From Dawn to Dusk...
the journal (of the white horse)
Monday, July 23,2001
* through my eyes...
It occurs to me that life is both simple and complicated, beautiful and ugly, and friendly and dangerous. All versions of these exist and we experience each of them in some form and to some degree throughout our lives.
The fact that these exist is not the point, but that they co-exist side by side is. One does not eliminate the other, although an abundance of one does seem to lessen the other. Nor is one Good and the other Evil. Perhaps it's the natural balance of things - you know, the old Ying and Yang.
What I'm getting at here, is that I have no problem with their co-existence - just as I have no problem with the co-existence of Science and Religion. All versions of these exist also and we experience each of them in some form and to some degree throughout our lives. Again - nor is one Good and the other Evil.
How we handle what we find in front of us is all important; the simple, the complicated, the beautiful, the ugly, the friendly and the dangerous. How we handle the knowledge that both Science and Religion can bring is all important. Certainly both can bring limitless joy and unending sorrow.
I'm going to go out on a limb here and state that my own belief (remember, this is my own personal belief - not one that may work for you) is that the Bible is a Magic Book (probably not the best choice of words as some people connect Magic with Evil - not my intent - Magic and Miraculous or Wonderous mean the same to me) .
I believe that it is the "word of God" -- meaning it was written by His followers with the intention of passing on the things Jesus wanted passed on in the context of the times. His life and death exemplified how human life should be lived - with love and with a purpose.
Here's the Magic part for me. I think the Bible holds different meanings for all that read it. I think the words talk to each of us in a different way. And I think that this was His intention. One on one. A very personal thing.
I don't think it was intended to be written to be studied and taken apart - line by line - with some chosen body having the only authority to deciphor it. I feel it was written for everyone - a place where God could speak to us individually.
In some ways similar to how an author of any book might feel - not wanting one person or group of people to announce that they are the only ones who know the true meaning or intention of the writer's words. Only the Author really knows anyway. The rest is supposition (as is this). As a author "wantabe", I would expect my words to affect people in different ways; hopefully reach some person in a way that touches a cord and makes a difference to him/her.
Again, my intention here is not to put down any organization or person. Nor am I presenting this as truth or fact. These words are only the printed manifastation of what my heart/soul tells me personally - my gut feelings. I know they are not infallible. But they have served me well.
If I've offended anyone, I'm sorry. My personal ideas are my own - take them for what they're worth.
And I have no idea where this all came from today (actually, I do - but you would laugh if I told you). Hope you were not too bored.
Tomorrow I will try to show some of my road trip pictures of East Texas.
Sharon Hartdegen (Rian)
