A SHORT PIECE ON NEGLECTING THE SPIRIT
I woke up the last couple of mornings with something niggling at me that just would not let go. I could not totally put my finger on it and frankly the thought, though persistent just kept jamming my brain like nobody’s business. We get so caught up in an everyday business that life is just going bonkers. It is like being in a civil war with ourselves and our friends. I have people who I haven’t talked to in years because our politics don’t mix. I hate politics (about as much I hate preaching), nevertheless I feel caught up in it whether I like it or not. Bottom-line, we are responsible for where we are at. Either diligently creating it or ignoring and neglecting our current situation. So, like I said, I hate the idea of preaching, yet here I am doing just that. 😊 I just feel like I have to say something.
Here's the point of all this – we take so much for granted. When we turn the tap and expect water to pour out hot or cold. When we turn on the toaster and hope it doesn’t burn our bagel. That the guy cruising along at 75 mph on the highway doesn’t just ram into you. We just take so much for granted that we seem to forget that we created this. We are part of this majestic create and contribute to it. We create every danged moment of it.
When you put everything to the side and really look at our lives, we just might be thankful for it. How much would it take to thank the clerk for helping you out, or simply acknowledge the driver in the next lane over with a smile. I don’t want to ever take anyone or anything for granted. And no this is not the result of a near-death experience. It is more the result of a near-LIFE experience.
Personally, I like that small-town viewpoint of saying hi and hello to folks as you walk by. You would be surprised at how much good you will do. There is nothing better than acknowledging the existence of another being.
Much Love,
Larry