Ready.
“I wouldn’t wait for you. Because I know I wouldn’t need to. No matter where
or how far I go, I know that you’ll be right there with me.”
In a lot of cases words fall short. I can’t overstate the importance of using the right words, but that in and of itself is the thing about them. You can use the wrong ones, it can be hard to find the right ones to articulate what you’re feeling. Words feel very much like trying to fit shapes into the holes they were cut out for. But that’s not how people work. Art and pictures give you something. They give you space. A lot of the time I enjoy the silent smiles and otherwise empty moments. The things left unsaid can feel like a valley full on life on a warm day.
Zarathustra, a fictional character, had a devout disciple who followed him for many many years. Zarathustra grew to dislike his disciple. When asked by his disciple why Zarathustra had grown to dislike him, Zarathustra’s response was as follows, “You have followed me for many years. You have grown to love my philosophy and ideologies, so much so, that now they are your own. By now, I wish instead that you had grown to despise me and my ideas. Gone on to form your own.”
And while this is sad for the disciple, it is the reality. As mentors, we want to teach people our ways. To put the tools in their hands to build something anew.
Solstice was celebrated this weekend in Seattle. I had a wonderful time. People are so diverse and interesting. If you give them a reason to be, they are incredibly kind. I think that I miss that a lot of the time. It’s times like these that the idea that life cannot be measured or quantified is reinforced for me.
Promise, promise, promise I’ll give you more substance next week! Haha it’s been a busy time period but it’s nothing short of what I’ve needed. I feel a little more alive lately. I hope you do too.
Stay warm out there.
dc
