The Big Picture of Life
Did you know that we have two selves,
one real self and one false self? And
did you know that neither our real self
nor our false self is our true self? What
a conundrum, you say. But this is what
Jesus meant in the Lost Gospel of Thomas
when he said his kingdom would come
“when the two become one, and the outer
like the inner, and the male with the female
neither male nor female.” But what did
Jesus mean by this? And how in Christ’s
name can we make our real and false self
into one true self that is neither male
nor female? “He who loses his life shall
find it,” said Jesus; that’s how we become
our true self. But who knows how to die
to what we are and what we are not, let
alone have the courage to do it? It’s a real
tricky business, this human condition, and
only a few lucky people ever get to see
the big picture of life; and when they do,
who’s going to believe them?
Composed in
Tiny Beaches,
Georgian
Bay, Southcentral, Ontario,
Friday,
July 4, 2025
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