In the mean time, the news is dire - as usual. The live reports from Haiti show death and devastation, and ...
my cat is calm and comfortable.
Civilians and soldiers have died in Afghanistan and Iraq, and plots to kill have been uncovered, and ...
the cat "is" in a different world.
Unnamed financial CEOs, insurance and other corporate leaders have again managed to pay themselves exorbitant bonuses, while the unemployment rate keeps on going up, and ...
the cat? What is going on in her mind, in her world?
Politicians do waste time, moneys and effort in Washington, DC, continuing the legislative stalemate, while we are all sinking deeper into a marsh of economic misery, and ...
the cat seems quite content and happy.
In life, all seems relative. In the scheme of our universe, how important are our actions, really!
2 comments:
Maarten, I really like checking your blog for your writings and musings on life. I love your ability to zoom out and see the big picture, while focusing on a small detail. You seem to consider things with a very kind heart.
I have to say, sometimes I feel like your cat, completely protected and insulated from very serious issues going on in the world. And then I wake up and feel like a real jerk for not doing something more important with my life.
But my question is (which is really for myself): is it a lie to tell yourself that the small, intimate acts of kindness are equally important as the big, global ones? A global one being the impact of the life of a ”nelson mandela”, for example.
Is the idea of small impact just a mask, perhaps from a fear of failure or loss of comfort level? Or is it really just all relative?
very zen...I like it.
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