Beautiful, Joe! It IS the road that matters. Age, I've found, is a tricky thing. A label the world tries to put on you to regulate your activity and thoughts. But, dreams keep you alive. Having somewhere to go or something to do gives you purpose. And, purpose added to dreams awakens the heart and mind and turns life into an adventure! Maybe we go slower as we age, and that's a good thing. You miss so much speeding down the road. A walk helps you gain perspective. We forget how to just "see" ,until we slow down. The journey IS the journey.
I think you’ve noticed something important, Zihna. Perhaps the slowing isn’t the opposite of living—it is what finally lets us meet it. Thank you for walking a little way along the road with me.
I usually walk alone. Its nice to have company on the road for a while. That’s the other thing that can happen when you slow down on the road…you can meet very interesting people…and Rabbits!
I guess I was out to lunch when this posted. Glad I found it while looking back through my emails for something else. As usual, there's much food for thought, but it also reminded me of one of my favorite quotations: "We're all just walking each other home." Ram Dass. It's pretty much my mantra for life.
Thank you, Marilee. ❤️ What a beautiful quotation. It feels as though it simply stepped onto the road beside this little Field Note. And I rather like that you found it while searching for something else. Sometimes the road seems to know what we’d hoped to notice before we do.
Beautiful, Joe! It IS the road that matters. Age, I've found, is a tricky thing. A label the world tries to put on you to regulate your activity and thoughts. But, dreams keep you alive. Having somewhere to go or something to do gives you purpose. And, purpose added to dreams awakens the heart and mind and turns life into an adventure! Maybe we go slower as we age, and that's a good thing. You miss so much speeding down the road. A walk helps you gain perspective. We forget how to just "see" ,until we slow down. The journey IS the journey.
Perhaps something like:
I think you’ve noticed something important, Zihna. Perhaps the slowing isn’t the opposite of living—it is what finally lets us meet it. Thank you for walking a little way along the road with me.
**Rabbit nodded. “The road was never in a hurry.”
Then he smiled.
“Only the travellers were.”**
Thank you for walking a little of it beside me.
I usually walk alone. Its nice to have company on the road for a while. That’s the other thing that can happen when you slow down on the road…you can meet very interesting people…and Rabbits!
Ha! Indeed! I shall keep a place at my birthday table tomorrow for you both!
OH, thank you for inviting me! I am honored! I will be there with bells on!
Most excellent! Bells are de rigueur at any celebrational gathering in the Archives!
Oh, yes! There must be bells! And cake…I could bring a cake. What kind do you prefer?
I guess I was out to lunch when this posted. Glad I found it while looking back through my emails for something else. As usual, there's much food for thought, but it also reminded me of one of my favorite quotations: "We're all just walking each other home." Ram Dass. It's pretty much my mantra for life.
Thank you, Marilee. ❤️ What a beautiful quotation. It feels as though it simply stepped onto the road beside this little Field Note. And I rather like that you found it while searching for something else. Sometimes the road seems to know what we’d hoped to notice before we do.
The road between the mile posts. 💙
A beautiful condensation…thank you!
Always a pleasure Joe!