19 February

When, in wanderings lonely upon this planet filled with challenges and dangers, one takes some time to ponder, it is a momentous moment for others who have yet to open eyes and see the effort for what it really is.

In truth, the all that any of us can hope to thus achieve is simply taking time to learn from deep within one’s seed. And this in turn will benefit so many in this land, with unseen bounties, riches laid out far and wide, in span.

And that is all there is to know of service in its purest form, and daily commitment to oneself, and growth, despite the storm. To remain of center focus, and maintain the middle path, one only needs oneself, and will, to thus enact one’s goals, and a loving heart and intellect of wisdom built from long experience gained throughout one’s journeys, dark.

But how, you ask, can this self indulgence benefit another? And is this not a selfish interest to be so self absorbed? The answers lie in nature, and all it does display; look at all the beauty mother nature has portrayed throughout aeons of time, and despite the ever-changing winds. There exist so many examples of silent wonder, where each grain of sand, each petal of a rose, each fallen leaf in autumn does represent a skillful prose. And, without the need to make a scene, each piece is laid to rest, and in its being what it is, contributes to a greater whole.

Why should we marvel at such beauty when all of life is so? Why do we need another to tell us we belong? Why do we need to thus conform to someone else’s song? Be yourself, and stand up bold, and lovingly emit your light which will be seen by travellers, lonely, in the long, dark night.