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Searching (Free verse) by dougsoderstrom

Searching for the answer "to an unasked question," Is like searching at night, In a dark room, For a black cat that is not there!

dougsoderstrom 11-Jul-04/2:48 PM
The key is to notice that..... "to an unasked question"..... has quotes around it which referes to the liklihood that many people, especially in the arena of religion, simply want "answers" without having had the courage or the integrity to ask honest questions in the first place. In other words, so many people have little interest in wanting to move "just a little closer to the truth," rather they seem more interested in finding simplified answers that give them a superficial sense of security, however, at the expense of desensitizing them from having to deal with "the tough questions" of life.

For example, here's the answer to "an unasked question:" Accept Jesus Christ as your own personal savior and you will be assured of going to Heaven. However, these are the questions that were as of yet "unasked:" What does it mean "to accept Jesus as one's savior?" What does it mean to "be saved?" Is it "a matter "of faith," or "works?" Could it (salvation) be a matter "of who, one in reality, actually is?".... which goes far beyond the issue of faith vs. works, and looks at the real question of who a human being at the deepest level of his or her being has chosen (consciously or unconsciously) to be.

These are some of "the unasked questions" that many people avoid asking when looking for their "simple cookbook" answers.




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