Thaumaturgy

  The ability to work wonders and miracles, from nothing to anything.

  I only learned of this word not long ago, and I thought it might be interesting to share with you guys particular word. Those who practice it, the thaumaturgists, are those who are able to work wonders even out from scratch.

  Examples of thaumaturgists include Saint Gregory of Neocaesarea, Saint Menas of Egypt, Saint Nicholas of Myra, Saint Seraphim of Sarov, Saint Anthony of Padua, Saint Ambrose of Optina, Saint Gerard Majella and Saint John of Kronstadt.

  Notice that these famous people are referred to as Saints? Saints, in my opinion, has two different meanings:

1. Those who were once 'contacted' directly by an immortal, their Fates entwined to the divine plane.
2. Those who perform deeds of virtue so frequently in their life that helping others seem more of a habit than an effort.

  Maybe that was once, and maybe is still my drive towards living in this world. I know my stuff: I know that most of the time I make decisions with 100% compassion and 0% tact in life, even without knowing that I behaved that way. I mean, maybe some of you guys may have sort of observed this quality in me. Well, maybe not. I am not, however, trying to conclude that I am actually a Saint. Well, maybe not yet, maybe not, maybe never. One should never be certain of one's reach towards power of any kinds.

  I am not an atheist. I do have my faith on Chirstianality and He who is thy Father of All, although I was banned from ever stepping into a church for piety after that little incident with my 'grandmother' discovering my choice of Faith. Still, my point is, even though He guides our Destiny, He never actually grants us a certain vision of our future, and I don't really think He directly changes us for who we really are.

  I may or may not fully satisfy the second criteria, but I know for myself that I have never actually seen Him in my life, let alone speaking with Him. Therefore, I don't think I qualify to be a Saint.

  However, I will never stop trying to work wonders. I will keep trying to do something to change myself, my close ones and the general society for the better. No matter how small it is. I want to be a Thaumaturgist. I want to be a wonder-worker.

I want to make miracles happen.