Imagination is sparked by questions.  

Imagination and Inspiration travel together and help spur each other on.

So this month I bring you some background information on the inspiration of one of our hymns #1003

Where Do We Come From. 

Here’s the note from our UUA’s Song Information Page:

The lyrics of this song come from the French title of a famous oil painting by Paul Gauguin created in Tahiti in 1897 and 1898. It is currently housed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, MA. The three groups of women, read from the right to left, represent the three questions posed in the title of the painting. The women with the child represent the beginning of life “Where Do We Come From?” The middle group represents the daily existence of adulthood “What Are We?” The old woman facing death is asking, “Where Are We Going?”

What kinds of questions, what kinds of music spark your imagination?