Eden's Keyhole: Hunched over a small opening in the arid dank of a thousand years, Lord Carnarvon asked "Can you see anything?" Carter replied, 'Yes, Wonderful things'. And so, a minor Pharaoh's ancient tomb was opened only leaving us to speculate about the other Pharaonic treasures now lost beyond a door in time. Life is a series of doors, some with keys required, others only needing to be opened. It's been said, one door closes and another opens [likely first coined by a human resources manager as she snatched some hapless soul's corporate badge and ushered them and their meager box of pens, pencils and paperweights out the back door, with a slam... I digress]. Most rooms of substance have keyholes: One needs keys to the Pearly Gates and a shekel is the key for that boatman's ride to Hades [well, that door is open for all comers, waders and swimmers welcomed, but the exit is always locked], and a key to the Wonderland's garden, just go ask Alice when she was ten feet tall. So it is with keyholes, as you peer through, you never get the full picture, only a glimpse of potentially wonderous things that lie beyond. Eden's Keyhole is a glimpse to be viewed from both sides with a paradise either way depending on your earthly circumstances. Then again, it's a mystery as to what lies beyond that last portal where we slip out of matter into 'eternity', an eternity beyond human comprehension, an eternity without day, night or time itself. Some 'near death survivors' speak of a light, others speak of peace and comfort yet nothing unworldly. The Bible talks about a shining city with multitudes shouting 'Hosannas' with knees bending and heads bobbing. Jesus promised paradise to the repentant crucified thief, and a place in his Father's house to another [sort of wonder, penthouse with view or artist's loft?... maybe only something overlooking the back alley?]. Jesus met with Elija and Moses, yet no mention was made of the world beyond. Apparitions of the Blessed Mother, from Fatima to Guadalupe offer no hint. Even when recalling relatives from the past, no-one's Aunt Edna has never blurted out 'Oy, the singing and genuflecting never stops, go back, be happy, don't hurry, it's not your time'. Restless souls that we are, easily turned by boredom, what is eternal bliss, what is existence stripped of all things human - lust, pride, envy, adventure and hope? There surely must be more than being moth-like souls circling a back porch light [thinking relatively the same distance between that moth and man as between man and the Creator]. Well, we all will pass through that portal - no exit key required - yet as science tells us the cosmos has a 'start date' and everything in this universe, everything we know on this little marble called earth, everything will vanish and pass away to darkness. Belief in the science alone with no awe of creation, leads some seeking earthly fame to do the unthinkable be it the Holocaust, the Great Leap Forward or some kindergarten playground atrocity. Others seek excess and pleasure, yet to what end? Even the saintly have no lasting trace, again to what purpose? It's all folly unless there is more beyond our earthly comprehension. When Moses met 'God', Moses questioned, 'who are you'... and He [technically no gender applies] answered "I Am Who Am"... a three-thousand-year-old answer to what men have pondered before time was written. Keyholes. Eden's Keyhole offers the question, are you looking in, or looking out. I guess that depends on your earthly circumstances and whether you believe anything on this earth has meaning if there isn't a higher power beyond.
Eden's Keyhole: Hunched over a small opening in the arid dank of a thousand years, Lord Carnarvon asked "Can you see anything?" Carter replied, 'Yes, Wonderful things'. And so, a minor Pharaoh's ancient tomb was opened only leaving us to speculate about the other Pharaonic treasures now lost beyond a door in time. Life is a series of doors, some with keys required, others only needing to be opened. It's been said, one door closes and another opens [likely first coined by a human resources manager as she snatched some hapless soul's corporate badge and ushered them and their meager box of pens, pencils and paperweights out the back door, with a slam... I digress]. Most rooms of substance have keyholes: One needs keys to the Pearly Gates and a shekel is the key for that boatman's ride to Hades [well, that door is open for all comers, waders and swimmers welcomed, but the exit is always locked], and a key to the Wonderland's garden, just go ask Alice when she was ten feet tall. So it is with keyholes, as you peer through, you never get the full picture, only a glimpse of potentially wonderous things that lie beyond. Eden's Keyhole is a glimpse to be viewed from both sides with a paradise either way depending on your earthly circumstances. Then again, it's a mystery as to what lies beyond that last portal where we slip out of matter into 'eternity', an eternity beyond human comprehension, an eternity without day, night or time itself. Some 'near death survivors' speak of a light, others speak of peace and comfort yet nothing unworldly. The Bible talks about a shining city with multitudes shouting 'Hosannas' with knees bending and heads bobbing. Jesus promised paradise to the repentant crucified thief, and a place in his Father's house to another [sort of wonder, penthouse with view or artist's loft?... maybe only something overlooking the back alley?]. Jesus met with Elija and Moses, yet no mention was made of the world beyond. Apparitions of the Blessed Mother, from Fatima to Guadalupe offer no hint. Even when recalling relatives from the past, no-one's Aunt Edna has never blurted out 'Oy, the singing and genuflecting never stops, go back, be happy, don't hurry, it's not your time'. Restless souls that we are, easily turned by boredom, what is eternal bliss, what is existence stripped of all things human - lust, pride, envy, adventure and hope? There surely must be more than being moth-like souls circling a back porch light [thinking relatively the same distance between that moth and man as between man and the Creator]. Well, we all will pass through that portal - no exit key required - yet as science tells us the cosmos has a 'start date' and everything in this universe, everything we know on this little marble called earth, everything will vanish and pass away to darkness. Belief in the science alone with no awe of creation, leads some seeking earthly fame to do the unthinkable be it the Holocaust, the Great Leap Forward or some kindergarten playground atrocity. Others seek excess and pleasure, yet to what end? Even the saintly have no lasting trace, again to what purpose? It's all folly unless there is more beyond our earthly comprehension. When Moses met 'God', Moses questioned, 'who are you'... and He [technically no gender applies] answered "I Am Who Am"... a three-thousand-year-old answer to what men have pondered before time was written. Keyholes. Eden's Keyhole offers the question, are you looking in, or looking out. I guess that depends on your earthly circumstances and whether you believe anything on this earth has meaning if there isn't a higher power beyond.