Article By: Curtis Beaird
Photography By: Norma W. Beaird
Ponderings. Short pieces designed to raise questions rather than generate answers.
Three reflections intended to nudge us past the boundaries of the self. Who knows, maybe our preoccupation with a self-centered inward focus could be our fatal flaw.
“Know thyself” says Socrates. Why not “Forget thyself”? When we turn loose of ourselves, give up trying to please ourselves, do we not find what we are looking for? Why not “Invest thyself”? It has been written and long ago forgotten,
John 15:13
"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."
It is not that the sacrificial life has failed. It has yet to be tried.
Words
Words fall from the mind like rain.
Words guide us, direct us, define us.
One word can stand for them all
.......Hope
Faith
Security is an illusion,
if not an idol.
Certainty is a fantasy,
if not a lie.
To live at risk
is to chance the discovery
of faith.
I Can't Fix It
I can't fix it. But, I will listen.
I can't fix it. But, I will refuse the darkness.
I can't fix it. But, I will embrace the light.
I can't fix it. But, I will be a neighbor.
I can't fix it. But, I will respect the stranger.
I can't fix it. But, I will be a friend.
I can't fix it. But, I will do no harm to the earth.
I can't fix it. But, I will not let fear rule.
I can't fix it. But, I will not let anger dominate.
I can't fix it. But, I will speak a word of kindness.
I can't fix it. But, I will offer a cup of cold water.
".......Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee....." Acts 3:6
Copyright 2011, Curtis Beaird. All rights reserved.
