I want to believe what you're saying is true. With all my heart I do.
When sleep refused to come last night I walked out to the office at 1:30 am, lit a fire, picked up my guitar and I learned to play "The Great Song of Indifference". It was running through my head on a loop as I lay in bed trying to avoid spiraling into despair.
My fear is that perhaps the places of art and beauty are a mirage. A facade we hide behind so we don't have to face our true selves. Or when we do, it is filtered through art. What if what we're seeing now, is simply our truest form returning from a fragmented dream of something better?
I can't stop thinking how the Roman Colossuem was open for business for 500 years. Two shows a week where humans could go and delight in the suffering of others. Five centuries!
I recognize this as the cynicism born of the hardened heart you describe. But it is hard to ignore that for the vast majority of our existence, we have lived under figures more often like him than not. Maybe it is a fundamental human characteristic to be ruled by the cruel while finding refuge and even amusment in the suffering of others. What, if not a modern colosseum show, were his rallies?
We seem to fight against that nature yet come right back to it over and over with disturbing regularity.
I sure hope that view is not our reality, but it is hard to see evidence to the contrary today.
Very, very hard.
Take care brother.
Thank you for your light this morning and sorry for my darkness. As you said, it will pass.
It's a tough day for so many. I've been struggling all morning to try and make some sense of it and not sink into a bottomless pit. I'm typically an upbeat and optimistic person but today, it's really hard. I got on the bike in the basement to sweat out some anxiety and now I'm going to head outdoors because I need to get out of this headspace. Hearing your words has helped. I'm going to go inwards and then move forward and find the light again. Peace and Love. Peace and Love
Thank you for this. This is very much in tune with what my meditation brought out. Building Community and Solidarity with our local groups through Art and compassion and love. It may not feel like it can be enough but it helps.
Beautiful words of encouragement and hope. We need it more than ever❤️
I want to believe what you're saying is true. With all my heart I do.
When sleep refused to come last night I walked out to the office at 1:30 am, lit a fire, picked up my guitar and I learned to play "The Great Song of Indifference". It was running through my head on a loop as I lay in bed trying to avoid spiraling into despair.
My fear is that perhaps the places of art and beauty are a mirage. A facade we hide behind so we don't have to face our true selves. Or when we do, it is filtered through art. What if what we're seeing now, is simply our truest form returning from a fragmented dream of something better?
I can't stop thinking how the Roman Colossuem was open for business for 500 years. Two shows a week where humans could go and delight in the suffering of others. Five centuries!
I recognize this as the cynicism born of the hardened heart you describe. But it is hard to ignore that for the vast majority of our existence, we have lived under figures more often like him than not. Maybe it is a fundamental human characteristic to be ruled by the cruel while finding refuge and even amusment in the suffering of others. What, if not a modern colosseum show, were his rallies?
We seem to fight against that nature yet come right back to it over and over with disturbing regularity.
I sure hope that view is not our reality, but it is hard to see evidence to the contrary today.
Very, very hard.
Take care brother.
Thank you for your light this morning and sorry for my darkness. As you said, it will pass.
It's a tough day for so many. I've been struggling all morning to try and make some sense of it and not sink into a bottomless pit. I'm typically an upbeat and optimistic person but today, it's really hard. I got on the bike in the basement to sweat out some anxiety and now I'm going to head outdoors because I need to get out of this headspace. Hearing your words has helped. I'm going to go inwards and then move forward and find the light again. Peace and Love. Peace and Love
Thank you for this. This is very much in tune with what my meditation brought out. Building Community and Solidarity with our local groups through Art and compassion and love. It may not feel like it can be enough but it helps.