8/23/15 RMB
Ball Point Pen
Dear Rita Mae
Brown,
Somewhere in
each of us there is a knowing that we are only complete when linked together.
If suddenly solitary, would we be able to survive? Depending on the person, survival
could last days or years. Shelter would be sought or made. Food of some sort
would be gathered.
Given a handful
of people, odds would improve, if they joined their collective strength and
knowledge that is.
How many people
would need to be present to create a ball point pen? Ah, here is where it gets
tricky. I recently heard this example of our reliance on one another.
So, do we
really need ball point pens? Consider them disappearing from any office
setting, an amusing thought.
We have
gathered to cater to our wants in addition to our needs. Better shelter and
food is supplemented by pens and computer games. Yet we still struggle to get
along. Do we resent needing each other? Or do we operate like a muscle,
strengthening only when stretched to some limit?
Our forefathers
were wise to know that it would take more than one leader to make our nation
great, devising a system of government with checks and balances, merging minds.
It is amusing
to see the presidential candidates claim what they would do if they were
president, as though the title is accompanied by a magic wand and our future
were in their two hands alone.
Of note is that
these leaders, who direct and order others about, often rely on a higher entity
for guidance. And where do we go to connect to that higher entity? To those who
remind us to treat others as we wish to be treated, to those who’s doors are
always open, where we will find no walls, no division, no labels. For guidance
we go to where we find peace and acceptance.
Our full potential
may be found in bringing that full circle. When we are able to live by the
teachings we claim to follow, perhaps the time and energy devoted to the
struggle can be used for a better purpose.
Three cheers
for the ball point pen,
Loraine
