...Tonight a homeless young woman approached me at a gas station. She needed a ride to a shelter upstate. She said she was kicked out by her ex-boyfriend. She said she hasn't eaten in 3 days. She needed a place to stay. She looked desperate.
As she talked to me, I caught myself thinking if she was going to rob me. I missed half of what she was saying because my mind was cowardly thinking of ways to protect myself if she tried to hurt me.
I could not overcome the fear. I gave her 20 dollars and left. I knew this money won't get her a place to stay, but in my head it was justified.
How many people out there just need someone to give them a hand before they reach a point of no return? May be tomorrow this desperate woman will hurt someone because there is no other way for her to survive.
How many times do you have to be rejected before you turn against everyone and become a criminal?
I really don't know. May be she lied about everything and went to get drugs with the money I gave her. May be she was honest. I just know that I had the ability to help, but I didn't...
What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the Master calls a butterfly.
Richard Bach.
Don't tell me the Moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.
Anton Chekhov.
Why are we afraid of death?
Are we afraid of physical pain that may come with it? We experience physical pain multiple times throughout our lives, are we not used to it yet?
Are we afraid of the unknown? Every time we leave the house in the morning, we are stepping into the unknown.
Are we afraid to leave everyone behind? We have already left many behind when we turned pages of our lives.
"Waves appear to be born and to die... but water is free of such distinctions. Enlightenment for a wave is the moment a wave realizes that it's water".
Thich Nhat Hanh.
Accepting the inevitability of death sets you free. Remembering about death makes you feel alive.
Grief can be the garden of compassion. If you keep your heart open through everything, your pain can become your greatest ally in your life's search for love and wisdom.
Rumi
Glance into the world just as though time were gone: and everything crooked will become straight to you.
Friedrich Nietzsche.
I just can't get enough of winter magic.
"There is no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing".
