The word Sacred again originates from the Greek language, "sacer"; set off, restricted, unique or extraordinary, We use the word sacred in music and art, but it is predominantly used in religious discussions, and writings are referred to as sacred or secular. Secular writings are often self-evident, while history has labored to find total agreement on what are sacred writings of our past. The Greek based word is closely related to the word "numer" referring to the mysteries of God. Mysteries of the unknowable, the unnamable, the ever-present, is beyond the definitive understanding of we humans. We try; we hold conferences council's and both discuss and write extensively on these concerns. We fight wars over our disagreements and we sometimes find common ground.
We fight over "whose God is the real God". We disagree over art and music, but we rarely take these disagreements into physical conflict. Its interesting to wonder whether people would fight over different "mysteries of life". Somehow, while giving the creator, the creative spirit and omnipotence like none other, each culture's integration of these mysteries results in "sacred writings and words" that provide an identity, different, not unique. When will we learn that the unnamable is unnamable, as we fail desperately as humans to find words to exactly define the infinite. Why do our heaven's hold room for countless systems and galaxies, but we don't have room on earth to even coexist with our tiny differences. Makes one wonder.
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