Life happens while you're busy making plans. I think that is a John Lennon quote, but I'm not sure. It was one of David's favorites. And I was reminded of this today when my 90 year old friend stopped by for a cup of tea. We are all so busy making plans and doing, doing, doing, that the days just fly by and life happens. It is the last day of 2022 and a time for looking back and envisioning the future. If I made new year resolutions(which I don't) I'd make one for visiting my friends more often, before life gets in the way. There is time for everything, a time to be born and a time to die, and the time in-between is for us to fill- we choose what we fill our time with. I'm going to continue to write, I do love making stories come to life but more importantly I'm going to visit friends more often.
The past can teach us a great deal. There is a saying that we should learn from our past or we will be condemned to making the same mistakes over again. And yet people continue to make the same mistakes over and over. The war in Ukraine is a prime example. Coveting what is not ours. Wanting our neighbors land and resources. Taking what you want and saying it belongs to you, what a joke. It's called stealing. It's been done over and over with the same results, people die for absolutely no reason. The casualties are a by-product of someone's gigantic ego, or their mistake, or their greed. There has got to be a way to stop the madness. I have learned that there is enough for everyone, we just need to figure out a better way to distribute the wealth, not just giving money, or food donations, they are important, but giving so that there is dignity in accepting. As for peace, there is only one way, Let it begin with me. Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me.
2022 has been a roller-coaster ride. Wear a mask, don't wear one. Keep your distance, no you can hug anyone now. Get a covid vaccine, well get more than one, I've had five and a flu shot. We are struggling with our beliefs. And it seems God is losing. Personally I believe in everything. I am a Protestant, a Catholic, a Buddhist, a Hindu, an agnostic, and sometimes just an atheists. I feel that there is a reason for our beliefs, it teaches us to understand ourselves and each other, and it teaches us to love, and for me: Love is the most important lesson, love of ourself, love of our fellow man, love of nature, of the earth, of the oceans, of the air we breath and the food we eat. If we learn to love, we can conquer our world.
We'll drink a cup of kindness yet, For the sake of auld lang syne. Stay safe warm and dry, my friends. Fair Winds, until next time
