the right work ethic.

while we all hope to do the thing we love, we often have to make the compromise of doing the thing we hate, in the interim, until we have the means to support our real passions. in the circle of common wisdom this is called "being wise." work is such a burden for many because it is not what they imagined doing with the hours of their life in the starlit dreams of childhood. the work is a demotion from ambition and so they treat it as such. i treat it as such.
the truth is that no job is really beneath us. not if its aim is not to exploit and it aids in the building up of the world and not the breaking down of moral, financial or mental pillars that can set the world aright. the rule is "first do no harm." we will not spend our whole lives in the doldrums of an unwanted job,hopefully, but the places we pass on the road to el dorado will give us the character to appreciate the real value of time and effort. at the end the road of the journey is the destination in little parts. every part has its value and it should be treated as such.
the attitude to have is one of learning through the ups and downs. life is designed as a series of lessons,lectures. try to show up for every class.

love and longing...

they call it the universal question but i think it is really the universal puzzle. it is not beautiful because it is known,it is beautiful because it is elusive,always somewhat in the realm of the unknown. it is that river that we see in dreams, in visions,in childhood remembrances. it is that piece of the sun that must only fall once for it to alter the internal structure of any live forever.
and so we long and we long through movies and music and musing and mishaps. we may console ourselves and fall back to first principles but we have all been burned by the fire of love. we love to long because the only thing better than having is being able to brood about the emptiness of not having.
but one fine day. maybe. we will see the warm arms of true love.