Bonfires
I have this amazing image of a blazing bonfire burned into my memory. It is warm and inviting and many gather around it, enjoying the heat, the glow, and the sparks that fly skyward and disappear before they get anywhere near the heavens. Bonfires are hot, and getting too close can singe clothes and exposed hair and or attached flesh.
Water Pistol
Now picture someone coming along with a water pistol in hand. The one holding the pistol has potential power. They could turn the gun on you, and squirt you in the eye. Annoying, but harmless, depending on the fluid. They could turn the gun toward the fire, shooting in an attempt to dampen the wood and extinguish the flames. That would be annoying, for them, because our bonfire would require buckets of water to be turned down... if putting the fire out is the goal, and the fluid is H2O, this method will not do. This same someone could be armed with something quite different, an unexpected liquid in that pistol. Let us suppose they take aim and shoot at our bonfire again, and once the fluid hits the flames, they suddenly leap to fabulous unexpected heights, surprising gawking fire gazers. Ahhh yes, you are thinking correctly dear reader, there is Fire Starter in that tiny, innocent looking gun.
Armed, but dangerous?
1. Shooter number one: armed but not dangerous, kind of a Jester that can be tolerated only for so long. He doesn't appreciate the beauty and majesty of fire; how did he enter onto the scene?
2. Shooter number two: armed but Dangerously Dull, attempting to put out the flames because he can't take the heat; he can't stand the brightness, the glow and light fire casts. This guy snuck into our circle somehow.
3. Shooter number three: armed, almost dangerously, Fire Starter understands the nature of fire, what fire needs to build and become. This guy is in the right place: he will not sacrifice the beauty of the flames and encourages them to continue to burn red hot and brilliantly, lighting up the darkness.
Burning brightly
Now, picture you as the flame... burning brightly. Imagine those that surround you, the ones that love your kind of fire. Next, select a shooter. Which one do you prefer? Of course, I am directing you dear one, leading you to Fire Starter. I am playing at metaphors and grinning as I go.
Never to be dampened
Flames and Fire Starters, they are a wonderful, cheery match, aren't they? Don't let anyone put out your flame dear one. Next, there is this: always be a source of heat and light for others. You can start a fire, fuel a fire, but never ever dampen or put one out in another: that, is sacrilege.
I have this amazing image of a blazing bonfire burned into my memory. It is warm and inviting and many gather around it, enjoying the heat, the glow, and the sparks that fly skyward and disappear before they get anywhere near the heavens. Bonfires are hot, and getting too close can singe clothes and exposed hair and or attached flesh.
Water Pistol
Now picture someone coming along with a water pistol in hand. The one holding the pistol has potential power. They could turn the gun on you, and squirt you in the eye. Annoying, but harmless, depending on the fluid. They could turn the gun toward the fire, shooting in an attempt to dampen the wood and extinguish the flames. That would be annoying, for them, because our bonfire would require buckets of water to be turned down... if putting the fire out is the goal, and the fluid is H2O, this method will not do. This same someone could be armed with something quite different, an unexpected liquid in that pistol. Let us suppose they take aim and shoot at our bonfire again, and once the fluid hits the flames, they suddenly leap to fabulous unexpected heights, surprising gawking fire gazers. Ahhh yes, you are thinking correctly dear reader, there is Fire Starter in that tiny, innocent looking gun.
Armed, but dangerous?
1. Shooter number one: armed but not dangerous, kind of a Jester that can be tolerated only for so long. He doesn't appreciate the beauty and majesty of fire; how did he enter onto the scene?
2. Shooter number two: armed but Dangerously Dull, attempting to put out the flames because he can't take the heat; he can't stand the brightness, the glow and light fire casts. This guy snuck into our circle somehow.
3. Shooter number three: armed, almost dangerously, Fire Starter understands the nature of fire, what fire needs to build and become. This guy is in the right place: he will not sacrifice the beauty of the flames and encourages them to continue to burn red hot and brilliantly, lighting up the darkness.
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| Fire burning brightly lights the darkness |
Now, picture you as the flame... burning brightly. Imagine those that surround you, the ones that love your kind of fire. Next, select a shooter. Which one do you prefer? Of course, I am directing you dear one, leading you to Fire Starter. I am playing at metaphors and grinning as I go.
Never to be dampened
Flames and Fire Starters, they are a wonderful, cheery match, aren't they? Don't let anyone put out your flame dear one. Next, there is this: always be a source of heat and light for others. You can start a fire, fuel a fire, but never ever dampen or put one out in another: that, is sacrilege.
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