Aging Project XCII

 

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Gospel of Thomas 75 in English and Udugi ꭴꮪꭹ

 

Saying 75: The Bridal Chamber

Jesus said, "Many are waiting at the door, but those who are solitary will enter the bridal chamber."

tsisa hinegise, "ugodidi agatidisdase asduli nahnai, aseno nasgi na gesvase utselidv ayvsdose tsagatsvsdisgi uniyvsdine."

ᏥᏌ ᎯᏁᎩᏎ, "ᎤᎪᏗᏗ ᎠᎦᏘᏗᏍᏓᏎ ᎠᏍᏚᎵ ᎾᎿᎢ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎤᏤᎵᏛ ᎠᏴᏍᏙᏎ ᏣᎦᏨᏍᏗᏍᎩ ᎤᏂᏴᏍᏗᏁ."

Gospel of Thomas 74 in English and Udugi ꭴꮪꭹ

 

Saying 74: The Well

He said, "Lord, many are gathered around the well, but there's no one in the well.."

atsvyai hinegise, "unelanvhi, ugodidi gesvase gatlisodita atalesv-amayi yvwaduwidv, aseno gesvase tlagiloi atalesv-amayi hawina.

ᎠᏨᏯᎢ ᎯᏁᎩᏎ, "ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ, ᎤᎪᏗᏗ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎦᏟᏐᏗᏔ ᎠᏔᎴᏒ-ᎠᎹᏱ ᏴᏩᏚᏫᏛ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᏝᎩᎶᎢ ᎠᏔᎴᏒ-ᎠᎹᏱ ᎭᏫᎾ.

Gospel of Thomas 73 in English and Udugi ꭴꮪꭹ

 

Saying 73: Workers for the Harvest

Jesus said, "The harvest really is plentiful, but the workers are few. So pray that the Lord will send workers to the harvest."

tsisa hinegise, "asquanigododo udohiye gesvase ugodi, aseno tsulewisdanehidi gesvase gayoli. adadolisdodu na unelanvhi adanvsdose tsulewisdanehidine asquanigododo didla.

ᏥᏌ ᎯᏁᎩᏎ, "ᎠᏍᏆᏂᎪᏙᏙ ᎤᏙᎯᏰ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎤᎪᏗ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᏧᎴᏫᏍᏓᏁᎯᏗ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎦᏲᎵ. ᎠᏓᏙᎵᏍᏙᏚ Ꮎ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᏓᏅᏍᏙᏎ ᏧᎴᏫᏍᏓᏁᎯᏗᏁ ᎠᏍᏆᏂᎪᏙᏙ ᏗᏜ.

The New Hookers of the Internet

 

It happened again today, as perhaps a hundred times before. I think it's kind of cute when Internet virtual-sex prostitutes give me a "like" for one of my posts about the Gospel of Thomas. When I click on their profiles, they are just like all the others of their kind: enticing me to look at their "naked pictures." But these women are not naturists or nudists, and their visuals, I assume, go far beyond simple nudity.

Let me say first of all, that some good friends of mine are anti-prostitution activists. While I have never paid a prostitute for sex (real or virtual), I respect them, because I respect women. Many of these women are single mothers, doing the best they can to provide for themselves and their children.

I have been acquainted with some well-known hookers, including Margo St. James, the founder of Coyote, the "Prostitutes' Union" of San Francisco. She once called me to take photos of their office, after it had been bombed. Those women trusted me for one reason: I showed them respect, and it was genuine respect.

The anti-prostitution activists cannot say that I am fostering or supporting prostitution. I am not. I am simply respecting and supporting women.

Copyright © 2024 by Donald C. Traxler.

Gospel of Thomas 72 in English and Udugi ꭴꮪꭹ

 

Saying 72: Not a Divider

[Someone said to him], "Tell my brothers to divide our inheritance with me."

He said to him, "Who made me a divider?"

He turned to his disciples and said to them, "Am I really a divider?"

giloi kanohedise atsvyv didla, "kanohedu aqua nvtlidi ale ulvdi didla ayatasdi aquatseli udatiyedone ayv gvdodi." atsvyai adadvdodise, "gago yinvgahvgise ayv ayatasdisgi?" atsvyai agatahvsdise utseli adasdawadidohidi didla ale agadvdodise, "gesvase aya udohiye ayatasdisgi?"

ᎩᎶᎢ ᎧᏃᎮᏗᏎ ᎠᏨᏴ ᏗᏜ, "ᎧᏃᎮᏚ ᎠᏆ ᏅᏟᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎤᎸᏗ ᏗᏜ ᎠᏯᏔᏍᏗ ᎠᏆᏤᎵ ᎤᏓᏘᏰᏙᏁ ᎠᏴ ᎬᏙᏗ." ᎠᏨᏯᎢ ᎠᏓᏛᏙᏗᏎ, "ᎦᎪ ᏱᏅᎦᎲᎩᏎ ᎠᏴ ᎠᏯᏔᏍᏗᏍᎩ?" ᎠᏨᏯᎢ ᎠᎦᏔᎲᏍᏗᏎ ᎤᏤᎵ ᎠᏓᏍᏓᏩᏗᏙᎯᏗ ᏗᏜ ᎠᎴ ᎠᎦᏛᏙᏗᏎ, "ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎠᏯ ᎤᏙᎯᏰ ᎠᏯᏔᏍᏗᏍᎩ?"

Gospel of Thomas 71 in English and Udugi ꭴꮪꭹ

 

Saying 71: Destroying the Temple

Jesus said, "I'll destroy [this] house, and no one will be able to build it […]"

tsisa hinegise, "aya ayosdodose hia galitsodene, ale tlagiloi yeliquose anesgvdi nasgine asiquo."

ᏥᏌ ᎯᏁᎩᏎ, "ᎠᏯ ᎠᏲᏍᏙᏙᏎ ᎯᎠ ᎦᎵᏦᏕᏁ, ᎠᎴ ᏝᎩᎶᎢ ᏰᎵᏉᏎ ᎠᏁᏍᎬᏗ ᎾᏍᎩᏁ ᎠᏏᏉ."

Aging Project XCI

 

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Gospel of Thomas 70 in English and Udugi ꭴꮪꭹ

 

Saying 70: Salvation is Within

Jesus said, "If you give birth to what's within you, what you have within you will save you. If you don't have that within [you], what you don't have within you [will] kill you."

tsisa hinegise, "iyuno nihi adanedase udenvne na nihi hawini gesvase didla, na nihi uhase nihi hawini adasdelvdose nihine. iyuno nihi tla uhase na nihi hawini, na nihi tla uhase nihi hawini tsilugose nihine."

ᏥᏌ ᎯᏁᎩᏎ, "ᎢᏳᏃ ᏂᎯ ᎠᏓᏁᏓᏎ ᎤᏕᏅᏁ Ꮎ ᏂᎯ ᎭᏫᏂ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᏗᏜ, Ꮎ ᏂᎯ ᎤᎭᏎ ᏂᎯ ᎭᏫᏂ ᎠᏓᏍᏕᎸᏙᏎ ᏂᎯᏁ. ᎢᏳᏃ ᏂᎯ Ꮭ ᎤᎭᏎ Ꮎ ᏂᎯ ᎭᏫᏂ, Ꮎ ᏂᎯ Ꮭ ᎤᎭᏎ ᏂᎯ ᎭᏫᏂ ᏥᎷᎪᏎ ᏂᎯᏁ."

Gospel of Thomas 69 in English and Udugi ꭴꮪꭹ

 

Saying 69: Those Who Are Persecuted

Jesus said, "Blessed are those who've been persecuted in their own hearts. They've truly known the Father. Blessed are those who are hungry, so that their stomachs may be filled."

tsisa hinegise, "adadoligita gesvase nasgidv na gesvise adasdvdisdita unatseli adanvdodi hawina. nasgidv udohiye unvtise edodane. adadoligita gesvase nasgidv na uhase uyosine igvnisisgi unatseli usquolidi gesvose kaligita.

ᏥᏌ ᎯᏁᎩᏎ, "ᎠᏓᏙᎵᎩᏔ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎾᏍᎩᏛ Ꮎ ᎨᏒᎢᏎ ᎠᏓᏍᏛᏗᏍᏗᏔ ᎤᎾᏤᎵ ᎠᏓᏅᏙᏗ ᎭᏫᎾ. ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᎤᏙᎯᏰ ᎤᏅᏘᏎ ᎡᏙᏓᏁ. ᎠᏓᏙᎵᎩᏔ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎾᏍᎩᏛ Ꮎ ᎤᎭᏎ ᎤᏲᏏᏁ ᎢᎬᏂᏏᏍᎩ ᎤᎾᏤᎵ ᎤᏍᏉᎵᏗ ᎨᏒᎣᏎ ᎧᎵᎩᏔ.

Our Speech Is Still Sprinkled With Spanish - II

 

On June 9, 2019, I wrote, and posted, this:

Our speech is still sprinkled with Spanish,
I still drink ma-te every day,
but we are here,
and this is home.

I illustrated it with this photo:

It was about a week after we had moved into our home in Hudson, Florida. Sandy knew that she had a lump in her breast, and hoped it was just a cyst. She hadn't told me about it. Three months later we got the definitive diagnosis: it was not a cyst. Sandy had great cancer care, and in the end it was not cancer, but heart and respiratory problems that took her.

I love this photo because in it we see Sandy looking out at the trees in exactly the same way that she used to look out at the ocean in Aguas Dulces, sitting on the deck with our dog. Even Betty's posture is the same.

I still drink ma-te every day,

but Sandy is gone,

and that house is gone,

and I cannot bear life

in this senior facility

without her.

So I am going back,

I am going back to the place

that was, for us, 

a kinder home.

Text and image Copyright © 2024 by Donald C. Traxler.

Aging Project XC

 

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Gospel of Thomas 68 in English and Udugi ꭴꮪꭹ

 

Saying 68: Persecution

Jesus said, "Blessed are you when you're hated and persecuted, and no place will be found there where you've been persecuted."

tsisa hinegise, "adadoligita gesvase nihi hilayvi nihi gesvase ganaquatisdita ale adasdvdisdita, ale tlahi hanani gesvose awadvdita hatlv nihi gesvise adasdvdisdita."

ᏥᏌ ᎯᏁᎩᏎ, "ᎠᏓᏙᎵᎩᏔ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᏂᎯ ᎯᎳᏴᎢ ᏂᎯ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎦᎾᏆᏘᏍᏗᏔ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏓᏍᏛᏗᏍᏗᏔ, ᎠᎴ ᏝᎯ ᎭᎾᏂ ᎨᏒᎣᏎ ᎠᏩᏛᏗᏔ ᎭᏢ ᏂᎯ ᎨᏒᎢᏎ ᎠᏓᏍᏛᏗᏍᏗᏔ."

Gospel of Thomas 67 in English and Udugi ꭴꮪꭹ

 

Saying 67: Knowing Isn't Everything

Jesus said, "Whoever knows everything, but is personally lacking, lacks everything."

tsisa hinegise, "nasgiquo-yigi unvtase igvwadalegine, aseno gesvase anisiyvwiha galuloganete, galulogase igvwadalegine.

ᏥᏌ ᎯᏁᎩᏎ, "ᎾᏍᎩᏉ-ᏱᎩ ᎤᏅᏔᏎ ᎢᎬᏩᏓᎴᎩᏁ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎠᏂᏏᏴᏫᎭ ᎦᎷᎶᎦᏁᏖ, ᎦᎷᎶᎦᏎ ᎢᎬᏩᏓᎴᎩᏁ.

Gospel of Thomas 66 in English and Udugi ꭴꮪꭹ

 Saying 66: The Rejected Cornerstone

Jesus said, "Show me the stone the builders rejected; that's the cornerstone."

tsisa hinegise, "nvya na anesgesgidi adayasdise didolagise asgoli unvsiyv vhnai."

ᏥᏌ ᎯᏁᎩᏎ, "ᏅᏯ Ꮎ ᎠᏁᏍᎨᏍᎩᏗ ᎠᏓᏯᏍᏗᏎ ᏗᏙᎳᎩᏎ ᎠᏍᎪᎵ ᎤᏅᏏᏴ ᎥᎿᎢ."

Aging Project LXXXIX

 

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Gospel of Thomas 65 in English and Udugi

 

Saying 65: The Parable of the Sharecroppers

He said, "A good man owned a vineyard. He leased it out to some sharecroppers to work it so he could collect its fruit.

"He sent his servant so that the sharecroppers could give him the fruit of the vineyard. They seized his servant, beat him, and nearly killed him.

"The servant went back and told his master. His master said, 'Maybe they just didn't know him.' He sent another servant, but the tenants beat that one too.

"Then the master sent his son, thinking, 'Maybe they'll show some respect to my son.'

"Because they knew that he was the heir of the vineyard, the sharecroppers seized and killed him. Anyone who has ears to hear should hear!"

atsvyai hinegise, "osdv asgaya uhise telvladiyine. atsvyai adanedise nasgine awisvnisdodi didla hia-iyv nasgidv digalvwisdaneduse nasgine ale atsvyai agisduse nasgihi udatanvne. atsvyai adanvsdise utseli atsinatlaine hiayeno awisvnisdodi adaneduse atsvyv didla udatanvne telvladiyi vhnai. nasgidv datsiniyvsdise utseli atsinatlaine ale adatlohisdise atsvyv, ale navnigesdi tsilugise atsvyv. atsinatlai anagisdise ale kanegise utseli nugvwiyusadegi didla. utseli nugvwiyusadegi hinegise, 'aseyigi nasgidv tla adadolisdise atsvyv.' atsvyai adanvsdise soi atsinatlaine, aseno nasgidv adatlohisdise atsvyv, nasquv. nahiyui nugvwiyusadegi adanvsdise utseli uwetsine, adanvtesganete, 'aseyigi nasgidv gohiyudose aqua uwetsine.' "igvnisisgi nasgidv unvtise na atsvyai gesvise utiyehi telvladiyi vhnai, awisvnisdodi datsiniyvsdise atsvyv ale tsilugise atsvyv. nanivquo na uhase galenidine advgi, advgu."

ᎠᏨᏯᎢ ᎯᏁᎩᏎ, "ᎣᏍᏛ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎤᎯᏎ ᏖᎸᎳᏗᏱᏁ. ᎠᏨᏯᎢ ᎠᏓᏁᏗᏎ ᎾᏍᎩᏁ ᎠᏫᏒᏂᏍᏙᏗ ᏗᏜ ᎯᎠ-ᎢᏴ ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᏗᎦᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏚᏎ ᎾᏍᎩᏁ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏨᏯᎢ ᎠᎩᏍᏚᏎ ᎾᏍᎩᎯ ᎤᏓᏔᏅᏁ. ᎠᏨᏯᎢ ᎠᏓᏅᏍᏗᏎ ᎤᏤᎵ ᎠᏥᎾᏝᎢᏁ ᎯᎠᏰᏃ ᎠᏫᏒᏂᏍᏙᏗ ᎠᏓᏁᏚᏎ ᎠᏨᏴ ᏗᏜ ᎤᏓᏔᏅᏁ ᏖᎸᎳᏗᏱ ᎥᎿᎢ. ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᏓᏥᏂᏴᏍᏗᏎ ᎤᏤᎵ ᎠᏥᎾᏝᎢᏁ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏓᏠᎯᏍᏗᏎ ᎠᏨᏴ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᎥᏂᎨᏍᏗ ᏥᎷᎩᏎ ᎠᏨᏴ. ᎠᏥᎾᏝᎢ ᎠᎾᎩᏍᏗᏎ ᎠᎴ ᎧᏁᎩᏎ ᎤᏤᎵ ᏄᎬᏫᏳᏌᏕᎩ ᏗᏜ. ᎤᏤᎵ ᏄᎬᏫᏳᏌᏕᎩ ᎯᏁᎩᏎ, 'ᎠᏎᏱᎩ ᎾᏍᎩᏛ Ꮭ ᎠᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗᏎ ᎠᏨᏴ.' ᎠᏨᏯᎢ ᎠᏓᏅᏍᏗᏎ ᏐᎢ ᎠᏥᎾᏝᎢᏁ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᎠᏓᏠᎯᏍᏗᏎ ᎠᏨᏴ, ᎾᏍᏋ. ᏀᎢᏳᎢ ᏄᎬᏫᏳᏌᏕᎩ ᎠᏓᏅᏍᏗᏎ ᎤᏤᎵ ᎤᏪᏥᏁ, ᎠᏓᏅᏖᏍᎦᏁᏖ, 'ᎠᏎᏱᎩ ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᎪᎯᏳᏙᏎ ᎠᏆ ᎤᏪᏥᏁ.' "ᎢᎬᏂᏏᏍᎩ ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᎤᏅᏘᏎ Ꮎ ᎠᏨᏯᎢ ᎨᏒᎢᏎ ᎤᏘᏰᎯ ᏖᎸᎳᏗᏱ ᎥᎿᎢ, ᎠᏫᏒᏂᏍᏙᏗ ᏓᏥᏂᏴᏍᏗᏎ ᎠᏨᏴ ᎠᎴ ᏥᎷᎩᏎ ᎠᏨᏴ. ᎾᏂᎥᏉ Ꮎ ᎤᎭᏎ ᎦᎴᏂᏗᏁ ᎠᏛᎩ, ᎠᏛᎫ."

On the Cusp of a New Era

 

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