THE GIFT OF AN OPEN MIND

I believe we’ve all been blessed to be created with an open mind
I imagine with this gift our creators were particularly elated…
as it allows us to be open to the variety of wonders…of all the love and beauty they created.

I imagine it never entered into our creators thinking…
that they never would have supposed….
how the open mind they blessed us with…could so easily be closed.

When our mind is open it can see the beauty of a sunrise paint her colors across the sky…
It can see our children’s smiles…and the love reflected in their eyes. 

But when that same mind closes…when it closes from within
hate and prejudice begin to form…based on the colors of our skins.

When our mind is open we can see the vibrant hues of a rainbow…tell a sunflower from a rose
see the changing leaves in Autumn…and blankets of winter snows.

But when that same mind closes to love and acceptance…
when we shut forever our mind’s door
The beauty our creators created becomes clouded by hate…
and devastated by war.

When our mind is open we see the glimmer from the surface of the oceans to the twinkling stars above…
we see how all people, not just friends and family are all created out of love…

But when that same mind closes…when we’ve secured and locked the gate
we see those same people, friends and family so easily destroyed by hate

I’m sure the creators in their heart of hearts never would have proposed it… 
If they thought the people who they gave an open mind to
would ever think to close it.

Or perhaps they knew that was a possibility…perhaps they understood it’s scope
and left us with a way to fix this…a least a modicum of hope

For our creators knew any mind that closes..
no matter how or where or when….
also has a chance 
of being opened up again.

Copyright © Jim Yerman | Year Posted 2024

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