Justin Ruths

Wizardry

It is in man's basic nature to create. In religion, it is our fervent aspiration to become like God - to emulate in whatever small amount we can His character as well as His creative power. In nature, our creative and constructive capacities are some of the acknowledged separating differences between ourselves and the rest of Earth's inhabiting species. Our very physical existence as an assembled organism of carbon linkages is a beacon indicating triumph over a world of chaos.

Every person has his or her creative touch on the world. Ursula K. Le Guin's book, A Wizard of Earth Sea, illustrates how every one of us has a skill with which we are able to create and give. Le Guin does not leave the reader wanting for mystical powers, for this book explores a methaphor for each of us to use our own wizardry - be what it may - to enhance our own and other's lives. Embrace the portfolio you have unwittingly created for yourself and venture to harness these skills and become a true wizard.