You shall covet you neighbor’s goods, for you are extremely in need. You are not capable of having it, and so, you can have it on your own will and force. You can be a man of great respect, for you are great, but bear in mind, you are not worthy of it. At least you earn respect, you’re happy for it. You can be a man of happiness for some time! You are in need at first, and now you’ve got it. It’s enough, time to return it back. The respect is not yours and the return of it is a hundred times harder than of getting it. I’m sorry, do you understand? I’m not sorry for you as a person being in need, I am sorry because you let yourself transformed your needs into a wants. And I am sorry for you being so imbecile not knowing that wanting something you can’t have is like dreaming that you can fly, but I am sorry again, why? Because, your dream consists of the part where you lose you wings and start to fall. Why you lose your wings? Don’t ask. It’s not yours in the first place. And for my last sorry, I’m going to state it as a goodbye, for you had fallen, your dead.
You shall covet your neighbor’s wife, for you love her. You love her with all you heart and might and you will fight for her for the rest of your life. She is your woman, but do not forget, you are not his only man. You have her, but not completely. You do not own her in the eyes of God. She loved you? Oh sure! Why not! To love a woman and to be loved by that woman is not a sin and will never be. You will become a fruitful couple. You will have children of your own. You will do your very best to raise them to be great! Then, one of your children will soon ask you, “Mommy! Daddy! Why are you not married?” and the answer? There are many possible answers, right? But, are you going to tell the truth? No. Am I correct? I don’t know. But one thing is for sure, when you do not tell the truth, you are lying. Is to tell a lie a sin? Yes, probably. Then, again, one of your children asked you “Is that the truth Dad?” “Yes!” you answered in an instant. You lied again. That single lie can lead to a hundred more, hundreds of sins. Then one day, a guy knocks at you door and tells you that your wife was his former-wife!? “Impossible!” You rage in anger, to protect your family’s future, you tried to make him go away, permanently. What did you do? Maybe you killed him! Your happy family is now a broken one. A broken future that was chained by a mistake you made in the past. It is not because you loved her, neither because she loved you. It just happens that you fell in love with the wrong person. You know it? Of course you do! And you still let it happen.
You shall bear false witness against your neighbor, for they do the same to you. You cannot easily forgive them. They ruined your life and now, you are all alone. It is all because of them. It is not acceptable in anyway you see it. It’s impossible to let them be forgiven. They should not receive salvation, they do not deserve it. Let them suffer, let them cry, let them be hurt, let them. It is an act of vengeance, of anger, of hatred, of shame. The act of vengeance is a choice, and your choice makes you. You had felt all the sufferings because of them; and you thought they need to feel it too. Vengeance! They had no single right on executing those acts, right? So do you.-It is not a matter of degree. Now, they had suffered, they cried, they were hurt, you let them, and it is because of you. Now, you are no different from them. I shall bear false witness against you! I shall let you suffer! But do not frown, I am not like you. Vengeance is not mine.
You shall steal. I commanded you to do so, if you will not comply. The punishment was death. Cruel world, isn’t it? You are forced, betrayed by fate. You don’t like to do it, but yet, you did. You steal for the sake of your own life… “I need to live” I remember these words coming out from you shivering… I sensed fear. All your life, you are struggling to obey the Church. You are not forced, but yet, you did. When you believe, there is no need to ask - A real servant of God. Another set of words came out from you. “I love myself, it’s a reason enough” Ha! Ha! Ha! Do you think it’s a reason enough? And you called yourself a real servant of God? How could you! How about the words “I love God!” Isn’t that more reasonable? Here, in this exact place, I concluded something. “Die rather than sin.” were not true to you. As you stole the most valuable thing in this world, I hope you can make it out, yourself. For I can help you no more, you just stole my life.
You shall commit adultery, for you had ceased to love your wife. What’s with the act of sex without love, for pleasure? You are not that kind of man. You do it for love and not just for pleasure. Hey wait; if you can’t do it with your wife, then you can just stop doing it! You can’t? - But why not? It is because the reason why he ceased to love his wife is the act of adultery, itself! He met this girl, about in her early 20’s. At first, he had no intension of falling in love with her, but that was history. Unlike the case of others that they first ceased to love their wife then do it. Idiot, isn’t he? No. I guess not. Human emotion is so complex that sometimes, you, yourself don’t realize that it’s changing. But emotions are just emotions, they are great! They affect us a lot but that’s all it can give us. If you can’t control your heart, you still have your brain – use it! Think! Remember that you are a family. And a family does not only consist of you and your wife. Every time you come home, there are little voices calling you “Father! Father! We missed you so much!” Aren’t they worth fighting for? Aren’t they more important?
You shall kill, for you need to defend yourself. It was an instinct for a human to protect themselves, and often, at an extreme expense – to the extent of killing. And defending your existence will never be a sin, or is it? You are in great danger, and in a time where life counts, there is no room for mistakes. You’ve got two choices, to defend and to kill, or to let yourself be killed. In your case, you chose the first option. You killed him, you’re alive! You tried to continue your life, but this time, not in freedom. You have found yourself a detainee. Let me rephrase the options – 1.) Defend yourself and have a worthless life. 2.) Be killed and have a life in total happiness. Decide.
Do not honor you father and your mother, for they betrayed you. You knew a world without a parent. You remembered yourself walking in darkness, out cold, starving, calling for help. As a normal happy child who experienced the same situation, the first words you can hear from them are “Mom, dad, where are you? I need you”. But you can’t say these words, because you don’t know them. You can’t call a name, you can’t imagine a face. You felt that you don’t belong to anyone, no one owns you. No one cares to protect you, to love you, to guide you. Who are you? Ask yourself. “Who am I?” “What’s my name?” Do they deserve respect? Honor? No! They are worthless! But do not scowl my dear. Pity! Have pity on them. They need sympathy! I am not pity on you for what your parents had done to you. For you already reached extreme happiness, without a single sin. Are you confused? Do not be. You are in heaven now. For they kill you. They killed you just before you see the world. But be glad, for you experienced no Earth. You are in heaven now my dear. To watch over your mom and dad as they approach life as they start to die.
To obey a rule doesn’t preclude you an idea of freedom. The commandment is a proscription – an act of forbidding something. But you are not bound to it. You still have the power of choice. But it isn’t about obeying or choosing. It’s about doing what is right. Evil begets evil. God makes us and everything around us in a perfect harmony. There is balance in everyway you see it. The Commandments of God are written documents to tell us how to maintain that harmony. And every time we did something that disturbs it, it backfires to us. It will cause you extreme consequences. Maybe not now, but do not forget about tomorrow. You shall not wait.
