Thursday, May 30, 2013

THE LEGEND OF SAINT PANCRAS

Ancient Roman Emperor Diocletian ruled the Ancient Roman Empire by himself from November 20, 285 to April 1, 286. From April 1, 286 to May 1, 305 Emperor Diocletian ruled the Ancient Roman Empire along with Ancient Roman Emperor Maximian (Who himself ruled the Ancient Roman Empire all by himself from July 21 or July 25] 285 to date unknown, 286 and later by himself from Late 306 – November 11, 308), Ancient Roman Emperor Galerius (Who later ruled the Ancient Roman Empire all by himself from May 1, 305 to late April or early May 311), and Ancient Roman Emperor Constantius I aka Emperor Constantius Chlorus (Who later ruled the Ancient Roman Empire all by himself from Date Unknown, 305 to Date Unknown, 306). Anyway, when the Ancient Roman Empire was ruled by four men from April 1, 286 to May 1, 305 named Emperor Diocletian, Emperor Maximian, Emperor Galerius and Emperor Constantius I aka Emperor Constantius Chlorus. And it was between April 1, 286 to May 1, 305 of Christianity in general and the Roman Catholic Church in particular suffered it's worse persecution during what was known as Diocletianic Persecution (or Great Persecution).  Nobody hated Christianity more than the four men committe of Emperor Diocletian, Emperor Maximian, Emperor Galerius and Emperor Constantius I aka Emperor Constantius Chlorus who once ruled the Ancient Roman Empire for nineteen years before their union was torn apart into a messy civil war.  They didn't like to share anything.
Saint Pancras was born in Synnada, Phrygia on Date Unknown 289 and he was crucified in Via Aurelia, Rome on Date Unknown, 304.   Cyriada was his mother and she died in childbirth.  Cleonius was his father and he died eight years after Saint Pancras was born.  Saint Pancras was born to legitimate citizens of Rome, but it made no difference when he became an orphan at the youthful age of eight.  Saint Pancras was brought to Rome and given a chance to perform a Pagan sacrifice to Ancient Roman Empire deities such as Zeus before the four man committee of Emperor Diocletian, Emperor Maximian, Emperor Galerius and Emperor Constantius I aka Emperor Constantius Chlorus.  Saint Pancras resisted.   Emperor Diocletian pulled Saint Pancras aside and offered him wealth and power as a member of his inner circle.  And when Saint Pancras refused the offer, he was decapitated as an enemy of pagan religion.  Saint Pancras was only fourteen years old when he was martyred for his devotion to the Christian Faith.
 

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

TIME

Time continues to move forward.  Nobody has been able to roll back time.  Nobody has been able to freeze time.  And over time, people evolve and change.  Only comic book characters remain unchanged through the decades.  However, normal average everyday people faces change and evolution on a daily basis.  And there isn't anything wrong with change and evolution as long as it's proceeding in the right direction.  For we all have to live with our neighbors peacefully and in harmony.  We all have to share this planet equally and without resorting to wars, famine or strife.  Waging peace is always better than waging war.  I still believe that it's possible to go for an entire year without waging war, but it takes a lot to built trust and tolerance towards those who is different from ourselves.  And trusting those who are different from ourselves has always been the preferred first step towards utopia.
And as I'm lost in thought under the moon and the stars, here are some photos of Rita Ora as she traveled by Eurostar Railroad Line from Paris, France to the Saint Pancras Train Station symbiotically attached to the Saint Pancras Grand London Hotel in London, England.  The Eurostar Railroad Line trip from Paris, France to London, England only takes two hours and fifteen minutes.









 
 
 
 










After enjoying an afternoon at the Saint Pancras Grand London Hotel and the sybiotically attached Saint Pancras Train Station, it was time for Rita Ora to head back home to her apartment in London, England.









LADYBUGS

And so the ladybug walked across the bright green grass.  The moon and the stars was hiding behind the dark storm clouds.  And yet it didn't rain.  The clouds just hung there with the expectations of rain that isn't fulfilled.  And the ladybug had a simple mind.  The ladybug didn't much care if it was going to rain or why the rain ever did fall in the first place.  The ladybug simply knew that sometimes the rain didn't fall and life wasn't so scary.  The ladybug also simply knew that sometimes the rain did fall and life was scary.  Yet, the rain nourished the grass.  And the ladybug chewed on the grass for nourishment.  So even if the rain was scary, the rain also kept the ladybug alive.  Because how else was the ladybug going to drink water if it didn't fall into that puddle over to the left.  And the ladybug went about it's life without much comprehension, but still full of happiness.
And as I'm lost in thought as night falls across the city of Cleveland, Ohio, here are some photos of Rita Ora (to the left) and Cara Delevingne (to the right).