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An Apprentice in the Craft, The Mighty Door, & Disagreements

Kamál (Perfection), 15 Sharaf (Honor) 175 - Monday, January 14, 2019

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“We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master.” -Ernest Hemingway
What are your thoughts on this quote by a writer many consider a master? Who are some other writers you admire or consider masters?

An Apprentice in the Craft

All living authors are apprentices in their craft because they are still practicing and learning. As long as an author keeps writing, that author is till learning through research, observation, and contemplation on humanity or their latest project. Only after an author passes on to the spiritual plan can the person's writing be judged to determine if that individual was a master of the craft.

Who do I consider masters of the craft? The author who wrote in English, and whose works I can read without worrying about the quality of the translations, are Arthur C. Clark, Isaac Asimov, Edgar Allan Poe, and H.P. Lovecraft to name a few. There are other authors, such as the Babi poet Tahirih, whose translated works I have read. Tahirih was a master of the craft of mystic poetry. Since I cannot read either Arabic or Persian--her native languages--I have to read the translations of her poetry, which means I have to consider the quality of the translations, and most of those are good.

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DAY 2248: There are things known and things unknown and in between are the doors. Jim Morrison
Let this quote inspire your blog entry.

The Mighty Door

The Word of God is the Mighty Door
giving both the seeker and the believer
access to the knowledge, wisdom, and mysteries of the universe.

I had an epiphany last night when I was reading a prayer for forgiveness, which was revealed by The Bab. The last sentence of the prayer says: "Thou art the Sovereign Ruler, the Mighty Door, the Exalted, the All-Loving."1 The Holy Spirit is the revealer of the Word of God through The Bab, Baha'u'llah, Christ, Mohammad, and others. In order for humanity to unlock the mysteries of the universe is through prayer and meditation on the sacred scriptures. In order to discover the mysteries, I need to meditate on the writings of The Bab and Baha'u'llah.

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Day 1855: “Anytime you get two people in a room, who disagree about anything, the time the day, there is a scene to be written. That’s what I look for.” Aaron Sorkin
Does a situation like what Aaron Sorkin describes upset you or do you take it as a chance to write it in a scene or a story? For that matter, can you think of similar negative situations you have used or plan to use in your writing?

Disagreements

There is nothing wrong with disagreements. The problem comes in when individuals are so emotionally attached to their opinion that they do not want to listen to what the other person has to say. People can disagree without arguing, shouting, and curing each other out. When a disagreement occurs the best way to resolve it is to calmly listen what the other person believes and why. After listening to each other, they need to come to a conclusion about what to do, and how to go about solving their problem. If, at anytime, the discussion descends into an emotional argument about who is right or wrong, the people involved need to agree to disagree before going about their business or going their separate ways.

Footnotes
1  Baha'i Prayers, page 80, 1991 Edition.