Life is a picture, static or in motion.
Cultivate the thought, visualise, persevere with patience and everything will fall into place! It’s called ‘effortless creativity’. Einstein said: “Creativity is intelligence having fun”.
The mind’s picture is malleable. It fades, distorts, then clarifies again, and sometimes it temporarily vanishes. But rest assured it is there, lying dormant and it will return and keep evolving into the masterpiece which is your life. It has its flaws like everything else in existence. Life’s picture is painted on the canvas of intuition, in the colours of fact, dream and reality, logic, common sense and reason. Occasionally it blurs; that’s a time to switch off, have a break and open an empty page. Allow yourself time to unwind, re-charge your batteries and clear your mind; then emerge, filled with energy, insight, and good judgement to separate the picture of truth from that of falseness. Beware, don’t become seduced by the picture of pure, often drug induced fantasy. Don’t be fooled by the fake picture of imposters and autocratic people in the workplace and other group environments.
The ability to clearly perceive the picture of the moment and to recognise its value in absence of technical detail or external guidance, is set in relaxed vigilance, engrained in intuition. Intuition forms effortlessly through mindful practise, commonly known as ‘experience’.
Thirty years of experience has enabled me to take a Taekwondo class without any preparation. I just turn up, ‘read the class’, and intuition takes care of the training program. It may seem that coordinating a complex mix of male and female members aged 6 to 63 and of 13 different ranks, not knowing who all is going to attend until starting time, allow for late comers, would pose quite a challenge; not so, when you ‘see the picture’ and let your mind flow in the river of intuition. The same applies to self defence. In self defence, it is crucial to autonomously see the picture of the matrix. You have no time to prepare, and the picture keeps changing spontaneously, letting your intuition drive the response.
My thoughts and experiences evolve effortlessly into pictures that mutate into the blogs I write and post on this website.
We see our own personal picture evolve as we age, and eventually we mature to apply the final touches.
Some pictures fail to evolve. Just watch or read the news. No matter how horrible, tragic, or appalling it may be, it is only a remastered painting or play of history, enhanced through modern technology. The scruffy bearded Taliban or ISIS for example, are nothing more than a contemporary version of savages, the likes of the platted haired Vikings or the clean-shaven Nazis. The script and the play are the same, only the venue, props, costumes, and the actors have changed. The picture of their psychopathic maniac warlords who cast threats and commit atrocities is riddled with cracks and decay, resembling the crumbling statues of previous tyrants.
We see diplomats and other ‘experts’ engage in accelerated nation building where there is no chance of success, due to significant differences in mentality, tradition and belief systems. “They just don’t see the picture”. You cannot change water into wine instantly unless you invite Jesus to your wedding. “Sorry pal”, even this miracle would be of no use in Afghanistan. They don’t drink alcohol there, they smoke dope!