Divine Insights from Human Life : Pathway Publishing : 9780987500328 : 0987500325 : 22 Mar 2013 : My father's abstract painting that I chose for this book cover inspired the following analogies and insights about life. At birth, in some ways, each of us starts life like an artist standing before a blank canvas, board or sheet of paper. For the duration of our earthly existence, we'll be creating a picture of our life which will also leave an imprint on those around us. Initially, it won't be clear what the picture is going to be - the design and images will continue to emerge as time goes on. Symbolically, the picture may be formed with different media for a two-dimensional piece of art. Or, it may become a three-dimensional collage, mosaic, vase or a statue. Indeed we are all artists, but instead of the canvas and paint or other materials, the media of life are our bodies, minds and spirits creating our experiences and fashioning our lives. Though we all have common human experien