I hear you and see you, my friend. I especially love the paradoxical juxtaposition of independence / self-sufficiency with the collective realization that “we did it ourselves.” The ego may be a personal, practical way to keep the will to live and survive alive, but knowing we are all one and connected in the process of the divine getting to know itself sure seems like a cruel cosmic joke we either get or we don’t, at our own peril. Thank you for sharing your graceful wisdom on the struggle of being an individual soul becoming one with the mysterious spirit of the universe!
Shalom rav al Yisrael am'cha tasim l'olam. Ki atah hu Melech Adon l'chol ha-shalom. V'tov b'einecha l'vareich et am'cha Yisrael b'chol et uv'chol sha'ah bish-lomecha.
I hear you and see you, my friend. I especially love the paradoxical juxtaposition of independence / self-sufficiency with the collective realization that “we did it ourselves.” The ego may be a personal, practical way to keep the will to live and survive alive, but knowing we are all one and connected in the process of the divine getting to know itself sure seems like a cruel cosmic joke we either get or we don’t, at our own peril. Thank you for sharing your graceful wisdom on the struggle of being an individual soul becoming one with the mysterious spirit of the universe!
Shalom rav al Yisrael am'cha tasim l'olam. Ki atah hu Melech Adon l'chol ha-shalom. V'tov b'einecha l'vareich et am'cha Yisrael b'chol et uv'chol sha'ah bish-lomecha.
שָׁלוֹם רָב עַל יִשְׂרָאֵל עַמְּךָ תָּשִׂים לְעוֹלָם
Your outing seemed to do a world of good. Hope it can happen again before too much time passes.