“I
seen another world. Sometimes I think it was just my imagination”
- (Private
Witte) The Thin Red Line, Book - James Jones, Movie - Terrence Malick
So
what is it that causes what seems to be a casual coincidence into a
generational blessing that continues to perpetuate itself? Who is really behind
this grand design? Is this initiator a magnificent artist with a secret palette
who knows no boundaries or limitations? How did this pilgrim get the notion to
go to a watering hole on an island where he had never been before that one
night in December a lifetime ago ? How is it that the woman who would become his pilgrim
companion and mother to their sacred gifts arrive at the same place at the same
time? What caused this pilgrim to turn right into a mutual friend who became
the catalyst for the two strangers to journey together on that road less
travelled? When will we learn that there is a greater hand at work carefully moving
pieces on the chessboard of the universe?
How
is the virgin staff papered ledger filled majestically into a magnificent
symphony? Who would have thought that music would be created by the silence
that interrupts tones and pitches creating melodies? Are the songs that birds sing at
the breaking of each dawn really random? Is that sweet salt air sacred incense
intended to sanctify the moment where the soul becomes aware of the divinity of
everything? Consider the millions of stars and planets of the universe and the
blood flowing by the pumping of pilgrim hearts or the gift of a perfect
atmosphere that feeds and nourishes the lungs of wandering pilgrims, creatures
and plants simultaneously. Who really thought of all this? What have we done to
deserve any of this?
Was
all of this the paradise that was promised? How is it that such a magnanimous
lover and gift giver permit the existence of the horrors of violence and
illness? Were we given too much freedom? Did we not understand the great
generosity and love that has been given all? Will our self-absorption and greed
be our undoing? Will we get permission to get lost in the now? Is it wrong to
hope that this is not our only chance at salvation and that the promise of
redemption for eternity is a reality?
Questions
for the Angels – P. Simon
Questions
– Moody Blues
Thin
Red Line – God U Tekem Blong – Hans Zimmer
These
are The Days – Van Morrison
*Inspired by The Thin Red Line – Book James Jones, Movie –
Terrence Malick
AMDG
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