i've seen alot of people get caught up in their observations and judgements upon the messenger, and thus completely missing the message. like G-Kar feared, that he, or the symbol of him, would become more powerful than the message. something i can sympathise, empathise (which one is it from experience?) with entirely
Yeah, I do this from time to time and mostly because I want what I imagine in my mind to be real immediately. Instead of being patient and waiting for the universe to unfold as it will as it must I try to hurry things along. We all get messages from the universe--Oh between the stars and dark matter I see such hope--but for one reason or another they pass beyond our knowing like gossamer dust. The human heart never fails to be the best and the worst it can be, often times simultaneously. We can be told this, but the seeing and understanding takes time and a little gentle persuasion from a few frustrating dead ends. Uh huh, this is where I get it and lose it. Anyway... Here's a Citizen G'Kar quote I love: "If I take a lamp and shine it toward the wall, a bright spot will appear on the wall. The lamp is our search for truth... for understanding. Too often, we assume that the light on the wall is God, but the light is not the goal of the search, it is the result of the search. The more intense the search, the brighter the light on the wall. The brighter the light on the wall, the greater the sense of revelation upon seeing it. Similarly, someone who does not search - who does not bring a lantern - sees nothing. What we perceive as God is the by-product of our search for God. It may simply be an appreciation of the light... pure and unblemished... not understanding that it comes from us. Sometimes we stand in front of the light and assume that we are the center of the universe - God looks astonishingly like we do - or we turn to look at our shadow and assume that all is darkness. If we allow ourselves to get in the way, we defeat the purpose, which is to use the light of our search to illuminate the wall in all its beauty and in all its flaws; and in so doing, better understand the world around us." ~Citizen G'Kar - Babylon 5~ Stay forever green.