I skipped the meeting, but the Memos showed that "David R.Birch"
wrote on Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:00:37 -0600 in
rec.crafts.metalworking :
pyotr filipivich wrote:

Screw this "patience of Job" nonsense, if a god I worshiped shat
on me like yours does on you, I'd have started questioning his
value in my life a long time ago.

How protestant of you. That seems to be the American version of
God: good things happen to you as a sign of God's favor, bad things
happen to you because you are unloved by God.

Nah, good things happen because I work hard and try to treat people
fairly, bad things happen because I can't watch everything at once.
Mostly...

So far, I haven't seen the hand of God in either.

The question to ask when "bad" things happen is not "Why?", but
"How?" Not "God, why is this happening to me?" but rather "How,
O Lord, are we to persevere?" Earthquake, Flood, Famine, Federal
Elections, flat tires, flatulence, or ring around the collar - the
question to ask is "Now, what do I do?"

"What I do" is carry on as if God didn't exist, the effect is
indistinguishable from reality.

If it works for you, good luck with it.

As me Ma used to say "I'm just in Sales, that's a question for
management."
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pyotr filipivich
We will drink no whiskey before its nine.
It's eight fifty eight. Close enough!