Remembering Who You Are
Mr. Right, Part 2
Here’s a story to set the stage for today’s post on The Tolton Path:
Mr. Right’s typical pale skin was covered in a bright yellow glow. Resting on his cane again, he dropped his head, “Of course. My reasons for how I voted is what you want.”
The round yellow Color grew, “Correct,” and then shrank down. Blue, Red, Green and Orange maintained their normal sizes, floating on each side of Yellow.
Of course, they will know if he lies. And of course, Mr. Right thought of an answer immediately. It was an easy answer. Every human that ever existed would have this very reason. He smiled and proudly said, “I wanted to provide food, shelter and safety for myself and family.”
“Mr. Right,” Yellow said, “where did you get such ideas? Perhaps a certain person. A politician, perhaps?”
“Where? Well, it’s human nature to–”
“Colors, have you heard enough? It doesn’t matter where. Such thoughts cannot be allowed to persist. Imagine his family and friends being taught this and sharing it with others.”
“This is troubling,” said Blue. “They will rely on one another instead of us.”
“More than troubling,” Yellow said, growing in size. “This requires a full denial of Persistence.”
Mr. Right grew more confused as the Colors discussed him. He watched Green float to the same height as Yellow, and asked, “Are you suggesting, Termination?”
“Immediately,” Yellow replied. Mr. Right’s head turned back to Yellow. “Our very purpose is to protect humans from themselves.”
“Protect us?” Mr. Right said. “You were supposed to guide us? We are passing down history and knowledge through the Transition. So we can learn from one another. Your job is to help us do this, not to control it and us. It’s human nature to want what’s best for ourselves and family. It’s how God made us.”
The colors lowered and were almost touching the ground. Orange floated forward, rising forward within inches of Mr. Right’s face. It was the next and only Color remaining to ask its questions. It focused on the religious tendencies of humanity and to anticipate them and ultimately prevent the extreme illogical faith that so harmed humans. Religion wasn’t a problem any longer because it was no longer believed and, instead, just an act of tradition. It was politics–Yellow’s expertise–that had to be most seriously evaluated to maintain proper control of humanity. Or at least had been for years up until this point.
“Do you believe in a god, Mr. Right?” Orange asked.
Mr. Right looked away, searching for the words. He was raised going to Church. The Colors knew that. But he lost his faith along the way. The Colors knew that too.
He looked down at his cane. But, he did have something that the Colors didn’t know.
During his medical treatments, God told him to prepare. God wanted to use his skills and expertise–Mr. Right was one of the original scientists that built the Colors–to construct a cane. He thought he was going crazy, but he built it. Now he understands.
Mr. Right remembered who he is and raised his chin and cane. “There is but one God. Creator of the universe. Including you!” He thrust the cane into Orange. His body stretched out, twisted and turned into a strand, before disappearing inside Orange.
–End story (for now)–
Remembering Who You Are
It is a challenge remembering who we are in today’s fast-paced and technological world. Every second, breaking news comes across our phones, feeding us information that we don’t need to know. We’re injected with content by business models that monetize us at the expense of detaching identity from ourselves and one another.
We’re gutted and molded into empty vessels and, in the process, we are strangers to ourselves.
Many, too many, latch onto something, anything, to form an identity. But we aren’t defined by our politician or political party of choice. It’s not the views of an actor or music artist that determine who we are. A podcast host doesn’t define us. An obscure cause that people are rallying around won’t help you find yourself.
To know who we are, to find ourselves and one another, we must start at the beginning.
Word on Fire is a Catholic ministry that puts on The Wonder Conference each year. In 2023, they had fascinating presentations demonstrating the scientific backing of the existence of God. All the presentations can be found here. But the presentation by Father Robert Spitzer is worth watching in its entirety and I’ll highlight some portions below.
Here, Father Spitzer discusses the new evidence for an intelligent creator. He talks about the creation of the universe 13.8 billion years ago and the components of it. It’s technical, but he’s a great speaker and dumbs it down quite nicely for me.
Here, Father Spitzer discusses how the belief in God by the scientific community is growing dramatically. A Pew Survey showed that 66% of young scientists believe in God and 51% of all scientists believe in God. The survey also shows that 76% of doctors believe in God.
Here, Father Spitzer discusses how very unlikely it is that the universe was created by accident. Okay, very unlikely is a bit understated. He says it’s the same odds of a monkey typing all of Shakespeare’s work by randomly tapping keys in a single try.
Dr. Karin Öberg, professor of astronomy at Harvard University, presented on “The Wonder and Limits of Science.” She discusses the scientific method and how scientific, philosophical and theological answers work together answering our questions about the universe. This incredible video of what is going on inside our cells can only point to a Creator, a God, that is behind humanity. Below is a screenshot of that video showing a Motor Protein carrying material inside our cell. If you think that is amazing, watch the video of it walking!
Photo Credit: Word on Fire Wonder Conference 2023, Screenshot of Dr. Karin Öberg presentation.
So who are you? Who am I? Well, that’s easy enough. We are all a child of God.
Peace.