The Sixth Element
The Ancients May Have Forgotten
Air was everywhere above the Earth and even below in the caves where they could feel a breeze, perhaps from the Gods and Goddesses, or Zeus forbid, from Hades, where Fire burned eternally without any Water to quench a thirst, let alone extinguish it, so far away from the ether, where spirit floated forever in Space.
They kept telling and retelling various versions of this story, adding more details as the years moved on, seemingly forgetting the sixth element that governs all the other five.
Love?
No! Space can exist without love.
Life?
No! Earth can exist without life.
Trees?
I wish I could say, yes.
Apples?
No! Avocados would be better had it been the case.
Consciousness?
It is covered by spirit.
Space would be meaningless without this sixth element, which is both strange and fascinating. To counter its unsurmountable power, there are those that insist, because they think that they can, that this sixth element does not exist.
Time.
The other five elements have no meaning without it.
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Dedicated to the Ancients.
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Patrick M. Ohana
A medical writer who reads and writes fiction and some nonfiction, although the latter may appear at times like the former. Most of my pieces (over 2,200) are or will be available on Shakespeare's Shoes.
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The picture is picturesque. Loved your work.
The contemplative tone invites us to reflect on the profound influence of Time and its role in shaping our understanding of existence, thank you very much for sharing, love your works, hope to read more, subscribed.