Meanings, rules, the whole world of right and wrong, are secondary at best. I understand how some people think they need to live by rules. Without them, they think, theres no control; if there were no rules, they think, everybody might turn out to be a murder. And to my eyes, rigidly pious people are doing the best they can. Its very frightening for them to watch the world unfolding in apparent chaos and not realize that the chaos itself is God in its infinite intelligence. They think that the world, the mind, needs to be encased in a structure. And I love that the structure works for them (if it does). I used to spend a lot of time in the desert. I would just walk, with no destination. I would walk straight, even if the path turned right or left, because I understood there was no way to be lost. I often didnt know where I was or how to get back to familiar ground. But I was living with the certainty that wherever I was, thats where I was supposed to be at that moment. This is not a theory; its the literal truth. If I think Im supposed to be doing anything but what Im doing now, Im insane.- Katie
Posted on: Tue, 15 Apr 2014 08:30:37 +0000