Members of my extended family just welcomed a beautiful little girl into the world. And as with all newborns, one can see in her face the wisdom and knowing of an ancient being.<\/p>\n
Ironically, what I realized when I beheld her peaceful countenance in the first photographs, is that from the M<\/sup>OMENT<\/sup> we take B<\/sup>Earth, we\u2019re already described as \u2018old.\u2019 Whether we\u2019re One Minute Old\u2019 or One Hundred Years Old \u2013\u2013\u00a0we are aged from the start of our journey from the womb to the tomb.<\/p>\n The online etymological dictionary defines \u2018old\u2019 as, “antique, of ancient origin, belonging to antiquity, primeval; long in existence or use; near the end of the normal span of life \u2026\u201d Among these descriptions, the phrase that seems most appropriate for a newborn is, \u2018of ancient origin.\u2019 That\u2019s certainly true for all of us \u2013\u2013 given that we are literally made out of star dust. And chances are, this isn\u2019t our first adventure on Earth.<\/p>\n However, getting labeled with the adjective \u2018Old,\u2019 as soon as we arrive, seems to me to be akin to the stigma of \u2018Original Sin.\u2019 This theoretical fatal flaw, ascribed to us all by Roman Catholic doctrine, brands every newborn with some kind of invisible, metaphysical birthmark that keeps them from traveling the Highway to Heaven without first paying the heavy toll of obedience to some overlording authority.<\/p>\n In the Beginning \u2026 <\/em><\/strong>The whole problem began, according to the story, when a woman in a Garden seduced by a snake took a bite from an apple \u2013\u2013 then the whole world fell to Hell. How did we ever fall for that <\/em>story and allow ourselves to be branded by it?<\/p>\n The original commandment that Eve and Adam violated could be summed up simply as, \u2018No Know!\u2019 And the Fall that their small bytes of knowledge precipitated was from a timeless state of Being in the Present \u2013\u2013 into the perennial tense of time. Thus, whether past, present or future, we are tense <\/em>at all times. So, it\u2019s no wonder that we speak of having a nervous system<\/em>!\u2019 How could it be otherwise \u2013\u2013 given that terminology and all that it implies?<\/p>\n The Fall from Eden \u2013\u2013 the abundant Garden of perpetual summer \u2013\u2013 was quickly followed by the descent<\/strong> into the frozen, fruitless wasteland of winter (which came from the 1st<\/sup> Couple\u2019s Original Disobedience or dissent<\/em><\/strong>).<\/em> Yet, a perennial promise remained of an eventual Spring-ing back to Paradise.<\/p>\n The word Eden[1]<\/strong><\/a> <\/em>is a fun one to play with. As I write in, The Book of E: A Book of Alphabet Alchemy<\/em><\/strong>[2]<\/strong><\/em><\/a> \u2013\u2013<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n The fact that all needs were met, I also mention in The Book of E<\/em><\/strong>, <\/em>that I believe \u2018Original Sin\u2019 would be more accurately spelled as \u2018Original Syn.\u2019 After all, it is that SYN<\/strong>[3]<\/a>cing feeling \u2013\u2013\u00a0of being in harmony with higher frequencies \u2013\u2013 that truly feels Heavenly to us, and assures us access to our own inborn wisdom, which is, itself, of ancient origins.<\/p>\n When in a heavenly state of bliss and grace, we may sense divine qualities of Being such as incandescent Beauty, unconditional Love, sacred healing presence, and imperturbable equanimity. Being in-Sync with our essential nature also transports us to the eternal K<\/sup>NOW<\/strong> where we are K<\/sup>NEW<\/strong> in every moment \u2013\u2013\u00a0as every wise K<\/sup>NEW<\/strong>-born K<\/sup>NOW<\/strong>S<\/sup> innately.<\/p>\n The body, of course, does <\/em>have a clock that eventually winds down and stops. But in my WordMagical way of viewing it, dying (dyeing) is like changing colors. It\u2019s just that we become transparent and thus exist beyond the spectrum of ordinary human perception.<\/p>\n So, if we can never really die<\/em><\/strong>, doesn\u2019t that mean that in an Infinite Universe, we can never actually grow old? An infant is ancient in spirit yet new in form. But the longer one is in-formed by the thought-forms in circulation around us, the more we may hold onto some old, outdated ideas that actually do age the body and mind. The result could best be described as a hardening of our \u2018ardor-ease<\/strong>\u2019 \u2013\u2013 which is our ability to love ardently and whole-heartedly with body, mind and spirit.<\/p>\n Identifying ourselves with words like \u2018old\u2019 and \u2018age\u2019 \u00ad\u00ad\u2013\u2013 which connote wilting, withering, and ceasing to exist \u2013\u2013 contribute to an attitude of inevitable decrepitude. For the words we choose to use have a role to play in how we age on Earth.<\/p>\n Consider the word menopause<\/em><\/strong>[4]<\/strong><\/em><\/a> \u2013\u2013 a defining moment in a woman\u2019s life. In the West, it signals a woman\u2019s downhill slide toward old age with its accompanying loss of sexual attractiveness and function. The word is of ancient origin and relates to the month and the Moon. But the fact that it sounds like \u2018men-o-pause,\u2019 seems to reflect many women\u2019s experience of rejection.<\/p>\n The symptoms accompanying menopause actually vary in different cultures \u2013\u2013 depending, in part, on whether the wisdom that comes with age is valued in a woman or not. In Japan, a word for menopause, Konenki<\/em>, means \u2018Renewal of life.\u2019 In China, it is referred to as the Second Spring<\/em> \u00ad\u2013\u2013 \u00ad\u00ada time that brings greater creativity, social freedom and confidence. Given that words cast spells that function like hypnotic suggestions and self-fulling prophecies, women\u2019s menopausal symptoms in Japan and China are generally less severe than they are in the West.[5]<\/a><\/p>\n So, let us not age ourselves prematurely by using the time-worn and debilitating adjective \u2018Old.\u2019 I suggest we adopt a more uplifting way to describe how long we\u2019ve been present in our present form. In fact, why not exchange the word \u2018old\u2019 for \u2018Present,\u2019 itself. Then, whether a Minute or a Century Present \u2013\u2013 we acknowledge with this word that we really are designed to be God\u2019s gift to the World, sharing our gifts to enrich the common-wealth.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n _________________________<\/p>\n [1]<\/a> Eden comes from Hebrew and means a place of pleasure<\/p>\n [2]<\/a>\u00a0 The Book of E<\/em> is my gift to subscribers to my WordMagic Global website.<\/p>\n [3]<\/a> Syn means \u2018together with, jointly; alike; at the same time,”<\/p>\n
\nMay even be the reason N-E-E-D and E-D-E-N
\nShare the same three letters of the AlphaBet.<\/p>\n