Have you ever made a mountain crop out of nothing? Or changed the course of a river? How about changed a king's mind? Have you caused autumn to become a winter? Or even talked a butterfly out of a cocoon? Could you do all these things if only you had a magic wand or just the right words for an incantation? I think not. Yet in your (Opti-mystic) arrogance you deny that something might be greater than yourself. It must be wonderful to be the master of your own world and being. But can you make it last forever? Nope!
Egotheism: Egotheism came from the Latin word, “ego”, which means “I” and the Greek word, “theos” which means “god”. It is the deification of oneself; hence, it denies faith and divine revelation. For instance, an egotheist believes that he is his own god and the notion of a “God” is merely a conception of the self. www.alleydog.com
Why I love the word: because every human being tries to be their own god, but we all become angry when things don't go as we planned. And we all find out that we really aren't the one in charge...admitting it is the hard part, though!
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Shirley Belk
Mother, Nana, Sister, Cousin, & Aunt who recently retired. RN (Nursing Instructor) who loves to write stories to heal herself and reflect on all the silver linings she has been blessed with :)
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Camellia
piercing winter gloom camellia blooms softly such a lovely sight. In winter, in the arboretum and the yards in our region, camellias blooms. Camellia is a tea family plant with lovely flowers. In Japan, camellias have been painted very frequently. Here is one by me (watercolor).
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Reading this piece and the definition I first thought, well, it might be nice to be an ego-theist, to be in charge of everything. But then, the rub, is that you have to be in charge of everything. Seems like a lot of responsibility. I've been in charge of enough in my life do know that's not the life for me. I don't think I'd want to be a president, a king, or a god, so I have to give up on being an ego-theist, haha.
This so true. An insight into the existence into the very beliefs of a human being. Loved it
Excellent word & entry… so very true! Thank God that He’s got everything sorted!✅
Facts 💯 love this.
Very well said, Shirley! A convicting piece centered on a very important truth. Thank you for sharing it!
This is the ultimate truth. Loved this so much!
Great job, Shirley!👏👏
Wow, loved this!! Words of wisdom and truth❣️
very thoughtful.. had a good time reading it and was able to dfelve into myself..nice work...also check my work out..thanks.