Jan 10
Did God create human beings,
Or was it the other way around?
The question resembles a Zen koan--
Such as the one-handed clapping sound.
To some, merely asking the question
Is a virtual powder keg.
It's like the question: What came first--
Was it the chicken, or was it the egg?
Some things are beyond knowing:
We can only speculate
As to how and why we got here.
It's still fun to contemplate.
The writers of all religious scriptures
Have a bias they choose to share.
They hope that their ideas will make
Curious, hungry believers aware.
The story behind human existence
To some is a matter of great pith.
Others have a difficult time
Accepting a simple creation myth.
Some folks are not satisfied
And want to gaze beyond the façade--
Beyond the human formulations
That try to define the concept of God.
People adhere to what makes sense
To them, and some of them will chide me,
For I prefer to allow science,
Reason, and common sense to guide me.
Being able to think and question
Are benefits of humankind.
So who created whom? The query
Will always challenge the questioning mind.
-by Bob B (3-20-23)
(For some reason, I found this poem in my DRAFTS. I guess I hadn't "published" it for public eyes, and it sat, along with 25 or so of my other poems, in my DRAFTS folder until today. Sorry about the delay.)
Or was it the other way around?
The question resembles a Zen koan--
Such as the one-handed clapping sound.
To some, merely asking the question
Is a virtual powder keg.
It's like the question: What came first--
Was it the chicken, or was it the egg?
Some things are beyond knowing:
We can only speculate
As to how and why we got here.
It's still fun to contemplate.
The writers of all religious scriptures
Have a bias they choose to share.
They hope that their ideas will make
Curious, hungry believers aware.
The story behind human existence
To some is a matter of great pith.
Others have a difficult time
Accepting a simple creation myth.
Some folks are not satisfied
And want to gaze beyond the façade--
Beyond the human formulations
That try to define the concept of God.
People adhere to what makes sense
To them, and some of them will chide me,
For I prefer to allow science,
Reason, and common sense to guide me.
Being able to think and question
Are benefits of humankind.
So who created whom? The query
Will always challenge the questioning mind.
-by Bob B (3-20-23)
(For some reason, I found this poem in my DRAFTS. I guess I hadn't "published" it for public eyes, and it sat, along with 25 or so of my other poems, in my DRAFTS folder until today. Sorry about the delay.)
