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| 10.31.05 //:catharsis:// a new justice nomination threatens to disturb a delicate balance on the court, the deathtoll in iraq steadily climbs, bombings in new dehli threaten a fragile detente between two of the worlds' most populous (& nuclear armed) countries, flooding in central america leaves thousands more homeless... & yet life continues unabated, today's unfortunate - a passing memory... yesterday's - long since forgetten. perhaps my arrogance was in thinking that we could ever have the ability to truly affect a world with a seemingly endless capacity for suffering, or feel any true sense of interconnection with a soul on the other side of the globe, when it is already easy enough to become detached from our own realities & sense of being these days. ... ladden with guilt, and hopelessly lost in an internal dialectic which has led to countless nights of wasted sleep & my thoughts in endless circles...but filled with an endless hope & optimism when i find myself stumbling upon, at the most urgent or desperate moments, a momentary harmony or a simple beauty in this world, revealed as if pure, true, & deliberate. the catharsis ends unintended, the moment's necessity drawn to a simple conclusion: a reminder to simply be grateful for every moment we have on this planet whether in suffering or in bliss, & to be good to every soul with whom we share this bittersweet earth. |
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