On the precipice of a most challenging white water experience.
That certainly what it feels like here on March 17 Saint Patrick's Day of 2020.
Let me remind everyone that I am 68 years of age, though the years have generally been gentle with me. 'You are looking good.' I feel the passage of time. frequently Deeply.
So on this Tuesday night almost everything comes down to a prayer. 'Lord spare me.'
In fact since about Friday of last week I have had a faint scratchy throat, that might have been
exacerbated by my Saturday Night Jam at the KBT (KickBack Theater) Studio. The jam was only me
as I pulled the plug with assists from my compadres. I hung in their diligently solo in the studio trying to harness still whatever levels of modest skill with guitar and Hah! voice, just to work out.
Sunday Morning the throat a little more worrisome.... Monday the big walk up to the top of Baldy and wait for Sunset. My triumph over fear. Feeling better, strong. Yes. Do not give in to my fears.
All good today. Saying hello to locals. How you doing? 'Very good!' I reply and it was no lie. Now at 9PM, worried man blues again. Nothing much. So here's the plan, I give up on Facebook. It is not my forte. The difficult part is that I believe that even this little old laptop is not good for my health.
I will put it in the closet after I finish this post.
1.) People of the Planet this is the most important piece of information to take with you and never forget. As you get old you have this unsettled feeling and it all comes out of this.
You as a human no matter where you are in the planet have a Conscious Duty to Pass the Torch of Tradition to the next generation. This is not just a Civics Lesson this is a Human genetic pre-disposition. On a planet and a civilization that has been one RollerCoaster ride of transformation and innovation this might seem ludicrous but it is deeply instinctual and has a far reaching impact on human happiness. Now in the face of the coming upheaval we might be able to wake up to the fact that we are lost from the roots of a good and firm connection to Mother Nature. This is so obviously what it is all about. Life is a biological unity. No toxins in the system please.
It is not necessarily clear to any one individual or even groups how we do this Torch Passing when
we all seem so disconnected. The only way through is one step at a time and do recognize that every Life on the Planet, every human Life had a place and a part and a unique perspective. Conservative Traditional People across the Planet are trying to hold on to some something very real and tangible. This is not to be met with scorn or derision. Love is all and love is everything.. sang the Beatles .... All You Need Is Love they sang again.
People have a duty to try to pass this torch of tradition. People have a duty to pass the torch of Love. There is no reason for this not to work out. If we just reach to nature half-way nature is reaching back for us. I have confidence and faith in Humanity, despite it all, when it comes down to it we are just feeding each other. When we say 'we are all in the same boat', think about the Boat. Is the boat this beautiful resilient Earth or are we referring to The Boat of human civilization. Have faith in the Boat but in order to keep the Boat afloat attempt to operate your lives with deep Personal Responsibility regarding 'the Boat' .... Our lives are our vote. Our lives is all we have.
Now of course we do not always have the wisdom to know how to best go about this. That is tough and we have felt a great deal of being lost I would say coming up to the year 2020 but maybe now we are about to go through a passage that will give us a much deeper sense of who we are and where we are going.
Can I wrap this up? What more can I say? Forgive yourselves... forgive the world. Don't condemn the past but build build build. When I say build of course I mean beautiful, in harmony, stop taking from nature more than is necessary. All beautiful onwards.
