Monday, 30 Jun 2008
Affliction - Within The Looking Glass
On my way to work I was trying to gain a greater understanding of Jazz by listening to Ray Charles, when a recurring thought popped into my mind that said, “Maybe I should go get jazz piano lessons?”. That triggered a flurry of thoughts. One of them was my brother telling me that rather than spend time taking [piano] lessons, I should spend time composing music. Then Peter Block (The Answer to How is Yes) popped into my mind to remind me that the answers are not “without” but rather within. Suddenly the visual world seem to open up and I felt relaxed, knowing that I would always have questions, but once I stopped looking outside myself for answers, I would be more “complete”. And my mind turned to the Christian radio channel I listen to and how people are always asking God for answers, thus triggering the images of Morgan Freeman in Bruce Almighty saying, “People want me to do everything for them. What they don’t realize is that they have the power. You want to see a miracle, son? Be the miracle.”
Am I yet a miracle? No. But I have the power. I have the power… Or do I?
posted at 4:53pm
