I met a lovely earthling today. I peek through his brain and seen the wealth of knowledge and wisdom residing in there. It took me all the way to the depths of his heart and had a glimpse of profound beauty and substance, where a steady light glows and such tenderness dwells. It fills me with awe, respect, admiration and inspiration — things that aren’t alien to me but now just being renewed… as this man’s not someone new to me, having met him in our youth, but only recently that I came to “know”… I’m seeing him in a different light.
Every day brings new discovery. There’s always something new waiting to be unraveled, discovered, and deeply explored… in the old things. Details we missed which were deemed trivial, insignificant, or simply taken for granted and cast aside, now loom larger than life. Only when we’re ready for the moment, when all our senses are open, will things make sense and fall into place… when the time is right… and ripe.
In our haste to bloom we don’t want to go through the inconvenience and hassles of going through the proper stages of development. Human nature: I-want-this-and-I-want-this-NOW syndrome. A wise man had this to say, “when the days of youth have passed into the mists of time and the age of maturity begins, it’s the time to bloom.” We’re too immature to pay heed and just plunge straight ahead… because it pleases and gives us a high — temporarily. A short-range vision. In our impatience to reach our desired destination we tend to develop a tunnel vision — focusing only on the desired goal, not completely in tune with the current location, blocking out the ‘disturbances’, unmindful of the given moment — the now. We become impulsive, restless, irresponsible, and reckless… the intensity of emotions go beyond our control. We race ourselves into steep, sharp-curved and dangerous highways without so much thought. Why? For the thrill, fun, excitement, and adventure? Could be… or to reach the desired destination as fast as your recklessness can take you, as fast as humanly possible. One missed turn and you end up dead and cold. So much for impatience.
We meet a new person who instantly sweep us off our feet. For a while we think he’s awesome and adorable, and inspires us to explore a new world. In the midst of the exploration you get to uncover the soul within the awesome new creature… awful. What you first thought to be of much substance turned out to be hollow. When the newness wears off, the luster fades, you get to see the real value — or the lack there of. Your eyes could’ve played tricks on you. You could’ve made an error in judgment. What appeared to be of profound depth’s actually a sea of shallowness. You just met a wolf in a sheep’s clothing.
Do you regret the encounter? Should not. It’s fate’s way of telling you to slow down, showing you a different highway, introducing you to the not-so-unusual character of the human family. It’s nature’s way of teaching us lessons… One lesson would be leading us back to where we should be putting much effort, energy, and commitment on — to who we are inside and who the people who’ve been with us almost all our life, and seeing everything in a new light. It’s only when we struggle to comprehend and think profoundly that we get to understand things, the nature of things.
Yep! I met a lovely old love and buddy today… It’s been an 18 years of friendship and fate keeps throwing us back to each other’s lives. We’ve gone farther. We’ve grown stronger…
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September 24th, 2008 at 6:50 am
Beautifully written! You have captured the interests of your readers and will keep them glued to the screen as they ponder on the lessons of life you speak of! I’m glad there is always someone like you who would take the time to teach and more importantly to reflect on what life has offered you to learn from… We writers were born with a pen for a purpose. Keep it up!
September 30th, 2008 at 11:58 pm
Wow! I’m captivated and truly reflective on my own… accelerated-mask of failures, too eager to attach, unreserved but no regrets. Every dawn reminds me of new journey to carry on old and new friendships. Amidst discoveries, bitter and sweet experiences, come rewards of knowing who we are and how far our virtues could be tested, challenged… for the better not worst, thus, blessing our life in abundance… sticking to be true within.
Your life’s trail is truly a gift to be pondered… keep lighting up!
October 2nd, 2008 at 6:17 am
well written..in our youth we really are distracted so easily, our focus gone by colorful and attractive things that we tend to divert in our path, or we may have strayed too far that the return path is no longer visible. it’s a choice we made, the lesson we get well learned. in maturity we see same things in a new light, and wisdom sets in… if given a chance to go back in time,say 20 years, will you change anything?
October 2nd, 2008 at 10:11 pm
nope! i won’t change a thing, doc. I won’t edit my past life even if it’s possible. i wouldn’t be the Joy i am now if things had been different.
i love you, thank you for speaking your minds, dear best rj, annabelle, and israel — The Sage! am so honored to have your presence on my pages… and in my life…