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REASON “…For what is seen is temporary, but what I see is eternal.” 2 Corinthians 4:18 - - Oh, Reason, You wise charioteer of Our senses, Firmly into your Hands hold my Perception’s bridle And guide my galloping Insight Onto the veiled Path of reality that, Among myriad trails of Phenomena unfolds Undetected by my corporeal Eyes. I beg you, oh reason, to Steer my understanding Towards the ethereal heavens So My mind would be able to Get a glimpse of the ETERNAL! © Demetrios Trifiatis 31 January 2013

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Donna Jones

Date: 1/31/2013 7:58:00 PM

Getting through daily trails, they is only one way and you captured it here. Wonderful

Elizabeth Wesley

Date: 1/31/2013 12:49:00 PM

There's so much guidance and action in what you say here. I feel as though you are taking me by the hand to a better place. Wonderful to read and feel as though someone understands! Lizzie

Demetrios Trifiatis
Date: 1/31/2013 2:00:00 PM

The truth can be seen by those who are willing to see. You are one of those people! Thank you!

Russell Sivey

Date: 1/31/2013 10:18:00 AM

I love your reasoning with this eternal write my friend! I am enthralled by the wisdom of your words and the inquiry of your senses! What a dynamic piece, Great Work!!

Demetrios Trifiatis
Date: 1/31/2013 1:58:00 PM

Thank you for your kindness!

Eileen Manassian

Date: 1/31/2013 4:11:00 AM

Very interesting and deep! :) But...sometimes reason comes up empty handed. Spiritual things are spiritually discerned says the Word. For that we need the spirit of God!.....I'm just being silly in my little world of philosophy, Demetiros! :) You are very wise indeed!

Demetrios Trifiatis
Date: 1/31/2013 4:35:00 AM

Dear Eileen, God gave us this tool,reason, to use for to discern between phenomena and noumena (object of a non-sensible intuition, Kant). Reason, here, is the starting point of inquiry. Later on though, as you see,I plead reason to guide My insight through the unseen path for to see the Eternal. We should not confuse Philosophy and Religion for, as you know, the one is Deductive and the other Inductive. Thank you for your Comments!

Litha Ishmael

Date: 1/31/2013 2:22:00 AM

...Synonymous with wisdom. True, whatever we do is guided by our reason, how it percieves. But reason has its mighty counterpart - instinct.

Demetrios Trifiatis
Date: 1/31/2013 3:37:00 AM

Reason is the tool, wisdom the outcome, instict is innate knowledge that needs justification! Thank you my friend!