Another Point of View: Strange Gods
We each have our own ideas of what God is or is not like. If you look at cultures around the world and across the stretch of time the ideas of God have even more variety.
Cultures have a variety of ideas of where Gods reside, how the world was made, the role of humanity and what comes after death. There have been angry gods, loving gods, demanding gods, gentle gods, impersonal distant gods. For some there is no god only the endless universe with all its mysteries.
So for this challenge, put yourself in the place of someone whose concept of God and/or how the world works is different from yours. See the world through this person's eyes. Describe something in the environment or have a conversation with this other God or with a representative of God like a saint or prophet.
You might choose to do this through the eyes of an ancient Mayan or Egyptian; a devout Catholic, Jew or Muslim; someone who believes that gods reside in the stones and trees. Or you might try something from the point of view of someone who yearns to believe.
Go where ever this takes you and post something below with Mr. Linky even if it took you someplace that hardly seems related! I look forward to what you come up with.
Have fun with this one and I hope my photo does not offend anyone. This fellow is a temple guardian in China.
Peggy Goetz
Blogging at ON A DAY LIKE TODAY
A challenging prompt, Peggy!
ReplyDeleteHad to think about this. As far too many wars are fought over religion and its different opinions and beliefs I went on the 'larger' picture.
ReplyDeleteGreat prompt though Peggy, thank you.
Hi Peggy, I had already posted a poem before I saw this, and I'm not sure it's on topic so I didn't link. It is a bit spiritual in nature, so I probably should have linked. Anyway, it's up now if any of our poet friends wants to check it out :) I'll visit others soon :)
ReplyDeletei def think it is a challenge to see through the eyes of someone different than you..interesting challenge...leaving for NYC at 6 pm and will be offline until friday night so let me see what i can come up with...
ReplyDeleteI seem to have to write right when I see the new prompt...just what hits my mind right then...I am not sure that doing this "fast and now" gives me the best poems but it is really a learning experience. I think I did this wrong for it is through my eyes but I will think on the through some other eyes and type that too. Will probably take a lot more time and thinking.
ReplyDeleteAfter Mary read my poem, she encouraged me to link it, so it's linked now. Thanks, Mary, and thanks, Peggy, for the prompt! :)
ReplyDeleteThought provoking prompt Peggy! Hope everyone has a great weekend! :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you for posting and thinking about what I think is a difficult prompt. I have had what seems like six thumbs trying to get my own response written and posted here. I think it is finally listed with Mr. Linky. This prompt was my first time actually placing Mr. Linky on the site. (Mary has usually helped me with that.) I have also been distracted this week and slow to read all the postings because my mother-in-law died Wednesday morning and we have been planning the small funeral and arranging for family to come. So please don't give up on me. I AM READING!
ReplyDeleteI posted my prayer for this morning...thanks for the prompt!
ReplyDeleteThis is a thought-provoking prompt! Thank you!
ReplyDelete'Aina', the subject of my current post is a woman whose name (in Yoruba culture) has been specifically given to her because she came into the world with the umbilical cord round her neck - which of course is dangerous to both mother and child if care is not taken during delivery. In some cultures, names given to babies tell a story about events before and during their birth. That name follows the child through life and their journey of fate.
ReplyDeleteNot one that talks about a god or gods, more about a belief system and the idea of destiny.
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