Extemporaneous musings, occasionally poetic, about life in its richly varied dimensions, especially as relates to history, theology, law, literature, science, by one who is an attorney, ordained minister, historian, writer, and African American.
Friday, March 28, 2014
SELF-DETERMINATION
A number of Face Book posts imply that mankind's life and destiny are extensions of its thoughts and prayers. They improperly suggest that the power of self-determination is personally possessed by all mankind. Yet, unless one has created one's self, one did not solely nor self-determine one's existence. Thus, neither can one solely determine the nature of one's existence. Rather, the nature of one's existence is determined by many factors, some unique to that person; others beyond that person's power, thought, prayers or comprehesion. Only God is self-created or determined.