"Does God play house with us-or even stranger, do we make God a doll, complete with manger?"
John Poch, Dolls
This quote really stood out to me because it is a notion that would cross my mind frequently when I played with toys as a child. When I played with dolls, I realized I was making decisions for them and controlling what they did, and I wondered if God did the same thing with us. There is a controversial difference in the ideas of predestination vs. free will, both of which are so powerful that capturing their essence in a piece of literature is often very alluring to readers.
There is also a song that I love to listen to in which the singer speaks of how he treats God like a "Pot Bullied Buddha" doll that he only takes down from the shelf when he's in trouble. Then, he puts Him back on the shelf when everything is alright until something else goes wrong in his life.
The idea of using miniature figures to immortalize God, in comparison to little Barbie dolls or Muppets that humans play with, speaks volumes in terms of how we may value God in our lives. Then, comparing that notion to how God may value us in the same manner leads to more speculation concerning symbolic representation as a whole.
I think this topic could serve as a very strong tool in helping me compose a compelling, future literary work.
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