Fire Elementals
Well, I haven't written on this poor guy in forever, but I really must get back into writing.
I've been thinking a lot about my elementals.
I'm still having trouble concluding much about the fire elementals: they're supposed to emphasize the spiritual layer of humans.
What is spirituality?
"To visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world."?
Hmm.
That's true religion, but I wonder how simply one may follow the other.
So far, for the most part, I've tended to fashion fire elementals after my fiancée, whom I have supposed is a mix of a fire and water elemental—similar to the way I am an earth and wind elemental.
She and I have lofty dreams of looking after those in need, but we've been so consumed by our wedding plans that we haven't extended the development of our marriage much beyond ourselves.
I digress.
What is spirituality?
Orphans and widows perhaps? "To keep oneself unstained from the world" seems like a very spiritual endeavor, but, obviously, we get it frightfully wrong more often than not. Self-righteous often turns up instead of unstained. I've been self-righteous often enough. Often enough, it's been obvious. However, sometimes, the thread between self-righteous and unstained is imperceptible, and external guidance causes more confusion. It causes me to scrutinize more intensely, but more intense scrutiny of something that can't be seen is that much more frustrating.
Sigh, I'm still digressing, but I didn't call this blog "Rambling" for nothing, now did I?
Still, I want to know the fire elementals. Can you tell me about them?
What is one of their core attributes? The earth elementals are now creatures: very present, very focused, very immediate. The water elementals are deep creatures: very mystical, very connected, full of movement. The wind elementals are cerebral creatures: very creative, very exacting, very precise. Plus, with each of these brief lists, I have only just barely scratched the surface of these creatures whom I seek to know, but I have only hurt my fingernails on the surface of the fire elementals. Perhaps that might be one of their core attributes: ineffable. The fire elementals are ineffable creatures: very eternal, very encompassing, full of sadness.
I feel like they would be full of sadness because of how long they live. Obviously, if they are clinging to Christ, they will be full of joy too, but to experience and endure so much darkness—with which the world is fraught—would give one access to much sadness.
It's a little amusing to think that I started considering this whole world of elementals with paragraphs about the fire elementals, but they have only ineffably led me to the other creatures, who are much more touchable. I guess that makes sense somehow.
In the mean time, I am a tired creature, and sleep calls to me.
Goodnight.
I've been thinking a lot about my elementals.
I'm still having trouble concluding much about the fire elementals: they're supposed to emphasize the spiritual layer of humans.
What is spirituality?
"To visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world."?
Hmm.
That's true religion, but I wonder how simply one may follow the other.
So far, for the most part, I've tended to fashion fire elementals after my fiancée, whom I have supposed is a mix of a fire and water elemental—similar to the way I am an earth and wind elemental.
She and I have lofty dreams of looking after those in need, but we've been so consumed by our wedding plans that we haven't extended the development of our marriage much beyond ourselves.
I digress.
What is spirituality?
Orphans and widows perhaps? "To keep oneself unstained from the world" seems like a very spiritual endeavor, but, obviously, we get it frightfully wrong more often than not. Self-righteous often turns up instead of unstained. I've been self-righteous often enough. Often enough, it's been obvious. However, sometimes, the thread between self-righteous and unstained is imperceptible, and external guidance causes more confusion. It causes me to scrutinize more intensely, but more intense scrutiny of something that can't be seen is that much more frustrating.
Sigh, I'm still digressing, but I didn't call this blog "Rambling" for nothing, now did I?
Still, I want to know the fire elementals. Can you tell me about them?
What is one of their core attributes? The earth elementals are now creatures: very present, very focused, very immediate. The water elementals are deep creatures: very mystical, very connected, full of movement. The wind elementals are cerebral creatures: very creative, very exacting, very precise. Plus, with each of these brief lists, I have only just barely scratched the surface of these creatures whom I seek to know, but I have only hurt my fingernails on the surface of the fire elementals. Perhaps that might be one of their core attributes: ineffable. The fire elementals are ineffable creatures: very eternal, very encompassing, full of sadness.
I feel like they would be full of sadness because of how long they live. Obviously, if they are clinging to Christ, they will be full of joy too, but to experience and endure so much darkness—with which the world is fraught—would give one access to much sadness.
It's a little amusing to think that I started considering this whole world of elementals with paragraphs about the fire elementals, but they have only ineffably led me to the other creatures, who are much more touchable. I guess that makes sense somehow.
In the mean time, I am a tired creature, and sleep calls to me.
Goodnight.
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