Cobra Zeus the Zookeeper

Now that my Streamer friends have shared some of you with me while we were exploring "what-ifs" I've decided to share some of what's behind my eyes with you all. So . . . here goes:

1> If you had a choice between an unlimited amount of money in your bank account or immortality, which would you choose?

     I'd take the money. My spiritual beliefs embrace the concept of reincarnation, so immortality is best left to the lives I have yet to experience.

2> If you had the ability to read a stranger's thoughts completely, would you?

    Sometimes I find myself inadvertently reading the thoughts of a stranger. It seems to be sort of a random process that I really have no control over, or rather, no control I've managed to discover. I also value privacy. Mine and the privacy we should expect as we go about each day of our lives. The ability to read a stranger's mind seems like a kind of violation and something I have no wish to be a part of.

3> If you could travel forward or back in time which would you choose? (You can't go both ways, only one or the other.)

    I have a strong sense of connection to the time period between 1930 and the late 1940's. Coincidentally I was born in 1948. I suspect my last life ended when I was still relatively young, which explains some of what I feel. It would be fascinating to travel back to that time and try to find the pieces of that mysterious cosmic puzzle. But if I had to choose, I'd go with travelling forward. The future fascinates me. Eventually I'll probably do a post sharing some of my predictions.

4> If you could possess unlimited physical strength or unlimited mental capability which would you choose?

    I have all the physical strength I need, so I'd definitely choose unlimited mental capability. With that I'd hope for the ability to learn quickly. I have GOT to be the slowest to learn of anyone I know. I've been like that since I was young. I spend what feels like forever working my way through the learning process and sometimes I get so impatient with myself I could scream. Then when I do finally learn what i set out to understand I discover just how much I DON'T yet know. I feel like a blind dog in a meat market. I do a lot of stumblin' and sniff'n.

5> If you could inherit the ability to fly knowing you'd have to give up ten years of your life would you do it?

    As much as I'd love to explore the world through the eyes of the eagle, I could never bring myself to trade away even ten minutes of my life, let alone ten years.

6> If you were offered a million dollars to walk into a roomful of strangers totally nude, would you do it?

    I'd walk nude into a roomful of strangers for fifty bucks and I'd stay all damn night long for a million dollars! Actually I'm real sure I'd be boring as hell in the nude. Well . . . maybe a wee bit amusing, but I'm comfortable with me. I ain't pretty but I sure am durable.

7> If you had an opportunity to explore a parallel universe knowing there was a chance you couldn't return to the life you have would you do it?

    I think I've already explored a parallel universe. It all began in Chaco Canyon many years ago. My way of explaining it is by sharing stories about the Hitchcock Railway. I've ridden that railway many times and when I wake I'm still in this life. I'd like to keep it that way for awhile longer.

8> If you had the ability to foresee the future with certainty would you share your revelations?

    Not intentionally. I have no wish to disturb the destiny each of us is born with.

9> If you could have a conversation with Jesus what would be your first question?

    Many, many questions come to mind, but I s'pose the first would be "How are sister sun and brother moon doing?"

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    It is said the gods once argued the value of the moon. Why not create the sun and be done with it? What good is the moon? It is desolate, cold and hard. The sun is liquid and perpetually warm, a source of sustenance for the entire galaxy.
    After much consideration they reached their conclusion with the help of a simple, solitary musician transitioning across the cosmos, moving from a life long since terminated to a destiny defined by time and space and substance. He was tired, hungry and lost. The gods were intrigued. Movement from one dimension to another was generally simple and a straightforward proposition. This soul had lost his way. It happened without their knowledge. It was most unusual. How had this mortal anomoly slipped so easily through the celestial cracks and from where had he come? There he was. Cold and tired and alone.
    They summoned him and questioned him at length. “From where did you originate, and what is it you carry in that aging leather bag?”
    “I am the sum of your parts. You created me. Convinced I didn’t meet your expectations, you cast me out. The gods of another universe collect junk souls. I was retrieved by them.” He’d been paired with a lost and beautiful soul. They were mates in the purest sense. A delicate balance of past, present and future. She was majestic, warm and possessed a fiery spirit. He was cool, reserved and often silent. When she was flying too high it was he who brought her lower. When her passion flamed out of control it was his reserve that cooled her fever. And when the sounds of too many voices threatened her sanity it was his silence that gave her solace.
    Over time one of the gods grew desirous of the majestic female soul. Though she shared no feelings for the god, it was irrelevant. She was faced with a difficult choice. If she chose to leave the musician and give herself to the errant god her lover’s soul would be spared. Otherwise he would be banished to an unknown galaxy, never to be encountered again.
    She reluctantly agreed and the musician’s soul was spared, but only temporarily. Upon consummation of their union the god banished the musician to a foreign galaxy. The fiery maiden lashed out with a fury even the gods could not stem. The errant god lay vanquished at her feet. The intensity of her fury destroyed all that surrounded her. Suddenly she was alone in the universe.
    She was trapped in one galaxy, her soulmate in another. In a twist of vicious irony the galaxies moved closer, parallel yet seperate. The musician and his soulmate were separated by time and space yet visible, each to the other. The musician’s soulmate eventually succumbed to the ravages of loneliness and anger. She decided to end her life. She had no knowldege of her immortality. Death was impossible.
    She was trapped, or perhaps not. In a final burst of anger and sadness she summoned all her strength and brought about her own demise, or so she thought. With her soul no longer part of the galaxy it broke apart and disrupted the spacial relation to the parallel universe sadly inhabited by the wandering musician. It was not what she had intended. She was forever gone and her soulmate was destined to stumble aimless and alone through the night skies.
It was in that moment the lost and lonely musician shared his solitary wisdom with the gods. They came to appreciate the importance of the sun and of the moon. One without the other would be a vast disruption threatening the very soul of the universe. As payment for such valuable advice the gods created a new soulmate for the musician. It was the death of an aging ending and the birth of a fresh, new beginning.
    A single ebony flute lay sleeping, tucked neatly deep in an aging, leather bag slung low on the shoulder of a simple, solitary musician.

    Sometimes I love to just kick back and play a game with myself. I call it play'n What If? Some of the questions that drift through my mind leave me in a total quandry. Those are the questions that fascinate me the most. And so . . . come on and play What If? with me.

1> If you had a choice between an unlimited amount of money in your bank account or immortality, which would you choose?

2> If you had the ability to read a stranger's thoughts completely, would you?

3> If you could travel forward or back in time which would you choose? (You can't go both ways, only one or the other.)

4> If you could possess unlimited physical strength or unlimited mental capability which would you choose?

5> If you could inherit the ability to fly knowing you'd have to give up ten years of your life would you do it?

6> If you were offered a million dollars to walk into a roomful of strangers totally nude, would you do it?

7> If you had an opportunity to explore a parallel universe knowing there was a chance you couldn't return to the life you have would you do it?

8> If you had the ability to foresee the future with certainty would you share your revelations?

9> If you could have a conversation with Jesus what would be your first question?

    There you have it, my Streamer friends. This's some of what Captain Morgan contemplates in the early mornin' hours out on the Ponderosa back porch. And so . . . what would YOU do??