The Second to Last Word

So I googled “hearing voices” and I got a bunch of hits.  Top hit, of course is this, which was NOT what I was looking for.

I have been posting on a blog recently and the topic was “the voice of god”.  Some one was claiming that god speaks to them regularly.  Sometimes the voice of god (VOG) compels this person to do something.  Kevin Costner’s character got laughed at for “hearing voices”.  When it comes to the religious folks, hearing voices seems quite frequent and by some reports (in my analysis) seems to occur simultaneously.  VOG, it seems is quite common.  I almost feel left out. 

I said ALMOST. 

When people hear voices, let alone the VOG, the assment seems to always depends on who you ask.  If a christian claims to hear the VOG and shares this with another christian, it is acceptable and sometimes it is called a “gift”.  If this same christian tells a non-christian that they experienced hearing the VOG the non-christian is going to scratch their head and then suggest a good doctor.  If a non-believer tells another non-believer that they hear voices they will receive the same suggestion of visiting a doctor. 

I have also spoken with christians and asked if muslims can hear the VOG (seeing that it’s the same one, right).  They say no way.  If a jew hears the VOG, I can only assume, that does not count and will be dismissed by the christian as either SATAN or hallucination (as would be the muslim).  Most christians dismiss Joseph Smith as crazy.

Andrea Yates claimed to have heard the VOG and it told her to do bad things. 

I am not sure, but it seems kinda lopsided.  Only christians can hear the VOG and no one else.  I would venture to say that muslims feel the same.  I mean Mohd even heard voices he “thought” were from the almighty that inspired literature…but then they may not have been from Allah at all as some contend(Satanic Verses?).

I have an active, very active, imagination.  Very active.  I will make a confession.  I used to think I heard voices.  I used to think I saw dead people. 

Quick Examples:

An old man appeared to me while I was outside watering.  He just said, “Bye.”  Two weeks later someon called me to ask me guess who died “two weeks ago?”

I was watering my front lawn when I hear the distinct voice of a former boss.  A few minutes later I called an old co-worker and asked how she was doing. “Fine,as far as I know.”  15 minutes later, phone rang. It was the co-worker advising that our former boss passed away that morning.

For a long time I thought I had the “gift”.  No gift.  It’s just an overactive imagination.  Right?  If not I might be suffering from one of the following causes:

Something forbid this could be the reason so many hear the VOG in their daily lives.  Some people end up hospitalized for hearing voices depending on the severity.

I must have had a slight case of something.  I don’t do drugs.  So it must have been something.

Anyhow, the point is that people find it easy to say they heard the VOG.  They are also very capable of discerning if it is indeed god or satan.  If it is good, then it is god.  If it isn’t good, then it is the devil.

Life can be so simple.

Seems delusional to me.  I was once delusional.  Then I was cured.

I found that searching for truth I found the answers.  I also found more questions.  That is how simple my life can be.  Questions and answers.  You get some and then you get some more.

You have the Last Voice…