Sometimes I forget that I'm blessed with something unusual. All the horror, fear and despair that I've seen and felt in myself and displayed slathered across the faces and in the faces of others has given me a contrast, an access. Deepest sobs are the key to tears of laughter.
Only through experiencing the nightmare can I truly appreciate joy and happiness, confidence and hope.
Sometimes I will just laugh and marvel at the fact that I am still here.
And often the joy is not like that which you might feel at something like the wedding of a relative you adore, the success of a promotion,the conquering of a mountain or journeying on a fantastic holiday (though I'd particularly enjoy that last option!)
It's sudden realisation that the mundane is anything but. That ladybird on a leaf, the feathers on the birds, the fractal fern that mesmerises.The marvel is not just that I am still here, but that we are here, that the whole universe is here. A remarkable and unique set of felicitous conditions aligned the stars and put us all here, together, now.
They say that we all are only borrowing this earth from our children.
It's true, it's not ours to give, we are just another set of tenants! But these are our lives to live, so I'd like to live in a way that keeps this world just as marvelous as it can be, despite the imperfections us silly humans have caused. And then when the littlies are older they too can sit back and enjoy their tenancy.
So,Please leave this world as you would like to find it. And don't forget to put the bins out.
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