💯 TREE 372: Masturbation makes you blind
One.
Today’s title is metaphorical.
Well, it is and isn’t.
When you are entirely focussed on yourself, your needs, your pleasure, your world contracts. You miss out on the joy of interconnectedness. You don’t experience the power of synergy. Fullness of life is impossible.
Spend a good chunk of your life giving care and joy to others. Your vision depends on it.
On the flip side, there are people who spend so much of their lives giving – I’m thinking especially of mothers here – that they need to expand their world by focussing on themselves for once. If you know/are someone like that, what can you do to create some space for their needs to be looked after?
Two.
Inquisitive owl is inquisitive.
Three.
The new Red Hot Chili Peppers album hasn’t grabbed me in the guts like the By The Way, I’m With You or The Getaway did, but this song is quite the bop.
Grow slowly
Jeff
Interconnectedness enhances my life in practical, helpful and meaningful ways. While 2 men worked 6 hours in the heat to tow my rig out, I helped them. I got screwdrivers, hammer, offered water, helped while being helped. While in the midst of intense maneuvering of wench on the tiger of towtrucks (16 tons), one received a call from home in the Honduras. His uncle died. His brother died a month ago. He began to cry. I offered a hug and he opened his arms and I held him as he caught his breath. It occurred to me how I was in the middle of the desert hugging a bereft stranger. Interconnectedness. Later, after we towed my rv out of the ravines, we were finally ready to head down the dirt road to Walmart. Grady, the Peterbilt driver got a call. His friend died. It was one of THOSE moments when you are ready to breathe a sigh of relief but no, comfort is needed for another. I talked with him and he shared his life story of recovery from addiction to meth. You never know. Eventually the day ended peacefully in bed in a Walmart parking lot. Interconnectedness is exacting isn’t it?