Poems and Thoughts    by Frank Maurer

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The Good Book--Genesis. Most of us know the Biblical Genesis story. Of course, there is a supernatural creator involved, As would be expected in any religious writing. I have been studying the Humanist approach to the 'creation'. A volume was laboriously written with this approach in mind. It is compiled by A.C. Grayling, a British scholar, Called simply, The Good Book. It follows the Biblical format, but from a Humanist point of view. The 'Books' include: Genesis, Wisdom, Parables, Concord, Lamentations, Consolations, Sages, Songs, Histories, Proverbs, The Lawgiver, Acts, Epistles, and The Good. Genesis. Chapter I. In the garden stands a tree, In springtime it bears flowers; in the autumn, fruit. In fruit is knowledge, teaching the good gardner how to understand the world. From it he learns how the tree grows from seed to sapling, from sapling to maturity at last ready to offer more life. And from maturity to age and sleep, whence it returns to the elements of things. The elements in turn feed new births; such is nature's method, and its parallel with the course of humankind.. Such is the Humanist approach to life and the world. Do explore. You shall be rewarded to a new dimension. I shall be exploring more from this book occasionally. Frank Maurer 29 December 2025 1455 Hours.