I am sitting by a pool and fountain in the center
of the main corridor in a local shopping mall called Karavan. It is a fairly
large pool with eight jets that shoot water in arcs toward the center of the
pool. The bottom is littered with coins – the legacy of hundreds, perhaps
thousands, of wishes made.
As I watch the spurts of water fly into the pool, and look at the ripple patterns they make on the surface, I think of how the pool is like the universe, or maybe the great pool of creative energy that flows throughout the universe and connects everything and everyone.
The spurts of water remind me of individual intentions entered into that flow of energy by each of us. Or maybe they are like the actions taken by individuals. Or both.
Each spurt creates its own pattern of ripples in the pool, successive concentric circles rolling outward in soft waves along the surface toward the edge where, eventually, the water spills over into a holding tank to begin again. Each spurt has an effect on the entire pool.
The different jets send water into the pool at different times, in different patterns, and in different frequencies. For a few seconds, the pool remains calm, then a single jet of water interrupts that calm. The spurts might enter singly, with a second or more between them. Other times multiple jets send short bursts into the pool at about the same time, and there are moments when all the jets bring forth long streams of water simultaneously.
The effects on the surface from these different patterns of water entry make me think of how the thoughts and actions of different people must affect the creative energy of the universe. Just as one thought or action moves the flow slightly in one direction, another can bend or alter that direction, even if just a smidgeon.
When all the jets send long spurts into the pool simultaneously, the surface of the water appears chaotic. And it seems to me that, with billions of souls just on our planet alone, this might be how the flow of universal power appears: chaotic. With so much action and interaction, the ripples reach the edge in a completely different manner than they probably would from a single spurt.
Nevertheless, they do reach the edge.
As I watch the spurts of water fly into the pool, and look at the ripple patterns they make on the surface, I think of how the pool is like the universe, or maybe the great pool of creative energy that flows throughout the universe and connects everything and everyone.
The spurts of water remind me of individual intentions entered into that flow of energy by each of us. Or maybe they are like the actions taken by individuals. Or both.
Each spurt creates its own pattern of ripples in the pool, successive concentric circles rolling outward in soft waves along the surface toward the edge where, eventually, the water spills over into a holding tank to begin again. Each spurt has an effect on the entire pool.
The different jets send water into the pool at different times, in different patterns, and in different frequencies. For a few seconds, the pool remains calm, then a single jet of water interrupts that calm. The spurts might enter singly, with a second or more between them. Other times multiple jets send short bursts into the pool at about the same time, and there are moments when all the jets bring forth long streams of water simultaneously.
The effects on the surface from these different patterns of water entry make me think of how the thoughts and actions of different people must affect the creative energy of the universe. Just as one thought or action moves the flow slightly in one direction, another can bend or alter that direction, even if just a smidgeon.
When all the jets send long spurts into the pool simultaneously, the surface of the water appears chaotic. And it seems to me that, with billions of souls just on our planet alone, this might be how the flow of universal power appears: chaotic. With so much action and interaction, the ripples reach the edge in a completely different manner than they probably would from a single spurt.
Nevertheless, they do reach the edge.
The Difference
But the universe is not a pool of water. It is much
more. The pool of water reacts only to physical laws. Something enters the
surface and a symmetrical pattern of ripples is released. When something else
enters, both patterns are affected according to laws of space, time, force and
volume. The pool does not possess creative intelligence to determine the value
of each interaction and adjust the flow for the best benefit of all.
The universe, on the other hand, is the epitome of creative intelligence. We can’t begin to fathom its immensity, complexity or how it can sort and manage the incoming “spurts” of intentions or actions from billions upon billions of souls. But it can, and it does. And it works to fulfill intentions in ways that benefit the most.
I guess the point is that, just as every spurt, even every drop, of water that enters the pool affects the movement of the water, so too does every thought and action of each one of us affect the energy of the universe. The effect might seem small, but it is there.
And because the energy of the universe is a creative energy, I believe it responds in a coordinated and intelligent way so that each one of us can create things in life – good things and, unfortunately, bad – through our thoughts and deeds. There are laws at work here too: laws of force, frequency and intensity. The more we focus on our intentions, the more intensity and consistency we give those intentions, and the more frequently we repeat them, the more likely it is that our intentions will be manifested.
The universe, on the other hand, is the epitome of creative intelligence. We can’t begin to fathom its immensity, complexity or how it can sort and manage the incoming “spurts” of intentions or actions from billions upon billions of souls. But it can, and it does. And it works to fulfill intentions in ways that benefit the most.
I guess the point is that, just as every spurt, even every drop, of water that enters the pool affects the movement of the water, so too does every thought and action of each one of us affect the energy of the universe. The effect might seem small, but it is there.
And because the energy of the universe is a creative energy, I believe it responds in a coordinated and intelligent way so that each one of us can create things in life – good things and, unfortunately, bad – through our thoughts and deeds. There are laws at work here too: laws of force, frequency and intensity. The more we focus on our intentions, the more intensity and consistency we give those intentions, and the more frequently we repeat them, the more likely it is that our intentions will be manifested.
Making Wishes (intentions)
Before I began this post, I made a wish and tossed
a coin into the fountain. To the hundreds of other wishes in the pool I added my own wish to be free of back pain. And in so doing, I added that desire to the billions of
intentions given up to the universe every day. It was a wish worth 25 kopeks.
As I finish this, I am about to toss another coin into the pool, another intention of desire to the power of the universe. This one is worth 50 kopeks, and the subject of the wish will remain between me and the universe.
As I finish this, I am about to toss another coin into the pool, another intention of desire to the power of the universe. This one is worth 50 kopeks, and the subject of the wish will remain between me and the universe.
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