{"id":15,"date":"2010-08-09T08:48:04","date_gmt":"2010-08-09T08:48:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/godscomic\/2010\/08\/my-body-needs-more-metal.html"},"modified":"2010-08-09T08:48:04","modified_gmt":"2010-08-09T08:48:04","slug":"my-body-needs-more-metal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/godscomic\/2010\/08\/my-body-needs-more-metal.html","title":{"rendered":"My body needs more metal!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--StartFragment--><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>As I got out of the shower this morning I had<br \/>\nthe pleasure of taking a glance at myself in the mirror. Nothing wakes you up<br \/>\nin the morning like a hot cup of coffee and seeing yourself nude in the mirror.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>The good news is it&#8217;s the only time in your life<br \/>\nyou will look at a naked body and never be tempted with lust. It was as I was<br \/>\nlooking at myself that the reality hit me at just how imperfect my form<br \/>\nactually was.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>The first thing I realized I was missing was a<br \/>\ntattoo. I have no tattoos and am in dire need of a few. I think it is pretty<br \/>\nobvious why God made our skin blank; it was so we could draw on it. I cool<br \/>\ncross would do as it would act as a witness to those who have never had the<br \/>\nsacrifice of Jesus explained to them on a forearm.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>I am also missing some barbed wire around my<br \/>\nbicep (to indicate my power) a dragon or bird (to indicate my desire for<br \/>\nfreedom or my lack of wings I&#8217;m not sure at this point) and somebody&#8217;s name I<br \/>\nadmire. (Preferably someone I will still care about ten years from now).<span>&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Another glaring flaw in my countenance are my<br \/>\nearlobes. What you might ask? They are still solid. Nothing can be more<br \/>\nbackwards then having earlobes that are sealed from the factory when it would<br \/>\nbe much more trendy and attractive to drill a hole in them and lodge a metal<br \/>\nloop in the cavity that allows anyone that may be blowing in your ear to play a<br \/>\ntune as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Of course while I&#8217;m at it I should run a metal<br \/>\nspike through my lips, nose, eyebrow and tongue. MAN how could the Creator have<br \/>\nbeen so clumsy in neglecting as much metal as possible to be displayed on your<br \/>\nface? Even more how did we get along this many years without realizing how<br \/>\nunattractive we were to look like ourselves without mechanical modification?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>I&#8217;ve noticed some fraternities have ended a<br \/>\ngreat gathering by permanently branding themselves with their insignia! Wow, <b><i>branding<\/i><\/b><i>,<\/i> it&#8217;s about <i>time<\/i> we quit letting cattle have all the fun! But a cursory glance<br \/>\nat our carcass leaves room for all sorts of new beauty concepts the Creator had<br \/>\nI mind all along. Forget shaving your head, how about a complete skull<br \/>\nscalping? Yeah just remove all the skin around your cranium and walk probably<br \/>\namongst u backward folks with your shiny new skull revealed for all to marvel<br \/>\nat.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Also have you noticed we have too many fingers?<br \/>\nIf you&#8217;re like me you only use 2 to type with. Why not remove a few for a<br \/>\nfascinating and attractive paw that is permanently giving thumbs up to everyone<br \/>\nyou meet. What an uplifting opportunity to bring joy to the lives of strangers?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Heck you wouldn&#8217;t even have to waste the digits;<br \/>\nyou could swap them in periodically for an attractive new accessory for your<br \/>\nearlobes! I guess my point is simply this, what happened to humanity that ever<br \/>\ncaused it to create the notion that just the way you are wasn&#8217;t enough? <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>God created a body that modifies itself with our<br \/>\nhair getting longer or cut shorter depending on our mood. Sideburns for men and<br \/>\nunderarm hair for women (based on which side of the Atlantic you live on) gives<br \/>\nus constant opportunities for change that aren&#8217;t permanent. Ever increasing age<br \/>\ncauses everything on our bodies to take different and unique shapes over time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Culture has said hide from this truth that we<br \/>\nare getting older when it should have said &#8220;wear it as a badge of honor&#8221;. I<br \/>\nthink a good motto should be, &#8220;Never do anything to your body that can only be<br \/>\nrestored with surgery!&#8221; Ever look at old pictures of yourself? Does anyone EVER<br \/>\nsay &#8220;MAN I miss that haircut&#8221;! Used to be decisions we made when young<br \/>\nonly came back to haunt us in photos. Not anymore, with tattoos and piercing,<br \/>\n20 years from now there are going to be a whole lotta people permanently stuck<br \/>\nwith a bad haircut!<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--EndFragment--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; As I got out of the shower this morning I had the pleasure of taking a glance at myself in the mirror. Nothing wakes you up in the morning like a hot cup of coffee and seeing yourself nude in the mirror. 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