“We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospection”- Anais Nin
Last week I was dwelling for days over the sad air plane tragedy In Libya. The lone survivor, a nine year old Dutch boy, Ruben Van Assouw miraculously survived the crash of something so terrifying and horrific. I thought about what the little boy faces today, and in the days ahead without his mother, father, and only brother. I thought about how this baby, who no doubt still can hear the plane tearing to pieces, and the screams of those around him, who died instantly, or within minutes after. I thought about how his precious heart and soul may be feeling, lost and alone in a world now changed forever. I prayed that God might take his sorrowing pain, and give some to me. And, I wished him a life full of love, tenderness, and strength for the many years to come. Why would such a fateful event such as these devastating catastrophes occur, and the one also most recently off the coast of Africa?
Why?
So, in my mindful thoughts, and my daily musings, in which I often try to put myself in someone else’s shoes do I stop to question and exist to search for a truth to life’s reasons.
Something I will never be truly able to comprehend is the way in which life can have us in the throes of happiness, peace, and an abundance of everything, only to cut quick short the existence of life in a blink of an eye. So, I maybe think way too much, and I will never apologize for this thinking, questioning, or searching, but I continue to do so with an open mind, and do so with a passion for the pungency of life itself. And I have so easily learned that in philosophizing about life, its matters of the heart, and humanity, I can only feel a intellect of knowing, understanding, and appreciation of what you may think and feel as well.
Little Ruben, who has been broken physically, emotionally, and stands to face his hardest battle in the coming years, is not only a hope for us all, but a reason to give, love, and be compassionate to those around us. We don’t know who, or how other’s in our lives may truly be feeling, but with time, understanding and thoughtful insight, we can be their reason to keep on living a fruitful and abundant life. Never for a moment believe otherwise.
“Individually, we are one drop. Together we are an ocean.”-Ryunoskuke Satoro
Keep believing ...
Sam






