Life is…

I see life as a big puzzle board upon which pieces and clues of a difficult and unending riddle is scattered. In our attempt to solve this riddle, we look everywhere for clues — in the challenges that come our way, in the people that join us in our journey, in the roads we take, in the humps that deter us in our travel. But the greatest clue, I think, is inside us. The pieces of the puzzle are there, hidden in the contents of our hearts and in the strength of our faith, for in this puzzle, we are an important piece, a significant clue, and an indispensable player, all rolled into one.

As to the answer, I believe it had always been given: God. God in his many manifestations. The problem lies in our failure to accept His significance, in our inability to recognize Him among the clues we stumble upon. So we tend to reject Him, disprove Him, validate Him. We tend to choose the seemingly easier road, only to eventually realize that life would have been more meaningful if we simply embraced and accepted Him.

//Sherma E. Benosa; 11 June 2008; 9:57am

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6 Responses to “Life is…”

I like the thoughts. I like the title. You made me ponder deep for a while, gayyem.

Corazon Fermin Quiamas said this on June 11, 2008 at 10:10 am | Reply
Great analogy! As humans, I think one of our biggest problems lies in wanting to see the whole picture. We want God to tell us what our whole life should look like and then leave us alone while we figure out how to get it done. But, like you say, we need to recognize that if we depend on Him, He gives us just what we need to put the next couple pieces together…

-Dayne

Dayne Batten said this on June 11, 2008 at 10:11 am | Reply
Hi Gayyem Razi! Welcome to my sanctuary. And thanks!

brainteaser said this on June 11, 2008 at 5:36 pm | Reply
Hi Dayne! Welcome!

Let me add: sometimes, we also tend to think that we are looking at a big picture, when the truth is that we are only looking at a tiny part.

What do you think?

brainteaser said this on June 11, 2008 at 5:39 pm | Reply
[...] been wanting to post about this for a little while, but have never gotten around to it. This post by Sherma Benosa got me thinking about it [...]

Dayne's Blog - A Ditch On Both Sides » Blog Archive » The Big Picture said this on June 11, 2008 at 10:27 pm | Reply
your blog is superb and moreover your meaningful quotations just add extra beauty to it .Fantabulous .keep up the good work forever.
wish ya success

Bikran said this on October 22, 2008 at 12:58 am | Reply