| The other evening, I was meticulously | | | | unique in every form and fashion. Then I |
| assembling and painting one of my many model | | | | pondered over what my nephew had remarked the |
| airplanes. I carefully constructed the | | | | previous day, "... I was just trying to tell |
| wingspan of this F-15C Eagle, gently sealed | | | | you how it's SUPPOSED to look..." That |
| the cockpit and began to brush whisping | | | | comment is ironically a stereotypical |
| strokes of color upon this small, plastic | | | | ideology of human-brain |
| aircraft.As I completed the final coat of | | | | thinking.Metaphorically speaking, I compare |
| what was to be the base color of the model, | | | | the crafting, design and uniqueness of my |
| my oldest nephew sat across from me and | | | | tiny craft to that of God's intricate design |
| began, in great detail, to tell me "how to | | | | of human beings. We are, in essence, |
| paint" this particular plane; as I was not | | | | interconnected on a cosmological realm; |
| "painting it to standard." I promptly decided | | | | however, each human has his or her own |
| to ignore him and continue with my artistry. | | | | special individuality. If I literally took |
| Shifting my head from side to side, I admired | | | | the typical standpoint that we, as humans, |
| the miniature, mechanical replica.Setting the | | | | are to act, think, feel and present ourselves |
| plane aside, my eyes turned towards my | | | | all alike, then we no longer exist by |
| nephew. I said, " ... now, there are many | | | | identity, but by mere numbers.Each person is |
| planes. Many look identical, but there were | | | | extraordinarily created to be the light in |
| quite a few that stood out among the massive | | | | the darkness, and to beat his drum to a |
| air fleet," I paused, " ... my plane is still | | | | different rhythm. Those who create personal |
| not complete. It will be unique from other | | | | individuality are the thinkers, the dreamers, |
| models, as were those squadron fighters who | | | | and the doers of humanity. When Einstein |
| took special initiative in painting their | | | | developed the light bulb, I'm sure many |
| own, unique designs and decals."Smugly, he | | | | thought he was insane. When Alexander Graham |
| retorted, " ... well, I was just trying to | | | | Bell wanted to communicate through a |
| tell you how they're SUPPOSED to | | | | mechanism connected only by flimsy wiring, |
| look."Yesterday, I almost finished my | | | | there were skeptics as well. You see, those |
| aircraft. It still needs some minor | | | | who have exemplary vision of "being |
| adjustments and its decal applications. The | | | | different," create realities.In closing, |
| final product has the appearance of an | | | | build your craft (life) the way you so |
| alligator. Large, piercing eyes adorn the | | | | desire. It is human nature to spread your |
| nose. Olive green, tan and yellow-tinted | | | | wings, expand and soar this global plane from |
| scales grace the bottom of this intricately | | | | the form in which you, yourself, were |
| designed craft as well. In addition, white, | | | | created: Be who YOU desire to be -- and in |
| glossy teeth line the sides of the 1:48 scale | | | | doing so, aspire to be different from |
| plane.Softly holding the small craft in my | | | | "normalcy. |
| hands, I marveled at its spectacle. It was | | | | |