Our job while here is threefold. First, like a mountain that is steadfast in meeting the elements, we are called to face the wear of time, so we can reflect and endure the truth revealed. Some say this is doing nothing. If so, it is a noble nothing that in time reveals everything.
Second, like a river that is relentless in how it carves its path to the sea, we are called to bring what is true into the world. Some say this is our vigilance for justice. If so, this is a noble doing that in time honors everything.
And third, like a tireless seeker who finds God in the smallest pebble, we are called to care for everything in our way. Some say this is impossible. If so, this is the noblest errand of all-to go nowhere like a mountain and everywhere like a river until we turn nothing into everything with the small lift that some call love.
A Question to Walk With: Describe one thing you’ve learned by going nowhere and one thing you’ve learned by being fluid and flowing.
This excerpt is from my book in progress, The Long Walk Through Time.
Photo credit: Jack Anstey
