Share Everything. Don't Take Things That Aren't

Sometimes During The Day, I Consciously Focus On Some Ordinary Object And Allow Myself A Momentary "paying-attention." This Paying-attention Gives Meaning To My Life. I Don't Know Who It Was, But Someone Said That Careful Attention Paid To Anything Is A Window Into The Universe. Pausing To Think This Way, Even For A Brief Moment, Is Very Important. It Gives Quality To My Day.

When My Neighbor Walks The Dogs, He Performs A Ritual Act Of Sacer Simplicitas, To Use The Church Latin: "sacred Simplicity." Walking The Dog Is In Truth A Ritual Of Renewal And Revival On An Intimate Scale - A Small Rebirth Of Well-being On A Daily Basis.

Doing A Straight-forward, Clear-cut Task That Has A Beginning And An End Balances Out The Complexity-without-end That Often Vexes The Rest Of My Life. Sacred Simplicity.

The Sikh Gave Him The Money. When Menon Asked For His Address So That He Could Repay The Man, The Sikh Said That Menon Owed The Debt To Any Stranger Who Came To Him In Need, As Long As He Lived. The Help Came From A Stranger And Was To Be Repaid To A Stranger.

The Winding Down Of Summer Puts Me In A Heavy Philosophical Mood.