Good reflection, Dondi.
The picture on the box always indicates the pattern.
The pattern we should seek is not the deck of cards already in hand.
We are to seek that pattern from beyond ourselves, from the revelation (glimpse) of the heavenly pattern as expressed in both earth (science) and heaven (spiritual).
Our purpose is to discover and uncover that pattern, that would hopefully center on knowing God (more than we do now, yea, even in a new way), rather than new doctrines about Him.
We consult the known pattern, for this knowledge guides us as we move up ahead into the unknown, limited by seeing and knowing in part, because of our body of humiliation, stuck in time and space.
The puzzle box picture is not all there is. This is not like the flat earth with an abyss awaiting at the perimeters of the box. Packaging always presents limitations. Its what they hold that matters.
The wonderful thing about puzzle building is that when you get stuck, and simply cannot see where to go next, somebody like Dondi comes along, picks up a piece, and voilà! It fits perfectly. It helps me along, especially if it was that one critical piece I searched for in vain. Then you unlock a door and a whole new world opens up. Ask, seek, knock. It shall be given.
If you insist that it's only my picture, fine, then you've added value to it.
Respectfully,
Learner.
P.S. What makes you buy (into) a particular puzzle in the first place? What makes you like it (more than others)? What gives you an idea of how easy/difficult it is? You always consult the picture on the box. It's the picture outside that reveals in the inside.
There must be a very good reason for not showing the contents as a picture of a chaotic heap of puzzle pieces. Once the content is aligned with order, it will reflect the same image and likeness of the picture that we pursued in the first place, only much larger and unable to go back to the box it came from, unless its all broken up into pieces once more.
