Friday, April 11, 2008

Reflection: Changes


The stages of growth and development in The Principle is time or age-free. Whatever is your age, you will find changes and development not only in your body, your attitude, your spirit, name it and you can see changes.
I was looking on this tree where it has one trunk, from one place or location but the tree bares mutliple colors of its leaves except its bald branches.
One says, " you are a man of all seasons!". But there can be no many seasons in one time in one place.
I remember a farmer putting some silversheets below the apple tree on the ground. His purpose was to have the reflection of the sunlight to bounce back to the bottom of the apple fruits hanging on the tree. The sunlight will make the skin color of the fruit turns to red. No problem on the upper part fo the fruit as it is directly exposed to the sun. But the bottom part of the apple is not. So the reflection from the silversheets makes the bottom color of the apple turn to red.
It may also be of same reason why the leaves of the tree are in multiple color. This is a presumption.
In man, there may be also similar situations where exposures direct or indirect make man differ from each other, even if they are from same place and culture.
Experiences, exposures, socialization make the siblings differ from each other too. Even if they have same DNA or from same parents and educational background, still they differ on their worldviews, beliefs and lifestyles.
Even churchgoers of same religion, differ. Even if they believe on same doctrine, they differ.
This is reality. The degree of their faith and attendance vary too. There are many factors involved too in here.
Personal choices also changes. My favorite color during my childhood was green. Now I like more the blue color. Changes in time.
Perhaps, the size of the family is one factor. The economic foundation too. The chemistry of the parents who raised their children, their age-range, their educational foundation as well are factors or variables that contribute to these variations.
The degree of attendance may vary too due to time. Perhaps health is a factor that one has to consider and prioritize relatively.
Changes in time.

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