Ocean

Oceans… There’s water in ‘em!

It may seem a bit absurd but the ocean can
easily be compared to a world full of people.
They’re constantly moving yet it seems like
they aren’t moving very far at all!

If you move to different parts of the ocean
you’ll find that some parts are warm and
friendly. These parts encourage you to visit
and stay awhile.

You know some people that are that way.

Other parts of the ocean seem cold and
unfriendly. They encourage you to move
on.

You know people that are that way too.

Gravity
There is a force that drags water back into
the ocean called gravity.

There is an enemy of God and His children
who is called Satan (no smiley face). He
works to drag people away from Jesus (the
Rock). As we’re told in John 10:10 that he
comes to steal, kill, and destroy.

Satan comes to deceive you into sinning.
Each sin brings a curse. Curses are open
doors for they enemy to attack people and
keep them miserable.

Jesus changed all of this when He became
the last sacrifice (1Corinthians 15.45). His
death on the cross breaks the curses brought
on by the law for all who believe in Him.

There is freedom from the law, freedom
from curses, and freedom from Satan.
Jesus came to give us that freedom.

The Beach
There are the beaches where the water comes
to the land. If the ocean really is various
people then the land would be Christ Jesus.

Jesus provides a place to land and stay. He
is powerful and has overcome Satan. When
people go to the Rock they find security,
peace, and joy.

The Sky
Jesus is the one that lifts us up into flight
with Him. We can then fly with Him forever…

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“Water, water everywhere, nor any drop to drink…”
I first read Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s The Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner when I was in high school. Alongside with Poe’s Annabel Lee, Ulalume, and Raven, this was one of those first verse-epics that made me love narrative poetry.

The ancient mariner himself was an alienated traveler as most of us are on earth. As blundering roamers on our planet, we too slip and slide into unwanted, dangerous predicaments. No wonder! When one becomes alien to the inner workings of any thing or place, one is destined to make mistakes in or out of water.

Water is one of the most important natural resources, vital for any living thing. All kinds of theories on water conservation, from water harvesting to desalination to waste water management, has been put on the table. Specifically, drinking water has encouraged the creative urges of the public health professionals as well as the sales pitches of the fly-by-night, money-hungry, and wily sales people.

Commercial concerns aside, betraying nature has its consequences as the ancient mariner did by shooting the albatross. Still, the nature was kind and forgiving since it forgave the ancient mariner when he showed remorse, and I am sure nature will also forgive our past mistakes and keep providing for us if we change our messy ways.

If we don’t know how to use our resources, our water supply, or our oceans, whose fault is this?

Water connects us to life, as do our relationships and our bond to humankind. With nearly six billion people on earth, at one time or another, most of us have felt not just alone but also lonely.

When we watch the way our own body systems and our psyche works, we understand the value of water. Without water there is no cleansing; without tears and true remorse, forgiveness or transformation is hard to obtain.

In technical sense, there is such a process called desalination that takes the salt out of sea water and makes it usable and drinkable. If so, why can’t we take the salt out of relating to one another and never feel the thirst?

As there has to be a catalyst to take the salt out of the sea water, and I believe there are catalysts to take the salt out of the ocean of people in regard to our relationships with them. One of these catalysts starts with will for good, not just to do good, but also to see, hear, say, think, and intend good. These are very difficult things to do and they may take more than a lifetime to perfect, since we first have to unlearn age-old suspicions and the way we look at each other.

Another catalyst has to be love and acceptance. For this, we have to get rid of our fear of getting hurt. This too is very difficult because self-protection is a natural instinct.

Yet, man becomes human only when he can corral natural instincts and tame them to feel his own positive presence on earth. When we identify ourselves with our fears, we influence and restrict our emotional make-up into loneliness.

How we look at ourselves and how we identify ourselves within an ocean of people, with no fear, with acceptance of others, with good intentions will help us transcend our limitations and will facilitate our unity with others. Then, we won’t need to say: “water, water everywhere, nor any drop to drink.”

Joy Cagil is an author on a site for Creative Writers (http://www.Writing.Com/ )
Her education is in foreign languages and linguistics. She has also trained in psychology, science, mental health, and humanities. Her portfolio can be found at http://www.Writing.Com/authors/joycag

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