*Leaving Crystal Castle was probably one of the hardest things we had to do. It had been our home and had been in my family for generations upon generations. With the head of the castle in financial ruin and none of us were working or bringing income into the castle, the taxes just kept getting bigger and bigger and the government was not about to give us even another break or let us go on our own hope. So we packed up everything we could fit in our transportation vehicle and when that was done, we stood on the bridge that my grandfathers great great grandfather had built with his own two hands, and we took one last long look at that magnificent crystal castle. Tears in our eyes and a burning pain in our souls, we all piled into our ship and headed out to an unknown destination. We somehow waved back at the awsome beauty that our home had given us for so long. As we stood on the deck looking at that place getting smaller and smaller in the distance, we wondered if whoever came to occupy that home of ours, would take care of it and keep its beauty everlasting. There was no way to know who it would be. We sailed off into the void, and let God guide us to where we would finally end up. When the rich and powerful get richer and the poor and poverty stricken get poorer, it really doesn't matter where we end up, because they don't care. So should we care? The rich and dark souls that have plunged this world into a vast void where it doesn't even matter if you've been the best person that God could ask for, can't even live in any peace or harmony, then what good is it being so wealthy and powerful? We can't take what we don't have with us into the next plane of existence. Do the rich think they can take their worth and material coin with them? Not a chance I believe the answer to that would be. It's sad really that those with this power and knowledge can't even see that they are making that Almighty dollar worth nothing. Money is said to be the root of all evil. But it is the greediest of the unimpassioned humans, that has taken a false idol, and put it before God, to be more important than life and all mankind. Such a shame..... ....as usual, just my thoughts. ....John Michael Piper *GO SEE, HEAR AND EXPERIENCE THE WORKS FROM MY LIFE AT ARTIMATIONSDESIGNCOMP.COM* At: http://www.artimationsdesigncomp.com/ *Check it out...Then check it out again~ J.M.Piper©2011, All Rights Reserved ArtimationsDesignComp.Com™©2011 John Michael Piper - All Rights Reserved
14 Comments
steve running 16 Feb 2007
Very nicely executed!!! Great Work!!!cynthia berridge 15 Feb 2007
awesome story and art workLynn De Serres 15 Feb 2007
As always, this artwork is really magnificent. Your 3-D rendering is splendid.Jerry 14 Feb 2007
Amazing story telling, picture and details!Brenda Loveless 14 Feb 2007
GREAT DEPTH, FEELING AND BEAUTY, JOHNNY! HAPPY HEART'S DAY!Jo Glasscock 14 Feb 2007
as always your words touched me this morn...the pic is absolutely beautiful but the words are more powerfulalice stevenson 14 Feb 2007
Such a lovely story to go with a lovely pictureHanna Stawska 14 Feb 2007
Fantastic!Olga van Dijk 14 Feb 2007
Oh Johnny, what a great story this is .... One can feel the pain of leaving the crystal castle... pain and tears....memory... farewell... and everlasting beauty is what you see in your picture... BEAUTIFUL....worth more than a one word comment.. I AGREE! HAPPY VALENTINE's DAY 2 U Johnny!--Emily Reed 14 Feb 2007
TOTALLY ENCHANTING! Happy Valentine's Day!!!Anne Vis 14 Feb 2007
Very beautiful, John!Christine brand 14 Feb 2007
BEAUTIFUL PLACE, DEEP THOUGHTS TO GO WITH, sad melancholy beauty made of moonlight stars and fluid night... we give many of the movie stars and singers our money for entertainment, we make them rich by paying to view a fantasy or play, we have let those supposedly with a title have our money too, we have made a cast society from the smallest ameoba to the highest flying eagle, put a level of value on things and not sharing, we all do it to a certain extent, ...sad we can not share not even in our dreams sometimes. but we could if everyone believed in love ...return to this Crystal Castle. Fabulous story J!M!!Mary Lou Cupp 14 Feb 2007
Awesome...Sherly J 14 Feb 2007
Wow.