A real Medium?.....Rare.

People die. That's not news. Hundreds, thousands, maybe hundreds of thousands of people die every day. You might say it sucks, but it has to happen. If people didn't die, think about about how hungry you'd be....forever. Generally speaking, people dislike death because it deprives someone of a loved one. Well that seems noble, I suppose. By definition we enjoy the company of our loved ones and don't want them to be gone forever. We all grieve those we love and lose.

But how many people die every day that you do not grieve? Thousands probably. Well you may say in your defense that you didn't know about those people. To which I would respond that I never knew them either, ergo I don't care at all about their deaths. The fact is people hate and fear death when it threatens them or those they love. When people die we do not grieve their loss of life, we grieve for their leaving us. How many of you have family or friends dying from the infirmities of old age? How many of you would take away their ailments so they may remain among you longer? Do you really think their lives are going to be more fulfilling for the little extra time you're giving them? Or are you just postponing the inevitable because you don't want to picture your life without them?

Everyone needs to understand that grief is a mask donned by selfishness. People can't picture living without their friends or family, nor can they stand being confronted with their own mortality. It is for this reason that the medium exists. Where the vulnerable stand in tears, the predator will swoop in to take what he may. They may take any form from a kindly gypsy with a crystal pendulum and Ouija board, or may take the form of a respectable man on a television show named whose initials are J.E. These psychic vultures understand that people have money and want hope, while they want money and can give hope. Seems like a fair trade, right? Hope is a good thing, right? Right. Hope is great until it's dashed upon reality like a piece of glass upon a stone. Hope is always a gamble, but when it pays off there's nothing like it...except maybe sex. False hope, however is an abomination. It is hope that cannot possibly pay off. Hope that is meant to be broken always hurts those who keep it close to their heart. Learning that your dead mother yet exists in heaven must be a real relief if you just want to leave it at that. But if someone really believes their mother is an angel, then they will pray to their mother, and ask her for advice, and talk to her like she's still alive. And if you aren't really expecting something to come of all this, that's fine too. But what if you're at least expecting some form of supernatural protection? What if you get hit by a car and get your collarbone, ribs, and legs broken, and liver ruptured? Did your angelic mother want this to happen or was she just lying down on the job? Or maybe she's just gone, dead, taking the big sleep, and beyond the pale? This is the cost of false hope sold to you by some psychic prophet.

I could go on forever about the evils of mediums. I will abridge myself though by saying that psychics and other mediums are only taking your money and giving you lies in return. They're similar to the churches except they don't care for your obedience. They want only the product of your ability to work so they themselves won't have to. There are many ways to assuage one's grief, but giving money to someone so they can take advantage of your heart ache is not one of them.

Hail, and good night.