#openmind

THE GIFT OF AN OPEN MIND

 

I believe we’ve all been blessed to be created with an open mind

I imagine with this gift our creators were particularly elated…

as it allows us to be open to the variety of wonders…of all the love and beauty they created.

 

I imagine it never entered into our creators thinking…

that they never would have supposed….

how the open mind they blessed us with…could so easily be closed.

 

When our mind is open it can see the beauty of a sunrise paint her colors across the sky…

It can see our children’s smiles…and the love reflected in their eyes. 

 

But when that same mind closes…when it closes from within

hate and prejudice begin to form…based on the colors of our skins.

 

When our mind is open we can see the vibrant hues of a rainbow…tell a sunflower from a rose 

see the changing leaves in Autumn…and blankets of winter snows.

 

But when that same mind closes to love and acceptance…

when we shut forever our mind’s door

The beauty our creators created becomes clouded by hate…

and devastated by war.

 

When our mind is open we see the glimmer from the surface of the oceans to the twinkling stars above…

we see how all people, not just friends and family are all created out of love…

 

But when that same mind closes…when we’ve secured and locked the gate

we see those same people, friends and family so easily destroyed by hate

 

I’m sure the creators in their heart of hearts never would have proposed it… 

If they thought the people who they gave an open mind to

would ever think to close it.

 

Or perhaps they knew that was a possibility…perhaps they understood it’s scope

and left us with a way to fix this…a least a modicum of hope

 

For our creators knew any mind that closes..

no matter how or where or when….

also has a chance 

of being opened up again.

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ONE BOOK...ONE MIND

A book is just a book unless it’s opened…

’til then we know not on what adventure it will take us.

Will it make us laugh…

or cry…

or shudder with emotion?

Will it reach into our souls…

Will it awake us?

 

There is one truth about a book that I can offer,

one certainty…

one fact I now propose:

a book has no capacity to stir our imagination…

no power to inspire…

when it is closed.

 

A mind is just a mind unless it’s opened…

‘till then we know not on what adventure it will take us.

Will it show us how to love

to hope…

to dream?

Will it reach into our heart

Will it awake us?

 

There is one truth about a mind that I can offer,

one certainty…one fact I now propose…

a mind has no capacity for compassion

no power to inspire…

 

when it is closed.


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A BOOK

A book is just a book unless it’s opened…

’til then we know not on what adventure it will take us.

Will it make us laugh…

or cry…

or shudder with emotion?

Will it reach deep into our souls…

Will it awake us?

 

There is one truth about a book that I can offer,

one certainty…

one fact to be proposed:

a book has no capability to stir our imagination…

no power to inspire…

when it is closed.

 

A mind is just a mind unless it’s opened…

‘till then we know not on what adventure it will take us.

Will it show us how to love

to hope…

to dream?

Will it reach into our heart and soul,

and make them gleam.

 

There is one truth about a mind that I can offer,

one certainty…one fact to be proposed… 

a mind has no capability for compassion

no power to inspire…

 

when it is closed.