Sinners in the Hands of God...[VERY INTERESTING!!!]

“Sinners in the Hands of God…” topics like these could keep my friends & I, from my old school, debating about these & having great discussions for a large number of our lunch periods! Our mouths would go 100 miles a minute! This peculiar topic, I don’t think, was ever brought up. However, I already have a strong ‘belief’ about this (more of my opinion); I’m always opens to others’ too though! Anyway, time to get down to business. When it comes time for sinners to answer to God to the wrong they’ve done, I feel it is not at all how described in the passage/story we read in class the other day. The main part to my opinion is this; Nobody goes to Hell; NOBODY. On that sentence I’m certain anyone reading this has had a thought pop into their head ranging from something as simple as “he, that’s weird” to “ARE YOU BLEEPING STUPID??” This is my opinion remember, so now listen to why I think this. I strongly believe this because God is too merciful. God is said to be all forgiving (I have heard this at least 1008 times when doing something that involves the Bible/Church); he is an all forgiving Being & because of this, I do not see how God could bestow a person with the punishment of eternity in Hell; remember, we’re talking ETERNITY. Think, because of you wrong doings on Earth, you are dealt to spend forever (really grasp your mind around the terms eternity & forever, it doesn’t end!!!) in a place of unimaginable horror. I know the Bible says strongly to avoid sin so you can avoid going to Hell, but (imagine this being said in a condescending, explanatory manner) it also talks of the all forgiving God!!! Therefore (being the technical person I am & how I take/look at things in a logical manner) nobody goes to Hell! So this always begs the (in reference to the extremely bad sinner i.e. Hitler, serial killers, etc. ) question and creates responses such as; “then where do they go?” ; ”So they get a free ticket to heaven?”; “They DO go to Hell, they had their chance on Earth, they made their choice!” and much, much more. My response: They go to one of 3 places I’ll refer to the first 2 as “Time-Out level 1” & “Time-Out level 2” & of course Heaven. So since no one goes to Hell, when “Sinners are in the hands of God” (which really means us [because we’re all sinners]), God decides to either put you in TO 1 or 2. TO1 is for those like you & me we sin & have plenty of things that need to be fixed. TO2 is for the people you’d thing have earned themselves a one-way ticket to Hell. On a side note, I also feel very, very few people go straight to heaven. Why; because we’re all sinners. Therefore I think sinners in the hands of God are put into one of these “TO’s” to think about what they’ve done & not just like you have to do this for a set amount of time; you will be in this place (some would call it purgatory?) in solitude & at times with others (like an AA group) to repent, you would then move to Heaven when your soul is truly pure. And when I say pure I mean pure, there is no ignorance, no racism, no thoughts of it, sex, pleasures, games, blah, blah, everything we like as morals, is not in Heaven. None of its needed! We’ll be in a place so pure & filled with love we need basically nothing. It’s like this because we all repent in TO, & not until sinners (we) have we repented, God will allow us the sanction of heaven. Eventually, the people from TO2 could get to heaven, it may take a very, very long time (century or 2 haha) but that’s the purpose of these TO’s. So by the time you see someone like say…Hitler in Heaven, you won’t think nothing of it; He’s just as pure as you (it just took him longer to get there XD). Ultimately, sinners in the Hands of God are given the chance to go to Heaven. One more thing, my second thought is everything I previously stated is to be the same, except the people God truly feels deserve to go to Hell DO go to Hell, they then move to TO2 when they are ready to begin to repent [which God will obviously know when they’re ready] (which may not be long considering how bad Hell is…it is Hell ya know). Why do I say they go to Hell now? Like I said, I am opened minded! Please leave your comments! I want to hear your thoughts!

Woop…There Goes the Neighborhood!

In my life, I have moved 7 times. Every new neighborhood we joined was the same; everyone kept to themselves, the people you knew on the block were people you went to school or work with (occasionally). Until reading & hearing others’ blog on this topic, I didn’t think unified neighborhoods existed anymore; that they only existed in movies or way far from the city. Despite all the times I moved, I lived generally in the same area; in a square going south from 25th & Cicero to 67th & Cicero, east to 67th & Western, north to 25th & Western, & back west to 25th & Cicero. In the places I’ve lived, the vast majority are Hispanic/Mexican. However in this area, there are Blacks, Whites, & Asians. But all the races tend to have an area where it’s mostly them. This square is where I grew up, & I’m certain there are no neighborhoods where people are really unified. (Of course I may be completely wrong because we keep to ourselves because it seems that’s what’s done.) People come and go. But there is one thing that makes people in these neighborhoods think, “Damn. Well, there goes the neighborhood!” That would be the plague that is gang violence. 3 of the 7 times I’ve moved have been because of increasing gang violence & currently we’re looking to move again because gang violence has slowly been increasing (and others) in my current neighborhood.
This has been my brush with “there goes the neighborhood.” Several times gang violence & members moved in and my family, along with others, thought “There goes the neighborhood.” How do/did we handle it? Well the first sentence says it all, we move, but not immediately; this obviously doesn’t happen overnight & we don’t run at the first sign of trouble; we notice that there’s a steady increase in this activity, as it increases, our tolerance decreases. Once we’re at the tipping point, the next thing that involves gangs we hear, whether it be groups of people screaming at night or gunshots in the morning, we make the arrangements to move. So this is my blog on ‘There goes the neighborhood!’ Hope you enjoyed. Carlos Out!

A small insight on the person called Carlos

About Me….



Alright, here we go…my 1st blog. First off, my name full name is Juan Carlos Solis Junior; even though my first name is Juan, I have been called Carlos since birth. Why? I don’t know so don’t bother. Legend has it my Grandma was the first one to call me an actual name (parents called me baby names, nicknames, & what not) & she called me Carlos because I didn’t look like a Juan & thus, the name Carlos stuck.

Alirght, enough about my name; I was born May 21st, 1995. I was born & raised here in Chicago & graduated from St. Gall Elementary. Oh yea, I’m 100% Mexican (who doesn’t speak Spanish that well) & if there’s anything you should know about me is this; I’m a HUGE Cubs Fan! Being a Cubs fan comes from being a baseball fan. I’ve been playing organized baseball since I was 4. Baseball would be my dream job (like MANY other kids across the nation) but I know it’ll be hard to get there. My main interests involve:

Science/Astronomy:
Even with the limited view we have in Chicago, I can stay up all night looking at the sky with my cheap $60 telescope from target. That's how much i like astronomy. Also, ALL of science is fascinating to me. It's so freaking amazing!

Psychology & the brain: the brain, i believe is the single most fascinating thing on the planet. The aspect of a subconscious simply blows me away. We spend roughly 1/3 of our lives sleeping and every time we sleep our subconscious screams stuff at us!; & we barely hear a word of it.

Baseball & the Cubs (sports): I KNOW they haven’t won a World Series in 100+ years (& counting) but that's why they're called the loveable loser. If there's anything to know about me it's i a Cubs Fan & I play baseball. Baseball is my passion. It's the "…only field of endeavor where a man can succeed 3 out of 10 times and be considered great". The best part is, it's truly never over until it's over. Throughout the history of baseball, things have happened that not even Hollywood could script. That's why I love it.

(Other) Things to know: I live with both my parents (yes, they're divorced [note, they never got married so yea...]) I have a chipped tooth (did that in 6th grade playing football). I played the trumpet for 5 years in grade school. Math is my best/favorite subject along with science (although it doesn’t come to me as naturally as science). I like to laugh. I love a good challenge (even if I have no chance). I’m a nice person but if you’re mean to for reasons I can’t understand, I’ll be an ass too you. Anything short of an ‘A’ I see as a failure. I forgive but I most certainly don’t forget! Lastly, I truly, absolutely, love my parents, whom without; I wouldn’t be one fourth the person I am today.

Lastly, these things are beliefs, opinions I’d like yous to know about me. I like to believe there’s always a bright side. I believe in a God/afterlife & even if there isn’t why not? It’s there to believe in for a reason; because when all is said & done life sucks, it truly does & we all need hope in our lives along with someone to comfort us. That’s what religion is for; it’s for something to believe in & comfort us in our times of need. I use the saying “there’s always somebody better than you” told to me by my dad, to motivate me in everything.

And most importantly I live my life by what I have to say next. I try my best, try to be the best at everything I do, everything! Because even if I don’t end up being the best it’s the satisfaction I get from myself that I knew I did everything I could do. Why do I do this? Why wouldn’t you! If you’re not going to try your best at everything you do, then what’s the point of doing it in the first place? Think about it, if you have to do it, why not do/be the best you can do/be?

Hope my blog wasn’t too bad. Also, whoever reads this that doesn’t know me I’m a friendly person so don’t be think twice about wanting to talk to me if you see me and want to get to know me.

Bye for today!