BATTLES
And I ask you … What are your struggles right now?
Just let a thought come to mind, and they'll appear.
Perhaps your struggles sometimes feel like a war against yourself for not having become the person you long to be.
Maybe it's just about survival, just a struggle to make ends meet.
There are struggles with your body, with your health, and with illness.
Battles
Then there are the struggles to get your partner to understand you and treat you the way you think you deserve.
And what about fighting for others, providing for your family, making the world a better place, making sure your parents—who may be getting on in years—take care of themselves…
Battles
There are struggles to earn respect, to be recognized, and to make a living doing what you love.
Fights to prevent the major powers from taking advantage of us
And then there are the spiritual battles, which are the battles within the battles.
There are battles that make a lot of noise, and there are quiet, intimate battles.
New battles that replace the old ones, and old battles that won't go away.
Epic battles and everyday struggles.
Personal struggles and collective struggles.
Every morning, your struggles rear their heads.
And no, there are no mistakes in them.
If you're honest, you'll realize that battles give meaning to their meaninglessness.
Until the nonsense makes sense, the battles make perfect sense.
Only when nonsense makes sense can the forgotten song be heard—that melody which, although it was always there, was ignored amid the clamor of battle…
It’s the notes that whisper… it’s the humming that lulls you… it’s the birdsong that greets you… it’s the mysterious crash of the waves on the shore… it’s the sound that vibrates among the clouds.
If it had lyrics, they'd be something like…
I love you … Rest … It’s over … Dance … Love
Can you hear this melody playing?
Keep listening
Let yourself be carried away by the melody
I Know the Melody
I love you … Rest … It's time … Dance … Love
Keep listening
Yes, the battles are still there….
You don't need to get upset about the struggles … but can you hear the melody?
What would you like to discuss?
Battles that dissolve into the peace that was always there
