Often folks go to great lengths when trying to articulate their views. They write books, they give speeches, and sometimes even create grand epic plays that require huge multi-million dollar budgets. But, regardless of the their efforts, we often dismiss their plays on life as fiction; not worth a moment of our consideration. What is most unfortunate is that often the greatest of truths can be found in the greatest of fictions.
We are creators. Everyday we make choices that effect others and the world around us, but more importantly they effect ourselves and our own ability to create. Imagine that with every word you’re creating a foundation. One that is required to make the next step. As creators we gather the means to build our lives from the experiences of our trials and the trials of the folks we chose to respect. Often we suddenly realize that the ship is sinking and wonder “How could this happen!?!”, “I tried so hard to take the right precautions!”. We’ve all heard the phrases “house of glass” and “house of cards”. These phrases express the most profound truths. What kind of experiences are we creating? Are we walking on solid ground or are we creating quick sand for ourselves and the people around us? That being said, we only know a “house of cards” would be a poor one through trying and realizing that we’re in need of something better.
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God of Fire
“The truth of any matter is undeniable; a truth that is denied is no truth at all.”
As I read that article I couldn’t help but shake my head. Then I caught myself and realized that I shouldn’t judge. How is it in an age of such mass communication that we still end up barking at each other? How is it that we end up in such dark places with an almost infinite amount of knowledge at our finger tips? Do we not want to be better? Do we not want to be brighter? I wonder what would happen if some of us actually got our way? I wonder if we realize that some of the things we insist on being right would be tyranny to almost everyone who knows us?
“To look is not the same as to see, to see is not the same as to perceive. We perceive, really – on a higher, conceptual-functional level – only what we know, understand well and can give a name to. ” Zbigniew Czajkowski
Years ago I made a commitment to be a man, and in that commitment I know that before I can riposte I must be brave enough to open my eyes. That being said, the very best riposte comes from the one who can foresee the others intent. We must have sure footing and we must know the objective before us or our presumptions will almost certainly seal our doom.
Jesus said, “I have cast fire upon the world, and look, I’m guarding it until it blazes.”
Many years ago there were so few of us, it’s hard to believe. There was once an Earth that knew only a few human souls compared to the 6.7 billion walking the Earth today. At one point, we not only shared Earth with cousins of family, but cousins of evolution. I often wish I lived in those times fighting monstrous beasts with spears by day and fire by night; when families spent a millenia migrating over entire continents. In those days Man had to be a Man to live. Growing up was a right of passage. He was taught the essentials by is elders, then braved life. For if he didn’t, he died, and his kind with him. And so, his elders gave him fire.