credo 4 - truth
while growing

      our truth was received
      sensible and practical
      each view constrained

      beauty was in the music
      of our family and our tribe
      in strong beats and lovely echos

      goodness was authority
      parent, teacher, preacher
      with many words about shadows

upon leaving

      our truth is discovered
      evidential and illuminating
      each vision an epiphany

      beauty is revealed in sunshine and moonlight
      our satisfaction, our insight, our joy,
      in play, with purpose, in engagement

      goodness is found in giving and receiving
      with service and with sharing
      with moments of bliss

having returned

      our truth is challenging
      perplexing and much misframed
      each sharing perceived a heresy

      beauty is in our new understandings
      the bold calculus of a grander truth
      and in the reverent lighting of candles

      goodness is in listening and questioning
      patiently and honestly
      with newly free seekers
credo considers what is - after considering what is not.
this exploration entwines two of plato's notions.
first, the cave allegory from republic. second, the three ideals of truth, beauty and goodness.
my journey seems well expressed with these ancient memes.
einstein contributed a helpful change to plato. he substituted kindness for goodness, for without kindness we war about beauty and truth. essay
the qumran cave becomes also a fine representation of another meme - that of modern religious scholarship.
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1journey.net     dec 2008 elias