Understanding Human Limitations
I suspect there are many things I’ll never know
Mind of God in my mind truly such a huge part,
Those who think that they understand Bible’s intent
Just prove vanity’s much of the court jester’s art.
Simply visualize three-year-old driving toy car
Who can’t even imagine a “there” to go “to,”
Who can’t really distinguish a sidewalk from lawn,
Gets confused when the grass bogs him down and he’s through.
Or the lover who thinks love is all that he is,
Unaware that love can’t be saved, only parlayed
Or the teacher who thinks that he must teach success
When a man’s greatest triumph is failure displayed.
Let us bask in humility all of our lives
For in models not truth is our true worth expressed
Every theorem is poetry from mind of man,
Where the poet is king and all kings are undressed.
Brian Johnston
September 25, 2016
Copyright © Brian Johnston | Year Posted 2016
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