05-25-2011, 12:31 PM
I spent some time looking at the flicker of a flame. Before I could see anything, my mind was flooded with a myriad of memories. I saw the joy and contentment of people encircled around a relaxing fire enjoying the company of others. These memories are warm and inviting. Next I see the enjoyment of youth, including myself, exploring the ease at which a flame consumes that which it touches. It transfers to what ever is near it, be it a stick or marshmallow. In my memory I feel the heat of the fire which was the only source of warmth on my youthful winter camping adventures. I next see in my memory a flaming torch in a wide variety of scenes. From medieval, to Indiana Jones, to dark caves with cobwebs. Next in my mind I see the images of a candle light and how it accentuates the elegance and beauty of her naked body. I'm mesmerized by the way her shadow, her form, dances on my bedroom wall. The grace of which the soft light makes her face glow and how much softer her skin feels when illuminated by that candle. I reflect on the times in which the darkness is pierced by the bursting of a match's flame to the illumination of my surroundings to reveal that no monster is hiding in the darkness. I lastly see the smallest of a single candled used by miners of old and contrast that to modern lighting. What the miners thought was enlightening by their standards can at first seem as darkness to us until our eyes adjust to the new light. Candle light allows me to see depth and clarity around me, a depth and clarity that is hidden by the light of day.
This is what I begin to see when I look at a flame....that enlightenment is not in an answer..its in the journey towards it. An answer without understanding is confusion...confusion is not understanding.
LOL I truly am the master of my sole, salmon, steak, or anything else I want to order from the menu.
This is what I begin to see when I look at a flame....that enlightenment is not in an answer..its in the journey towards it. An answer without understanding is confusion...confusion is not understanding.
LOL I truly am the master of my sole, salmon, steak, or anything else I want to order from the menu.