Chispa is the igniting force of life. We can find evidence of this in every realm. In theology, for example, God is that igniting force or Chispa of the Universe; for those that lean towards the theory of evolution--THE BIG BANG, and so on.
Chispa is that spark that once ignited and given the right source of fuel, can grow into a wild fire. One hot ember being released from a burning bush or tree is enough chispa to ignite and continue a wildfire. Chispa is passion. Chispa is ganas (desire). Chispa is inspiration. Chispa is what moves the inner most depth of the soul to choose.
But as important as it is, Chispa also needs to be nurtured and cared for with great care, for as easy as a spark ignites a fire, if not continually cared for can either grow out of control or extinguish itself. As easy as Chispa comes, it can easily go.
The great philosophers of the ages realized this. Going back even to Ancient Greece, even Socrates said, "The unexamined life is not worth living." One needs to continually reevaluate oneself and see what the fire of life needs to be able to continue burning. Chispa needs to be continually renewed and fed to continue burning. St. Paul said, "In Him we live and move and have our being." This is Chispa!
Thomas Edison, one of history’s great inventors stated, "Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration." In other words, Chispa requires work. It is not something that is automatically renewed if not nurtured. Chispa would be the 1% that Thomas Jefferson speaks of; the other 99% is both a results of it and the fuel that keeps it going. Likewise, to generate Chispa, also requires hard work. As in the the days of old, where one needed to strike two rocks, or rub two sticks or a piece of flint and steel to generate a spark to light a fire, so too, Chispa needs needs work. When Chispa fades hard work, dedication, patience and perseverance bring it back. The beauty of Chispa is that it can be renewed.
What we do with our Chispa perpetuates throughout our life and is passed on to those that we encounter. If properly nurtured, like the hot ember (chispa) that flies of from a fire, it helps to ignite the other. Like a contagious laughter that won’t go away when to people are being silly, so to the other becomes ignited.
A friend of mine once conveyed the following allegory:
We are like a big piece of Marble. The people we come to encouter through out our lives are standing all around the marble with a hammer in one hand and a chisel in the other. Those people that we come into contact with throughout our lives do not move, they just hammer and chisel away at the marble (you) in the same spot. God is the force that throughout your life moves you, the marble, in every direction, eventually allowing the people in your life [wether they are the people that have continually been there or those we only contact with once in our lives] to sculpt and shape you into the beautiful sculpture (person) that you are.
The Chispa that leaves us when our fire is properly tended to is just as the chipping away that the people we encounter in life do to form the sculpture, as in the allegory. That transferance of Chispa can help to ignite someone else and so forth. Throughtout our lives we are constantly coming in contact with new Chispa from within and from those around us. However, only one Chispa is truly needed to ignite the flame. Our responsibility to ourselves is to have the fuel to keep that Chispa going.
Whether alone, in a relationship, married, widowed, every aspect of our lives requires Chispa and the work to keep it going. Once the Chispa ignites the fire, the work that we put to keep it going will determine if the Chispa lives or dies. To keep the Chispa going takes much work and dedication and like life, it does not mean that there are not going to be those moments that will make the Chispa fade and be close to burning out, but also there will be those moments that it will burn out of control. Like a roller coater with its peaks and valleys and ups and downs, Chispa will burn brightly and fade. How we keep it going is up to us.
Full Of Wisdom
P.S.--Remember, "What we are is God’s Gift to Us. What we do with our lives is our Gift to God!"
Disclaimer: These blogs are all original works are resulting from of inspiration, many years of study, contemplation and personal reflection, prayer, life experiences, and encounters with others (be they personal or professional encounters). Please feel free to use the material as needed, but give credit accordingly. Who knows when or where these works might turn out. Plagiarism is a true crime. Also feel free to let me know what you think and how I am doing. Thanks. Full of Wisdom.
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