Maybe it should
be expressed the other way around.....roots first, then trunk, and then leaves?
The way I
express my thinking and feeling accounts for all three, but the basis of my
ideas stems from my standards:
i.e., standards
of speech, decorum, style of dress, behavior, ideals, family connections,
language affiliation, types of relationships, nationality and religious
affiliation, if any.
The problem is
before any displayed or felt emotions; my "standards" jump out and
insist on being addressed!
As they are
witnessed, the leaves are revealed: the expression with which my standards are
revealed.
Then, what
would logically be first, (i.e., the roots), comes last, as I examine the basis
of those choices.
So, what is the
conclusion I am drawing? I am a developed marionette!
First I judge,
next I express that judgment, and then I examine the roots----rather than the
basis of those roots.
This appears to
be backwards. With trees, we plant first to establish the roots, and then we
remark the beginning growth, and last the beauty and abundance of the leaves.
What I am
explaining is how much I am tied to pre-existing beliefs and appearances. There
is so much here that does not meet my standards that I am often unwilling to
set those standards aside and let something new be revealed! Am I a bigot?
Perhaps, although I would have heretofore considered myself to be a liberal.
I have come to
realize my planting shortcomings! I appear to be flexible but my stretching is
more accomplished on the Yoga floor!
Would love to hear
from you about this conclusion!
This week there
is a Fasting Day in Judaism-----(Wednesday),to reflect, to apologize for
mistakes in behavior this past year, and to take full stock of one's merits and
failures while awaiting divine judgment.
This is a fulsome
day of awe! Perhaps we all deserve this opportunity regardless of our religious
(or lack of) beliefs.
Miss Rheingold
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