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Friday, July 07, 2006
Buddha and Me
This is my Buddha dog sitting in the desert.
I went hiking with my awesome dog, Buddha, this morning. We have this way of communicating that is beyond words. I don't know how we do it, but when we hike alone, we don't need to talk in order to work together. If I want to take a certain fork of the trail, 99% of the time, Buddha just knows it. He is usually the lead hiker (he won't even consider walking by my side), and he somehow knows the way I want to go.
We saw a great blue heron walking on its stilts at the edge of the lake, a circling hawk, and a heron in flight. I heard a vole in the grass and saw the fluorescent blue flowers that have survived this drought. It seems that I am able to find myself when I connect with the life around me.
After the hike, I came home, read the headlines on a few websites, and cried. There is so much anger and suffering in this world.
I wonder if we all slowed down, REALLY slowed down, and got quiet and REALLY saw the magic of life, would we maybe see the changes that are going on with the earth and stop raping it before it's too late? Would we see the amount of oil that we have available, realize that we care about our children's futures, and take the time to think about a new paradigm? Would we see the humanity in someone we think we hate and realize that hurting them also hurts those who love them, and ultimately hurts our own self?
I feel like we're a world on speed and we can't tolerate stopping long enough to feel the horrors going on. When we don't feel them, we don't have to do anything about them.
posted by Carol at 5:08 PM
2 Comments:
Beautifully said, Carol. I stumbled upon your site and just want to let you know that my husband and I are on your page. Keep the faith!
Thanks for checking out my blog! It's so nice to hear from others who care about our world.
Blessings to you, wherever you are.
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