Journal
Day 0 : A New Beginning 17:06h
I have just traversed across nearly half the globe, to get here, in this beautiful land of Uz, from my hometown, Nepal, near India. This land is truly flowing with milk and honey. The crop here is so, so plentiful, the neighbors are really nice, and the sky is as blue as ever. The weather shines so bright and beautiful, it reminds me of this place from my dreams, heaven I believe was its name. In a lot of ways, this majestic land of Uz reminds of that beautiful place that I have had visions of in my dream: the land is green and hilly, the weather radiates so beautifully, and the crop is inordinately plentiful. Anyways, enough about Uz. Let's talk about the neighbors. Well, first is this tall, large guy named Samson. He's got beautiful, flowing dreadlocks. He seems really powerful too. Now let's talk about the real talk of town here: Job. This guy's got everything one could ever wish for. Horses? He's got 'em. Sheep? You betcha. Cattle? Why not? He lives in a beautiful, perfectly-sized three story house, he's got seven sons and daughters, and things seem to be just, really looking up for him. I envy that guy. However, I have a gut feeling that this envy isn't so good, so I'll try to do that less often. I have heard it growing up that those you envy are at risk of losing everything that you envy them for, because of the evils of envy and all that good stuff. That's enough journalism for today, you really are one of my closest friends Journal. Long Live the Journal!
Day 2 : What's going on? 16:04h
What is going on!? It's as if hell itself has come down upon us, upon this land. The neighbors are all suddenly dying, and I have narrowly escaped death myself. I woke up to the smell of smoke, and half of my house was already on fire! Thank God I sleep with this thing under my pillow, it was all I could afford to grab as I ran out the door half-naked. Nearly all of the neighbors including Samson, but except for Job, are now deceased or on their way there, God rest their souls. I managed to talk with Job for a tad bit earlier, and he shared with me his grave news: all of his family, servants, sheep, and cattle have been killed through a series of bizarre accidents, and he also seemed to have narrowly escaped death himself. There certainly must be a curse upon this land. Poor Job. He lost his family and everything. I'm thankful I left my family back in Nepal ( they all think I died), because if they had been here with me, God knows where their souls would be now. Job seems surprisingly serene for hearing news this dastardly, God bless him. Maybe all that envy had caught up to him…
Day 3 : Poor Job 15:07h
This journal is about to start sounding a lot like a Job diary, but I promise, future me, it's not. But seriously though, what is going on with Job? He woke up this morning with sores all over his body! All over! Poor guy, I think God might be upset at him or something. He seems to still be taking the news surprisingly well, but I heard some rumors of him cursing his birth-date or something similarly grim… I brought him some flowers earlier, but I don't think that did him any good… Very bizarre. Very, very bizarre... If God has anything to do with this, I think the Big Guy must be seriously upset at Job or something. As for me, well, my whole house has burnt down, but at least my body's in full health, thank the Lord. Will be writing back soon.
Day 4 : Job's Three Friends 18:09h
I think I've finally got some answers for what's going on. Job's three friends have come from lands far, far away to pay their respects; their names are Eliphaz, Bildad, Zophar, and Elihu. I talked with them for a bit, seeing as I am now newly homeless and have naught better to do. They all seemed quite mystical and pious and hinted towards the fact that Job must've really upset God and committed some serious sins for all of this to be happening. I can definitely see their point. However, I wonder how Job will take that… Probably not very good. I have been praying day and night, that the curse would be lifted from this land and that the the few remaining survivors of Uz would get to smell another good day soon, even a day twice as good as we've ever had(ambitious I know)! As for now however, I've been truly enjoying the view and beauty of nature, to keep my mind off of things. Nature is really beautiful when it's all you've got, you notice the trees a lot more. Maybe having my house burn down was a blessing from God after all. I see a lot of bunnies just hopping around, and it reminds me of my youthful days. There is no artist better than the Lord, I'll tell you that much.
Day 5 : Oh No You Didn't 19:09h
Uh oh. I think Job's splendid friends have really gotten to him. He seems to be cursing his birth date day and night now. They've laid some heavy accusations on him, from what I've heard, and he's finally snapped. He says he's innocent, but they're all saying otherwise. As if losing your family and all you've ever owned wasn't bad enough, now the poor guy's losing his dignity too! IS he really innocent though? I can only wonder. Maybe, some time far away from now, these events would remained sealed forever, in a text or something, catch my drift? Then we could have some experts analyze them or something, in some sort of universal course or so... Then I would finally be able to understand whether or not Job is truly innocent. But that just seems like hopeful dreaming, so I guess I'll never know…. As for me personally, I've been eating lots of fruits and vegetables, LOTS! Being out in nature all day really takes its toll on you. On a similar note, fried mushrooms taste really good. Until next time, journal.
Day 6 : God Said What? 20:20h
Whoa whoa whoa, get this. Apparently, Job talked to God. To GOD! Isn't that strange? I believe the guy though, I don't think he has any reason to lie. He's lost everything that's ever mattered to him, he's most likely holding on to his honesty tightly, it's all that he's got left. Anyways, apparently God seemed mad at him and his very sympathetic cluster of companions. God said that they were all wrong after all, and that Job is actually partly innocent. However, Job's not all the way innocent. I wonder what that means. I think what it means is that Job wasn't so innocent in cursing his birth and such. In questioning GOD ALMIGHTY and all that as well. Oh well. At least Job's finally got the answers he's wanted all along: why and how this curse was laid upon him(and even me too!) and why he had to go through all of this suffering. It's all for a Godly purpose it seems like, The Lord knows I'll never be able to fully decipher Him…
Day 7 : A New, New Beginning 21:21h
WHOA! It seems like God has heeded my request! Everyday, it seems more and more like these events and happenings will be truly be forever sealed in a text after all. They're just too peculiar not to be. God, you better take advantage of this opportunity! It looks like blessings have fallen upon this highly graced land of Uz! Get this, Job and I have gotten EVERYTHING back, EVERYTHING! I am ecstatic! Twice as many cows, twice as many horses, twice as many beautiful women, EVERYTHING I tell you! God is good, God is very good. He is graceful. This was his plan all along, was it not? It seems as if all of this did truly happen for a Godly reason. Thank you Lord. This land of Uz now lives on peacefully, thanks to the Lord. And thus Journal, I lived on happily ever after… Just kidding, that would be a lazy end to you, Journal; I'll keep reporting back with updates, soon. Until next time, pal.
Day 8 : Revelations 22:22h
Oh my. So I just had a revelation, a vision. These events HAVE truly been sealed, in a text, just as I had presupposed. I knew my intuitions were right all along! This text seems to be called, "The Holy Bible", according to the vision. And there is a man, no, a SON of God, who is the underlying author and King of this Bible. His name is Jesus Christ, and He has revealed these things to me through my vision. I feel so indebted now, like I have to share this information with somebody. If only there was some sort of inter-connected globally accessible tool I could share this on… but for now this feeble Journal will do... Until next time, Journal. Amen.
