| If you know me, you'll notice almost everytime I
part company with you, I say "adios"... now, why do I do that? Do I just
really like Spanish? Nope. Well, do I just want to be different
and not say "Bye"? Nah, not that either. Let's look at the word "adios"...
It's obviously Spanish, we all know that. But what a lot of people don't
know is that directly translated, it means "to God". So now your question
for me is: "Well, Ross, if you don't really believe in God, then why tell
people to go to him?" And this is why: generally in faith, God is many
things. God is good, God is kind, and most of all, God is love. So yes,
while I don't believe in an all powerful deity, I do believe in goodness
and kindness and love. And it's not exactly how it sounds. When I say "adios",
I'm not saying "Go in peace, and serve others and love others"... I'm basically
telling my friends that I love them, and that they should love themselves
too. There is good within the hearts of everyone... past all the superficiality,
past all the sadness, past all the anger. And "adios" is just kinda my
way to say "I hope all that stuff goes away someday and you get to the
good stuff." Yeah, maybe it's silly, and maybe I'm making too much out
of a word. But now you know why I say it. (Not that you ever wondered before.)
And after saying all that.... Adios. |
