circles of life
consider the circles of life. when we are conceived in our mother's womb we are the dot at the center of the image below. one may say that as we grow in our mother's womb that we are all alone. are we? there may be no relationships with others as we normally think of relationships--talking, hearing, seeing, touching, etc. but, another may say that your relationship with your Creator and your mother exist (perhaps unbeknownst to you) as you develop. your mother feeds you, you may hear her talking/singing to you, etc. after you're born your relationships grow like concentric circles around you--your father, your siblings, relatives, friends, teachers, schoolmates, workmates, your spouse, your children, your grandchildren, etc. at their peak you may have many relationships--like the illustration below. when you retire, the circles diminish--you lose contact with your former friends, schoolmates, workmates, etc. grandparents, parents, and other relatives and friends die....
