Paul Kandrah
11-08-2003, 02:37 PM
"a rock thrown into the air. it loses nothing by coming down, gained
nothing by going up." ---marcus aurelius
pick up a rock. examine it. toss the rock into the air and catch
it. examine it again. is the rock any different?
well, perhaps your weren't able to catch the rock and it fell to the
ground hard. striking upon other rocks it became chipped. pick up
the chipped rock and examine it. is it still a rock, even with a
blemish? do scars make the rock any different--any less of what it
is? if worried about such occurrences it is advisable to only throw
your rock above a sandpit. but do not worry. there is no difference
in the end. whether continually thrown above hard ground, sand, or
even moving water, any rock will eventually become smooth.
there is another possibility: by not catching the falling rock it
shattered upon the hard ground. then there would not be one rock,
but many. pick up these broken pieces and examine them. what
patterns do you see along the fracture faces that were once hidden--
that were once locked inside? perhaps there is value in this new
discovery. and if you collected these fractured pieces and continued
to throw them up into the sky, again and again--after so many
landings they would become sand and dust. after each ascent these
particles would return to the earth like drops of rain and mist. all
drops of water find their way to the ocean eventually, becoming
indistinguishable from its unity. therefore, outside of time, all is
a part of the gravity of life.
happy concordance.
paul kandrah
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wandia
(patience is required)
nothing by going up." ---marcus aurelius
pick up a rock. examine it. toss the rock into the air and catch
it. examine it again. is the rock any different?
well, perhaps your weren't able to catch the rock and it fell to the
ground hard. striking upon other rocks it became chipped. pick up
the chipped rock and examine it. is it still a rock, even with a
blemish? do scars make the rock any different--any less of what it
is? if worried about such occurrences it is advisable to only throw
your rock above a sandpit. but do not worry. there is no difference
in the end. whether continually thrown above hard ground, sand, or
even moving water, any rock will eventually become smooth.
there is another possibility: by not catching the falling rock it
shattered upon the hard ground. then there would not be one rock,
but many. pick up these broken pieces and examine them. what
patterns do you see along the fracture faces that were once hidden--
that were once locked inside? perhaps there is value in this new
discovery. and if you collected these fractured pieces and continued
to throw them up into the sky, again and again--after so many
landings they would become sand and dust. after each ascent these
particles would return to the earth like drops of rain and mist. all
drops of water find their way to the ocean eventually, becoming
indistinguishable from its unity. therefore, outside of time, all is
a part of the gravity of life.
happy concordance.
paul kandrah
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wandia
(patience is required)