This is a repost. I did not write this but I "whole-heartedly" agree with it.

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I realize that when I use the term "the Short Bus," people either take it the wrong way, are automatically "offended" in one way or another, are completely put Off by it, or simply don't understand. It's too Easy for them to just See a word or phrase and jump to all Kinds of Conclusions (just like they do with everything Else in their lives) and they would rather Rush to Judgment than take even a Moment to Think about it. (Mostly because human Ego just doesn't Allow for the human mind to wrap itself around Anything that Doesn't make the human race "Important" or "Superior" in one way or another.)

They can look at the Evolutionary "ladder" and Proudly proclaim; "Ha! We're at the Top of the Food Chain!" and pat themselves on the back for being "higher up" than a toad, a dog, or a muskrat. (Pride can be Such a Veil of Illusion...)
But if you tell them that (Spiritually speaking) humans are Not "THE" Greatest Thing God has ever Created; they get vehemently Angry, and will stomp off like a pouty child who's just been told there's no such thing as Santa; "logging off" in their own Minds before they even hear the whole thing-proving (once Again) that humans are Nothing but Arrogant, Prideful, Self-Righteous, Pious, beings...

For Some reason, it's "important" for people to Think they are "the Greatest Thing Ever," and Any deviation from that does Nothing but create Immediate and Hate-based Rejection. They can have No problem believing in God, Buddha, Vishnu, or whatever kind of "Higher Power" they can Imagine; but tell them they are the Least of ALL God's Creations, and their entire foundation Crumbles in a matter of Seconds. (That's what Pride will Do to you...)

But the Truth of the matter Is- we are All on the Short Bus-Deliberately so... With the exception of Christ, No One Person has EVER been any "greater" than Any other; and it's only our Delusions and Ego that Refuse to Accept that notion. "I have 4 Degrees, how could I Possibly be the Same as the junkie in the alley?!?" "I make $175,000.00 a year, have a home in the Hamptons, 6 sports cars, and travel All around the world any time I Want to-how can I be the "Same" as the the guy who just got out of prison, the girl who keeps getting pregnant just so she can receive Welfare, or the guy who "slings crack" in "the Hood?!?"
Even Better- the person who "goes to church..." "I attend "church" every Sunday! I give 10% as a tithe! I do bake sales, and food drives, and clothing drives, and I help with the Christmas pageant! How could I POSSIBLY be on the same playing field as someone who does nothing but sit on their couch, drink beer, watch NASCAR and football, and beats their wife when the mood hits 'em???" (Do you notice how many "I's" are in those questions???) "I" do this, "I" do that, "I" ("accomplish") this, that, and the other thing... Where is GOD in ANY of that???

The fact of the matter is-when God Created "Man," He KNEW (ahead of time) that Humanity would Fail-that they would Fall. He KNEW they would "break the rules," stumble at Every turn, Deliberately make the Wrong Choices, treat Him like crap, and do every single Evil, Horrible, Wicked thing imaginable; (even things God couldn't imagine because-Wait for it!) God CANNOT Conceive Evil!) Only Satan, and Satan THROUGH humans can CONCEIVE Evil; so not even GOD could FORESEE just HOW far DOWN the rabbit hole humanity would actually Go... (That statement Alone JUST pissed off a good Majority of "Christians...")
God was Bummed at Himself for even Making Man-if you don't Believe me; please refer to Genesis 6:6 where it says; "And the Lord was SORRY that He had made man on the Earth, and He was GRIEVED in His Heart..."
Humans are the ONLY thing God Created that God HIMSELF was SORRY For Creating in the First Place- the ONLY thing; and yet; we DARE to Have Pride, Ego, and Arrogance?!? How can Anyone have ANY sense of "Pride" in Themselves when The Word Itself SAYS that God was SORRY for MAKING us? "Top of the Food Chain?" REALLY?!?

Out of Everything God has Created (REALLY "Read" your Bible to find out More of what God has Created-I mean, REALLY READ it!)- God KNEW HE had MADE A MISTAKE-KNEW it; and not only was SORRY for DOING it, but Realized Right Away that every person who would EVER be born (with the Exception of Jesus) was INTENDED to be on "the Short Bus;" and WOULD be for All time... He KNEW that NONE of us would EVER be "Deserving" of His Love, His Grace, His Mercy, His Time, His Patience, His Attention, or a place in Heaven; because He KNEW we would ALL fall Desperately Short in Every possible way.
But He ALSO knew that because HE had Made the Mistake of Creating us, His Love and Grace was Absolutely Necessary-Otherwise; NONE of us would "make it," and All of THIS would have been for Nothing...

Take your high-paying job... TAKE your houses, IRA's, CD's, "Assets," "Positions," "I.Q.'s," "Degrees," "Neighborhoods," "Status," whatEVER-just TAKE 'em and RUN with 'em! HAVE your Attitudes! Keep your self-righteous opinions and ideals! Keep your "Holier-than-thou" pedestals upon which you are SO fond of climbing on! But REMEMBER! No matter Who you "THINK" you "Are," You're on the Short Bus, TOO; and God doesn't CARE about Anything but the Truth of your Heart and Spirit... Do your "good works..." "Donate" your time, money, services-whatever.... Keep patting yourself on the back ALL you Want to, and tell EVERYONE what a "Great Thing" YOU'RE doing in "the Name of God..." Because the more you Do that-the further back you end Up while you Ride the Short Bus...
Love and Peace to All
Vision