The Quote:
“Life may not be the party that we hoped for, but while we’re here we should dance”. Unknown
The Action:
Where life will take us, we never know. All I know is that we are responsible for our decisions, and that our decisions are born from choices that life presents to us. And the choices that we make, present to us numerous and varied destinies, not better or worse than another, merely different. A different future, a different past, and a different now.
And so, it came to be, that I was resting from life on that log, on a beach on the pacific coast of British Columbia. I had watched and tasted the myriad of moods of mother nature from my vantage point. I had dined on fine sunshine and had blue sky for dessert. I had crawled into myself under the intensity of Spring storms, and the pounding of waves along the shoreline. I had lived on the edge and bore the scars of moments fully lived.
Life had treated me well on this journey, unbiased, compassionate and honest in its intent. I had seen incredible sights; experienced the magic of dreams actualized and tasted the sour bile of defeat. I had felt the pulse of the soul of the Universe, through my being, and shouted back “Thank you for this incredible life”!
I have come to understand truths and speak the language of dreams. The fragility of my own heart, and its resilience as well. And I have learned not to deceive myself into being anyone else, other than who I am. It has been an incredible journey, of laughter, tears, and humility for the world we live in, and the gifts that we receive every day. If our eyes and hearts are open to the magic.
I have come to the understanding that love is not a thing, a quality or a myth. It is a reality that is born in one’s heart, in one’s soul, in the place where legends begin, and never end. A place where wizard’s council, and shamans dance for the sheer delight of the celebration of the ritual of life. I have come to the realization that life and love are one and the same. It is a being true to one’s self, and one’s unique journey and destiny in this world, that presents to us, the magic of this world.
The Book: “The Little Prince” Antoine St Exupery
This is one of my all time favourites. I have without exaggeration read this book about fifty times. It is a life book for myself that I continually go back to when I feel overwhelmed, confused or just want some reassurance that life doesn’t have to be so complicated.
I was introduced to this book when I was a child by my parents, and have had multiple copies, and given away an equal amount to others.
It is a book supposedly written for children, though really for adults. The simplicity and elegance of the story, and the many life lessons, simplicity, uniqueness, love and appreciation are a few examples. The test of the boa constrictor and the secret of the fox and the meaning of life. I am sure that I never stop rereading this wonderful story written by a philosopher and a pilot. 5/5