Cycles in life are easily recognized by those who live within those
cycles; yet there are larger cycles in life for which a life span is too short
to accommodate more than one. A common cycle for every creature are time times
of sleep and waking, we are all quite familiar with this cycle which is fairly
regular for healthy life. This writing is set forth to investigate a cycle
recognized in my personal life which is too lengthy to repeat in any one life
time because the cycle of which I speak is 33 years long. Even though this
number of years can seem to fit into the lives of people who live to be 80 or 90
years old at least two time, the fact of the matter is everyone needs to
consider the length of time it takes a person to reach independent maturity as
well as the strength of ability that dissipates during advanced age,
For me this critical cycle of which I speak began when I was 27 years old and
ended 33 years later. The cycle of which I speak has to do with my life time
teaching young people, which for me seemed more like hiding out with young
people disguised as a person getting older. Our life together was a mutual
exploration of life and it unique connection to a force or power intimately
connected with a Light , Love and Intelligence that most understand as God.
Recalling the time associated with the beginning of my time teaching is most
unique and noteworthy. Why is the time associated with the beginning so greatest
and noteworthy? It is simply because the way my days teaching began is exactly
the way my days teaching ended; because of this my faith in God is most firmly
vindicated and secure.
Before I lose anyone because I speak openly about God, let me digress a bit and
make clear what I mean by “faith in God.” I believe I can begin this by tell
people what my faith is NOT so others understand what I mean when I speak of
God.