Interval: the space between.
I use the word 'time' often in this place of thoughts. I am bound by it. I cannot come to know without its travel, and yet things I come to know can also be unconstrained by time. Although my experience of love is from one moment to the next, love exists through the filaments I know and remember as the passing of my time. Perhaps I need time's interval to prevent my being overwhelmed.
I ponder more on those things that change the way I act:
The love I am given and see given. The love withheld from me. The love I give. The love I withhold.
Desire. My health. What I eat and drink. The shelter I enjoy. My effort in exercise and thought.
The money I and others have. The money I and others have not. What I own.
My time with nature. My time alone. My time with another. Art, music, words. All change the way I act.
I value life, love, and beauty. I want my life to matter, to make a positive difference. I could have spent my time making a mountain of money so that it could be used for the benefit of others, but I would have been, would be, subject to its temptations and corrosive touch.
Art provides the means to share in the importance of those things I value, however, to what extent does art matter? Has a painting, piece of music, or dance ever changed your mind or way you act? Do words?
William Shakespeare
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Think This Today is the creation of Mike de Sousa, an artist, writer, and composer.