I confessed my sins to a stranger,
and he ran away
I confessed my sins to my teacher,
and got an A
I confessed my sins to my mother,
and she cried
I confessed my sins to a priest,
and he lied
I confessed my sins to a friend,
and she scorned me
I confessed my sins to the court,
and they warned me
I confessed my sins to myself,
and was led astray
I confessed my sins to God
and they washed away
— Alex Sutton
Reality Decoded 
Religion has taken ownership of a natural human psychological process. Casting away your burdens is a process easily achieved in any therapy session. It’s not really god that releases the burdens, but us, by following a simple technique taught by psychotherapy.
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Interesting thought but it begs the question, why spend so much time in therapy with strangers when you can spend a min alone at home with God?
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No need for either in my case, but it is a proven technique without any god involved. That’s all. Even confessing to a stranger on the bus is usually good enough to clear the mind of guilt.
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It is a nice poem though, btw.
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Thanks!! If you ever get time check this one out and let me know: https://realitydecoded.blog/2017/02/12/10-little-politicians/
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Interesting way of looking at it (more work) but interesting nonetheless.
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Good poem.
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Great poem!
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Thanks!
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I concur with jmshistorycorner!
Now, Mr Great poem, would you like to be addressed as Lander7 or Alex Sutton?
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Lander7, it has more meaning
It’s where the land meets the water (where two worlds meet)
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Is that his real name?
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Affirmative!
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One of many 😉
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Ha ha.
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Hi Lander7 (Alex Sutton) and jmshistorycorner,
Forgetting confessing sins via a poem and what name to address any of us for the moment, it is too late for me to wish both of you and your respective families a Happy New Year. However, there is still time for me to wish you a Happy Chinese New Year, which will occur in a few days and lasting for 15 days, as explained in a special post of mine at https://soundeagle.wordpress.com/2013/02/10/soundeagle-in-chinese-new-year-celebration-spring-festival-lion-dance-traditional-culture-and-architecture/
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Happy New Year – and happy Chinese New Year!
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Thank you. 🙂
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Happy new year 🙂
Try something new if you visit China
https://realitydecoded.blog/2018/10/19/meet-the-scariest-and-tallest-outdoor-glass-elevator-in-the-world/
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But be nice or you won’t be able to fly back home.
https://realitydecoded.blog/2019/01/14/the-social-credit-system-in-china-tells-everyone-if-youre-a-good-or-bad-person-and-rewards-or-punishes-you-based-on-your-score-it-also-has-social-police-walking-around/
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Very well written!
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Thank you!
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