A Box

   

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A  Box

We all know the story of Pandora and the box that was given to her and her husband by Zeus with a warning to never open it. What kind of a sick present was this? Surely Zeus would know that humans have curiousity and would want to open it, yet this makes a great parable for how our curiousity gets the best of us. Perhaps it reflects on the human need to snoop into things that are not our business. When the box is opened, we suffer the horrible fate for having our natural curiosity to explore by seeing all the problems in the world unleashed. We no longer can live a life of luxury and ease. We must work and deal with problems that occur everyday in our stressful lives. Doesn't this story sound very much like the Garden of Eden. How long could you walk by a tree that bore fruit you couldn't touch with a serpent saying "Hey You, come here"? This type of temptation seems torturous for the average human because it is our destiny to explore and solve all the mysteries of life. This is why we love mysteries in the first place. We want to solve the puzzle! We need to solve the puzzle!

The image above is a photo of a hinged stained glass box I created. I am selling this on ebay. The top has a beautiful carved jade stone soldered to a sheet of copper. It is large enough to keep jewelry, crystals or other precious treasures inside and makes a great table or desk ornament. You can see how it opens below:

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