Bookends
The very first words of the Ten Commandments are: “I am”.
What could be more definite?
God exists,
And, thereby, the entire universe came into being.
The ‘big question’ is answered,
We exist in a world that was created for a purpose.
What is that purpose?
Read on, dear friends.
The very last words of the Ten Commandments are: “your neighbor”.
Nothing high and lofty here,
But quite close to home.
We are each to be neighbors -- to God and to each other.
As Hillel taught, “What is hateful to you, do not do unto others.
All the rest is commentary.
Go now, and study it!”
Copyright © Robert Grappel | Year Posted 2016
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