Again, apologies for the wining in my last blog. It is not a normal thing for me so I am adding something positive to bury it.
I had a great ride in to work the other day. It's about 30 miles nearly due east from where I live. The sun was just up in a sky of broken clouds and you could see individual rays of light shooting through the breaks. Central Illinois is wide-open, flat farmland, and these beams spread across the sky for miles, from horizon to horizon. From the the back of the bike, you have a far more panoramic view of world and are connected to it through all your senses. It's very different from being in a car.
The site of the clouds, the light, spreading over fields of corn and farmhouses was almost overwhelming. I had a chill run down my back and audibly inhaled.
I have had a hard time dealing with religion my whole life. I am disturbed by the abuses of all religions throughout history and the way ancient cannons are used to suppress whole peoples. But at moments like that morning, I am forced to believe in something higher, some creative force. Whatever she is, I truly doubt she concerns herself with my daily life, but she offers me the beauty of the world and many days, that is more than enough.
I had a great ride in to work the other day. It's about 30 miles nearly due east from where I live. The sun was just up in a sky of broken clouds and you could see individual rays of light shooting through the breaks. Central Illinois is wide-open, flat farmland, and these beams spread across the sky for miles, from horizon to horizon. From the the back of the bike, you have a far more panoramic view of world and are connected to it through all your senses. It's very different from being in a car.
The site of the clouds, the light, spreading over fields of corn and farmhouses was almost overwhelming. I had a chill run down my back and audibly inhaled.
I have had a hard time dealing with religion my whole life. I am disturbed by the abuses of all religions throughout history and the way ancient cannons are used to suppress whole peoples. But at moments like that morning, I am forced to believe in something higher, some creative force. Whatever she is, I truly doubt she concerns herself with my daily life, but she offers me the beauty of the world and many days, that is more than enough.
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padre:
there's only a handful of sg's out here but if you can meet them all i'll shake your hand
tntkatie:
hahah only some days. but thanks.