Is this a picture of stillness and peace, or a picture of headlong motion? What does a fisherman see looking at this river? A kayaker? A fish? You’ve probably heard the saying that you can’t step twice in the same river. But really, no two of us sees the same river, even at precisely the same moment.
How might you see things from another’s perspective today?
Greetings, All! Dwayne, here! … This is actually similar to when I try and explain “my” understanding of UU-theology to evangelical Christians. I start by trying to lead them, gently, into the possibility that the limitlessness of “God” will take them outside of their box. I use a gaming-die — at least a 10-sided, if I can’t find one more multi-facetted. Assuming the die represents Higher Power, The One Divine Source — I stand them around me. I ask them what number they see. Of course, they each see a different number. And I keep reminding them – this is all one and the same die; but, if you could only see the one facet, you would consider that to be the limit of the die; and, if you chose to adopt a narrow-minded focus on that perspective, you would argue ardently for your side … refusing to believe that any other perspective could be as correct as yours. But, in actuality, all the perspectives are equally correct. Each of them is reflecting their perspective, honestly, of the One True die ……. Just as each world Faith expresses, an equally correct – yet different – perspective of the One True Divine
Source …
Higher Power/God/Goddess/Allah/Buddha/Gaia/Collective Id/Divine Spark/Creator/… or whatever else one might refer to his or her Deity as … so long as that Deity provides positive, forward direction, as per UU-principles in our shared Covenant. Thus flows the river…
Peace, Hope, & Bright Blessings!
Dwayne