We are often taken by surprise at a magicians trick, the way he pulls a rabbit out of a hat or by the way he pulls a woman out of thin air or how he guesses your card... we do this mostly because we are fixed to reality and mostly his acting. But its the anti reality that makes us gape. C S. Lewis said something like this on our obsession with what we call reality to what we claim as counter reality.C.S. Lewis said our being surprised by the passage of time is akin to a fish being surprised by the wetness of water. Time is the dimension in which we live. Of course it passes. But suppose, Lewis goes on to say, the fish is destined to be a land animal. In that case, he would find the water to be very strange. And of course, the reason we find the passage of time to be strange is because we know, deep down, that we are destined for eternity.
We find time as an element of surprise, I met kids recently who i had met three years ago and shocking enough i did not recognise them. Haven't you had some awkward situations where so kid comes to you and looks at you and is so friendly with you and you are bewildered on how your "mysterious" identity is revealed. Time flies they say and we agree to it. But think about it. Do we really care? Have you thought that you have grown older and wiser with time?
We all have grown older and wiser with time. But deep in if we really take time not much but some to think about this we would find our selves realising that our learning phase and our growing phase is not over and we are still ignorant of many things. But there is hope.
Our aim in life is not to know everything but also not to be ignorant of everything. But again be certain of some thing. This is what the bible says. King Solomon claimed by holy books to be the wisest man. This is what he says.
Ecclesiastes 12:12-13 MSG
But regarding anything beyond this, dear friend, go easy. There's no end to the publishing of books, and constant study wears you out so you're no good for anything else. The last and final word is this: Fear God. Do what he tells you.
This is where the real magic in life begins. Be prepared to be amazed!
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