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.
Saturday, May 20, 2017
YOU AS BEGINNING
Since it is a fact that a truly aligned accurate, cubed-solid foundation is the base plate, starting point for all later measurements, constructions, calibration, no better place to begin is with oneself, as that prime place.
Getting to your place within is the next step, best step outside in life.
There are so many dense layers of incrementally accumulated stuff encrusting us as people, as unique individuals, as God divine creatures, that we seem to have difficulty sensing, feeling, sorting out, assuming, our own true selves for who we are. We seemingly "do not know our own innate strength."
KNOW THYSELF was the legend that was engraved above the stone doorways of many ancient temples. This admonition directed our paths to truth, the true way to knowledge.
For without knowledge of oneself, one can know nothing else, as all else derives from this solid base of fact, first knowledge, and first love .
Getting to one's self-knowledge, to one's primal place, its truth, are the end, objective of human existence.
You and I are unique to this time, to this space, and to no other one. For some certain, particular, purpose were we are called forth into being.
Of course, all dogs won't hunt; nor all seeds won't ripen, nor bear fruit. These facts are patent parts of life's differential equation. Their variations have already been factored in, before life even began.
Still, notwithstanding whatever, it is the duty of those who know, to do what they know, about conditions that they face, with the tools that they have, with others so disposed.
Amen 🙏.