Recently it seems that my life has been centered on symbols. In Doctrine and Covenants class we've been talking about symbols in religious art, in my chemistry class we are always taking about chemical symbols, in my Adam and Eve class we talk about symbols, and in my Maya Art class we always talk about symbols.
Yesterday I went to the temple to do baptisms for the dead by proxy. I decided to "think like a Maya" and look for all the symbolism I could. I was blown away. I saw so many symbols with so many meanings it made my head spin and I had to stop. All in just one hour! I couldn't even grasp how much meaning there must be in all the temple symbols. Mostly I saw symbols of life and of gathering.
I am motivated to open my eyes and my mind a little wider to see all the incredible depth in what is around me--symbols and people.
About Me
- Camilla
- I like happy endings! I think everyone should have a happy ending. Actually, I think everything does have a happy ending, but some people just stop too soon and put "the end" before the story is really over. Anyway, there you have it--I am a not-so-closet optimist.
1 comment:
Amen! Everyday we can find new symbols in our everyday life. Especially in special places like the temple. Even if we don't articulate the meaning of a symbol we often feel something special at certain places and times. When i take the time to stop and smell the roses as it were i can find symbols in everything. The rose for example as a symbol of the path of life. The stem is the path we trace, its not perfectly straight and contains thorns that can cause us pain, but if we follow it up avoiding as many thorns as possible we reach a beautiful soft flower that spread out bigger than any part of the stem. For me the flower can represent any success in life, but especially the success i hope to reach in the afterlife.
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