There are times in the midst (surrounded by) of life, when I like to stand back and observe all that is going on around me. Most of our time is spent dealing with what is right in front of us, whether it is good or bad, tedious or carefree, pleasurable or painful. Because we are usually caught up in all these "little" moments, we don't get a lot of chances to really see the "big picture," as they say. And, what "they" mean by big picture, is probably not the same as what I'm blogging about. And who is this "they" that everyone talks about? I don't know, and I don't really care. Plus, they have nothing to do with any of this, anyway.
I was at a wedding Friday, and although there were a number of people there that I knew, I found myself at certain times during the course of the afternoon, to be detached from the festivities going on around me. During those brief flashes of the "big picture", I felt myself on the edge of understanding something extraordinary about human existence. But then, once again, I would become caught up in all the activity going on, and would be pulled out of my transcendent (that one you should look up) view, and fall back into the enjoyment of those small pleasurable moments, that I hope we all have many of over the course of our lives.
Anyway, I would love to have something deep and meaningful to say about all this, but I really don't. I believe we are here to experience all of life, and that includes weddings, as well as funerals. It is a wonderful thing to be able to observe human behavior in all it's complexities, but in the end, it's not about what we observe in life. It's about what we do.
And so, whatever you do, do it well. And if at all possible, enjoy the hell out of it.
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