orb of consistency

we pulled up to the 3-way stop just as the car to our right was beginning to turn in front of us. we waited for it to complete the turn then began to ease into the intersection to perform our left turn, but were stopped. an old man in a pickup had decided to follow his predecessor @ the stop by turning left too & cutting us off.


the look on his face gave ample proof to his believe that he was in the right. i didn't really get mad, just a bit bewildered. our eyes locked as my shoulders shrugged in a disbelieve that was met by his cold stare of consternation.

am's & i just kinda laughed it off, but i can't help but continue to think about the moment. it's frozen in time for me & stands as a stone of old that were placed for the reason of remembrance. the moment gives testimony to the fact that we live in a world filled w/varying perspective & opinion which only merit relevance or the lack thereof when weighed on the scales of truth.

this truth is constant & absolute regardless of how we look @ it or what we think about it. it is the same yesterday, today & forever & i'm able to find great comfort in that. transient truth is an absolute debasement of what our existence should quantify, qualify & illuminate.

i know that i know this absolute, yet am reluctant to lord it over the rest of creation. it not only makes creation subservient to me, i become it's slave in light of the role of responsible stewardship. ain't that a kick in the head?

i thank god for the dim reflections of truth that i'm able to see when i'm cognizant to gaze upon the mirror & wonder as i wander. i thank god for the comfort that can be mined from so great an orb of consistency. i thank god for truth that remains beyond our limited perspectives & experiences.

i thank god...