|
Today's
Meditation:
There is
so much for us here on this planet that even if we were to
live to be a thousand years old, we'd never be able to
experience it all. How our lives begin exactly is
not something about which we have precise knowledge, and
what happens when we die is also pretty much unknown to
us, but here we are! Today we will experience the
savage and beautiful country-- or we will experience the
tame and mundane world that many people experience each
day.
I
believe that by "savage" here, Diane means
"untamed." Unfortunately, we as human
beings have done all that we can to tame this world, so we
so rarely experience the world in its untamed form.
We eradicate animals that may harm us, and we build
shelters that keep us safe from storms. We have
vehicles that make long treks on foot unnecessary, and we
buy our food in supermarkets and restaurants. We
want the world to be a tame, "safe" place, and
we don't seek out adventures that may test us to our
limits.
We
may not be able to experience the savage any more (and it
may not be a good idea to do so without training in how to
face it), but we can experience the beautiful and remind
ourselves of the savage. We can take those walks in
the rain- and snowstorms, we can hike in areas far from
other people, we can put ourselves in situations that will
challenge us and push us to limits. Life has plenty
to offer in addition to all that we take advantage of each
day, but we'll never know what it is until we reach out
and touch it.
One
day it will all end, and we'll either move on to something
else or cease existing. In the meantime, though, we
have the opportunity to experience the savage and
beautiful lives with which we've been blessed-- but only if
we choose to enrich our lives by stepping out and becoming
a part of that savage and beautiful life instead of
accepting always the safe and mundane.
|
