Monday, December 26, 2011

A Crimson Caplet: Power of Love, Love of Power

I'm not at all accustomed to quoting Jimi Hendrix - and I don't know if this statement is original with him, but this is in fact a true statement, and the subject of today's Crimson Caplet. The love that needs to overcome, is the love of GOD in our hearts and lives!

It's been said that people generally want the same things. We all have needs - physically and primarily we all have a need for air, secondly for water (you can't survive much longer than 3 to 5 days without it), and food. This is followed by clothing, shelter and other assorted lesser needs.

 Intellectually we have a need for knowledge, primarily that sort of knowledge that lends towards the security for our survival. Yet we also have a need for knowledge and information to better our lives in various capacities.

 Emotionally we all have the need to feel wanted, to belong to a community greater than ourselves. It's been observed that by placing a person in absolute solitary confinement (with no human contact whatsoever) for as little as a few weeks can lead a person to an emotional breakdown, even insanity and suicidal tendencies.