The Stick

Good Mornin'

Well, another beautiful mornin'! Woke up thinkin' about priorities; nothin' specific, just the notion. Rememberin' a chapter in the book, where I talked about "feel". My mentors, with the horses, Tom and Ray, talked about it, a lot; fact they had a fundamental little "jingle", "feel, timing and balance". Then Tom, a course,pictured above, would add, "and, one another thing, something like spirituality".

But, I must say, it's gotta be, one a my favorite stories; least one I come back to again, and again. It's the one about some of our ancestors, leavin' Southeast Asia, headin' for an island in the pacific. Way it goes, if they'd been off, half a degree, they'd a missed by a thousand miles; and a course, that would have consequences.

So, what's the point? O.k., so, we'll, change gears a little, case anyone's nervous that we might be gettin' a little too "touchy, feely", here. How about "science". And, we'll go right to the top; Uncle Albert, Einstein.

"People like us, who believe in physics, know that the distinction between past, present, and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion." - Albert Einstein

And, one more just ta keep things interestin':

"The intuitive mind is a sacred gift; the rational mind a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift."

So, this is the point; the intuitive mind, I believe, is what Tom meant by "feel" and why he added that curious, "something like spirituality". Also, why Uncle Albert referred to a "sacred" gift. And, why, one of my dearest Saints from long ago, said this, "lord, I am blind; you my only stick!". Could it be that he, like Albert, had understood, that all he could see was illusion; what greater blindness, could there be. In other quotes, Uncle Albert refers to an "optical delusion". In fact, in that same context, Uncle Albert suggested that, only compassion, could cure it! I imagine my saint feeling, tenderly for what was real in his life.

So, there ya have it; horseman, saint and scientist, all singin' the same song. And, so, I'll throw in a simple writer; ice the cake.

"One sees clearly, only with the heart; anything essential, invisible to the eye.". Antoine de St. Exupery, The Little Prince

So, what if the heart was our compass? And, what if, great care were recommended; one half a degree, could make such a difference? Would a "smidgeon" of humility be a "good" consideration; how much do we understand feel? Yes, sirree, sir, the question of "lost and found" is a real peach! And, you think fly paper is sticky; try a shake this one. Remember, there could be consequences and we might not "see" them, but we just might feel 'em.

Have a great day!

Best,