The cries have ceased. A soft, new head with
a mop of dark hair and a smell so pure rested on her tired but satisfied frame.
Mystified, she looks into the deep pools of knowledge connected to a spirit of
old; locked in a body so new. Nothing could amount to this moment, surprising
yet not unexpected. She felt it before the plus sign appeared. Not just the
life, but the energy. She was amazed at how much a newborn could say with one
look, an expression almost poking fun at her new disposition. A look that said:
“I am not a child.”
How can
it be that maturity is not dependent on age? It would seem logical that more
life experienced – judged by years lived – equals a higher level of knowledge
and insight. This is true when life is looked at from an earthly,
present-orientated viewpoint, but there is a whole other level to consider in
regards to maturity and wisdom. In select cases, adults can be less aware of
the world than children. They wonder how a child could be so young, yet so aware
of the world and its social implications. These children, also apparent in any
human age and searching in a familiar world, have an acute ability to know the
souls of others and feel things from another realm. These are the old souls.
Not all
old souls know that they have been here before – a lot times they may struggle
with feeling like they know the answer to a certain issue, but fight that knowledge
because of rules and conventions imposed by other people of similar
backgrounds, such as through religion. The old souls believe that there is
something more – a deeper answer to a commandment, or way of living, that
others seem to easily accept with a smaller explanation. Because of this, they
grapple with the ideologies of God, religions, and the universe as a whole. The key is to first fully open
the mind. Focusing on the small things first takes away from the spiritual
fulfillment that lies ahead. The idea of God and the universe cannot fit into
the small framework man sets out for it – in fact, the opposite is true: we
as humans must tap into the universe to let the spiritual realm in. Once an old
soul is told of its disposition, that human can rest at peace with who they are
and why they are “weird” to most of their peers.
Souls
can know each other. Sometimes this is not realized at first, but a connection
is usually felt early on. This may be because they knew each other in a past life,
or were simply meant to be placed in each others’ lives in order to make a
difference in each other. When it is felt that God or some sort of higher power
put another person in the heart, regardless of initial choice, soul mates can
occur (I will deeper explore the Hollywood idea vs. the reality of soul mates
in a future post). This is not to say that destiny means one is subject to an
unchangeable fate– it means that things are meant to be because of the
knowledge of the future God has.
I have
met people that I have feelings about; notions that prove themselves to be true
ages, or minutes, after I first feel them. Sometimes this is a hunch as to
whether or not an individual is genuine, authentic, or can be trusted (the most
friendly looking people can sometimes pull wool over the eyes of the unsuspecting).
I have also felt other people become “stamped” onto my heart, not by my own
doing, but through some powerful means, which I believe to be God.
Through
this blog, I hope to explore all of the sub-ideas mentioned in this post.
Remember, you must first believe that the answers are there in order to fully
seek them.
The child found her interests – grew up thinking
she was the normal one, when everyone else had really been wondering about her.
Her hair tangled with the wind as she pretended she was in another world,
imagining trickling creeks as coursing rivers and white patterns on the
suburban ceiling as the rich topography of another planet, dense with cities
and life. Little did she know that these thoughts were really analogies for how
small she was, and how much detail lies in a seemingly empty space. She looked into
her own dark eyes in the mirror and stepped back, frightened. Before she was
aware of it, in that fast-beating moment, she saw the depth of who she used to be.
