AS I UNDERSTAND IT SOME MYSTICS SAY THAT OUR THOUGHTS AND OUR WORDS AND OUR ACTIONS AFFECT GAWD THE ETERNAL AND SO IT MAKES SENSE THE OLD GEEZER HAS BEEN SILENT FOR TWO THOUSAND YEARS OR MORE BECAUSE WE HUMANS CAN GET ANYONE DEPRESSED AND SPEECHLESS IN NO TIME EVEN IF THEY HAVE A GOOD SENSE OF HUMOR