"All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree."
-Albert Einstein
I don't doubt that each person sees the world differently. We could each walk down the beach and remember certain aspects of it in different ways. I find it fasinating and disturbing at the same time what people do with those experiences. Some quietly appreciate the walk and the experience of the sound of the waves, warmth of the sun, sand under foot. Others feel compelled to interpret the experience not only for themselves but for others. Then there's the third group that want to interpret your experience on the beach for you and assign some meaning to it that must be embraced.
My goal in the remainder of this life, is to quietly appreciate how others uniquely experience their walk on the beach and not impose my view or own experience. Simply help them embrace the walk for all it can offer them and challange myself to remain on life's beach and not retreat to the shade. Doesn't sound very glamourus does it? Well, it isn't meant to be or even be that complicated. However, for most of us it is damn near impossible. That's why so few can or have done it and I'll bet you that the ones you've known who did it for you are the ones that you love and respect the most.
