Jackson
Browne sang:
I
want to live in the world
want to live in the world
not
inside my head. . .
inside my head. . .
To
open my eyes and wake up alive in the world
open my eyes and wake up alive in the world
To
open my eyes and fully arrive in the world.
open my eyes and fully arrive in the world.
Me
too.
too.
I want to
hear the blues singer on the street and to tap my feet to bluegrass in a
crowded, drafty hall, not just to hear music on I-Tunes and XM radio. I want to let the creations of imaginative local
artists, shown in galleries and studios all over town, enrich how I see the
world. I want to know about the server’s
children, the store owner’s mother, and the coffee barista’s latest book
recommendation.
hear the blues singer on the street and to tap my feet to bluegrass in a
crowded, drafty hall, not just to hear music on I-Tunes and XM radio. I want to let the creations of imaginative local
artists, shown in galleries and studios all over town, enrich how I see the
world. I want to know about the server’s
children, the store owner’s mother, and the coffee barista’s latest book
recommendation.
I want to hear
the sounds swiftly moving water makes against rocks in a stream, to climb to
the top of the mountain and see beyond my usual, limited horizon, and to yearn
with barren tree branches, reaching toward the chilly sunlight, for greater
warmth. And when those warm days come, I
want to take joy in darting deer, fledgling ducks, and soaring hawks. I want to tremble a little when a snake
crosses my path and to gasp in amazement when an eagle takes flight.
the sounds swiftly moving water makes against rocks in a stream, to climb to
the top of the mountain and see beyond my usual, limited horizon, and to yearn
with barren tree branches, reaching toward the chilly sunlight, for greater
warmth. And when those warm days come, I
want to take joy in darting deer, fledgling ducks, and soaring hawks. I want to tremble a little when a snake
crosses my path and to gasp in amazement when an eagle takes flight.
I want to
know people beyond the images we so carefully present to each other, to experience
mutual support for our hopes and dreams, and to share in the gentling of one
another’s fears. I want us to find purpose
for our strengths and healing for our brokenness.
know people beyond the images we so carefully present to each other, to experience
mutual support for our hopes and dreams, and to share in the gentling of one
another’s fears. I want us to find purpose
for our strengths and healing for our brokenness.
I want to
embrace the world as it is and to pray and work for what the world can be. I want to be “alive in the world”—alert,
awake, and open to wonder.
embrace the world as it is and to pray and work for what the world can be. I want to be “alive in the world”—alert,
awake, and open to wonder.
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