Tonight’s title is a quote from Rev. Ivan Stang, the founder of the joke that became a religion, or vice versa, known as the Church of the Sub-Genius. I’m not going to try and explain them, just go to www.subgenius.com and take a gander. What’s on my mind is a core tenet of their religion, known as Slack.

Slack, to the Subgenius, is a force for good and pleasure in this world. It’s like the Force, but hornier. If you trust in it, and the Church, it will lead you to higher heights of fun and ecstasy.

One passage of the book noted that “Slack might put you in the hospital with a broken leg, but its only so you get the hand job of your life from a nurse there. “

I thought about Slack tonight, or maybe it crossed my mind, right after I got some bad news tonight. My partner’s partner and my friend , Ryan, was in a car accident. He’s fine. But he’s not rich, and he depends on his truck for his livelihood. So I was concerned, once i knew he was OK. My partner said his truck was in the shop.

This is how divinity works, in my mind. Not floods nor fires. God is in the details, not in the large print. They’re in that truck not being there for him to crash. A thousand things that can change the world by miles within a space of an inch.

Ryan says “the universe is perfect”. Its not the idea that everything is hunky dory, tis that good things come your way, little by little every day, if we care enough to see them. You can call it mindfulness, or satori, or Slack. But it can make the world a better place for you, if you only take the time to look at it from the right angle. Up to you. I’m changing my perspective, and it does make the world better. Good night.