In trembling hands, the fruit rolled off his fingers and dropped to the ground. The fruit had an overpowering taste that was different than anything he had eaten before. And yet, no sooner had he tasted the sweet juices of the fruit than he was filled with a bitterness that reached deep into his soul. No one needed tell him what had just happened. It was all too painfully clear as a new sensation arose within him. What was it? Though he had never even thought of such a word, “guilt” seemed to be appropriate description of what he was feeling. It seemed to become apart of his innate knowledge of himself. The fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, did indeed impart a deep knowledge. The knowledge itself was of no abstract theoretical type. Read the rest of this entry »

Adam awakened to life with a powerful innate sense of his Creator near. He takes a deep breath of gratitude for the life he now possesses. He looks around and begins to explore his new world. He caches a glimpse of a brightly plumed bird and calls out “parrot”, as if it could not be named anything else. He walks over to a pool of water and bends down. Seeing his reflection he studies himself, smiling as he does, pleased at what he sees. He playfully dips his hand into the pool to catch a “fish”, as he so declares it to be. No sooner has he done so, than he forgets his intentions and with elation Read the rest of this entry »