Today I again crossed ways with the path master disguised as a coyote. Instead of the lake shore he was now sitting in a private green yard directly on the waterfront at the canal. I was walking alone on the narrow walkway and having nowhere comfortable to sit left bread crumbs in case the master was hungry.
I have now lived long enough to reach a time line where the dark energy of imminent war bursts unannounced inside one's mind and not only war but a descent into the black claustrophobic terror room of totalitarianism. High technology abounds, a technology created to control, torture, and kill. I don't like to ponder it too deeply and counter my fears by contacting the birds which pass me on the path. The crows then appear and remind me to stay strong in body and faith.
"Just let your mind wander along in the drift of things. Trust yourself to what is beyond you - let it be the nurturing center. Then you've made it. In the midst of all this, is there really any response? Nothing can compare to simply living out your inevitable nature. And there's nothing more difficult."
Chuang Tzu