Twin Scenario
Would we love a baby’s laugh
if we never heard it scream?
Would we grasp reality
without the vision or the dream?
Would the brightness of the sunrise
mean as much without the night?
Would the trophy from the victory
mean as much without the fight?
Do we appreciate the inside
after being locked without?
Does the shadow of the unknown
help us grasp what life’s about?
Had we ever felt the joy
if we never felt the pain?
Loved the warmth of sunshine
if it wasn’t for the rain?
When the darkest times of sorrow
on our path came bearing down
Did it not define the joyfulness
that later we have found?
If never were we down
would we then not know what’s up?
If once we tasted dregs
would we lift another cup?
If never did we die
then never would we live
Most likely would we miss
what life would like to give
So one defines the other
on this path that we will go
Life is all about…
the twin scenario
David Kettler
Written 9/22/10 @ 5AM
Two things got me thinking about this poem. One was our Wed night bible study in II Corinthians, Chapter 7. I noticed all of the twin scenarios in this chapter…flesh and spirit, die and live, joy and tribulation, sorrow and repentance, etc. Also I remember the late great philosopher James Rohn in one of his CD’s going on about the “twin scenario” of life…would there be light if there was no darkness? I like the idea that the negative enhances the positive. Greater tribulation often yields greater joy after we come through it. Darker times often make us appreciate the sunlight even more. I remember Dick Middleton once mentioning the “fall and rising again” spoken of in the bible. He said we most often think of the “rise and fall” of leaders or civilizations…but to God, the fall must come first… as in repentance and humility in order for a rise to occur. (Note: there is a very popular song by Passenger called "Let her go" I think if you read the lyrics to it you will be amazed at the
similarities!)
Would we love a baby’s laugh
if we never heard it scream?
Would we grasp reality
without the vision or the dream?
Would the brightness of the sunrise
mean as much without the night?
Would the trophy from the victory
mean as much without the fight?
Do we appreciate the inside
after being locked without?
Does the shadow of the unknown
help us grasp what life’s about?
Had we ever felt the joy
if we never felt the pain?
Loved the warmth of sunshine
if it wasn’t for the rain?
When the darkest times of sorrow
on our path came bearing down
Did it not define the joyfulness
that later we have found?
If never were we down
would we then not know what’s up?
If once we tasted dregs
would we lift another cup?
If never did we die
then never would we live
Most likely would we miss
what life would like to give
So one defines the other
on this path that we will go
Life is all about…
the twin scenario
David Kettler
Written 9/22/10 @ 5AM
Two things got me thinking about this poem. One was our Wed night bible study in II Corinthians, Chapter 7. I noticed all of the twin scenarios in this chapter…flesh and spirit, die and live, joy and tribulation, sorrow and repentance, etc. Also I remember the late great philosopher James Rohn in one of his CD’s going on about the “twin scenario” of life…would there be light if there was no darkness? I like the idea that the negative enhances the positive. Greater tribulation often yields greater joy after we come through it. Darker times often make us appreciate the sunlight even more. I remember Dick Middleton once mentioning the “fall and rising again” spoken of in the bible. He said we most often think of the “rise and fall” of leaders or civilizations…but to God, the fall must come first… as in repentance and humility in order for a rise to occur. (Note: there is a very popular song by Passenger called "Let her go" I think if you read the lyrics to it you will be amazed at the
similarities!)
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