Outward as far in every direction, inward too, ad infinitum, alliterati |
People are like pieces in a jigsaw puzzle, but instead of only two dimensions (and ignoring thickness), pieces in the people puzzle are positioned and played on six planes at least. Three for the physical, two for the soul, and one for the spirit. If our corporal dimensions can be delineated as height, width, and depth, imagine the invisible planes of the soul as converging at the confluence of the physical axes X, Y, and Z; one going inward, ever smaller; the other outward, ever expanding. The inward plane of the soul is comprised of our thoughts, feelings, emotions, aspirations, and secret dreams; while the outward plane is defined by our interaction with the other pieces in the puzzle for good or for ill. Or you could draw one line with the "intention" colored crayon and the intersecting with "action", or with "inaction" if you will. The spiritual plane is best compared to our limited understanding of time, and our even-less-understood conceptions of where we fit in the completed puzzle; assuming for a moment the puzzle is ever complete, or incomplete; this is where the immortal dwells, and where all that matters remains, as opposed to the matter of our remains. We all recognize the truth that nothing passes unscathed; from the smallest charge or spin of the smallest subatomic particle, to the energy from a supernova or the gravitational pull of a black hole, all things affect all other things in close proximity at that given point in time. We can readily modify our outward dimensions, temporarily or permanently, but it's far more difficult to change how we feel or how we act, and impossible to change our essence or our place in time. While our bodies change in due course, and our emotions mature apace, our capacity to affect others is only limited by our proximity, but moreso by our willingness to participate. Because people are the pieces of a puzzle that plays itself, each piece a player in a precise, polished, preordained parade, pirouetting along the promenade to perdition or paradise all, from positron to pulsar, in perpetuity. My question is, May I have this dance? |