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Creation - School Essays

Creation

The tragedy of the world is that so many are unloved. Roses always look beautiful and smell sweet, and hence they are a prize to be possessed. Sweetbriar, however, has fragrant leaves, and they are never so fragrant as when it rains. The common people of the world are like these leaves; they have something fragrant about them, particularly when the days are dark and clouded and rain falls in their lives. Anyone can love a rose; but it takes a great heart to love a leaf.
-- Archbishop Fulton Sheen

Gardens are boring if they are made up of only one kind of flower, even the most beautiful. A garden is striking only if it has a harmony between all its components: the drabber elements bring ...

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than nothing. We love because it was an act of love that led to creation. We love because we are loved, and we communicate this love by taking care of the work of creation and by thanking its Creator. Sometimes we can be inured to the wonders that surround us each moment, but if we remember that creation is a gift, then there is no such thing as an unremarkable day. Every day is an extraordinary one, even if we don't see it clearly.

Often we walk in a world that centers on us. We are the `star' of our own show, though occasionally another remarkable person makes a cameo and merits our attention. The problem with this self-centered view of the world is that it simply isn't true to reality. We are not the center of the universe; in fact, the universe could get along very easily without us -- we don't need to exist. Seeing the world for what it truly is, and our place within it, is the first step towards happiness. The humility of true sight allows us to enjoy and indeed rejoice ...

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Added: 1/14/2013 05:16:33 PM
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