The God Factor

Human beings are so incredibly diverse. Not only in our genetic makeup but mixing in our life experiences futher increase our uniqueness. How we see God (or choose not to see) is as varied as the design of a snowflake. So maybe it’s like the Indian proverb about an elephant?

Several blind men were asked to describer the elephant before them.

The first man felt only the elephant’s trunk. So he described it as long and cylindrical, with the ability to pick things up.
The second man felt only the ears. He described the elephant as being a flat, floppy animal.
The third man felt only the midsection of the elephant’s body. He described the elephant as a large, round sturdy animal.
The fourth felt just a leg of the elephant. So he described the elephant as a thick cylinder that bends in the middle.
The fifth man who felt only the tail described it as long and thin, narrowing to a point at the end.

None of us have seen all of God. We each have whatever knowledge we have based on our searching and His revelation. And even though we know we won’t get the whole picture until the next life, we should never tire of the seeking. It’s in this vein that reading Cathleen Falsani’s book can help us see more that we currently have glimpsed.