Saturday, July 23, 2011

Who, Where, Why...


Saturday Centus #64. Just when I was in the mood to write the perfect vignette story, hoping that somehow Jenny was going 'out of the box' and maybe allow us 200 words...good luck! This week our prompt is nearly as long as our word restraint of 15. This suggests that 1) Jenny is not a mind reader...at least not mine, and 2) that our teacher is in charge...'do or die'...speaking of death, and not that I care to ponder its morbidity, our prompt goes something like this..."before I die I want to..." Suffice it that a mere 15 words would not begin to cover this subject. I am ok with that inasmuch as I believe I have lived many lives before this one, so, perhaps what I did not get to in this one, just maybe I covered before or will get to later. Point is, it seems, is that doing this or that, going here and there, having such and such is not important...the importance in it all may lie in the emotions...the clarity of that moment, those moments when we have that feeling, those feelings that are beyond words, beyond description...the moment which fuses past, present, future, and the whole of the universe into a precise, unexplainable 'entity...' I have tried to capture such a moment with this photograph. Now I will give a go and try to explain in what are obviously too few words, my desire.

before I die I want to...
know the truth...
who we are...
where did we come from...
why we are here...

Peace and blessings
jc

Jenny Matlock
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19 comments:

  1. UnknownJuly 23, 2011 at 5:32 AM

    Too much to ponder in such a brief space ... whether in words or time ... Goodness, the music was a nice addition!!!!

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  2. UnknownJuly 23, 2011 at 6:04 AM

    I agree with Woodswoman. I think, however, it is only after we die that we'll know the answers to these age old questions.

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  3. jeff campbellJuly 23, 2011 at 6:25 AM

    Polly, the eternal optimist in me thinks its possible to learn these truths before we die...we may actually have them in our hearts, buried beneath the pile of 'iving'

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  4. jeff campbellJuly 23, 2011 at 6:26 AM

    pardon...'living'

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  5. VikiJuly 23, 2011 at 6:42 AM

    My sentiments exactly. Good job.

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  6. CherylJuly 23, 2011 at 6:44 AM

    Jeff, I loved this and your opening as well. I too believe it just may be possible to know some parts of the whole is we live with eyes and hearts open to extreme possibility.

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  7. CherylJuly 23, 2011 at 6:45 AM

    That 'is' is 'if' and I forgot to tell you I adore this picture. Worth a thousands words at least.

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  8. DeborahJuly 23, 2011 at 6:55 AM

    I loved the opening, the child lost in play and your Centus ... Wonderful!

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  9. Susan AndersonJuly 23, 2011 at 7:05 AM

    Knowing those things amounts to a great blessing.

    This one's as lovely as it is short, Jeff.

    =)

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  10. To the Toy Box and BeyondJuly 23, 2011 at 8:43 AM

    love the picture love the post

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  11. jfb57July 23, 2011 at 11:25 AM

    Now that's some list! I hope you get to tick them all off!

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  12. Rawknrobyn.blogspot.comJuly 23, 2011 at 12:59 PM

    I too really enjoyed this whole package (the photo, intro and centus).
    Blessings to you!
    xoRobyn

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  13. UnknownJuly 23, 2011 at 1:47 PM

    Dear Jeff,
    Your post is simply beautiful, with its introduction and photo.
    Thank you for your kind words about my SC-post. All this makes me think of a line from John Donne: "A man's life is incomplete, what else is Heaven for?" (I may have misquoted this, I can't get at my quotation books yet. They are still packed.)
    Best wishes & blessings,
    Anna

    For the benefit of other readers:
    'Before I die...'-Anna's SC wk 64

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  14. Dazee DreamerJuly 23, 2011 at 4:16 PM

    So strong in so few words. Loved it.

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  15. JoJuly 23, 2011 at 4:23 PM

    i think we came from the stars ... but i wish i knew the truth. there is a lot to ponder in your words.

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  16. UnknownJuly 24, 2011 at 7:23 AM

    Jeff...you have a point...but we are simply human and I don't think it is possible to ever know the whole (big T) Truth...just our own (little t) truths that will help guide us on our journey. And you are correct about many of these (little t) truths being buried deep within us. I've been working so very hard at digging them out and allowing the light of day to shine upon them. It's hard work that I wished I had started many years ago.

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  17. gautami tripathyJuly 25, 2011 at 5:47 PM

    Beautiful thoughts...

    puerile ennui

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  18. TgoetteJuly 26, 2011 at 8:17 PM

    Beautifully done, Jeff! Maybe someday we will know. I hope it's not too disappointing!

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  19. JennyJuly 29, 2011 at 4:29 PM

    Jeff. Sometimes I wonder if there are no answers...because this is all there is.

    And geez, on that cheery note, I'll just add...

    I liked your writing here.

    It was very thought provoking.

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