when faced with an issue now, the temptation is great to simply rely on big all-encompassing explanations of karma, everything happens for a reason, the universe works in mysterious ways. the problem is like the mother teresa effect: "if i look at the masses, i will never act. if i look at one, i will."
if i ever want to communicate any of these things i have somehow understood, i have to break these massive principles down into digestible morsels, little stories that will somehow make people think.
i have to start somewhere. what are some instances today? i chatted with my friend dave whose dad slipped on some steps when he was hiking half a year ago, and has since been paralyzed shoulder down. walking across a bridge in central, i wondered if i'd see the beggar i had seen perhaps a year ago. looking at the new ferry terminal, i wondered when it would itself be considered a piece of relic.
