Week Day 6

Feet Of Clay
The High Priest Melchizadek, the Lord of Salem ascended to the royal throne and said,” I am rarin’ to go!” He was in his prime and he was the lord of all he surveyed. It was a perfect kingdom: such a magnificent sight that he enjoyed he was certain was meant for his subects as well. He believed that it added to his enjoyment.
“ In their pleasure my benevolence is paid with interest,” so he mused. He looked about and to his dismay he found that there was none in his realm besides him.
It was a pity.
It was also a dreadful bore.
So he searched far and wide and found a worm who promised to be his subject. “ But make me a man, Oh High Priest!” the worm cried. So Melchizadek brought up the worm as though it were a man in full control of his faculties.
Once the High Priest, now old and decrepit asked the worm if he felt different. The worm shot back,” Say, you call yourself a High Priest. What kind of office is that?”
Melchizadek was delighted,” Now you asked a question. You are a man.” Directly Old King of Salem set him alongside on his throne and asked him to take a look. “You are ready for the most wondrous sights ever offered to any man. Look closely.”
The worm looked as was told and after an eternity of pause he said,” While you set me up here ants have made their home there! How dare they!”
Old Melchizadek asked in confusion “ What?”
“ See there my former home? I turned up the earth with the sweat of my brow and slugged it out with elements. For what?” he was angry,” The ants have simply moved in and cashed in on my labor!”
Truth of Nature and Truth of Experience together make humans behave somewhat like the worm in the story. Truth of Action (of which I shall come to by and by) is the third aspect which makes him transcend his limitations. Civilization marches on the combined strengths of Nature and Experience as one. Its stability comes from Truth. Not the truth of one person but a quality that must be manifested from the whole. Every act of man must figure in it for better or worse and somewhat knocked out of shape owing to the pull and push of march of events.
benny