This afternoon as I sat in my office designing a couple of bracelets, I couldn't help but wonder about the old Dr. Seuss book. Did he really write about different numbers and colors or did he have a deeper meaning to his story. As I thought about how I used to read this story to my son when he was a child an amazing thought came to my mind. Maybe Dr. Seuss' underlying meaning had to do with how everyone's uniqueness and individuality makes up the entire group of living organisms here on earth. All species together; all species relying on each other for their existence (or for their demise, if that be the case). How the 'Circle of Life' affects us all.
As I continued to lay out my design, I had another thought: what if the story of 1 Fish, 2 Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish had to do with the different layers that make up a human being. Think about it, we are physical, mental, emotional, spiritual all rolled into one distinct unit. Somehow this comforted me. Just like layers to an onion, we all have the treasures of our soul hidden inside us and it is up to us to examine each layer like a fine diamond. Only when we understand one layer should we go on to the next.
Maybe I'm getting more philosophical as I age; maybe it's the fact I have too much time on my hands or maybe it's the beads talking to me....but the way I see it we are like the multi-faceted beads in a bracelet. Each different and enchanting it its' own way, but magnificent as the whole.
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