Today: I saw a lovely child
exploring her world out the bus window. It made me think of the excitement of
discovery. I saw a gorgeous young couple. It made me aware of youthful vitality.
I saw a fast-striding businessman and I connected with the thrill of success. I
saw a white-haired woman carefully choosing oranges and thought of how age
allows us to be selective.
Sweet child. Sexy youth.
Successful exec. Serenity in aging.
Do any of those have
anything to do with the individual at
that particular moment? What was their actual experience? Even close to my immediate perception?
As I reflect on the day, I
am aware that all of those observations were tinged with a judgment on my part,
not wholly in the moment and formed somewhere in my past.
The photo is a first leaf daring to break out of winter against a south-facing wall
around the corner.
It really is impossible not to judge. We interpret everything that happens through the filter of individual experience. The green of that little leaf is (in my opinion) very hopeful.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Barb. I love "through the filter of individual experience". Gets rid of that negative that I threw in there about judging. Thanks so much!
DeleteAhhh... the Self. What to do with it?
ReplyDeleteYep. But, some days I think the Self is just fine....other days, not so much. :-)
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