Quasi Organic

Are humans organic? I like organic produce. To me it means that this food hasn't been manipulated by chemical agents in any way and is therefore itself, as it is, goodness as God created it. I equate organic and goodness. So, am I organic? Is organic a healthy way for me to be?

I got thinking. Is organic equal to natural? Should I just be natural? Well, humans aren't completely natural. In some of my reading the point was made that we don't just let our bowels behave "naturally" at any time they please. It's natural to have sex, but I don't just do that on a whim (and this seems to generally be accepted as "healthy"). And what about some of the things Jesus says to us, that unless we are willing to give up our father and mother, spouse, sister and brother, we can't follow him? That certainly doesn't seem natural (at least not to me). After Jesus fed the crowds one day, he said, "Don't waste your energy striving for perishable food like that. Work for the food that sticks with you, food that nourishes your lasting life." Work?? Is work natural to me? Not really. Animals work, but they work for survival and that's it. They don't have AA meetings or therapists or fitness trainers (unless Disney IS RIGHT??????) They work, they survive, they die. Organic fruit grows, is delicious, and then rots. I think if I were to behave completely naturally, as I whimsically and reactively felt, all the time, I'd probably head more in the rotting direction as well. So Jesus says I need to work... The yoke is easy and light, but it's still there. So, unorganic?...

But Jesus also says things like, "I am the Bread of Life. The person who aligns with me hungers no more and thrists no more, ever... that anyone who sees the Son and trusts who he is and what he does and then aligns with him will enter real life, eternal life. My part is to put them on their feet alive and whole at the completion of time." Hunger and thirst is "natural". Is Jesus calling us to a life that's unnatural and impossible? In one sense it's "organic" to deteriorate, in this fallen world, but there something special about us humans, a potential, deep dark damp soil in our souls, with endless possibilities for life and renewal. Unlike animals and fruit that naturally thrive and die, we don't have to die. Jesus came to "put us on our feet, alive and whole..." This doesn't really seem organic, it messes with a fallen world's tendency to death. But maybe it's just organic without the sin part? Sin is death, right? Maybe we have the potential to be organic in the truest sense of the word, but not without choice, imagination, trust, and some work. And I can't forget that magical mysterious grace that helps us find our footholds along the way.

I'm becoming addicted to the show "Heroes." My last thought is this, that these people have superpowers they aren't fully aware of. They have dreams of themselves doing incredible things that don't make sense in "real" life. Or they encounter things within themselves that don't make sense or scare them. What grips me about it is that they are discovering themselves, but over time. It doesn't all make sense to them right now. But they're growing aware, they're experimenting, making mistakes, putting effort into their capabilities because ultimately they are wonderful and could be used for wonderful things. This is becoming part of my "organic" journey. Being truly, just as God is Being truly. By grace, working through to the other side of what feels "natural" but not life-giving. Quasi Organic.

"When evolution selects its agents, it does so at a cost. Makes demands in exchange for singularity. And you may be asked to do something against your very nature." - Heroes