Long ago, just as
now, there was something.
Something that drove people to be better, to learn, to understand, to
act morally, to be compassionate, and much more beside.
To
some it gave inspiration, and they built and invented and wrote and
sang, and it was called Genius.
Some
it drove to help others, to bring aid to the suffering, to protect
and encourage, and it was called Love.
To
some it opened the mysteries of nature, and they learned why the
leaves are green and the sky is blue, and it was called Insight.
To
some it spoke as if with words, advising on the right way to live,
and it was called God.
And
others called it by other names, and felt it in other ways besides.
Some
of those who received it as Genius grew proud, and thought themselves
better than others. Some who received it as Love grew jealous,
deciding that some people did not deserve Love. Some who received it
as Insight grew too fond of intellect and reason, and became blind to
all else. And some who heard it as God became vengeful to those who
did not live according to their instructions.
So
they competed, and they fought, and they persecuted and they killed.
Genius was marred, Love wept, Insight was perverted, and God was
forgotten, even as they were loudly proclaimed, even as they were
called upon to justify every horrible act.
Still
it reached to them all, but their pride, their certainty and their
fear prevented it. Their mind was blank of the true meaning of
Genius, their hearts were closed to the truth of Love, their reason
became devoid of Insight, and they became deaf to the true calls of
their God.
It
never gives up, it's there for us all, whatever we do. Whether it is
truly part of us, or beyond us, or entirely beyond our understanding,
it is still there. Even for those who have forgotten it, or never
realised what it was, it is there.
When
we are taken up with the inspiration of Genius, let us not forget
Love. When we Love, let it be with the limitless capacity of God.
When we proclaim our Gods, let us be open to the Insight of others.
When we seek Insight into the world around us, let us draw on the
Genius of art. And let us not forget that no name can encompass all
of that something.
Written May 2016
Written May 2016
