and I REALLY liked it:
Benjamin Blood.
Today I was processing the visa for a young man with the name Benjamin Blood. I don't know why, but I thought it was a cool last name. Blood is life, love, death, God and heaven.
The Maya buried their dead in coffins that were painted red inside for blood and shaped like a womb to symbolize rebirth. They believe the earth was connected to heaven through an umbilical cord. That is such a vibrant and alive notion of heaven and God I love it.
When I was in Israel we went to where the Samaritans worship. They still perform animal sacrifices and my instructor went into detail about how these were done. At first I was repelled by the vulgar description, and why would God require such brutality? Then I thought of something else that is so bloody, but so incredibly beautiful, and that is childbirth.
Isn't it fascinating how bloody everything is?
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