Dirt (Apr. 28)

It seems that humans, to some extent have an incredible habit of being clean. And to those who are not clean you are looked at as a little bit lower on the ladder than those who do maintain that standard of cleanliness. The reality of cleanliness is that it seeks to eliminate dirt. Dirt. If you believe in the creation story found in the Bible it is Dirt itself that man is made of and Dirt that man's physical body will return to. Perhaps that is the reason that we fear dirt as much as we do. It somehow represents the end of life in an odd and twisted sort of way. We even go as far as taking those who have died and putting them back in the dirt. But dirt is really just dirt. It is part of the world and something that is inevitable. It has a unique way of finding the hidden places that make it hard to remove. It is really everywhere. Sure there are places, like in the home where dirt should be removed but dirt itself is here to stay. In a way it is the constant reminder of how precious life is. It is not something to cause fear but something to remind you to take the opportunities that come your way. At the end of a good day there should always be a little dirt that needs to be removed.