Impersonator

Life has its strange twists and turns... 

Starting several weeks ago, various friends of mine began to see on a website called MySpace.com that there is someone online who's claiming to be me.

He has, according to them, been writing "dark" bizarre things. He is also using what may be an old Associated Press photo as part of his ruse to lure others to his Webpage, and into thinking that he's me. How weird!

I have no Internet access, so I am getting my information second hand. Nevertheless, it is sad to think there's someone who's so empty, and so obviously unfulfilled with himself and his own life, that he feels the need to take on the identity of another person.

I feel sorry for this individual, however, and I have nothing against him. Yet it is embarrassing for me since, unfortunately, there are those who've been taken in by his deception.

In any event, this person is not me. He's an imposter. But if, in his twisted fantasies, he wishes to be the evil, "Son of Sam," then let him be. As far as I'm concerned, the old David Berkowitz is dead. Today, because of God's mercy and grace, I am a new creation in Christ. I have a new name, too. I am the "Son of Hope." 

As for the impersonator, he's just a lost soul.

D.B.