In the World, But Not of the World..

Like The Swan In Water, but, Feathers Don't Get Wet.

One thing I have learned for sure is- there's always a group somewhere studying another group elsewhere. Take for example: Birdwatchers, they observe and categorize species of all types. I must admit, I was drawn to what is written in regards to the swan. Seeing, that I awoke from my sleep, knowing what to name this blog; without knowing next to nothing about swans. Written about their culture, I found much had been said. Swans are revered in Hinduism and are compared to saintly persons whose chief characteristic is to be in the world without getting attached to it, just as a swan's feathers do not get wet although it is in the water. Interesting, huh? - References in classical literature include, the belief that, upon death, the mute swan would sing beautifully—hence the phrase “swan song.” (didn't know that!) There are other notable global references to the swan; such as, Juvenal, the Roman poet, who made a sarcastic reference to a good woman being a "rare bird, as rare on earth as a black swan" That was before the observers learned, indeed they do, exist.

The experiences I share and characteristics of the swan, have a commonality; being in the world and then again, not; and the uniqueness of it all, makes it “rare.” When my life is ALL said and done, I too will sing sweetly; but of a divine love that has always been unmistakably mine. The takeaway... Below, a conversation from the eighties:  Friend: Girl, I got so many men, so little time! Me: Good for you, I don’t know what God is saving me for? Friend: Looks like to me, he’s saving you for himself.

We laughed, but thank God... It was true!

"Be not of the world, as I am, not of the world." John 17:16