Saturday, December 22, 2018

Something About Eden


You can choose to use a garden as a metaphor
in life. The Old Testament did such a thing, as
it casts believers out before they even have a
chance. Thus in birth, we are forced to start all

over again. The Way is rocky and winding in
places, and many spend a lifetime trying to
locate Eden again. (Even GPS can’t give us
true and precise directions, for each must find

their own way.) Keep in mind, my friends,
Forbidden Fruit is still plentiful today. The
human condition demands we fashion and
mold serpents of our own making every day.

C’mon, man, give me a break! I’ve found
Paradise on Earth a thousand times, and was
motivated to move on. One perfect rose in the
garden has proven to be insufficient for me.

And thorny and prickly as that stem may have
been, I am compelled, as long as I live and breath,
to keep searching for another. You see, I know
Eden when I see it. As for me, Eden (metaphor-
ically speaking) must provide variety.

Chris Hanch 12-22-18

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