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The Joy of Knowing
The Joy of Knowing. . .
that in Spirituality
there is room for everyone,
no matter the god they serve,
nor how old or young.
Because we are all Spiritual
beings at the core
of this human cocoon
just waiting to emerge.
that in Spirituality
there is room for everyone,
no matter the god they serve,
nor how old or young.
Because we are all Spiritual
beings at the core
of this human cocoon
just waiting to emerge.
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Re. The Joy of Knowing
25th Nov 2023 9:38pm
I like this idea.
I imagine instead of a top-down controlled world, a world where creative expression from the bottom-up reshapes social relations - and it would not be chaotic either as it would be an expression of deeper spiritual themes and principles which would self-organise into a new heaven and a new earth. Well, that's my hope and vision.
Given the principle of enantiodromia perhaps the current depressing lurch towards authoritarianism will suddenly flip into a genuinely new age -- I hope so. For me, it's that hope (or vision) that keeps open a door to authentic joy - although rarely experienced, one spark of joy keeps me going for weeks on end.
I imagine instead of a top-down controlled world, a world where creative expression from the bottom-up reshapes social relations - and it would not be chaotic either as it would be an expression of deeper spiritual themes and principles which would self-organise into a new heaven and a new earth. Well, that's my hope and vision.
Given the principle of enantiodromia perhaps the current depressing lurch towards authoritarianism will suddenly flip into a genuinely new age -- I hope so. For me, it's that hope (or vision) that keeps open a door to authentic joy - although rarely experienced, one spark of joy keeps me going for weeks on end.
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Re. The Joy of Knowing
A truth with depth neatly expressed.
Non prescriptive Poetic suggestions:
1) the first line could be dispensed with, thereby the title to becomes the first line.
2) the second stanza:
no matter the god they serve,
nor how old or young.
could be written with less words as
no matter the age
or the god they serve —
thereby allowing age to have a ambiguous meaning: age of the person, and the age in which we live. End with ‘—‘ to be a spring into the final stanza
3) the final stanza can be stronger as
we are Spiritual beings in human cocoons
waiting to emerge.
Non prescriptive Poetic suggestions:
1) the first line could be dispensed with, thereby the title to becomes the first line.
2) the second stanza:
no matter the god they serve,
nor how old or young.
could be written with less words as
no matter the age
or the god they serve —
thereby allowing age to have a ambiguous meaning: age of the person, and the age in which we live. End with ‘—‘ to be a spring into the final stanza
3) the final stanza can be stronger as
we are Spiritual beings in human cocoons
waiting to emerge.
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Re. The Joy of Knowing
27th Nov 2023 8:04pm
Re. The Joy of Knowing
28th Nov 2023 8:51am
Re. The Joy of Knowing
29th Nov 2023 1:38pm
Re. The Joy of Knowing
30th Nov 2023 11:28pm
I like the use of the butterfly metaphor, relatively subtle but potent.
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Re. The Joy of Knowing
1st Dec 2023 1:44pm
Re. The Joy of Knowing
4th Dec 2023 2:31pm
Re. The Joy of Knowing
7th Dec 2023 2:00pm
Nice thoughts, and something to ponder on, while we all share the whole spirit
thru different thoughts, cloths and beliefs, we are Humans, so lets behave as such..
thanks for sharing..
thru different thoughts, cloths and beliefs, we are Humans, so lets behave as such..
thanks for sharing..
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