The jingle

In English speaking world, there have been different opinions about the jingle in my preface. Some people still talk about it once in a while.

In China and India, even in Brazil, Russia, Mexico or most countries in Africa and developing areas, I believe only a few people have heard about this jingle. To most people in China or India, Jesus is for Christians and Catholics only, hence, this jingle would look like a common nursery rhyme to them if they read it. I hope this book could change their views of it.

The first J is leading the biggest religion group of the world and the second J is a group of richest people in the whole world. This fact makes that jingle a very worthy topic to study in the twenty-first century.

However, most species of roses are five-petals of pink or a kind of white color and only a few red, yellow, orange or purple roses so that a jingle is just a jingle. A jingle is not like a proverb or a piece of law which people can rely on for understanding the current world, or for hoping a better future.

Nevertheless, this jingle is really telling something beyond the words. Let me start from what I found out in this jingle, put them in the chapter one. Then I will talk about time.

There is a video game named "Rose and time" which is about "time travel". A girl named Rose tried to find the time crystal so that she might understand "time travel" and rescue her parents who were trapped in a time loop.

I certainly appreciate that God allows people to imagine, but I will try to show you that everything in the past is gone forever. It's too wild to think about going back into history.

1-1. Roses are red

I like red roses, especially "Mr. Lincoln".

Mr. Lincoln is a very well-known hybrid tea. The flower has long pointed buds open into large, well-formed, long stemmed, fully double 4" cup-shape blooms. It has more than 24 velvety petals, in deep red. Someone said "The velvety texture of the bloom is almost unbelievable." I suggest you to look at it in cold day when the red is turning black and the velvety is still there.

Mr. Lincoln has outstandingly strong fragrance like the fruit litchi that seduces the senses. You will love it, I guarantee; so long as you are not allergic to fragrance.

1-2. Violets are bluish

1 know some bluish flowers and fruits but violets always carry some hint of purple color. It is not like some hydrangea flowers, all blue.

The color of violets is more like it of lavenders.

There are some fruit named "blue" so that it is blue, like blue berries.

Some fruit is blue but does not have the word "blue" in its name like honey berries. The color is real dark blue, isn't it?

1-3. If it weren't for Jesus

To Christians, Jesus is forever. Among all human religions and believing, Jesus' teaching is the only one stand high on top of the moral mountain.

If the highest white rose on next page represents God then Jesus is the bud besides God and the Spirit is the other bud close to them. They constitute the Trinity of Christianity.

Below the Trinity, we could find Laozi and Buddha talking to each other in the middle. Most of other moral teachers are one more step down with the closest white rose. That big rose is close to people and it is to represent their main mental mentors. Such a mentor guides the direction of an individual's life.

1-3-1. Buddha

If Buddha was like the middle white rose then Laozi was the bud close to Buddha. Laozi said "It's hard to do but people should return good to evil." Buddha smiled and said "You did not include that norm in your list of three treasures, but when people realize the emptiness of power, fame and wealth they would be merciful then they follow your norm naturally. The Nirvana theory does support your idea."

1-3-2. Confucius

I have not experienced the status of Nirvana but I do know that if you are not a Christian then you may assume the closest and biggest white rose is your master. To more than 50% of Chinese people, the master is Confucius; to Hindus, there are many masters; to most other people, I believe that the following terse formula provided by a Palestinian sage, Hillel, is a very good teaching.

1-3-3. Hillel the Elder

He said

"That which is hurtful to thee do not to thy neighbor.

That is the whole doctrine. The rest is commentary. Now go forth and learn."

1-4. We'd all be Jewish!

This conclusion is the intention of that jingle. How you understand the word "Jewish" decides how you feel about that jingle.

• What makes a Jewish person?

There are two ways to move in and out of Jewish group. The voluntary one of moving in is to convert to Judaism and of moving out is to convert to heathens. The involuntary one is born by a Jewish mother (or father in the Levite tribe). So simple, right?

1-4-1. Jewish by birth

Actually, in the involuntary way, Israel law and some denominations allow children with Jewish father to join Jewish group; if they learn Jewish theology, rituals, history, culture and customs, and to begin incorporating Jewish practices into their lives.

• Jews

All involuntary Jewish people could be named Jews. The definition of Jew and Jewish, even Judaism are very complicated. That is why the Law of Return, 7/5/1950, was unable to clear cut the non-Jews from the Jews.

1-4-2. Jewish by conversion

In the voluntary way, the Rabbinical Court of the Israel Movement for Progressive Judaism requires an average of a year of study to become conversant in Jewish life and tradition. Following this, converts are required to immerse in a ritual bath, be circumcised if the conversant is male, and accept the commandments before the rabbinical court.

That means to join Jewish group voluntarily is a lifelong decision for a non-Jew person to be Jewish. Even most denominations of Judaism are open to sincere converts, a conversion "in accordance with the process of a denomination" is not a guarantee of recognition by another denomination.

• Free to leave

Can a Jewish person leave the Jewish group? Any time, there is no legal binding nor religious binding to tie a person's rest of life with Judaism but once convert out, only the involuntary Jewish can go back to Jewish group free of question. A converted Jewish person, like a non-Jew immigrant of Israel, has no reason to quit the Jewish status, at least logically speaking.

1-4-3. Judaism

However, if I am not a Jewish person but I do believe in God or Gods, then how do I decide if I will like to become a Jewish person?

• Jesus in Judaism

First of all, I need to know...