The Refectory Manager

The refectory . . . A place to nourish the soul. A place to share the savory comestibles, the sweet confections, the salty condiments of the things that matter. A place to ruminate the cud of politics. A place to rant on the railings of religion. A place to arrange the flowers of sanguine beauty. A place to pause in the repose of shelter. Welcome, my friend. The Refectory Manager

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Sunday, October 22, 2006

"Cee-Cee". We Love You

To those who know her, we know her as “Cee-Cee.” We know her for her beauty . . . not as being perfect, no – not by any means perfect, but beauty as in harmony. For beauty is harmony . . . beauty is not perfection. But “Cee-Cee”, well, she is an exception. For in her own pristine way, she too is indeed perfect.

But it is in her primal role of harmony that those who know her, know her beauty. She just has that way about her. A uniter. A soother. A consoler. A bringim’-togetherer. A holder. A cuddler. A snuggler.

Everybody needs a “Cee-Cee” in their life. It is the devastated person indeed who does not.

But “Cee-Cee,” herself, will never, ever see that beauty. Impossible. For nature demands she be in the center. And one cannot see beauty if one is in the center. For it is the beholder that sees the beauty. And the beholder cannot be the center. For one must move to a vantage point to see beauty.

And the beauty of the matrix is that the beholder becomes changed . . . becomes functional . . . becomes active . . . becomes useful . . . becomes animated . . . becomes alive when moved from the center, away from beauty, away from harmony, into meaningful functionality.

Beauty moves the beholder to ethical action. Beauty moves the beholder to act.

But beauty pulls the beholder . . . reigns in the beholder . . . provides dimension . . . gives direction . . . determines the boundaries . . . establishes the relationships . . . facilitates the sustenance . . . provides not only the bread . . . . but the rose as well.

And in the face of beauty, the beholder loses his own identity . . . no longer beholding . . . no longer possessive. But can now act with justice. With the tutelage of beauty . . . the beholder becomes just. And the harmony of beauty becomes manifest.

Yes, “Cee-Cee” is beautiful. She just is.

And I ask of you . . . who is the “Cee-Cee” in your life?

Have you met her . . . or him?

And if not, why not?

For the beholder of “Cee-Cee” must be the seeker. For by nature . . . “Cee-Cee” cannot find you.

Yet deep within your very being . . . there are uncounted . . . uncountable “Cee-Cee’s”. Non-descript, striving to be anonymous, seeking anyplace but the spotlight, “Cee-Cee’s.” And if you seek diligently, you will find her. For you are literally living her beauty and harmony. For it is the essence of “Cee-Cee” that facilitates your even being alive.

There are easily twenty scenarios constantly being played out in your very being that “Cee-Cee” is inherently providing the harmony for your existence. But again, it is not “Cee-Cee” herself, per sae, that is providing this harmony, rather, it is how she facilitates the beholders into action and justice.

And those who really know “Cee-Cee,” they will know her real name.

For her real name is Central Carbon.

Black as pitch. Brilliant as diamond. For she is. And her beholders become active . . . just . . . productive . . . meaningful . . . important . . . essential . . . in fulfilling the processes of life.

The central carbon in each of the twenty amino acids holds one awesome array of beholders . . . that give meaning and functionality to countless life-sustaining processes in cell in the body. Talk about the beauty of harmony. What can surpass that?

Oh, yes, “Cee-Cee” can even surpass that . . . for she can facilitate diversity like nothing else in the palette of Mother Nature.

As the central carbon in a little three chain trio of carbons, “Cee-Cee” bridges worlds of diversity. The hatred between oil and water. The inherent hatred and intolerance of one toward the other. But “Cee-Cee” emulsifies that to peaceful and harmonious co-mingling. Yes, she does play a “central role.” No she cannot see the beauty in the harmony from her perspective . . . but the beholders certainly can and do.

For she facilitates the oil with beholders of fatty acids and she facilitates the water with beholders of choline and the beauty . . . the harmony . . . the action . . . the justice cannot help but radiate with creative beauty.

And the beholders then too become beautiful . . . and promote harmony . . . and make action . . . in an environment of justice.

“Cee-Cee.” We love you.

You are simple beauty. You are simply beautiful.

Somehow, if only each of us could become “Cee-Cee” for another beholder.

The Refectory Manager