Clint - Camouflage

Hmm..., I guess you are all picturing a soldier in army gear. Interesting train of thought, but that, is another story. The art am referring to, dear reader, is not restricted to an elite few. It is a skill we have all acquired.

Why do humans struggle to hide their faces and shade their eyes and glove their finger-prints?
While all creation displays its uniqueness like a flag on the ship’s mast for all to see and all to deal with (accept).
The Zebra is as proud of his stripes as the donkey is of his lack of them.
Cheetah exhibits her spots, speed and agility to show she is different from the leopard who climbs up tall trees for the same reason.

Elephant parades his weight like the whale and never tries to lose it. I never saw a giraffe stooping her neck; she stands as tall as she can.
Which cactus ever mimicked a rose?

Interesting to note, God gave each of these the ability of camouflage to achieve certain tasks (mostly temporary) – escape an enemy; pounce the prey. Yet, they always stay true to themselves. A chameleon, for example changes when on the hunt or in flight but under normal circumstances is her own colour.

We are so hell bent on hiding our true identities that we don’t know who we really are. It’s only in the innocence of childhood that we express our authenticity without remorse. We put on honesty like a crown, and if anyone has a problem with it, the problem is theirs. Parents are always scolding the kids for being blunt. A lot of the time the honest truth is not the nicest thing to say. So, in an endeavour to avoid stepping on the all too big human toes, we tip toe around the truth and bite a persons back.

With time we fabricate a set of lies that define us. A personality we coin our own, which is at best, a mask. Well, I think we just can’t handle rejection. If someone rejects your mask, you can always get another disguise. But what happens when you display your uniqueness like a flag on the ship’s mast, and it is not accepted? Where do you go, how deep does that burn, knowing there is nothing more you can do to gain that approval or better that image? Many people, after experiencing such a great disappointment early in life, crawl into a cave, a shell of sorts. They hide their true self far inside themselves to protect it from hurt. Unfortunately, protection from hurt is the same as protection from love.

Clint - See Without Seeing

Who can understand what a blind man sees?
For he sees without seeing, yes very clearly.
You say he's blind, yet he sees your mind,
he knows more than you do about your kind.

His imagination knows no bound,
yours is limited by what you see around.
Since he can see none ill,
only through his ears can he swallow swill.

He knows no beauty that is skin deep,
for he sees with his soul as you do when asleep.
He appreciates the true essence of beauty
That lies beyond the flesh; embedded in personality.

He lusts not after flashy jewels and gems,
for he has narrowed the gates to his soul.
He thirsts not for inanimate wealth
his greatest value is his own health.

The one you see as seeing not,
sees much more than our sort
for he sees without seeing
not only seeing is believing



We have been blinded by our sight. We have been deceived into thinking that we are bodies that have souls and spirits, when in truth, I am a soul that lives in a body and I am immortal. This lie has shifted our focus to please the body above the soul. The things we claim to need, we can live without. Nobody knew he was poor until they told us what they defined riches to be. Until we saw spinners on car rims, we never needed them. Until we heard people boasting about the lifestyles of the rich and famous, life was simple and we were happy.

A happy family used to be the sign of wealth, productive land that could sustain your basic needs, a home. Now, its in having more cars than you need, being recognized by people you will never meet. Having more money than you can spend... Oh and it doesn't matter how this wealth is acquired, as long as you have it, you are a star, an Idol. Everybody wants to be you or be with you.

Your soul is not at peace and you think that acquiring more wealth is the solution, the answer is in acquiring the true wealth. Finding your true worth begins in the realization that you are a soul living in a body and you will continue to starve unless you feed your true self... The riches will never be enough, you will never be satisfied and your thirst will never be quenched.

Rev 3:17 - 19
"Because you say, 'I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing'—and do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked—

"I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined in the fire, that you may be rich; and white garments, that you may be clothed, that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and anoint your eyes with eye salve, that you may see.

"As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Therefore be zealous and repent.