enter heaven
That is no matter how much
Or how little they have
No matter how much
Or how little they give
The rich having given much
Feels proud of having done so
And the poor having given little
Feels they have done enough
So this rich man Jesus was
Referring to in the New Testament
With chance of entering heaven
Less than camel through needle's eye
Must be someone who doesn't credit God
But believes all his possessions
Came from his own hard work
Thanking no one but himself
Thus when such man is generous
More than anyone else around
There is never the feeling of shame
For not being more giving
But rather feels accomplished
Even proud
For having given more than others
Feeling they've done more than enough
Unlike that poor woman
Who gave up the last penny
Giving all she had
Even though she had almost none
Probably feeling inadequate
Since it is not how much one gives
Or how much one has
But with what attitude
To whom the credit is given
And humility
That determines the fate
Monday, September 16, 2024
ONLY MATCHED
I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT
I HATE DONALD TRUMP
ON THE WORLD STAGE
ABSOLUTELY EMBARRASSING
THE LEVEL OF SOPHISTICATION
ONLY MATCHED
AT YOUR LOCAL KINDERGARTEN
Wednesday, June 14, 2023
Until Time Runs Out
People look down
And feel fortunate
About being so high
Compared to those way down
People look up
To feel not guilty
About being so high
No matter how high they are
Always not feeling satisfied
Despite all the money
Always striving to make more
Until time runs out
Sunday, December 11, 2022
And The Rest
People die of wars
People die of diseases
People die of accidents
People die of drugs
People die of violent crimes
People die of nonviolent murders
People die of natural disasters
People die of starvation
People die of thirst
People die of heatstroke
People die of hypothermia
People die of suicide
And the rest
The rest of us who feel lucky
To avoid all the above
Die of old age