Rippling Time and Concentric Circles

All of Life is an Experiement

A Teacher took her Students to the Pond today.

The Lesson ?

Teaching damaged Souls to Walk Into Nature and Play.

While on the Banks searching for Wild Onions to cook 

For a Class Project in Botanical Science, 

Nutritional Chemistry and Measurements

(Not to mention additional Culinary Skills for Self Reliant Survival)

One of the Students picked up a Stone and threw it from where they stood

As far as they could.

The Teacher smiled

And picking up a smooth, flat Stone of her own

Said, “Look, Watch and See” -

She cast the Stone sideways

And Teacher and Students Looked, Watched and Saw the Stone skip

Once, twice, thrice - four times

Before it disappeared from Sight.

“Does the Stone still exist if we can’t See it ?”

The Teacher asked

“Of course, it does, Miss

It’s at the bottom of the Pond.”

“It’s a Stone after all -

A Stone smooth and flat.”

“It’s heavier than Water, 

So the bottom of the Pond is where it’s at.”

“We all Watched and Saw it skip four times.”

“We all Watched and Saw where it disappeared from sight.”

“We Know where it landed.”

“We Know where it’s at.”

“Yes, what you say is True,” the Teacher replied.

“Yes, a Stone

One of Earth’s sturdy Bones

A Stone smooth and flat

Moving through another Fluid Reality of Space, Light and Time

To End up where, after all of that ?”

“Why, at the bottom of the Pond, Miss.”

“We’ve told you so.”

“Yes, but How do you Know?”

“Can you See it ?”

“Seeing is Believing, you know - 

Everyone says so.”

“Because we all Looked, Watched and Saw you pick it up 

And throw the Stone into the Pond, Miss.”

“We all Looked, Watched and Saw it skip four times and disappear.”

“Gravity took it, Miss, to the bottom of the Pond.”

“We Know what we Looked at, Watched and Saw.”

“We Know what we Know

Each of us One and All.”

“You think so ?” asked the Teacher.

“Some of you wear glasses.”

“Each of you stood in different locations.”

Smiling, and reaching down toward the Earth for another

Smooth and flat Stone

The Teacher said, “Students, each of you find your own Stone to throw.”

“Are you ready ?”

“Everyone cast your Stones sideways

Or the Probability of your Stones skipping will be greatly diminished.”

“Alright, one, two, three.  Go !”

And each Student threw their smooth, flat Stone

With a whoop and a holler of glee

And Watched with excitement as they skipped and disappeared.

Some skipping further than others

Some skipping not at all.

Stones of Trial and Error

One and All

Pointing out into the Pond’s Water

The Teacher said, “Look, Watch and See.”

“Do you See all of the Rippling Concentric Circles, Students ?”

“Rippling, Concentric Circles

Created by each Earth Stone’s varying Passage

Through Light, Air, Water, Space and Time ?”

“See what each Stone Caused ?”

“See each Stone’s Effect ?”

“Look, Watch and See

What happens to each Rippling Concentric Circle.”

The Students, pointing out toward the Pond’s Waters said,

“They’re spreading out, Ma’am.”

“Look at them Expand.”

“Look at the other Rippling Concentric Circles

Being created by the original Rippling Concentric Circles.”

“They’re all Expanding.”

“Growing larger.”

“Running into one another and creating other Geometric Forms.”

“Yes, yes !” said the Teacher.

“Other Rippling Concentric Circles

And other Geometric Forms !”

“Yes, yes !  Now Look, Watch and See

As these Rippling Concentric Circles 

And other Forms of Geometry 

Get closer to the Shoreline

What do you See Reflected inside of them ?”

“What do you See ?”

“We See Reflections of Ourselves, Ma’am.”

“And what else?” the Teacher prodded.

“The Sky, the Trees, the Flying Birds, the Sun !”

“What else do you See ?” the Teacher cajoled.

“And the Dirt and Algae beneath the clear Water at our feet

Each and EveryOne of Us 

And the Sky,

And the Trees, and the Flying Birds

And the Sun above the Water

And the Dirt and the Algae beneath the Water

Rippling and Connecting and Interconnecting

All Merging and Converging

Inside the Pond’s Water

And to the Pond Water’s Edge.”

“Yes, yes !” said the Smiling Teacher

“Each of you is a different Person.”

“Each of you stood in a different Location.”

“Each of you picked up a different Stone to be thrown.”

“Some Stones Skipped.”

“Some Stones did not.”

“But each and every Stone 

Flew through Light, Air, Water, Space and Time

Each Stone’s separate Actions

Created separate Reactions in Light, Air, Water, Space and Time

Which really are not so separate at all.”

“And there are things that we can only vaguely See 

Or not See at all

That are Connecting and Interconnecting, 

Merging and Converging

With the same Rippling Concentric Circles

And other Forms of Geometry

Created by your Earth Stones 

On the opposite side of the Pond

That we are not even Aware of

And yet our Energies are 

Connecting, Interconnecting

Merging and Converging with them nonetheless.”

“As all of Us stand here

At the Water’s edge

Looking at, Watching and Seeing

Our Reflections within the Water

And all of the Rippling Energies and Geometric Forms

Within the Water

Now gradually fading away

We are Witnessing

We are Observing

We are Analyzing

Two Realities 

Perceived Simultaneously

Both Realities very Real

At and within this Space and Point in Time.”

“Wave your Right Hands at YourSelves

As I wave mine.”

“Yes, like it or not, as we Cast our Earth Stones

Into the Light, Air, Time, Space and Waters of Life

We are all of Us

And Everything around Us

Connected and Interconnected

Merging and Converging

Within Energetic Causes and Effects

Within Rippling Concentric Circles

And other Geometric Forms.”

“Everything is a part of You 

And you are a part of Everything.”

“And all of this is so much more than just a rudimentary hunch.”

Then holding up the bag of Wild Onions

They had all pulled up out of the good Earth Together

The Teacher said,

“Now, who’s ready for Lunch ?”