A very strange world this is. It spits you up. Slams you
down. Picks you up. Tries to bury you. Then throws you a lifeline. And then
after that glance of shimmering hope, it pulls the plug.
Then again, what works for one isn't a rule. There are no
rules. There's no timeline. Anything can happen. Yet, it may not seem as
strange at the time, if you're ready. Some people say, "Know what you
want!" If you tell yourself you want it, the universe conspires to bring
it to you. But, then again, whether you're aware or not, it comes at a price.
And this is something you (probably) become aware of as the time of payment arrives.
Empaths are a rare breed. Every life is connected. They know
that. They love the world. They love everything on it. Every life matters. They
know that. When a forest burns, when animals are roasted alive, when millions
of lives are lost, there is an energy that is disturbed within everyone.
Whether they pay heed or dismiss the thought is what sets empaths apart from
the rest of the human animals. In Star Wars, when the planet Alderaan was
destroyed by the Death Star on Darth Vader's command, Obi Wan Kenobi was busy
and suddenly stopped, and said, "I felt a great disturbance in the force.
As if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly
silenced. I fear something terrible has happened." It's the same with
climate change. The Australian bush-fires. Amazon rainforest fires. The deteriorating
polar ice-caps and melting glaciers. They're all tests. If you aren't disturbed
by any of it. If your heart doesn't skip a beat or feel assaulted, then you
just don't get it. You do not deserve it. We do not deserve it.
We all know the direction the world is headed in. We know
what we're making for ourselves: slowly digging our own grave. Well, some
activities are speeding that up! And we can't do anything. Or, perhaps, won't
do anything. The writing's been on the wall for decades. We just didn't take
any heed. Rather than watch the people of the world go exactly where they've been
threatening to take themselves, some would rather not see it through. Let life
be taken away. Some fight. Some eventually give in. It remains disputed. The
truth is, or at least it seems to be, that if you really want something, the
universe conspires to give it to you. Whether you wanted to fight. Or whether
you wanted to give in, and be laid to rest.
These are theories. The truth takes the form of
perspectives. Perspectives skewed by everyone and the next. Yet, the real truth
is out there. Sometimes laid bare. Yet, we choose to ignore it.
I've lost a friend. One of the best. A good friend. An
artist. A musician. A chef. A psychologist. A shrink. A sister. A brother. A
guide. A counsel. A blanket. A shelter. An empath. A soul. And one that echoed
the same frequency as mine. Nat. You will be missed.
One day, I may or may not see that lucky someone who was
gifted the joy of sight. "You've got her eyes", I'll say.
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