Saturday Stories
October 14, 2017
I
For the way my path is unfolding, I can only say "Thank
You!" to God. My life is a smooth flow of wellbeing and a steady sense of
moving forward.
I'm filled with gratitude because
my lovelife, career, health, finances, and indeed, all areas of my life, are
going extremely well.
I'm into a lot of new things right
now, and I'm thankful to see progress and kaizen (continuous improvement) in
all of them at the same time. Yet I don't feel pressured or overwhelmed – for
which I'm also grateful.
I'm taking my own sweet time with
some, like writing my new novel and studying for my international TEFL
certification, because I'm enjoying every minute of it. Others, like working out and using virgin
coconut oil, are for keeps. But what gives me the most joy is the one I love,
whom I love more than life itself.
II
If what I feel right now can be put
into music, it would be from my beloved Jose Mari Chan:
"...We have more
than one adventure to take,
more than one dream to make
in our lifetime,
as for me, there's only one dream
and that's to love you, my love,
with a love to last a lifetime..."
III
I was recently asked how come I
believe in God but I don't belong to any religion. All I said, before suavely
changing the subject, was: "I have the most profound respect for other
people's beliefs."
That reminded me of Ralph Waldo
Emerson, one of the deepest influences in my life. His writings have the mystic
quality that shows he knows more than what he was saying. He also wasn't
religious in the conventional sense, but his wisdom transcends creed.
"If the noblest saint among
the Buddhists, the best Mahometan, the highest Stoic of Athens, the purest and
wisest Christian could meet somewhere and converse," he said, "they
would all find themselves of one religion."
Ralph is also the author of the
1834 immortal poem "The Rhodora." By coincidence (and my life is
filled with those), I'm playing today my recording of it:
"...If the sages ask thee why
This charm is wasted on the earth and sky,
Tell them, dear, that if eyes were made for seeing,
Then Beauty is its own excuse for being..."
The Rhodora
On Being Asked, Whence Is the Flower?
Ralph Waldo Emerson
A Love To Last A Lifetime
Jose Mari Chan
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2 comments:
This is one of my favorite gems from Ralph Waldo Emerson: "To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment."
My photo was taken last Thursday, October 12, 2017, by a friend from work who doesn't have Facebook. By way of saying thanks, I gave him a tuna sandwich.
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