August 19, 2023 – A

It comes down to,
flows from,
amounts to,
shakes out as,
nothing more than hermeneutics.

Hermeneutics is interpretation.
Perspective.
Attitude.
Comprehension.
Understanding.
Enlightenment.
Seeing what we look at.
Seeing how we are looking at it.
Knowing what's what,
and what is called for
in response to it,
and what that means for us,
personally,
here and now
in each situation as it arises--
and what we do about it.

That's all there is to it.
Ever has been.
Ever will be.

Get that down,
and you have it made.

Hermeneutics comes from 
the Greek word "Hermes,"
The Messenger of the Gods,
and, wouldn't you know it,
The Trickster God,
giving Pandora the art of lies,
dubious meanings,
where everything depends on
how we look at it.

The Roman name for Hermes
is Mercury, an element impossible
to pin down,
or pen up,
or wall in,
or hold still,
but is all over the place,
like the spirit 
who is like the wind
that blows where it will.

Hermes.
Hermeneutics.
Perspective.
Perception.
Meaning.
Understanding.
Comprehending.
Enlightenment.
Seeing.
Knowing.
Doing.
And being right about it.

This is the art of 
a life well-lived.
Master it and all is well.
The ground of prosperity
and wellbeing
that has nothing to do with money
and wealth as we commonly understand it.

Just seeing what we look at,
hearing what we listen to,
knowing what's what 
and what to do about it
time after time.

More valuable than the Elder Wand.

And we don't give it a second thought.

But, second thoughts lead the way.

When is the last time you had one?

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