Duo

“1In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. ²Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.

³And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. ⁴God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness. ⁵God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.”—The Holy Bible

In Genesis we learned that Creation was produced by God who worked hard for six days and rested on the seventh day which He blessed and made holy.  We will never know how big his work really is, for it extends in infinite directions in the Universe.  What we do know is that there is a pattern of symmetry in Nature.

The number two seems to be pervasive everywhere.  First there was Adam, and God corrected the prime number, and created Eve, and made it a pair.  The first human beings were two.  There is always two.  There is time to sow and time to reap what you have planted.  There is the beginning (Alpha) and the end (Omega).  You have tall people and short people.  Colors are white and black.  These two colors have created much pain and incomprehension amongst many of us.  You have the pretty women and the ugly women and we take our pick.  There are the heavy ones and the light ones.  Always the pair, the ubiquitous number two—the duo.  The list goes on and on.  You get my point.

With this idea in mind, I decided to buy a large red candle and a small green one.  On top of each candle I taped the word “Duo” and the number “2″ to make my idea more explicit.  After the composition was finished, it was exposed with my small photographic device which in English we call camera.  One picture was taken during the day, and the others were taken during the evening.  There again notice the duo—morning and evening.

Below are the pictures of two candles—one being big and the other small.  I hope you enjoy the composition.  Here we go.

Photo by ©Omar Upegui R.

Photo by ©Omar Upegui R.

Photo by ©Omar Upegui R.

Photo by ©Omar Upegui R.

Photo by ©Omar Upegui R.

Photo by ©Omar Upegui R.

“If you’re not busy being born, you’re busy dying.“—Bob Dylan.  Another duo.  Good Day.

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Story: Genesis – Her Version

Eve chats with God. “Lord, I have a problem.”

—“What’s the problem, Eve?”

—“I know that you created me and provided this beautiful garden and all of these wonderful animals, as well as that hilarious comedic snake, but I’m just not happy.”

—“And why is that Eve?”

—“Lord, I am lonely, and I’m sick to death of apples.”

—“Well, Eve, in that case, I have a solution. I shall create a man for you.”

—“Man? What is that Lord?”

—“A flawed creature, with many bad traits. He’ll lie, cheat and be vain; all in all, he’ll give you a hard time. But he’ll be bigger, faster and will like to hunt and kill things. I’ll create him in such a way that he will satisfy your physical needs. He will be witless and will revel in childish things like fighting and hitting a ball about. He won’t be as smart as you, so he will also need your advice to think properly.”

—“Sounds great,” says Eve, with ironically raised eyebrows, “but what’s the catch Lord?”

—“Well …you can have him on one condition.”

—“And what’s that Lord?”

“As I said he’ll be proud, arrogant and self-admiring…so you’ll have to let him believe that I made him first. And it will have to be our little secret…you know, woman to woman.”

I’ll bet you never expected this ending.  Good Day

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Story: Genesis – His Version

One day, after a near eternity in the Garden of Eden, Adam calls out to God, ‘Lord, I have a problem.’

—‘What’s the problem, Adam?’, God replies.

—‘Lord, I know you created me and have provided for me and surrounded me with this beautiful garden and all of these wonderful animals, but I’m just not happy’

—‘Why is that, Adam?’, comes the reply from the heavens.

—‘Lord, I know you created this place for me, with all this lovely food and all of the beautiful animals, but I am lonely.’

—‘Well Adam, in that case I have the perfect solution. I shall create a ‘woman’ for you.’

—‘What’s a ‘woman’, Lord?’

‘This ‘woman’ will be the most intelligent, sensitive, caring, and beautiful creature I have ever created. She will be so intelligent that she can figure out what you want before you want it. She will be so sensitive and caring that she will know your every mood and how to make you happy. Her beauty will rival that of the heavens and earth. She will unquestioningly care for your every need and desire. She will be the perfect companion for you.’, replies the heavenly voice.

—‘Sounds great.’

—‘She will be, but this is going to cost you, Adam.’

—‘How much will this ‘woman’ cost me Lord?’, Adam replies.

—’She’ll cost you your right arm, your right leg, an eye, an ear, and your left testicle.’

Adam ponders this for some time, with a look of deep thought and concern on his face. Finally Adam says to God, ‘Ehhh, what can I get for a rib?’

The rest, as they say, is history.

Tomorrow I will post Genesis – Her Version. Stay tuned.  Good Day.

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Models of Noha’s Ark

The Good Book reads that angered by the sin of mankind, God selects Noah, “a righteous man, blameless in his generation,” and instructs him to build an Ark, and to take on it his family and representatives of the animals. God then destroys the world with a Flood, and afterwards enters into a covenant with Noah and his descendants, the entire human race, promising never again to destroy mankind in this way.

Noah’s Ark was, according to Abrahamic religions, a large vessel built at God’s command to save Noah, his family, and a core stock of the world’s animals from the Great Flood. The story is told in chapters 6-9 of the book of Genesis, with later variations in the Qur’an and several other sources.

Numerous expeditions have explored the region of the mountains of Ararat in northeast Turkey where Genesis says Noah’s Ark came to rest. In 2007, a joint Turkish-Hong Kong expedition team found what is thought to be fossilized wood in a cave on Mount Ararat in Turkey. A sample of the “wood” was analyzed by the Department of Earth Sciences of the University of Hong Kong but the results were inconclusive. The origin of the out-crop remains unknown, but the group suggests that it is part of Noah’s Ark. Photos of geologic thin-sections of the “wood” have been examined by several creationary geologists who concur that this is likely volcanic tuff. Typically, some suggest that the finding is a ploy to increase tourism in the area.

The truth of the matter is that the controversy of finding valid evidences of Noah’s Ark is still unresolved. However, many experts have speculated over the shape, dimensions, materials, seaworthiness, capacity, logistics and other information regarding this biblical vessel.

The Bible gives the dimensions, the number of floors, the mention of a window and a door. Now it’s up to us to interpret the rest: cages, walkways, food storage, ramps and railings. There is no way to hide these issues when you build a model, so here is Noah’s Ark according to several minds and model makers around the globe.

After looking closely at these models, I’m inclined to accept that Rod Walsh from Geelong near Melbourne, Australia has a clearer picture of the shape and structure of Noah’s Ark. I would like to know your opinion regarding the several suggestions made by these model makers. Do you think they portray the authentic characteristics of Noah’s vessel? Which model fits your research and conclusions?

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