by Velma aka Shammah

Created on: July 01, 2009

"What's it all about Alfie?" These words of a song are aptly applied to the topic of this discussion. Do I have an answer, does anyone have an answer to what life is all about?

I ask of the Great Unknown, the Great I AM, "What's it all about Lord?" I say unknown because no one really knows the Creator. We know what we've heard, what we've read, what we think; but is any of that correct. "Why Am I Lord," I ask of the Great I Am. What is the meaning, the purpose of this life, this human existence? Is it but to dwell for a while and be no more? Does flesh wander on this plane, this planet, for but a few short days and then...is no more? And days, what is a day Lord? The Bible tells us that for You, a day is as a thousand years. If that be so, then from my earthly perspective, I am indeed ancient and that being said, have had thousands of years to accomplish, and yet feel like I've accomplished nothing of great mention. What's it all about Lord, this thing we call "life"?

Why is humanity? Why, who, what and where are we - in the big picture? As human beings - made up of flesh and bone - we come and we go. I have read history books from days gone by, about men and women who have left their mark in the annals of history; who have accomplished what man perceives to be great feats. But, is that enough? Is that why they existed, why I exist? Really, Lord, "What's it all about?"

Is this mere mortal existence all there is to me, to mankind? If so, then I do indeed agree with the words of Ecclesiastes 3:9-14:

What does the worker gain from his toil? 10 I have seen the burden God has laid on men. 11 He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end. 12 I know that there is nothing better for men than to be happy and do good while they live. 13 That everyone may eat and drink, and find satisfaction in all his toil-this is the gift of God. 14 I know that everything God does will endure forever; nothing can be added to it and nothing taken from it. God does it so that men will revere him.

Is that it; we toil and we die. Yes, that is it for the human, fleshly journey, but that is not who I am; who you are; not at all!

You see, just as the Great I AM is Spirit, so Am I. That is us; that is me; not these fingers stroking the keyboard or these human eyes reading these words or the brain processing the meaning of what I write. That is not me.

So,

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