Knowing

Have you ever noticed that once you know something, the knowing of it doesn’t require concentration to know it as true? “Two plus two equals four,” only has to be reiterated until the mind comes to the realization that two apples placed with two more apples is the same as four apples. But some people would like you to concentrate on the four apples being four apples in order for it to continue to be four apples. Oddly enough, once the realization that two plus two equals four, two pairs of apples will always be recognized as four apples.

The minute that we made this realization as young children, there was no concentration required to arrive at the same conclusion over and over again. Now, to remember complicated patterns and to solve complex problems or puzzles requires a lot of concentration, but even such elaborate solutions are composed from simple truths.

Take the puzzle craze of late that has emerged in the last few years—Sudoku. A child capable of counting to nine can complete these puzzles once they understand the simple rules. Yet, the puzzle becomes increasingly difficult when more clues are left out. But the solution is still based in a simple truth, knowing the numbers 1 through 9.

Life in this world is a complicated puzzle. There are complex patterns of personalities and behaviors that add to the variety of solutions. For me, the answer to how I face it is found in a simple truth—God loves me.

Posted by: HarryTick™ on 8. September 2007, 15:39 |