One of our greatest questions is, what is the right path , and how will we know?
I guess when we walk around nature and see life in the flowers , and hear the different bird song , each one bringing real meaning to our deepest soul, it is then that the quiet reaches us and we think.
The greatest path is that which is filled with the warmest of love, and often when we ourselves suffer , our love becomes filled with incredible passion and warmth, a deep understanding.
Life is not something we look at and know it is perfect , there is suffering , too much sometimes , and although it is hard to rise above it , it is the suffering that reaches our heart making us better people.
How much searching is there until we reach that very thing which we seek?
Sometimes we could be looking for warmth, true love, a way to escape our pain, and unless we have strong roots within, we may never find it.
Gandhi once said, in the end love always wins, always, maybe it does.
Sometimes when I wander around the vast area of Hyde Park , I realise that with all the beauty and great things around me, that it is love which is the strongest key to the greatest joy.
I recall seeing this peter pan statue and it took me back to everything I was when life was young and a adventure, innocent, filled with God`s love in every snowflake, raindrop and challenge.
You could cry and feel him wipe your tears, you could be alone, so lonely that everything would scare you, but, he would chase away that terrible moment by bringing a baby deer into your sight or someone would be running along a beautiful park with a lovely kite.
love is something that touches your heart bringing great purpose to your life and then everything becomes more than just a special dream. If reality were filled with all these dreams then hate could never exist.
As i wandered I thought of Alice in wonderland, the stories that touched my heart, and now, as I see the sun set I know why children have this greatest gift of unique love
The love that makes us more human and closer to God`s heart
Sherry Anne
2 A sacred word
fitcion by Sherry Anne
The planet below,Zen 1,was said to have the toughest fighters in all the universe.Two thousand years ago some travellers had visited this planet and were fascinated by their cultures and ways.The son of the planet`s leader has a nasty ilness which has sent a distress call to the Peace team,a team who travels throughout space helping those in need.
The crystals rained on the three peace team ,and stars would dance gently around them as a strong warrior led them to an old seventeenth century Earth style lab.
Dave ,one of the peace members glanced at his security officer,Tom.Was science here primitive,after two thousand million years?
The Vice president stepped up,"Only the medical officer can stay in this room,you will be shown around the grounds until the boy is better"
Dave went to speak but the Doctor silenced him with her hand,"I¬ll be ok " she told him.
When Dave turned his head,he came face to face with a second warrior who wore a pygama like suit and seemed alert,in his arm he carried a evil looking,thick bladed sword.
"Go with the death warrior,he will show you the grounds"the leader ordered.
"The grounds?" Tom`s lips curled
"Come with me"the death warrior said,in a robot like voice.
Tom`s lips curled even further,Dave touched his arm,"he wants us to follow him to the grounds"Dave told him.
"Yes sir,I gathered that"Tom`s voice was thick with disgust.
They were led through raining crystals and then through a blinding white light.
Some gardens appeared,beautiful crystal lakes,crystal trees-- The sounds of Kai,the sounds of blades crashing,attracted Tom for he too was a warrior,and he turned.
To his left fought ten warriors,swords dazzling under the lights,kicks graceful but powerful,their-- Tom stepped forward as if in a dream.
"Martial Arts Dave,its karate, Laido,kung fu,all combined - "
A warrior turned sharply.Swiftly he bought a long knife down towards Tom`s face.Tom stepped back ,reaching for his weapon.Another warrior grabbed his hand tightly to stop him.Dave reached for his and ,it was kicked from his hand.He looked up,confused.What?
"You,you say the sacred word,that is forbidden"shouted one warrior.
"Sacred word? But Tom was only talking of your style of fighting,our word for that is martial arts,I don¬t -- "
A knife came down near Dave`s face.Tom looked at Dave with shock.
"That is forbidden word"shouted the warrior.
Martial Arts? Fobidden?A sacred word?Why?
A bell sounded,the warriors who had been training stopped,and froze as if they were stones.There was a long silence.
Dave felt trapped,as if the place was crowded yet was not.Only the calm Tom seemed unmoved,and in silent meditation,waiting--
A leader came forward with great menace.
"You,you say the sacred word.It has been forbidden to use this word"
"That word,which you say is sacred,is not sacred to us ,sir" began Dave.
"how dare you say it`s not sacred,blaspemy,for that you will fight to the death"
"It is only a word" argued Dave,"Only a name,hardly worth kiling for"
The knife became closer,so close that Dave nearly choked.
"A book,The Martial Arts,was given to us by the Gods when life first began,all this worlds knowledge,all that we know,we learned from the word and with this word we became strong and invincible.We hold this word dear to our hearts,it is a dishonour and forbidden to speak its name"
"But it is not this word which has given you power and skill,it is yourselves,what you have developed by practising.The word by itself has no meaning,we too have known martial arts since life first began on earth.The knowledge given to you was given to us,not by Gods but by our ancestors to defend ourselves,which is what it is,self defense,not killing each other"Dave argued.
"Blasphemy,your words are disrepectful, fight now,or we will destroy your spaceship"
"THey will not understand"Tom told told Dave
The warriors charged,Dave`s heart raced.A kick sent him backwards,and,he landed on his back,and rolled out the way as a sword hurtled towards him.It hit the ground with a thud shaking the earth like an earthquake.Scrambling to his feet he saw Tom calmy belting a warrior in the face,the warrior fell.
Dave dodged a powerful spinning kick and with incredible speed and skill front kicked the warrior in the groin.
Another blow and he fell
Tom was falling many warriors,his lips curled,it was too easy
A warrior snarled,"I will kill you"
Tom smiled,"What will you acheive,killing us will not change what was said of your sacred word,or change the fact that many people all over the galaxy know it,everyone who is trained,who can defend himself is a martial artist"
"You say the sacred word again"hissed the leader.
"To you,but we are not from here,don`t expect all to follow your religion,we believe in freedom of speech,you believe in what you believe"
The leader looked at his defeated men,and nodded
"Return to your ship,never return,take your evil with you"
A flash of light returned them,and the Doctor seemed confused
"What,I WAS attending the boy"
"We said a sacred word,we were returned "explained Dave
"SAcred word,but that boy will die if not seen to"
"Yes,he will die,because of this sacred word,yes,he will die" said Tom,who then walked off
Sherry Anne
3 London park
The air was chilly and the wind was fierce as we walked through the crowded streets of London towards St James park.
The beauty of that park deeply touches your heart and the ducks,the swans,all the creator`s creatures that might dwell there show as beautiful pictures in your mind,and they reach your heart in so many gentle ways.
If ever love could be at its finest then here ,today,in your heart you could reach it.
The tiny ducklings would race against the strong winds to find the bread,and the graceful swans would look out of gentle eyes,gracefully eating the bread as it fell,unlike the geese who would snatch it ruthlessy.
And then the crows and the Magpies would come down from trees to find their shares and the cute squiirels would hop forward like excited children,hoping for a nut or two.
The rain clouds would promise rain,yet would never keep that promise,but still it was wise to keep an umbrella,and of all the birds that would fly free,truly the Robins were the most appealing.
The seagulls had left the beautiful oceans in search of food yonder and the birds from other nations would fight the British birds for food,it was never thier land but ,as the way of nature,they fight to get what they need whether it was theirs or not.
The lake was so beautful,still as a peaceful dream with islands filled with a willow tree and beautiful bushes,plants and budding flowers in all their colours
The bees would still buzz and the smaller flowers would be truly beautiful.
We sat outside a cafe,sipping coke and eating salad,watching in peace the ducks and waterbirds,and the pelicans as they stood on large rocks.
And it was as the sun went down and the stars would appear that the picture of beauty became so incredible that it filled our greatest dreams with life and beauty,and awesome peace,forever,
Sherry Anne