The Second Temple burned. Korea burned. Our grandparents burned. So much shame! Get up off your knee

The Second Temple burned. Korea burned. Our grandparents burned.
So much shame! Get up off your knees.
Do not throw away your heart. Keep your heart. Your heart is all that matters. 
Throw away your shame! Throw away your modesty! Throw away your ancestors! Throw away your fathers and the self-appointed fathers that claim to be stewards of God. 
Throw away your shyness and the anger that lies just a few inches beneath.
Accept your thoughts! Accept your desires! Accept the truth!
And if there is more than one truth, then learn the difficult work - learn to choose.
You are good enough, you are human enough, to choose. 

Lenny’s rage at a Korean-Christian church service
Gary Shteyngart, Super Sad True Love Story

(photo by Kurt Williams, Los Angeles, CA)