Week 6- Summary

Least of These
The gods were sure the leech was a mistake: an animal that somehow got out of hand. How well they had thought to the creation of lions and the like! But leech was a problem. There it was and nothing they could do about it.
Aeons later. Atlas holding up the earth developed DVT and somewhere a vein burst. He had his hands full so he asked the leech to do something about it. Of course he stanched the flow of blood and the vein closed itself as by magic. The gods who watched it were unimpressed, ”There is nothing to it. A beginner’s luck.” It was Hera who said, ”Just the same we shall keep him around. Accidents can happen.”
In the business of living a 100 percenter, good or bad is impossible. So what keeps the business going and for maximum good of life-forms are what needed.
By the way what makes you think you know a good man when you see one? If you think you are competent you are taking on the office of God. It is a blasphemy by any standard.

Truth Of My Reality
Who shall decide the truth of my reality? A gothic cathedral with its spire soaring high and clerestory windows letting in sunlight can speak an effective sermon to an eye tuned for it. The riot of colors that the rose window lets in or the harmony of sounds that emanate from the choir underscore the celebration of senses. The mass and form are solid and nothing in its construction show it as an ephemeral setting for ones spiritual needs. Yet in a setting that lays emphasis on its material nature can we not commune with God? Contrasting this with a temple that is left in deep shadows lit only by oil lamps to add to the mystery of worship one may find the presence of God. Does the least attention to our material world increase our spiritual perception? Or is it that in sustained emphasis of our senses that we celebrate our latent spiritual yearnings?
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