! ! A Great Scientist Poem by Michael Shepherd
! ! A Great Scientist
He was full of questions.
For others, he provided answers
that stunned their knowledge and their world;
for him, his answers were but springboards
for his further questions.
He was the humblest of agnostics,
the humblest too, of atheists:
in the absence of sure faith in answers,
he lived with faith in questions;
and lived in wonder – full of wonder at the laws
that unfolded to his curiosity;
an eternity of questions;
an eternity of wonder at the world;
and perhaps, the God he did not believe in,
smiled, and loved him as a true believer;
sharing the goodness, truth and beauty of the universe
as angels may; believing in the love of law,
as the God of questions and creation must.
Ah - am I seeing a Lucifer here who, eternally questioning, can only ultimately believe in the eternal Question... and Law of course....but the God of Law and all creation must respect the questioning..... Ummmm maybe I am all at sea, but that is my interpretaion of such a piece which could at least give an evening's discussion to the meaning of the imagery.
Wisdom engagingly penned. I believe those who have all the answers tend to come from a place of fear. Those who question, invariably grow. You make your point exceptionally well, Michael. love, Allie ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
From someone who can be an agnostic, an atheist and a believer all in the space of five minutes, I can relate to this. A flowing, contemplative write - I especially liked the last stanza.10 from me. Hugs Anna xxx
Lovely contemplation. Christ said that we must become as children to enter Heaven, what is more childlike than the awe and wonder of such a scientist?
I've never thought of being both agnostic and atheist before. Hmmn, going to ponder this one. t x
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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A teacher on the one hand and student on the other. A great piece. An evenings discussion you could have just on this one topic.Regards. Craig.