See This World

See This World

...as only you can.

Observe.
See this world
as only you can.
But first
stop moving,
stop doing,
stop everything
but breathing.

While you're moving
the eyes can't focus
and scan the scenery
to drink in the color
while also appreciating
the complex interactions
creating this world.

Yet do not fret
if you see only disorder.
It may become order.
But if you see only order
it will surely become chaos.

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One wonders how far spiritual and political leaders
can genuinely lead us without some degree
of mystical seeing and action.
~ Richard Rohr