Made to Fly

 

Whenever asked, “what superpower would you most want?” (we are largely a Marvel household) I’ve always thought I’d like to read minds. It’s probably the curious wannabe psychologist within me that wants to know what makes people tick.

Some people would choose to fly. I don’t know whether it’s the freedom of movement, the faster mobility, or the ability to see things from a higher perspective, but there’s something about the idea of soaring through the clouds that is attractive.

In The Different Drum, M. Scott Peck said that the reason dragons are so common in ancient myths is that they represent the two sides of people- the physical that must crawl on the earth, and the spirit that can fly. When we forget we have the capability of the spirit, we trudge through the mud, unable to “[transcend}… our narrow-mindedness and sinful proclivities.”  

Even if we can’t physically fly, we can reach new heights when we think about our lives beyond our bodies and our stuff and think about the spiritual world- Truth and Love and Freedom and Right-ness.

God created part of us to connect with Him and others, to see the world in a more complete way, to gain new perspectives, and transcend our physical reality. We were made to fly.