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It never ends, Walt, the wondering, the questioning we do in life. It
only increases the older we get, the not knowing, I mean. It is not a
bad thing.
Once we thought our parents knew, or we were sure they didn’t, and
we were adamantly sure of that. Our heroes knew, though, right, the
older, the wiser ones…somebody had to. We chose our idols
piecemeal and grouted our little belief system all together into a
grand mosaic.
But now we know it’s not about the knowing. We don’t know squat!
A few things, that’s about it, and not much that matters. It’s just a
pilgrimage, after all, the whole thing is. No person is in receipt of
knowing, they’re just a bunch of Oz figures.
My wish for you today is that your “trip” is more leisure scenery than
forced march, and that grins and glows come upon you from simple
understandings and pleasures…and that the gifts of courage, brains,
and heart the Oz promised stay with you.
Jim
All the King’s Soldiers
A mobius treadmill of eggshell tiles,
A Rorschach beneath our feet.
Our path is mosaic, an artwork of miles
Of unanswered questions we’re doomed to repeat.
Coulds, and shouldn’ts, and wouldn’ts, and wants,
Why for?, and how come?, hears no response.
Tears and fist-clenching bravery smiles,
All jetsam and flotsam, tribulations and trials,
Memories and reasons just out of reach,
The wreck of our childhood washed on the beach.
Humpty things Dumpty, this puzzling trip,
Unsolved since our parents went down with the ship,
Leaving us searching for better or worse,
As beach combing pilgrims from cradle to hearse.
In Reply to: All the King's Soldiers posted by Jim H. [4545.2418] on December 14, 2005 at 09:03:01:
So always thought-provoking and unanswerable and sometimes sad, Jim. I wonder if reading Job 38 from the All-Knowing One would assist, if you haven't as yet.
In Reply to: All the King's Soldiers posted by Jim H. [4545.2418] on December 14, 2005 at 09:03:01:
Beautiful.
In Reply to: All the King's Soldiers posted by Jim H. [4545.2418] on December 14, 2005 at 09:03:01:
Wonderful
In Reply to: All the King's Soldiers posted by Jim H. [4545.2418] on December 14, 2005 at 09:03:01:
Hello Jim:
We're all in the same boat, for sure...heading toward that distant, misty horizon. I believe that once we get there, the view will be crystal clear. And I'm quite convinced that right then and there, we will instantly know "squat".
In Reply to: Re: All the King's Soldiers posted by Sally [1945.1192] on December 14, 2005 at 09:47:31:
Job? It sounded that miserable, Sally? :)
I'm for anything that eases the confusion of the “like it or not” way
we find existence (in the same boat, as Philly says), but even the
profound and beautiful Bible only points a way to accept the
condition we can't solve. Opinions help too.
“I walk with God, and still life is confusing. I take that for a growth
path.” - from the “Book of Jim H. 1:1
By the way, thanks for your opinions Lissa and Gabriella.
In Reply to: All the King's Soldiers posted by Jim H. [4545.2418] on December 14, 2005 at 09:03:01:
Thanks, Jim!
Namaste`
Walt
In Reply to: Re: All the King's Soldiers posted by Jim H. [4759.2418] on December 15, 2005 at 07:04:25:
Tee hee, even misery is beautiful coming from your pen, Jim! I guess you missed the "solution", but it's there, and then: Isaiah 65:17 ...I am creating a new earth, the former things will never come to mind.
Accept this fact: that WE have to be as miserable as all the other generations before us but then we will all share in the joyous celebration of the restoration.
As Jesus told the Samaritan woman, "you worship what you do not know". Therein lies the confusion. In fact, Job found himself embedded in that confusion although being a very righteous individual. Moses actually wrote the book which explains the human dilemma: do we live our lives giving our Creator the worship he deserves or do we prefer our own self-righteous standards? Since we've made the choice, we certainly can't blame this mess on God, can we?
In Reply to: Re: All the King's Soldiers posted by Sally [1945.1192] on December 15, 2005 at 09:51:11:
Your wisdom is grounded, Sally, and your humor is intact, and that is
a good thing. Your warm soul comes through loud and clear.
Thank you for expressing your kind opinion of my words. I see a
beautiful world, even the misery of it, and nothing is a bigger gift for
me knowing the words find a willing home.
I think you'd have to say that offering up my view in words is a
worship of sorts. I think there is God in the soul of moments. That's
right, I think God inhabits each and every instance of time. How often
we close our eyes to the glory of the moment!
I am willing to wait to see what the "Great Whatsit" has in store for
me at the end of the line. If there is room up there for thieves,
perhaps there is also room for a romantic procrastinator like myself.
I do, in deed, worship what I do not understand, but that's because I
don't understand squat...which I already said.
This much I know: It is definitely an E-ticket ride!
In Reply to: Re: All the King's Soldiers posted by Jim H. [4759.2418] on December 15, 2005 at 10:39:49:
Dear Jim, Do you mind if I tattoo those words on my arm? ...nicest thing..
I do see praise in much of your writing and people like you open the eyes of those of us who are sightless. It's amazing that you haven't been stripped by the evils in the world but keep doing what you are doing. You are probably serving God and man.
And, of course, we love that you are doing it here.
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