RE-RUNS

I love the TV show Sue Thomas F.B.Eye. Unfortunately it was cancelled a number of years ago.  When I was a kid I wanted to be Nancy Drew and solve mysteries and crimes.  I think that's why Sue Thomas appeals to me so much as an adult.  If I had it to do over again, I think I would have applied to work at the FBI!  It would have combined my sacred and secular love of solving mysteries.

“One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery each day.
—"Old Man's Advice to Youth: 'Never Lose a Holy Curiosity.'" LIFE Magazine (2 May 1955) p. 64”
― Albert Einstein. (goodreads.com).

Last weekend I watched a Sue Thomas re-run that resonated deeply.  What struck me in this particular episode was how the parent of a clever, independent, 12-year-old deaf girl, resisted coming into their kid's world.  Instead, the parent expected the kid to come into their "hearing" world.  Wow.   It made so much sense to me why this TV girl and parent struggled.

This little reflection led me to thinking about parents with children who were / are budding mystics.  I would "bet my bottom dollar" that these children were expected to fit into the non-mystical parent's (and employers) world.  Not the other way around. 

This morning I woke thinking -- how would I raise a mystical kid if I had one today?  So I googled, "how to raise mystical children."   Here's what I found.  I think it is worth sharing.

4 Important Factors That Can Help Raise a Spiritually Awakened Child:

(Curiousmindmagazine, by Elizabeth Williams) 

Helping your children understand and accept their emotions.

Removing programmed and stereotypical behaviour.

Learning your child's language.

Understanding your child's world.

Thanks Google!  No wonder I connected with the TV show Sue Thomas F.B.Eye.  Her emotions were understood and accepted, not dismissed.  Stereotypes concerning her abilities and true self were removed.  She wasn't.  People (family, friends, and coworkers) learned her language and understood her world.  As a result, she was able to give, and they were able to receive-- all the love, talent, and friendship she had to offer.  

So before labelling our kids or letting others label our kids (or ourselves!) as difficult, "not a good fit," or mentally ill, let us consider they might be mystics!

Here are some examples of mystics I like and have read.  There are too many to list so I am sorry if I leave out your favourite mystic.

Thomas Merton

Abraham Heschel

Caryll Houselander

Etty Hillesum

Hafiz

Carl Jung

Marian Woodman

Sue Monk Kidd

Emily Dickinson

Ruth Burrows 

And me!

Maybe you too!

Lastly some questions.  How is the non-mystical approach working for us today?  Is it working?  Sadly no.  In fact it is destroying God's creation.  So what can we do about it?  Is there a "language" that could bridge the gap between the mystics and non-mystics that can help us with our issues and challenges today?  I think we are given a clue in the Sue Thomas F.B.Eye series. 

"She may come in a whisper so loud she can deafen you or a shout so quiet you strain to hear..." ― Lucy H. Pearce. (goodreads.com)

What makes someone want to choose to enter another's world?  

Certainly not efficiency, guilt, pressure, threat, or fear.  No.

The "foolishness" of Love is what makes them want to.

God so loved us that God entered our world.

We don't have to cancel the show early (I'm thinking of climate change).

Cb

Amen!

Image Credit Unsplash
 
Theme song from T.V. show Sue Thomas FBI
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Z1xJKhvS9w

 

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