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RE: TRAVELMAN BUCKFAST ABBEY, UK: Maya the Gardener and Sebastian the Monk

in #writing7 years ago (edited)

Glad you liked it. I liked this one too. It came out effortlessly and I unconsciously gave it layers of meaning, like when I reread it, I was like, wow, I didn’t even know I did that there. It’s encouraging, it makes me feel like I’m becoming a better writer. But it’s a never ending road. It’s inevitable that I’ll feel my thoughts are ineffable again soon. (I think I wrote this entire reply to use the word ineffable. And I didn’t even use it entirely correctly. I kind of wedged it in there, like an octagon into a septagon.)

I don’t know what you mean by “we need to be found.” Can you elaborate? As it is it now, to me it sounds like, “I don’t think life has meaning, I think meaning is life.” Or “One must not learn to cook, but cook to learn.” Or “One must not throw out aphorisms, but -... ...but, um, afore to mention throwing up?” ...No. Damn, I stalled out.

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I think the answers to who we are and what our purpose is in life do not come from inside ourselves. We didn't make ourselves, we didn't create what is all around us..If there is a God (and you know I believe there is)then it makes sense that the purpose of creating us would be for relationship. If so, then God is trying to connect with us (find us). I like the prayer "God show me yourself in a way that I can understand." I think it invites being "found". Try it..and let me know how it goes. Always on your side..Travel on Travelman!